| 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 | HB886 | Pass | 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] | 2020-08-08
Became Public Law No: 116-153. |
| 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 | HR1076 | Intro | Expressing the sense of Congress that the date of the 2020 United States Presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020. This resolution confirms that the 2020 presidential election shall be held on November 3, 2020. It recognizes that the U...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-31
To House Administration Committee |
| US | HB7920 | Intro | To provide grants and direct funding for promotion of tourism and healthy and safe travel practices in areas recovering from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-31
To House Transportation And Infrastructure 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 | HB7827 | Intro | To authorize funding for certain offices and programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To House Science, Space, And Technology Committee |
| US | HB7820 | Intro | To establish the John Lewis Election Day holiday on November 3, 2020, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| 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 | HB7806 | Intro | To establish a grant program for small live venue operators and talent representatives.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-27
To House Small Business Committee |
| 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 | HB96 | Intro | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service, and for other purposes. This bill expands eligibility for veterans for dental care provided by...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
Committee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB2678 | Intro | No President is Above the Law Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
Ordered to be Reported (Amended). |
| US | HB3582 | Intro | To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes. This bill expands the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans by including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and tra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
Committee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB7719 | Intro | Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America's Streets Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7724 | Intro | No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion 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 | HB7668 | Intro | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-17
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 367. |
| US | HB139 | Intro | Springfield Race Riot Study Act This bill establishes the Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret the resources associated with the Springfield Race Riot o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-09
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 351. |
| US | HB7563 | Intro | GI Internship Program Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-09
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| US | HB7517 | Intro | Protect Access to Birth Control Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-09
To House Energy And Commerce 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 | HB7474 | Intro | Comprehensive Review of Military Suicide Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-01
To House Armed Services Committee |
| 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 | HB7432 | Intro | Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2020 This bill prohibits elementary schools, secondary schools, or libraries that receive discount rates for telecommunications services under the universal service support program from blocking internet access to lesbian, ga...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-30
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HR1032 | Intro | Instructing the Committee on the Judiciary to further its inquiry into the misconduct of William P. Barr, Attorney General of the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-30
To House Rules Committee |
| US | HB3094 | Engross | To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes. This bill redesignates the Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, as the "National Pulse M...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-29
To Senate Energy And Natural Resources 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 | HB2264 | Intro | Bear Protection Act of 2019
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-25
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB7269 | Intro | Promising Pathway Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-18
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB7262 | Intro | Community Development in Opportunity Zones Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-18
To House Ways And Means 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 | HB7216 | Intro | Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act This bill allows certain small businesses a tax credit for the cost of qualified personal protective equipment, up to $25,000 in a taxable year. The entities eligible for such credit include farms, nonprofit organiza...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-15
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| US | HB7225 | Intro | The Global Pandemic NIE Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-15
To House Intelligence Committee |
| US | HB7153 | Intro | Law Enforcement Identification Act This bill requires federal law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces engaged in crowd control, riot control, or arrest or detainment of individuals engaged in an act of civil disobedience, demonstrati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB1380 | Intro | Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-08
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 344. |
| US | HB7010 | Pass | Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 This bill modifies provisions related to the forgiveness of loans made to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program implemented in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019)....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-05
Became Public Law No: 116-142. (TXT | PDF) |
| US | HB7100 | Intro | George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-04
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7085 | Intro | Ending Qualified Immunity Act This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government employees or those acting with state authori...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-04
To House Judiciary 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 | HR989 | Intro | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies in the United States should be equitable and based on science. This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that blood donation policies should b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB7071 | Intro | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act This bill establishes a grant program, as well as a new center within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to facilitate access to investigational therapies for neurodegenerative diseases such ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HR988 | Intro | Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country. This resolution condemns acts of brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7068 | Intro | VoteSafe Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
To House Administration 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 | HR980 | Intro | Expressing support for designation of May 2020 as "National Brain Tumor Awareness Month". This resolution supports the designation of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month and encourages efforts to improve the quality of life and the long-term prognos...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-26
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
