| US | HB2500 | Engross | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 This bill authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-11
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. |
| US | SB2299 | Intro | PIPES Act of 2020 Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 This bill addresses pipeline safety and infrastructure. It authorizes appropriations through FY2023 for specified pipeline safety programs under the Pipelin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-11
Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| US | SB3703 | Intro | Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-11
Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| US | HB5428 | Intro | Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-11
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 380. |
| US | HB3504 | Enroll | Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-08
Signed by President. |
| US | SB384 | Engross | A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes. Th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Held at the desk. |
| US | SB529 | Engross | National Landslide Preparedness Act This bill directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Held at the desk. |
| US | SB785 | Engross | Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Held at the desk. |
| US | SB914 | Engross | Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (IOOS), which is a network of federal and regional entities that provide information about t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Held at the desk. |
| 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 | 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 | SB2330 | Engross | Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020 This bill establishes safeguards to protect amateur athletes from abuse, including sexual abuse, by coaches and employees in U.S. Olympic and Paralympic sports. The bill establishes (1)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Held at the desk. |
| US | SB2336 | Engross | Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Held at the desk. |
| US | SB4049 | Engross | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget aut...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Held at the desk. |
| US | HB5828 | Intro | DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act This bill directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to annually report to Congress on its operations to identify and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels. CBP shall also develop and report to Congr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-07
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378. |
| US | SB3681 | Intro | Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Transportation to form a joint task force on the operation of air travel during...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-06
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 508. |
| US | SB514 | Intro | Deborah Sampson Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| US | SB629 | Intro | Accountability in Department of Veterans Affairs Scheduling and Consult Management Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| US | SB711 | Intro | CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| US | SB805 | Intro | Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2019 This bill limits the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans. Among other requirements, the VA must update its information technology systems to allow fo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| US | SB3235 | Intro | Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| US | SB3282 | Intro | Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2020 This bill applies certain small business subcontracting limitations to contracts that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awards to a small business concern owned and controlled by a vete...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| US | SB2558 | Intro | Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act This bill expands eligibility for grants that provide per diem funding to state nursing homes for veterans to include veterans homes established by Native American tribes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| US | SB2950 | Intro | Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| US | HB6395 | Engross | William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-05
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505. |
| US | HB1957 | Pass | Taxpayer First Act of 2019 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% of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-04
Became Public Law No: 116-152. (TXT | PDF) |
| US | SB4323 | Intro | TRUST Act of 2020 Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act of 2020 This bill establishes congressional rescue committees to develop recommendations and legislation to improve critical social contract programs. A critical social contract program is a f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-08-03
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| US | HB7617 | Intro | Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY20...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-31
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 7617. |
| US | HB7856 | Intro | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-31
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 8. |
| US | SB178 | Engross | Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 This bill directs the President to impose sanctions and export restrictions related to China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The President shall report to Congress a list ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
S.Amdt.2499 Amendment SA 2499 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4618; text: CR S4618) In the nature of a substitute. |
| US | HB2791 | Intro | Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs to advise the VA on matters relating to Native American tr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 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 | HB4686 | Engross | Sami's Law This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing certain transportation network...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Received in the Senate. |
| US | SB2381 | Engross | Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2019 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to review implementation of requirements regarding screening by the Transportation Security Administration of baby formula, breast milk, purifi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Held at the desk. |
| US | HB5245 | Intro | SHIELD for Veterans Act Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB6589 | Intro | CFO Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan that includes steps and timelines to address the material weakness of the VA and the recommendations of the auditor related to en...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB7027 | Engross | Child Care Is Essential Act This bill establishes and provides $50 billion in appropriations for the Child Care Stabilization Fund to award grants to child care providers during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health em...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
To Senate Appropriations Committee |
| US | HB7111 | Intro | Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB7608 | Engross | State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 This bill provides FY2021 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and relat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-30
To Senate Appropriations Committee |
| US | SB881 | Engross | PROSWIFT Act Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow Act This bill sets forth provisions concerning improving the ability of the United States to forecast space weather events and mitigate the effec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Held at the desk. |
| US | SB1976 | Intro | Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 499. |
| US | HB5139 | Intro | Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation Act This bill establishes formal sexual assault and harassment policies for the transportation industry. Among other things, the bill requires certain passenger transportation carriers, including p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371. |
| US | HB3682 | Intro | Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | SB3045 | Intro | Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a subpoena for the production of information to identify and notify an entity that is put at risk by cyber...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500. |
| US | HB5040 | Intro | AIR Safety Act of 2019 Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2019 This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires concerning lands managed by the Department of the Interio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | HB6636 | Intro | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2020 This bill addresses sexual harassment and sexual assault involving personnel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOA...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-29
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | SB4318 | Intro | American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-27
To Senate Finance Committee |
| US | SB4322 | Intro | Safely Back to School and Back to Work Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-27
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | SB4321 | Intro | Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-27
To Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee |
| US | SB4324 | Intro | Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-07-27
To Senate Finance Committee |
