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| 119-s-3766 | 119 | s | 3766 | Make Congress Drive Union Made Act | Congress | 2026-02-03 | 2026-02-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] | MI | D | S001208 | 0 | 2026-02-25T17:19:42Z | ||
| 119-s-3705 | 119 | s | 3705 | Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act | Congress | 2026-01-27 | 2026-02-18 | Became Public Law No: 119-79. | Senate | Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] | NC | R | T000476 | 3 | 2026-02-19T18:40:11Z | ||
| 119-s-3201 | 119 | s | 3201 | Good Government Act of 2025 | Congress | 2025-11-19 | 2025-11-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] | MT | R | S001232 | 0 | 2025-12-18T15:35:10Z | ||
| 119-s-3106 | 119 | s | 3106 | No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act | Congress | 2025-11-05 | 2025-11-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] | NV | D | C001113 | 5 | 2025-12-05T22:02:29Z | ||
| 119-s-3073 | 119 | s | 3073 | Pay Our Capitol Police Act | Congress | 2025-10-29 | 2025-10-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] | SC | R | S001184 | 10 | 2025-12-05T22:02:09Z | ||
| 119-s-2850 | 119 | s | 2850 | Protecting Legislators and Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence from Doxing and Political Violence Act | Congress | 2025-09-17 | 2025-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | 2025-12-17T15:33:53Z | ||
| 119-s-2851 | 119 | s | 2851 | Protecting Americans from Doxing and Political Violence Act | Congress | 2025-09-17 | 2025-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | 2025-12-17T15:34:01Z | ||
| 119-s-2310 | 119 | s | 2310 | National Education Association Charter Repeal Act | Congress | 2025-07-16 | 2025-07-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | TN | R | B001243 | 1 | 2025-09-05T16:52:26Z | ||
| 119-s-2257 | 119 | s | 2257 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 | Congress | 2025-07-10 | 2025-07-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 113. | Senate | Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] | OK | R | M001190 | 0 | 2026-01-14T17:12:44Z | ||
| 119-s-2144 | 119 | s | 2144 | A bill to improve the safety and security of Members of Congress, immediate family members of Members of Congress, and congressional staff. | Congress | 2025-06-23 | 2025-10-10 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | 2025-12-17T15:33:52Z | ||
| 119-s-2009 | 119 | s | 2009 | Charles B. Rangel Congressional Gold Medal Act | Congress | 2025-06-10 | 2025-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S3317-3318) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | 2025-08-07T14:58:47Z | ||
| 119-s-1879 | 119 | s | 1879 | Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act | Congress | 2025-05-22 | 2025-05-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] | GA | D | O000174 | 15 | 2026-02-25T12:03:23Z | ||
| 119-s-1498 | 119 | s | 1498 | Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act | Congress | 2025-04-28 | 2025-12-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 4 | 2025-12-15T14:50:51Z | ||
| 119-s-849 | 119 | s | 849 | The Allegiance Act of 2025 | Congress | 2025-03-05 | 2025-03-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] | OH | R | M001242 | 0 | 2026-02-17T20:12:05Z | ||
| 119-s-284 | 119 | s | 284 | Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act | Congress | 2025-01-28 | 2025-12-26 | Became Public Law No: 119-66. | Senate | Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] | WY | R | L000571 | 3 | 2026-01-06T19:39:07Z | ||
| 119-s-86 | 119 | s | 86 | A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. | Congress | 2025-01-14 | 2025-01-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 0 | 2025-04-21T14:08:04Z | ||
| 119-s-88 | 119 | s | 88 | No Budget, No Pay Act | Congress | 2025-01-14 | 2025-01-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 13 | 2025-12-05T21:36:09Z | ||
| 119-s-44 | 119 | s | 44 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol. | Congress | 2025-01-09 | 2025-01-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 6 | 2025-12-06T06:49:14Z | ||
| 119-s-45 | 119 | s | 45 | Balanced Budget Accountability Act | Congress | 2025-01-09 | 2025-01-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 0 | 2025-05-22T18:18:00Z | ||
| 119-s-55 | 119 | s | 55 | Read the Bills Act | Congress | 2025-01-09 | 2025-01-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | 2025-02-10T20:39:17Z | ||
| 119-s-59 | 119 | s | 59 | One Subject at a Time Act | Congress | 2025-01-09 | 2025-01-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | 2025-12-06T06:31:28Z | ||
| 118-s-5488 | 118 | s | 5488 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol. | Congress | 2024-12-11 | 2024-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 4 | 2025-08-22T16:27:07Z | ||
| 118-s-5093 | 118 | s | 5093 | Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act of 2024 | Congress | 2024-09-18 | 2024-12-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 1 | 2025-05-27T14:12:31Z | ||
| 118-s-4678 | 118 | s | 4678 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025 | Congress | 2024-07-11 | 2024-07-11 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436. | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 0 | 2025-06-03T11:03:17Z | ||
