| US | HB8709 | Intro | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study on the health care impacts of the use of kinetic impact projectiles ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-30
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB8692 | Intro | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-27
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| US | HB8689 | Intro | To award funds to States and local areas for public, subsidized employment programs for youth.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-27
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HB8664 | Intro | To provide funds to local educational agencies for personal protective equipment for educators and other staff, and students.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-23
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HJR90 | Engross | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Community Reinvestment Act Regulations". This joint resolution nullifies a rul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-19
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 48. Record Vote Number: 201. |
| US | HR1191 | Intro | Honoring the World Food Program on the occasion of being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-16
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HB2981 | Intro | Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to award grants through FY2022 to historically black colleges and universities to (1) establish entrepreneurship curricula fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-02
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2981, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. |
| US | HB1966 | Intro | Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to complete a study reviewing how federal agencies address barriers to participation in federally-funded cancer clinical trials by individua...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-02
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Mfume asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1966, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. |
| US | HR1153 | Intro | Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent. This resolution condemns the performance of unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their informed consent and recognizes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-02
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| US | HB4875 | Engross | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the "Lance Cpl. Stacy 'Annie' Dryden Post Office". Designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Str...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-01
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| US | HR751 | Intro | Reaffirming the partnership between the United States and the African Union and recognizing the importance of diplomatic, security, and trade relations. This resolution expresses support for the bilateral relationship between the United States and th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-01
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | HR768 | Intro | Calling on African governments to protect and promote human rights through internet freedom and digital integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa. This resolution condemns the restriction of internet access across Africa and urges A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-01
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB7673 | Intro | Represent America Abroad Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-10-01
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB1754 | Engross | Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority as an independent, private non-profit corporation with responsibility for developing and administering an anti-doping and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-30
Received in the Senate. |
| US | HB4078 | Engross | EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-30
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | HB8468 | Intro | STRONG Act of 2020 Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-30
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HB8449 | Intro | Veterans' Sentinel Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-30
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB8402 | Intro | To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall. This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain and place in Nation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-25
To House Administration Committee |
| US | HB5023 | Engross | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Youngstown, Ohio, as the "Carl Nunziato VA Clinic". This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Youngstown, Ohio, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-24
Received in the Senate. |
| US | HB8294 | Intro | National Apprenticeship Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-24
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16. |
| US | HB8374 | Intro | Expanding Representation at HHS Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-24
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB8382 | Intro | Student Athlete Level Playing Field Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-24
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB1923 | Engross | Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter-dollar coins in commemoration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The design o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-23
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| US | HB4104 | Engross | Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th annivers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-23
Received in the Senate. |
| US | HB8352 | Intro | To advance black families in the 21st Century.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-23
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB2271 | Engross | Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-22
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | HB5309 | Engross | CROWN Act of 2020 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020 This bill prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national or...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB139 | Engross | Springfield Race Riot Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the areas identified in the Springfield Race Riot Reconnaissance Survey conducted by the National Park Service, dated August 2019....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-22
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550. |
| US | HB8339 | Intro | Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-22
To House Education and Labor Committee |
| US | HB8307 | Intro | Masks for Students Act This bill requires that a specified Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy relating to public assistance remain in effect to provide cloth facial coverings to public schools (kindergarten through 12th grade) that pro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-18
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management |
| US | HB2694 | Engross | Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A qualified employee is an emp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-17
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | HR908 | Intro | Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19. This resolution calls on all public officials to condemn and denounce anti-Asian sentiment, racism, discrimination, and religious intolerance related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-17
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| US | HB2639 | Engross | Strength in Diversity Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to specified educational agencies (e.g., local educational agencies) to develop or implement plans to improve diversity and reduce or eliminate racia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-16
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | HB8270 | Intro | I am Vanessa Guillen Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-16
To House Armed Services Committee |
| US | HB3275 | Engross | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 Wetmore Avenue in Grand River, Ohio, as the "Lance Corporal Andy 'Ace' Nowacki Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 Wetmo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-15
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| US | HR1110 | Intro | Supporting the announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and for other purposes. This resolution supports the announcem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-15
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HB8242 | Intro | National Women's Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, half-dollar clad coins, and proof silver $1 coins in recognition and celebration of the Na...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-14
To House Financial Services Committee |
| US | HB6756 | Intro | End Pandemic Hunger for College Students Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-11
To House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations |
| US | HB7521 | Intro | Safe Line Speeds in COVID-19 Act This bill directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-11
To House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture |
| US | HB7916 | Intro | Removing Barriers to Basic Needs Act of 2020 This bill modifies eligibility requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp progra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-11
To House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations |
| US | HR1088 | Intro | Urging the Secretary of the Interior to approve the designation of James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network. This resolution expresses support for the designation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-10
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands |
| US | HB8145 | Intro | To provide for a staffing improvement plan and occupational series for licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-10
Committee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB8144 | Intro | VA Mental Health Staffing Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-10
Committee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB8095 | Intro | REFUSE Confederate Principles Act Rejecting and Eliminating the Foul Use of Symbols Exulting Confederate Principles Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-10
To House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands |
| 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] | 2020-09-09
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB3957 | Intro | Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry. Specifically, the bill allows companies engaged in the qualifying ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-09
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB51 | Engross | Washington, D.C. Admission Act This bill admits certain portions of Washington, DC as the 51st state. The bill defines state as the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. TITLE I--STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Subtitle A--Procedures for Admission (S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-08
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522. |
| US | HB8015 | Engross | Delivering for America Act This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from making changes to operations or levels of service from those that were in effect on January 1, 2020, establishes requirements for the processing of election mail, and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-08
Received in the Senate. |
| US | HB7794 | Intro | Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-03
To House Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations |
| US | HB7483 | Intro | Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020 This bill allows rural utility service providers to submit to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) a request to adjust the interest rate or modify the terms of certain loans. The request shall include ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-03
To House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee |
