| US | HR1078 | Intro | Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2020, as "National Estuaries Week".
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-31
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| US | HB3010 | Intro | Honoring All Veterans Act This bill adds the following as a mission statement for the Department of Veterans Affairs: "To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those 'who shall have borne the battle' and for their families, caregivers, and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB2420 | Engross | National Museum of the American Latino Act 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 States; (2) p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee |
| US | HR1070 | Intro | Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To House Administration Committee |
| US | HB7811 | Intro | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a reduction in loan fees for certain veterans affected by major disasters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB886 | Enroll | Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a Veterans Treatment Court Program to provide grants and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal governments to develop and maintain v...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-28
Presented to President. |
| 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 | HB6082 | Intro | Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act This bill revises the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill adjusts the start date of the era to November 1, 1955 (currently Februa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
Committee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB7747 | Intro | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB7653 | Intro | Pedestrian Safety Study Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-16
To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee |
| US | HB7072 | Intro | SFC Heath Robinson Burn Pit Transparency Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-13
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| US | HB7595 | Intro | Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-13
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB7565 | Intro | To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-09
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| US | HB7552 | Intro | PREPARE Act Providing Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Resilient Enterprises Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-09
To House Small Business Committee |
| US | HB1109 | Intro | Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019 This bill provides specific statutory authority for the Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Educational Agency Grant Program that is administered by the Substance Abuse ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-30
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB7431 | Intro | Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020 This bill allows certain small business employers, tax-exempt organizations, and governmental employers a payroll tax credit for 90% of the cost of providing eligible personal protective equipment fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-30
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | HB7385 | Intro | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our Nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive st...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-26
To House Financial Services Committee |
| US | HB7248 | Intro | STARTER Act Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology, and Efficient Review Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-19
To House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials |
| 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 | HR1004 | Intro | Expressing support for the designation of July 22, 2020, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day". This resolution supports the designation of Glioblastoma Awareness Day. (Glioblastoma is a malignant brain tumor.)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-15
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HR1006 | Intro | Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2020 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month" and June 27, 2020, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day". This resolution supports the designation of Natio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-15
To House Armed Services Committee |
| US | HB7092 | Intro | Great American Outdoors Act This bill establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support deferred maintenance projects on federal lands. For FY2021-FY2025, there shall be deposited into the fund an amount equal to 50% o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-04
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| US | HB943 | Pass | Never Again Education Act This bill expands U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum education programming. The bill requires the museum to develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to improve awareness and understanding o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-29
Became Public Law No: 116-141. (TXT | PDF) |
| US | HB7016 | Intro | Fairness for Early Withdrawers Act This bill allows tax-preferred pension plan participants to recontribute distributions from such plans made prior to December 1, 2020, without regard to the 60-day rule that requires a rollover of distributions to a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-26
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | HR970 | Intro | Supporting the designation of May 2020 as "ALS Awareness Month". This resolution supports the designation of ALS Awareness Month and commends efforts to improve the quality and length of life for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-15
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB6829 | Intro | EMPIL-DOC Act Expanding Medical Partnerships with Israel to Lessen Dependence on China Act This bill authorizes a bilateral grant program with Israel to develop health technologies, with an emphasis on the use of technology, personalized medicine, an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-12
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB6742 | Intro | Protecting Life in Crisis Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-08
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB6697 | Intro | Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020 This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program implemented by the Small Business Administration in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to include certain entities and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-05
To House Small Business Committee |
| US | HB6667 | Intro | End Military-Connected Child Abuse and Neglect Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-01
To House Armed Services Committee |
| US | HB6678 | Intro | Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HR944 | Intro | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the People's Republic of China should be held accountable for its handling of COVID-19. This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the global COVID-19 (i.e., coro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-04-28
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HB6614 | Intro | TSP Act Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act This bill prohibits any sums in the Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in a security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdiction in which the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (1) has never...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-04-23
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| US | HCR97 | Intro | Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. This concurrent resolution establishes the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-04-17
To House Rules Committee |
| US | HB6466 | Intro | Integrated Disability Evaluation System Accountability Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on the implementation and application of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (a joint DOD and Department of Vetera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-04-07
To House Armed Services Committee |
| US | HB6405 | Intro | Chinese Government COVID-19 Accountability Act This bill directs the President to develop and carry out a strategy to get China's government to reimburse the U.S. government for funds made available to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-04-03
To House Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation Committee |
| US | HB6407 | Intro | To rescind the appropriation made to the Kennedy Center in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. This bill rescinds the appropriation to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts provided for in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-27
To House Appropriations Committee |
| US | HB6393 | Intro | Strengthening America's Supply Chain and National Security Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-25
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | HB5998 | Intro | Gold Star Families Parks Pass Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold Star Families.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-13
To House Conservation and Forestry Committee |
| US | HB2628 | Intro | VET CARE Act of 2019 Veterans Early Treatment for Chronic Ailment Resurgence through Examinations Act of 2019 This bill addresses dental care programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-12
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB1379 | Intro | Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services that f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| US | HB3598 | Engross | FREED Vets Act Federally Requiring Earned Education-debt Discharges for Vets Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED), after providing specified notice, to automatically discharge loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-11
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | HB1771 | Engross | Divided Families Reunification Act This bill directs the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on its consultations with South Korea on potential opportunities to reunite Korean Americans with family in North Korea. The State Departm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-10
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| US | HR189 | Intro | Recognizing the importance of sustained United States leadership to accelerating global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and supporting United States Agency for International Development's commitment to global nutrition through its mu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-10
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB6145 | Intro | Industries of the Future Act of 2020 This bill requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to report to Congress on research and development investments, infrastructure, and workforce development investments of the federal government ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-09
To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee |
| US | HB5995 | Intro | Major Richard Star Act This bill provides that a combat-disabled uniformed services retiree with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction veterans' disability compensation, and retired pay or combat-relate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-09
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs |
| US | HR230 | Intro | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States condemns all forms of violence against children globally and recognizes the harmful impacts of violence against children. This resolution condemns all forms of violence again...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-03
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| US | HB5867 | Intro | STOP Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act Setting Treatment Options and Practices for Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-03-02
To House Subcommittee on Health |
| US | HCR94 | Intro | Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune from the people of Florida for placement in National Statuary Hall. This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the rotunda of the Capi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-28
To House Administration Committee |
| US | HB3749 | Engross | Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make grants to eligible entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness. To be eligible, an entity ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-27
To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB5859 | Intro | Trillion Trees Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-02-26
Committee Hearings Held. |