| 118-s-4692 | 118 | s | 4692 | USA Act of 2024 | Congress | 2024-07-11 | 2024-07-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] | LA | R | C001075 | 0 | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | ||
| 118-s-4665 | 118 | s | 4665 | Fiscal State of the Nation Act | Congress | 2024-07-10 | 2024-07-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 7 | 2025-12-06T00:36:18Z | ||
| 118-s-4272 | 118 | s | 4272 | Shirley Chisholm Statue Act | Congress | 2024-05-07 | 2024-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] | GA | D | W000790 | 18 | 2025-12-06T00:26:25Z | ||
| 118-s-4243 | 118 | s | 4243 | Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act | Congress | 2024-05-02 | 2024-12-12 | Became Public Law No: 118-150. | Senate | Sen. Butler, Laphonza R. [D-CA] | CA | D | B001320 | 69 | 2025-12-05T23:31:58Z | ||
| 118-s-3734 | 118 | s | 3734 | SUBMIT IT Act | Congress | 2024-02-05 | 2024-02-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] | IA | R | E000295 | 1 | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | ||
| 118-s-3555 | 118 | s | 3555 | STOCK Act 2.0 | Congress | 2023-12-18 | 2023-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | 2026-01-09T23:15:37Z | ||
| 118-s-3293 | 118 | s | 3293 | Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act | Congress | 2023-11-14 | 2023-11-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 6 | 2025-12-05T08:36:53Z | ||
| 118-s-3262 | 118 | s | 3262 | Fiscal Stability Act of 2023 | Congress | 2023-11-08 | 2023-11-29 | Hearings Held Prior to Referral. | Senate | Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] | WV | D | M001183 | 9 | 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z | ||
| 118-s-3222 | 118 | s | 3222 | A bill to ensure the security of office space rented by Senators, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2023-11-02 | 2024-01-26 | Became Public Law No: 118-36. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 0 | 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z | ||
| 118-s-3056 | 118 | s | 3056 | No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act | Congress | 2023-10-17 | 2023-10-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] | MD | D | V000128 | 1 | 2025-12-05T08:49:30Z | ||
| 118-s-3009 | 118 | s | 3009 | NO CHINA Act | Congress | 2023-10-04 | 2023-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 0 | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | ||
| 118-s-2773 | 118 | s | 2773 | Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act | Congress | 2023-09-12 | 2023-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] | GA | D | O000174 | 8 | 2025-05-27T14:16:13Z | ||
| 118-s-2618 | 118 | s | 2618 | Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act | Congress | 2023-07-27 | 2023-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] | NM | D | L000570 | 1 | 2025-12-05T09:00:58Z | ||
| 118-s-2302 | 118 | s | 2302 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024 | Congress | 2023-07-13 | 2023-07-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 130. | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 0 | 2025-06-23T14:16:39Z | ||
| 118-s-2087 | 118 | s | 2087 | Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 | Congress | 2023-06-21 | 2023-12-05 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] | WY | R | L000571 | 7 | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | ||
| 118-s-1329 | 118 | s | 1329 | Armenian Genocide Education Act | Congress | 2023-04-27 | 2023-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 11 | 2025-12-05T08:38:52Z | ||
| 118-s-1171 | 118 | s | 1171 | Ending Trading and Holdings In Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act | Congress | 2023-04-17 | 2024-12-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 729. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 23 | 2026-01-09T22:39:48Z | ||
| 118-s-932 | 118 | s | 932 | No CORRUPTION Act | Congress | 2023-03-22 | 2024-12-23 | Became Public Law No: 118-192. | Senate | Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] | NV | D | R000608 | 2 | 2025-12-05T08:21:42Z | ||
| 118-s-942 | 118 | s | 942 | A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. | Congress | 2023-03-22 | 2023-03-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 9 | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | ||
| 118-s-859 | 118 | s | 859 | Every Supreme Court Nominee Deserves Timely Consideration Act | Congress | 2023-03-16 | 2023-03-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | ||
| 118-s-810 | 118 | s | 810 | A bill to create requirements relating to memorials submitted pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2023-03-15 | 2023-03-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 0 | 2025-05-27T14:15:48Z | ||
| 118-s-672 | 118 | s | 672 | American Dream Employment Act of 2023 | Congress | 2023-03-07 | 2023-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] | NV | D | C001113 | 25 | 2025-05-27T14:16:21Z | ||
| 118-s-573 | 118 | s | 573 | Confederate Monument Removal Act | Congress | 2023-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 4 | 2025-12-05T08:22:16Z | ||
| 118-s-439 | 118 | s | 439 | Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act | Congress | 2023-02-15 | 2023-02-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 0 | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | ||
