| SB2472 | Pass | Redesignates the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station in Ohio as the "NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-263. |
| SB900 | Pass | Designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Bozeman, Montana, as the Travis W. Atkins Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Travis W. Atkins VA Clinic.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-262. |
| SB212 | Pass | Makes several revisions related to economic development for Native American communities. (Sec. 3) Specifically, the bill establishes duties for the Office of Native American Business Development, including (1) advising the Department of Commerce rega...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-261. |
| HB9055 | Intro
Sine Die | To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding to public housing agencies for the purpose of providing tenant-based assistance to individuals experiencing an economic crisis or natural disaster, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-29
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management |
| HB9053 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits the Capitol Police Board from allowing Members of Congress or their staff to carry firearms on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol or in its buildings. Members and their staff may store firearms in their cars in Capitol complex garages if their...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-29
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management |
| HB9054 | Intro
Sine Die | To advance clean power technology development and use through innovation and clean energy standards, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-28
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB9052 | Intro
Sine Die | To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-28
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| HB9056 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-28
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB5191 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which provides community-based services for runaway or homeless youth who are in need of temporary shelter, counseling, or aftercare services. Specifically, the bill makes g...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-28
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582. |
| HB4674 | Intro
Sine Die | Reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-28
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583. |
| HB4301 | Intro
Sine Die | Requires the Department of Education to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety. Such report shall collect specified information, including (1) the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide; (2) the age, ge...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-28
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584. |
| HB133 | Pass | Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more acad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-27
Became Public Law No: 116-260. |
| HB9049 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a cancer center construction grant program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| HB9046 | Intro
Sine Die | To make further continuing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
To House Appropriations Committee |
| HB9047 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend section 6428A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase recovery rebate amounts to $2,000 for individuals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB9050 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates for individuals, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB9048 | Intro
Sine Die | Modifies the oath of office for elected and appointed positions in the federal civil service and uniformed services. Specifically, the bill modifies the oath to include a pledge to place the obligation to support and defend the Constitution above an ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| HB7539 | Intro
Sine Die | To strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575. |
| HB5534 | Intro
Sine Die | Indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Under current law, Medicare coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570. |
| HB5187 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes additional funding for various housing assistance programs. Specifically, the bill authorizes additional funding for public housing agencies to maintain and improve public housing buildings; states and communities to reduce the risk of flo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569. |
| HB5201 | Intro
Sine Die | Permanently excludes mental health services that are furnished via telehealth from certain originating site requirements under Medicare. Under current law, these telehealth services are excluded from such requirements through the end of the public he...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580. |
| HB5133 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, the practice of product hopping, which is presumed when a drug manufacturer obtains removal of a drug from the Food and Drug Administration's approved drug list, discontinues a drug, or markets a reformulatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578. |
| SB2429 | Engross
Sine Die | Addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Coral Reef Conservation Program; directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Held at the desk. |
| HB3742 | Intro
Sine Die | Provides funding for (1) the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need; (2) the wildlife conservation strategies of states, Indian tribes, or territories; or (3) wildlife conservation education and recrea...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568. |
| HB3439 | Intro
Sine Die | Reauthorizes through FY2026 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other heal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579. |
| HB3417 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs. Among other things, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and di...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574. |
| HB3414 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573. |
| HB3225 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572. |
| HB2375 | Intro
Sine Die | To prohibit prescription drug companies from compensating other prescription drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug, biosimilar biological product, or interchangeable biological product into the market.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 576. |
| HB2374 | Intro
Sine Die | To enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577. |
| HB2113 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes requirements for prescription drug manufacturers to provide certain information about pricing, discounts, and product samples of applicable drugs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to annual...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571. |
| SB2981 | Pass | Revises provisions related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps. Among other provisions, the bill sets forth new requirements for the corps concerning commissioned grades and operational strength numbers, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-23
Became Public Law No: 116-259. |
| SB2904 | Pass | Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support research on generative adversarial networks. A generative adversarial network is a software system designed to be trained with auth...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-23
Became Public Law No: 116-258. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB4761 | Pass | Establishes new requirements related to the detection of illicit narcotics at ports of entry. Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must implement a strategy to ensure chemical screening devices are able to identify narcotics at puri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-23
Became Public Law No: 116-254. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB2258 | Pass | Prohibits employers from retaliating against certain employees who report criminal antitrust violations to the federal government. Among other things, the bill sets forth provisions that authorize an employee to seek relief by filing a complaint with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-23
Became Public Law No: 116-257. |
| HB3465 | Pass | Authorizes the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in commemoration of America's commitment to a free press as represented by journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause. Federa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-23
Became Public Law No: 116-253. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB1014 | Pass | Establishes the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor U.S. Route 66 on the occasion of its centennial anniversary. The bill sets forth the duties of the commission, its membership, powers, and reporting requirements. The commission shall terminate ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-23
Became Public Law No: 116-256. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB199 | Pass | Directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-23
Became Public Law No: 116-255. |
| HB9041 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the National Emergencies Act to provide for a sunset of a national emergency declared by the President 2 days after the declaration unless Congress enacts a joint resolution affirming such declaration and the emergency powers approved for us...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management |
| HB9042 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from issuing certain grants to States or political subdivisions of States that restrict or prohibit indoor and outdoor dining, and for other purposes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management |
| SB3703 | Pass | Requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review and update, if necessary, certain best practices, replication guides, and other training materials for law enforcement, judicial officials, and others whose work may bring them in contact with elder ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
Became Public Law No: 116-252. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB3349 | Pass | Authorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those individuals who, as representatives of the Republic of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
Became Public Law No: 116-248. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB1153 | Pass | Establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized access of certain student loan information and expands the requirements for student loan exit counseling. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly use an access device (e.g., account number)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
Became Public Law No: 116-251. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB1830 | Pass | Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. The bill limits the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
Became Public Law No: 116-247. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB1520 | Pass | Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 28, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacte...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
Became Public Law No: 116-246. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB578 | Pass | Eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's di...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
Became Public Law No: 116-250. |
| SB134 | Pass | (Sec. 2) increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the victim is under 18 years of age. (Sec. 3) The Department of Justice must report on best practices for enforcing laws related to stalking.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-22
Became Public Law No: 116-249. |
| SB5080 | Intro
Sine Die | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| SB5078 | Intro
Sine Die | A bill to amend the CARES Act to extend the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-21
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| HB9040 | Intro
Sine Die | To protect aliens seeking asylum in the United States, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
