| SB5076 | Pass | A bill to authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to delegate authority to approve payroll and personnel actions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-01-13
Became Public Law No: 116-344. |
| SB1310 | Pass | Directs the Department of State to report to Congress a strategy for supporting the anti-corruption and human rights promotion efforts of the Organization of American States (OAS), including (1) an assessment of U.S. activities with the OAS to addres...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-01-13
Became Public Law No: 116-343. |
| SB371 | Pass | Allows nonprofit organizations offering mortgage loans for charitable purposes to use certain alternative forms to satisfy disclosure requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-01-13
Became Public Law No: 116-342. |
| SB4996 | Pass | Modifies administrative provisions related to the bankruptcy trustee system. Specifically, the bill (1) provides for the distribution of bankruptcy fees made to the U.S. Trustee System Fund for the costs of administering payments and trustee compensa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-01-12
Became Public Law No: 116-325. |
| SB3418 | Pass | Authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into agreements with any state or Indian tribal government to make capitalization grants for the establishment of hazard mitigation revolving loan funds. Such funds shall provide fund...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2021-01-01
Became Public Law No: 116-284. |
| SB3989 | Pass | Modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events. Among other things, the bill modifies th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-282. |
| SB3312 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants for state and local correctional facilities to provide clinical services for people with serious mental illness who need post-release mental health services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-281. |
| SB2730 | Pass | Requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take appropriate steps to encourage direct representation of county and tribal governments, as well as agriculture, forestry, rangeland sectors, and other rural interests on the Drone Advisory Com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-280. |
| SB2683 | Pass | Establishes an interagency task force, chaired by the Administration for Children and Families, to support states in conducting required criminal background checks for childcare staff members. Specifically, the task force must consult with relevant s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-279. |
| SB2216 | Pass | The bill revises the administration of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) caregiver programs. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to formally recognize caregivers of veterans by identifying any caregiver in the electronic health record of the vet...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-278. |
| SB2174 | Pass | To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Act, the Attorney General is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the purpo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-277. |
| SB1869 | Pass | (Sec. 3) instructs the General Services Administration (GSA), the Architect of the Capitol, or any federal agency (other than the Department of Defense and the intelligence community) that has independent statutory leasing authority (federal lessee),...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-276. |
| SB1694 | Pass | Requires a federal agency that issues a license for the conduct of a lunar activity to require that each license applicant agree to abide by recommendations, guidelines, or principles issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-275. |
| SB1342 | Pass | Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to update at least once every seven years its environmental sensitivity index products for each coastal area of the Great Lakes. An environmental sensitivity index product is a map or simil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-274. |
| SB1130 | Pass | Authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and continue programs addressing sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood, including by supporting data systems related to such deaths and awarding grant...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-273. |
| SB979 | Pass | Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress on advance contracts. Advance contracts are established prior to disasters to provide life-sustaining goods and services in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The report...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-272. |
| SB914 | Pass | Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (IOOS), which is a network of federal and regional entities that provide information about the nation's coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes, as well as new tools ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-271. |
| SB461 | Pass | Addresses the capacity of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to participate in federal programs. Specifically, the bill requires certain agencies to submit annual plans for strengthening the capacity of HBCUs to participate in feder...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-31
Became Public Law No: 116-270. |
| SB5036 | Pass | Extends through 2023 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. The bill also requires progress reports on the age...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-269. |
| SB4684 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the "Robert L. Brown Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-268. |
| SB4126 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the "Joseph G. Demler Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-267. |
| SB3462 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-266. |
| SB3461 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the "Audie Murphy Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-265. |
| SB3257 | Pass | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the "Einar 'Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-30
Became Public Law No: 116-264. |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| SB4902 | Pass | Designates the U.S. courthouse at 351 South West Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-21
Became Public Law No: 116-245. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB1982 | Pass | A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-18
Became Public Law No: 116-224. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB1069 | Pass | Provides statutory authority for and revises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast program. (The program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities use to manage their coas...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-18
Became Public Law No: 116-223. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB945 | Pass | Requires certain issuers of securities to establish that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government. Specifically, an issuer must make this certification if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to audit specified repo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-18
Became Public Law No: 116-222. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB910 | Pass | Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the National Sea Grant College Program, through which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) supports university-based programs that focus on studying, conserving, and effectively using U.S....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-18
Became Public Law No: 116-221. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB4054 | Pass | Reauthorizes through FY2025 the United States Grain Standards Act, which authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish official marketing standards for grains, and to provide procedures for grain inspection and weighing. Additionally, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-16
By Senator Roberts from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report. Report No. 116-334. |
| SB3587 | Pass | Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and ap...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-04
Became Public Law No: 116-213. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB3147 | Pass | Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the policies and procedures relating to patient safety and quality of care and the steps the VA has taken to improve such care at VA medical centers. After any investigation or trial concl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-04
Became Public Law No: 116-212. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB327 | Pass | Instructs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to (1) any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-12-03
Became Public Law No: 116-205. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB4762 | Pass | Designates the airport traffic control tower located at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the Senator Kay Hagan Airport Traffic Control Tower.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-30
Became Public Law No: 116-193. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB4075 | Pass | Reduces reporting requirements for recipients of Revolving Loan Fund grants, which provide funds to capitalize lending programs for businesses that cannot obtain traditional bank financing. Specifically, upon request by a qualifying grantee, the Econ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-30
Became Public Law No: 116-192. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB3758 | Pass | Specifies types of programs the Bureau of Reclamation may participate in, such as land idling (i.e., refraining from cultivating crops on certain land), for the purpose of aligning water supply and demand for users of irrigation water associated with...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-30
Became Public Law No: 116-191. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB3051 | Pass | A bill to improve protections for wildlife, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-30
Became Public Law No: 116-188. (TXT | PDF) |
| SB2638 | Pass | Requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. Currently, medium and large hub airports must co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-30
Became Public Law No: 116-190. (TXT | PDF) |