| 118-s-328 | 118 | s | 328 | Read the Bills Act | Congress | 2023-02-09 | 2023-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | ||
| 118-s-287 | 118 | s | 287 | One Subject at a Time Act | Congress | 2023-02-07 | 2023-02-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | ||
| 118-s-219 | 118 | s | 219 | No Budget, No Pay Act | Congress | 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 11. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 12 | 2025-12-05T08:09:51Z | ||
| 118-s-170 | 118 | s | 170 | A bill to establish a Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan to conduct a full investigation and compile a joint report on the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan. | Congress | 2023-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 8 | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | ||
| 118-s-97 | 118 | s | 97 | A bill to establish procedures for the removal of the Architect of the Capitol. | Congress | 2023-01-26 | 2023-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | ||
| 118-s-86 | 118 | s | 86 | Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act | Congress | 2023-01-25 | 2023-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 1 | 2025-12-05T08:28:41Z | ||
| 118-s-87 | 118 | s | 87 | EPIC Act | Congress | 2023-01-25 | 2023-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 1 | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | ||
| 118-s-89 | 118 | s | 89 | No Budget, No Pay Act | Congress | 2023-01-25 | 2023-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 12 | 2025-12-05T08:09:40Z | ||
| 118-s-43 | 118 | s | 43 | A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. | Congress | 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 2 | 2025-12-05T07:59:49Z | ||
| 118-s-58 | 118 | s | 58 | Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act | Congress | 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 0 | Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress (or their spouses) from holding or trading certain investments (e.g., individual stocks and related financial instruments other than diversified investment funds or U.S. Treasury securities). The prohibition does not apply to assets held in a qualified blind trust or to sales by a Member to come into compliance with the bill's requirements. Specifically, the bill allows for sales by current Members during the 180 days following the bill's enactment and for sales by future Members during the 180 days following the commencement of their service. Any profit made in violation of the prohibition must be disgorged to the Treasury and may subject the Member to a civil fine. Additionally, a loss stemming from a prohibited holding or transaction may not be used as an income tax deduction. Each Member must submit an annual certification of compliance, and the Government Accountability Office must audit Members' compliance with the bill's provisions. | 2024-07-24T15:24:02Z | |
| 118-s-6 | 118 | s | 6 | Balanced Budget Accountability Act | Congress | 2023-01-23 | 2023-01-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 1 | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | ||
| 117-s-5319 | 117 | s | 5319 | A bill to establish procedures for the removal of the Architect of the Capitol. | Congress | 2022-12-20 | 2022-12-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | This bill provides for the removal of the Architect of the Capitol through impeachment or through a joint resolution of Congress. The grounds for removal through a joint resolution are limited to permanent disability, inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude. | 2023-02-25T05:40:41Z | |
| 117-s-5229 | 117 | s | 5229 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2022-12-08 | 2022-12-27 | Became Public Law No: 117-326. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 3 | This act directs the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol and install a bust of Thurgood Marshall in a prominent location in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds. In determining the location for the permanent installation of the bust of Thurgood Marshall, the committee shall give priority to identifying an appropriate location near the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol. | 2023-09-05T17:28:37Z | |
| 117-s-4854 | 117 | s | 4854 | National Education Association Charter Repeal Act | Congress | 2022-09-14 | 2022-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] | TN | R | B001243 | 2 | National Education Association Charter Repeal Act This bill repeals the federal charter granted to the National Education Association of the United States. | 2022-12-29T13:03:33Z | |
| 117-s-4720 | 117 | s | 4720 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023 | Congress | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 0 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2023 This bill provides FY2023 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the Senate and joint items such as the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services. In addition, the bill provides FY2023 appropriations for the Capitol Police; the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights; the Congressional Budget Office; the Architect of the Capitol; the Library of Congress, including the Congressional Research Service and the Copyright Office; the Government Publishing Office; the Government Accountability Office; Congressional Office for International Leadership Fund; and the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the House of Representatives are not included in the Senate bill.) The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this bill. | 2023-03-09T17:45:31Z | |
