| US | HB390 | Engross | Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill states that is U.S. policy to ensure that humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery assistance for nationals and residents of Iraq or Syria, and of communities...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-12
Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| US | HB7055 | Intro | Keeping Girls in School Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-09
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HB302 | Pass | Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-05
Became Public Law No: 115-254. |
| US | HB1677 | Engross | Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017 This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to use all diplomatic and economic means to compel the government of Bashar al Assad to halt the slaughter of the Syrian people and work toward a democratic govern...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-03
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 620. |
| US | SB2736 | Intro | Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-03
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616. |
| US | SB3233 | Intro | Nicaragua Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-03
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 617. |
| US | HR1111 | Intro | Calling on the Government of Cameroon, armed separatist groups, and all citizens to respect human rights and adopt nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution. Condemns the abuses committed by the government of Cameroon, security forces, and armed s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-02
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | SR481 | Intro | A resolution calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its labor camp system, and for other purposes. Calls for the international community to demand that North Korea dismantle its labor c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-10-01
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609. |
| US | SB994 | Pass | Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify prohibitions with respect to intentionally defacing, damaging, or destroying religious real property. Specifically, the bill broadens the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-28
Became Public Law No: 115-249. |
| US | HB1911 | Engross | Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018 This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide that the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism shall have the rank of ambassador and be appointed...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-09-17
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| US | SR613 | Intro | A resolution requesting a report on the observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom in Saudi Arabia. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President should support Canada by calling upon Saudi Arabia to release Samar ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-22
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| US | HB6659 | Intro | Screening With Dignity Act of 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-20
To House Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security Committee |
| US | HB5515 | Pass | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-13
Became Public Law No: 115-232. |
| US | HCR126 | Intro | Affirming the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right that is essential to a free society and protected for all people of the United States under the Constitution of the United States. Affirms that religious freedom includes the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-08-02
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee |
| US | HB1201 | Engross | EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the religious conscience exemption under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exempt individuals who rely solely on a religiou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-26
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529. |
| US | HR257 | Intro | Condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting a minority in the United States.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-25
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| US | HB1689 | Engross | Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain, or allowing the exercise of such power by delegation, over property to be used for economic development o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB5924 | Intro | Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Education when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-24
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee |
| US | SR577 | Intro | A resolution strongly recommending that the United States renegotiate the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq. Urges the Department of State to renegotiate with the government of Iraq the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to a place in Iraq w...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-18
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| US | HB6385 | Intro | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. Provides appropriations to the State Department for: Administ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-16
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 642. |
| US | HB6359 | Intro | To direct the head of each department and agency of the United States to submit annual reports to Congress on the security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals' affiliation with hate groups, and for other purposes. This bill require...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-07-12
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| US | HB3776 | Engross | Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 495. |
| US | HB6279 | Intro | Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harass...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| US | HR976 | Intro | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea should be part of a United States strategy for a nuclear-free Korean peninsu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-28
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HB5094 | Engross | Enhancing Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) develop a strategy, by one year after this bill's enactment, to improve its operations and activities related to training, outr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-26
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| US | SR556 | Intro | A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to hold the Ortega regime accountable for acts of violence and human rights abuses perpetrated against the Nicaraguan people.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-25
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| US | HB6184 | Intro | Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-21
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| US | SR555 | Intro | A resolution recognizing the freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the civil systems of their country.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-20
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4286; text: CR S4286) |
| US | HB3828 | Intro | Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an Office for Gender Equity to support state and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and elementary and se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-14
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Matsui asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the primary sponsor of H.R. 3828, a bill originally introduced by Representative Slaughter, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. |
| US | SR545 | Intro | A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub on June 12, 2016.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-12
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3861; text: CR S3765) |
| US | SR539 | Intro | A resolution urging the President to strengthen efforts of the United States to combat religious freedom violations in Eurasia, especially the use of torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-11
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| US | HR932 | Intro | Expressing solidarity with the Tuidang Movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Calls upon the Chi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-08
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | HR903 | Intro | Protecting 1st Amendment Rights of Free Speech and Free Exercise while condemning any form of criminal behavior, threats or violence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-05
To House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee |
| US | HB6010 | Intro | To require an unclassified interagency report on the political influence operations of the Chinese Government and Communist Party with respect to the United States, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-05
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | SB2987 | Intro | John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-05
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 439. |
| US | HB5621 | Intro | Vietnam Human Rights Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-06-04
To House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Committee |
| US | SB2940 | Intro | Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Education when reviewing whether there has been a violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-23
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee |
| US | SB2918 | Intro | Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB5819 | Intro | BURMA Act of 2018 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-17
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,. |
| US | HR889 | Intro | Recognizing the commencement of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and commending Muslims in the United States and throughout the world for their faith.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-10
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | SB447 | Pass | Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State, with respect to covered countries, to annually include within either the relevant Annual Country Report on Human Rights, the International Religio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-09
Became Public Law No: 115-171. |
| US | HR881 | Intro | Recognizing May 3, 2018, as the 30th anniversary of the National Day of Prayer established under the Act entitled "An Act to provide for setting aside the first Thursday in May as the date on which the National Day of Prayer is celebrated", approved ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-08
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| US | HR869 | Intro | Recognizing American Muslims' history and contributions to our Nation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-05-03
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| US | SR429 | Intro | A resolution commemorating the 59th anniversary of Tibet's 1959 uprising as "Tibetan Rights Day", and expressing support for the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan Buddhist faith community. Recognizes March 10, 2...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-25
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2442) |
| US | HB5592 | Intro | Department of State Authorization Act of 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-24
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| US | SR426 | Intro | A resolution supporting the goals of International Women's Day. Supports the goals of International Women's Day. Recognizes that the empowerment of women is linked to a country's potential to generate economic growth, sustainable democracy, and inclu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-18
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2280-2283; text: CR S2281-2283) |
| US | HB5040 | Intro | Export Control Reform Act of 2018
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-17
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent. |
| US | SR469 | Intro | A resolution recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and expressing support for all communities that celebrate Vaisakhi.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| US | HB2825 | Engross | DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a Headquarters, which shall, among other things: (1) establish an ove...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-04-16
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 381. |
| US | HB1625 | Pass | TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2018-03-23
Became Public Law No: 115-141. |
