| US | HB51 | Engross | Washington, D.C. Admission Act This bill provides for admission into the United States of the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, composed of most of the territory of the District of Columbia. The commonwealth shall be admitted to the Union o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-13
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. |
| US | HB8010 | Intro | To amend the Public Health Service Act to clarify that the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall lead all Federal public health and medical response to emergencies and disasters declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Ac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-12
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management |
| US | HB2854 | Intro | Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the use of neonicotinoids (a class of neuroactive insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine) within the National Wildlife Refuge System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 375. |
| US | HB4348 | Intro | PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019 Protect America's Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 This bill nullifies the 2019 rules relating to the listing of endangered or threatened species and the designation of critical habitats. Amon...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376. |
| US | HB2986 | Intro | BEST Act Better Energy Storage Technology Act This bill addresses grid-scale energy storage systems. The bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish within its Office of Electricity a research, development, and demonstration program for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379. |
| US | HB7974 | Intro | To modify the deadline for completing the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| US | HB2420 | Engross | National Museum of the American Latino Act (Sec. 4) This bill establishes the National Museum of the American Latino in the Smithsonian Institution. The purposes of the museum are to (1) illuminate Latino contributions to the story of the United Stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee |
| US | HB7844 | Intro | To authorize the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce to provide assistance for nonprofit economic development organizations to provide services for low- and moderate-income individuals who are aspiring e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To House Financial Services Committee |
| US | HB7799 | Intro | To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-28
To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| US | HB4 | Engross | Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices in these areas may take effect. (Preclearance is the process ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-27
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 107, enrollment corrections on H.R. 4 have been made. |
| US | HB748 | Pass | Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 This bill responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPI...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. |
| US | HB2678 | Intro | No President is Above the Law Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
Ordered to be Reported (Amended). |
| US | HB7753 | Intro | To direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and report to Congress on ways to increase the global competitiveness of the United States in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB7724 | Intro | No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7719 | Intro | Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7120 | Engross | George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 This bill addresses a wide range of policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It includes measures to increase accountability for law enforcement misconduct, to e...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-20
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490. |
| US | HB2 | Engross | Moving Forward Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Among other provisions, the bill ext...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-20
Received in the Senate. |
| US | HB4194 | Intro | National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate 9–8–8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental-health crisis hotline.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-15
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HR549 | Intro | Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity. This resolution reaffirms the House of Representatives' commi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-15
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB5534 | Intro | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2019 This bill indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Unde...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-15
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB5918 | Intro | To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting. This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to tak...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-15
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB6624 | Intro | USA Telecommunications Act Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020 This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Commerce shall award grants to support the deployment and use of Open RAN 5G Networks throughout the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-15
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB7574 | Intro | Strengthening America's Strategic National Stockpile Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-15
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB7578 | Intro | Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman Congressional Gold Medal Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-13
To House Financial Services Committee |
| US | HB7520 | Intro | National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the national broadband plan, which establishes benchmarks to meet the goal of ensuring that all people of the United States ha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-09
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB7485 | Intro | SAFE Workers Act Secure And Fair Elections for Workers Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-02
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HB7486 | Intro | Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-02
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HB7481 | Intro | RESTART Act Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards A Recovery in Twenty-twenty Act This bill establishes a loan program whereby the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall guarantee loan amounts to certain businesses affected by COVID-19 (i.e., c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-02
To House Small Business Committee |
| US | HB1425 | Engross | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act This bill establishes and provides funding for the Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund. States must use allocated funds to (1) issue reinsurance payments to health insurers (i.e., reimbur...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-30
Received in the Senate. |
| US | HR1001 | Intro | Recognizing June 19, 2020, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. This resolution recognizes the historical significance and supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day, June 19,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-30
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| US | HB7420 | Intro | Voices for Veterans Act This bill expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Among other responsibilities, the committee advises the Department of V...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-30
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB7197 | Intro | RESTAURANTS Act of 2020 Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2020 This bill temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-29
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2598-2599) |
| US | HJR76 | Veto | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability". This joint resolution nullifies a rule issued by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-26
The Chair announced that the bill and accompanying veto message were referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House. |
| US | HB1776 | Intro | Captive Primate Safety Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-25
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB7302 | Intro | Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-25
To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| US | HB7330 | Intro | GREEN Act of 2020 Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-25
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | HB7356 | Intro | Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-25
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7331 | Intro | National Cyber Director Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-25
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| US | HB7308 | Intro | RISE Act Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act This bill authorizes the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, the Interior, and Health and Human Services and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-24
To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee |
| US | HR1014 | Intro | Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month. This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are human rights and protected by the U....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB2611 | Intro | Public Lands Telecommunications Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Reclamatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-18
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB4091 | Intro | ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill expands the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy te...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-18
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346. |
| US | HB7262 | Intro | Community Development in Opportunity Zones Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-18
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | HR1009 | Intro | Recognizing the threats to press freedom in the United States in the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-18
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7232 | Intro | Juneteenth National Independence Day Act This bill establishes Juneteenth Independence Day as a federal holiday.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-18
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| US | HB7205 | Intro | Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-16
To House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| US | HB7204 | Intro | Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-15
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB7217 | Intro | Confederate Monument Removal Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-15
To House Administration Committee |
| US | HB7186 | Intro | Utility Resilience and Reliability Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-11
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HR999 | Intro | Recognizing the threats to press freedom in the United States in the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by police in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