| 117-s-4682 | 117 | s | 4682 | Defense Production Oversight Act of 2022 | Congress | 2022-07-28 | 2022-07-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] | KS | R | M001198 | 2 | Defense Production Oversight Act of 2022 This bill authorizes Congress to nullify the President's invocation of authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 by enacting a joint resolution disapproving of the invocation. It also outlines procedures for the consideration of the joint resolution. (The Defense Production Act of 1950 confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) | 2022-12-31T05:15:26Z | |
| 117-s-4128 | 117 | s | 4128 | Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act | Congress | 2022-05-03 | 2022-11-28 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 566. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | Improving Government for America's Taxpayers Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO), in its annual report to Congress, to consolidate matters for congressional consideration into one report, organized by policy topic, and to identify congressional oversight actions that can help agencies implement unimplemented priority recommendations. The GAO is also required to publish the above information and publish any known costs of unimplemented priority recommendations. | 2023-08-16T22:30:29Z | |
| 117-s-3631 | 117 | s | 3631 | Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act of 2022 | Congress | 2022-02-10 | 2022-04-05 | Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] | MA | D | W000817 | 5 | Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act of 2022 This bill prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses from owning or trading stocks, bonds, commodities, futures, or any other form of security. Each current Member must divest within 180 days after the bill is enacted and each new Member must divest within 180 days after becoming a Member. However, Members and their spouses have 5 years to divest from specified complex investment vehicles. The bill does not apply to certain investments, such as investments in widely held investment funds that are diversified and do not present a conflict of interest and investments held in government employee retirement plans. A Member or spouse who violates the bill may be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 for each violation. The bill permits a Member or spouse who is required to divest property under the bill to avoid recognizing gain for income tax purposes from the sale of that property to the extent that the Member or spouse purchases permitted bonds or diversified investment funds within 60 days of the divestiture. | 2022-12-29T21:18:18Z | |
| 117-s-3612 | 117 | s | 3612 | STOCK Act 2.0 | Congress | 2022-02-09 | 2022-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | STOCK Act 2.0 This bill expands restrictions on investment practices and requirements for financial disclosures that apply to specified high-level government officials. In particular, the bill bars individual stock trading by (1) Members of Congress, (2) the President and Vice President, (3) Supreme Court Justices, (4) governors of the Federal Reserve Board, and (5) presidents and vice presidents of Federal Reserve banks. Additionally, the bill requires financial disclosures to include loans, contracts, and other benefits (excluding salaries, compensation, or tax refunds) from the federal government. It also requires additional officials, namely judges and senior leaders of Federal Reserve banks, to make the disclosures. Further, the bill directs supervising ethics agencies to make the disclosures publicly available in formats that are easily searchable, sortable, and downloadable. | 2023-03-30T14:50:00Z | |
| 117-s-3550 | 117 | s | 3550 | Ethics Reform Act | Congress | 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] | NE | R | S001197 | 0 | Ethics Reform Act This bill establishes a number of ethics requirements for members of Congress and the President and Vice President. Specifically, the bill prohibits members of Congress from buying or selling individual securities other than widely held investment funds; prohibits former members of Congress from engaging in certain compensated lobbying activities; requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose tax return information of candidates for President and Vice President; and prohibits the President, Vice President, Cabinet, and their immediate family members from raising funds from certain foreign entities. The bill also prohibits contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. | 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z | |
