| US | HB1646 | Intro | HERO Act of 2019 Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Act of 2019 This bill establishes a series of programs relating to the behavioral health of public-safety officers (e.g., law-enforcement officers, firefighters, ambulance crew members, and 9-1-1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-18
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419. |
| US | HB2694 | Engross | Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Specifically, the bill...
[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 | HB2733 | Intro | Savanna's Act This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans. The bill requires DOJ to take the following actions: provide traini...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-16
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408. |
| US | HB2438 | Intro | Not Invisible Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-16
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409. |
| 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 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the responses of the Department of Defense to sex-related offenses, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-16
To House Armed Services Committee |
| US | HB895 | Intro | Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act This bill allows schools that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-15
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405. |
| US | HB6813 | Intro | Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-15
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| US | HB8243 | Intro | Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-14
To House Natural Resources Committee |
| US | HB8250 | Intro | 2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-14
To House Oversight and Reform Committee |
| US | HB8216 | Intro | Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-11
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| 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 | HB945 | Intro | Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 This bill provides for coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare. It also excludes such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-09
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 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] | 2020-09-09
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB3131 | Intro | South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2019 This bill establishes, or authorizes to be established, programs that support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian population of the United States. Specifically, the Ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-09
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB1754 | Intro | Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019 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 medication ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-09
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 5. |
| 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 | HB3160 | Intro | Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take the 55.3 acres of land of the Blackwater Trading Post in Pinal County, Arizona, which is bordered and owned by the Gila River Indian Community of the R...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-08
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. |
| US | HB4957 | Intro | Native American Child Protection Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-08
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395. |
| 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 | 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 |
| US | HB5552 | Intro | Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the incidental taking (e.g., capturing or killing) of migratory birds by commercial activities unless the activity is authorized under a permit or is identified as posing de minimis risk to mi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-09-01
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386. |
| US | HB8053 | Intro | Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB8008 | Intro | Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-11
To House Judiciary Committee |
| 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 | HB5068 | Intro | Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia in commemoration of the commitment and s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377. |
| 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 | HB2328 | Intro | Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Community Health Center Fund, which provides enhanced funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-31
House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 21, 2020. |
| US | HB4908 | Intro | Native American PACT Act Native American Veteran Parity in Access to Care Today Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from collecting copayments from American Indian or Alaska Native veterans for hospital care or medical services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB4526 | Intro | Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act This bill prescribes the notice the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must provide in the event a person submits a claim for damage, injury, or death on Standard Form 95 (related to tort claims occurring w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB3879 | Intro | SOAR Act Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act This bill sets forth and revises provisions regarding special recreation permits for use by individuals and groups to engage in recreational activities on federal recreational lands and waters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| 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 | HB6237 | Intro | PRC for Native Veterans Act Proper and Reimbursed Care for Native Veterans Act This bill specifies that the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense must reimburse the Indian Health Service (IHS), tribes, or tribal organizations fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | HB6535 | Intro | To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes. This bill extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | HB7816 | Intro | Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
To House Foreign Affairs 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 | HB7806 | Intro | SOS Act Save our Stages Act This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to eligible live venue operators, producers, promoters, or talent representatives to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavir...
[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 | HB2435 | Intro | Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
Committee Hearings Held. |
| US | HR1062 | Intro | Affirming the nature and importance of the United States-Iraq bilateral relationship, including security and economic components of the relationship. This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' support for a sovereign and democratic Iraq ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-23
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HB958 | Intro | Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over the following crimes: violence committed against a child by a caregiver; violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arrest...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-22
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB7724 | Intro | No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act This bill prohibits using federal funds to carry out the July 21, 2020, presidential memorandum ordering the exclusion of aliens without legal immigration status from being counted for the purposes of apportio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB7700 | Intro | COVID-19 Mine Worker Protection Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-21
To House Education and Labor 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 | HB7673 | Intro | Represent America Abroad Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-20
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HB7647 | Intro | To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage. This bill delays until the first calendar year that is 12 months after the end of the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-16
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| US | HB7642 | Intro | Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide grants and other forms of emergency assistance to certain providers of transportation services that have experienced a significan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-16
To House Appropriations Committee |
| 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. |