| 117-s-3504 | 117 | s | 3504 | Banning Insider Trading in Congress Act | Congress | 2022-01-13 | 2022-01-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 0 | Banning Insider Trading in Congress Act This bill prohibits a member of Congress or spouse of a member of Congress from holding, purchasing, or selling certain investments. Any profit made in violation of the prohibition must be disgorged to the Treasury and may subject the member of Congress to a civil fine. The bill also requires each member of Congress to submit an annual certification of compliance and requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a compliance audit. The prohibition does not apply to assets held in a qualified blind trust or to a sale by a member of Congress or spouse within 180 days after the bill is enacted or within 180 days after the member commences service, for any member who commences service after the bill is enacted. | 2022-12-30T04:04:47Z | |
| 117-s-3494 | 117 | s | 3494 | Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act | Congress | 2022-01-12 | 2022-01-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] | GA | D | O000174 | 15 | Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act This bill requires each Member of Congress to divest or place in a blind trust any specified investment owned by the Member, the Member's spouse, or a dependent of the Member. This requirement applies for the entire period of a Member's service in Congress and for 180 days after that service ceases. A Member of Congress who does not comply with the bill's requirements is subject to a fine equal to the Member's monthly congressional salary. The fine must be assessed 30 days after notice of the violation is issued and at least every subsequent 30 days. | 2022-12-30T04:04:47Z | |
| 117-s-3495 | 117 | s | 3495 | Inflation Prevention Act | Congress | 2022-01-12 | 2022-01-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] | SC | R | S001184 | 13 | Inflation Prevention Act This bill establishes a point of order that, when the annualized rate of inflation exceeds 4.5%, prohibits the Senate from considering legislation that provides new budget authority and is estimated to result in an increase to the rate of inflation. The prohibition may be waived by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senate. | 2022-12-30T04:04:47Z | |
| 117-s-3377 | 117 | s | 3377 | Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021 | Congress | 2021-12-13 | 2021-12-22 | Became Public Law No: 117-77. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 8 | Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021 This bill allows the chief of the U.S. Capitol Police to request emergency assistance from executive departments and executive agencies to prevent significant disruption of governmental function and public order at the U.S. Capitol. The bill also eliminates statutory qualification and approval requirements for law enforcement and uniformed service personnel appointed to serve as special police officers, including during periods of emergency initiated by the chief under the bill. Further, special police regulations prescribed by the U.S. Capitol Police Board are subject to approval by the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader under the bill. Those regulations are subject to approval by the Speaker and the President pro tempore of the Senate under current law. Finally, the bill requires the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on House Administration to jointly conduct at least one oversight hearing of the U.S. Capitol Police Board during each Congress. | 2023-09-05T17:28:37Z | |
| 117-s-3358 | 117 | s | 3358 | A bill to authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945. | Congress | 2021-12-09 | 2021-12-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] | WV | D | M001183 | 8 | This bill authorizes Hershel Woodrow Williams, who is the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II, to lie in state in the Capitol rotunda upon his death. | 2022-12-30T03:34:02Z | |
| 117-s-3294 | 117 | s | 3294 | A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | Congress | 2021-12-01 | 2022-04-13 | Became Public Law No: 117-111. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 20 | This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain, and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently install in the U.S. Capitol or on the U.S. Capitol Grounds, statues honoring Associate Justices of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | 2023-09-05T17:28:37Z | |
| 117-s-2929 | 117 | s | 2929 | Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan Act of 2021 | Congress | 2021-10-04 | 2021-10-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 6 | Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan Act of 2021 This bill establishes the Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan as a joint committee of Congress, required to investigate the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. | 2023-01-01T23:49:33Z | |
| 117-s-2838 | 117 | s | 2838 | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act | Congress | 2021-09-23 | 2022-05-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 363. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 5 | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a publicly available online portal containing copies of all congressionally mandated reports other than those required to be submitted to the House or Senate Committees on Intelligence, Armed Services, Appropriations, or Foreign Relations. A federal agency must submit a congressionally mandated report and specified information about the report to the GPO between 30 and 45 days after submission of the report to either chamber or to any congressional committee or subcommittee. Upon the written request of the chair of a congressional committee or subcommittee to the GPO, a report submitted to that committee or subcommittee shall not be submitted or published on the portal. Federally chartered corporations, the Government Accountability Office, and any elements of the intelligence community are excluded from the requirements of this bill. The Office of Management and Budget must issue guidance to federal agencies on the bill's requirement for agencies to submit copies of congressionally mandated reports and related information to the GPO. | 2023-05-11T15:46:24Z | |
| 117-s-2765 | 117 | s | 2765 | No Budget, No Pay Act | Congress | 2021-09-20 | 2021-09-21 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 3 | No Budget, No Pay Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period. | 2022-01-11T14:42:19Z | |
| 117-s-2366 | 117 | s | 2366 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2021-07-15 | 2021-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 5 | This bill provides for the removal of certain statues and busts from display in the Capitol. The bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court chamber of the Capitol and replace it with a bust of Thurgood Marshall. The committee must remove the statues of Charles Brantley Aycock, John Caldwell Calhoun, and James Paul Clarke and the bust of John Cabell Breckinridge from areas of the Capitol accessible to the public. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) must store the statues and bust until it arranges their return to the states that provided them. Additionally, the bill prohibits the display of statues in National Statuary Hall of persons who served as officers or voluntarily with the Confederate States of America or of the military forces or government of a state while it was in rebellion against the United States; requires the AOC to identify such statues and arrange for their transfer and delivery from the Capitol to the Smithsonian Institution; requires the Smithsonian to follow its preexisting policies and procedures regarding the storage and display of such transferred statues; requires each statue to be returned to the providing state, including its ownership, if the state requests and agrees to pay any transportation-related costs; and permits a state that has a statue removed to replace the statue. | 2023-01-01T23:43:42Z | |
| 117-s-2063 | 117 | s | 2063 | A bill to award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | Congress | 2021-06-15 | 2021-06-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | This bill provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia in recognition of the law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | 2022-12-31T05:28:07Z | |
| 117-s-1030 | 117 | s | 1030 | No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act | Congress | 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 3 | No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for permanent fencing around the perimeter of any U.S. Capitol buildings or grounds. On January 7, 2021, in response to the previous day's events, razor wire fencing was erected to secure the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol; the fencing was initially to remain in place for 30 days and has since been kept in place through periodic extensions. | 2023-01-11T13:47:53Z | |
| 117-s-1032 | 117 | s | 1032 | A bill direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol. | Congress | 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] | GA | D | W000790 | 24 | This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. The committee shall place the statue in a permanent public location in the U.S. Capitol. | 2023-01-11T13:47:53Z | |
| 117-s-950 | 117 | s | 950 | No Budget, No Pay Act | Congress | 2021-03-24 | 2021-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 8 | No Budget, No Pay Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period. | 2023-01-11T13:47:34Z | |
| 117-s-663 | 117 | s | 663 | A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library, in accordance with section 1831 of the Revised Statutes, to accept a statue depicting Harriet Tubman from the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of Maryland and display the statue in a prominent location in the Capitol. | Congress | 2021-03-10 | 2021-03-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] | MD | D | V000128 | 5 | This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to accept from the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of Maryland the donation of a statue of Harriet Tubman, which the Architect of the Capitol shall place in a prominent, permanent location in the U.S. Capitol. | 2023-01-11T13:47:45Z | |
| 117-s-693 | 117 | s | 693 | No CORRUPTION Act | Congress | 2021-03-10 | 2021-12-09 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] | NV | D | R000608 | 1 | No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive retirement payments pursuant to the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on service as a Member. Under current law, a Member must forgo receipt of these payments only after a final conviction (i.e., after the exhaustion of all appeals under the judicial process). | 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z | |
| 117-s-650 | 117 | s | 650 | American Dream Employment Act of 2021 | Congress | 2021-03-09 | 2021-03-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] | NV | D | C001113 | 25 | American Dream Employment Act of 2021 This bill permits the compensation of congressional employees who hold a current employment authorization document that was issued pursuant to a grant of (1) deferred action, including under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; (2) deferred enforced departure; or (3) temporary protected status. (Generally, these programs and statuses allow eligible aliens to remain and work in the United States.) | 2023-01-11T13:47:46Z | |
| 117-s-564 | 117 | s | 564 | Ban Conflicted Trading Act | Congress | 2021-03-03 | 2021-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 10 | Ban Conflicted Trading Act This bill prohibits a Member of Congress or certain congressional officers or employees from (1) purchasing or selling specified investments, (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security, or (3) serving as an officer or member of any board of any for-profit entity. | 2023-01-11T13:47:49Z | |
| 117-s-514 | 117 | s | 514 | A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | Congress | 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 15 | This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain, and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently install in the U.S. Capitol or on the U.S. Capitol Grounds, a monument honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg. | 2023-03-08T20:12:10Z | |
| 117-s-461 | 117 | s | 461 | A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. | Congress | 2021-02-25 | 2021-03-01 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 15 | This bill creates a point of order against considering legislation in the Senate that modifies the total number of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill allows the point of order to be waived by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate. | 2021-12-16T19:25:36Z | |
| 117-s-471 | 117 | s | 471 | Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act | Congress | 2021-02-25 | 2022-11-17 | Star Print ordered on the reported bill. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 1 | Members of Congress Pension Opt Out Clarification Act This bill allows future Members of the House of Representatives to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, an option currently available to Members of the House who began serving before September 30, 2003, and all Senators. In addition, it permits Members of Congress who opt out to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan. | 2023-03-08T20:12:29Z | |
| 117-s-472 | 117 | s | 472 | EPIC Act | Congress | 2021-02-25 | 2021-02-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 1 | End Pensions in Congress Act or the EPIC Act This bill excludes future Members of Congress from the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and requires Members currently enrolled in FERS or the Civil Service Retirement System to opt in to continue their enrollment. | 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z | |
| 117-s-422 | 117 | s | 422 | Senate Shared Employee Act | Congress | 2021-02-24 | 2021-04-23 | Became Public Law No: 117-10. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 0 | Senate Shared Employee Act This bill authorizes Senators and Senate committees, leadership offices, and other offices to share employees, and it establishes certain rules to govern this procedure. These rules include (1) requiring the office that authorizes any travel for official business to pay for the cost of the travel, and (2) setting the basic rate of pay for an individual serving in more than one of certain qualifying positions to be the total basic pay received by the individual from all such positions. | 2023-01-11T13:46:32Z | |
| 117-s-366 | 117 | s | 366 | Confederate Monument Removal Act | Congress | 2021-02-23 | 2021-02-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 3 | Confederate Monument Removal Act This bill prohibits a state from providing for display in National Statuary Hall a statue of a person who voluntarily served with the Confederate States of America, and it provides for the removal, return, and replacement of any statue currently on display that depicts such a person. | 2023-01-11T13:46:34Z | |
| 117-s-103 | 117 | s | 103 | Read the Bills Act | Congress | 2021-01-28 | 2021-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Read the Bills Act This bill establishes requirements relating to the introduction and consideration of any bill or resolution in either chamber of Congress. Specifically, the bill requires any measure introduced in either chamber to contain a provision citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the proposed measure, including all of its provisions. Further, the text must also set forth the current law such measure is amending and the proposed modifications to the law. Additionally, a vote on final passage of a measure (except private bills) may not occur in either chamber unless (1) the full text of the measure is published on an official website of each chamber at least seven days before the vote, (2) public notice of the specific calendar week during which the vote is scheduled to take place is posted on the respective website at least six days before the Monday of such week, and (3) there is a reading of its full text verbatim by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate to the respective chamber. | 2023-01-11T13:47:32Z | |
| 117-s-110 | 117 | s | 110 | One Subject at a Time Act | Congress | 2021-01-28 | 2021-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | One Subject at a Time Act This bill requires each bill or joint resolution to include no more than one subject and the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change to existing law that is not germane to the subject of such bill. The bill voids measures or provisions noncompliant with these requirements, including appropriation provisions outside the relevant subcommittee's jurisdiction. | 2023-01-11T13:47:32Z | |
| 117-s-143 | 117 | s | 143 | A bill to authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a memorial service in honor of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick for his courage and sacrifice at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes. | Congress | 2021-01-28 | 2021-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] | SC | R | S001184 | 0 | This bill authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda on February 3, 2021, for a memorial service honoring Officer Brian Sicknick of the U.S. Capitol Police. The memorial service shall include Officer Sicknick's lying in honor in the rotunda, and the Architect of the Capitol shall place a plaque in honor of Officer Sicknick near the Capitol steps. The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate must make arrangements for funeral services in the Capitol for Officer Sicknick, including payments for travel expenses of immediate family members and the attendance of Members of Congress. The bill also requires that any funds received by the Capitol Police Board in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, be deposited into the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund. | 2023-03-08T20:12:49Z | |
| 117-s-48 | 117 | s | 48 | Balanced Budget Accountability Act | Congress | 2021-01-26 | 2021-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 0 | Balanced Budget Accountability Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), upon adoption by a chamber of Congress of a concurrent budget resolution for a fiscal year, to certify to the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President pro tempore of the Senate whether that chamber has adopted a balanced budget. Balanced budget means a concurrent budget resolution providing that for FY2031 and each succeeding fiscal year to which the resolution applies total outlays do not exceed total receipts and are not more than 18% of the projected domestic product for such fiscal year. The bill requires the salary of Members of Congress to be held in escrow if OMB determines a chamber has not adopted a balanced budget for FY2022 before April 16, 2021, and for FY2023 before April 16, 2022. The bill also provides for the release of these funds to the Members. Beginning in FY2024, if OMB does not certify that a chamber has adopted a balanced budget before April 16 of the prior fiscal year, each Member of that chamber shall be paid at the rate of $1 annually for pay periods after that date in the same calendar year. The bill also requires that legislation in either chamber to increase revenue be agreed upon by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of that chamber. | 2023-01-11T13:47:29Z | |
| 117-s-55 | 117 | s | 55 | A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. | Congress | 2021-01-26 | 2021-01-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 2 | This bill eliminates automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, beginning with the 118th Congress. | 2023-01-11T13:47:29Z | |
| 117-s-35 | 117 | s | 35 | Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act | Congress | 2021-01-22 | 2021-02-18 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] | MD | D | V000128 | 72 | Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his actions to protect the Senate chamber during the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | 2023-01-11T13:46:34Z | |
| 116-s-5086 | 116 | s | 5086 | Senate Shared Employee Act | Congress | 2021-01-01 | 2021-01-03 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 0 | Senate Shared Employee Act This bill authorizes Senators and Senate committees, leadership offices, and other offices to share employees, and it establishes certain rules to govern this procedure. | 2023-01-11T13:43:44Z | |
| 116-s-5076 | 116 | s | 5076 | A bill to authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to delegate authority to approve payroll and personnel actions. | Congress | 2020-12-20 | 2021-01-13 | Became Public Law No: 116-344. | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 0 | This bill authorizes the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to designate one or more employees to approve any payroll action or personnel action. | 2023-01-11T13:43:45Z |
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