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| 116-hr-9063 | 116 | hr | 9063 | To require agencies of the Federal Government to define the term service animal in accordance with the regulations of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] | IA | R | K000362 | 0 | This bill requires each federal agency to define service animal and assistance animal consistent with the definitions of such terms in a federal regulation titled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:43:55Z | |
| 116-hr-9064 | 116 | hr | 9064 | Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Natural Resources, House Administration, Rules, Appropriations, Agriculture, Oversight and Reform, Veterans' Affairs, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] | IA | R | K000362 | 0 | Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020 This bill addresses various issues including immigration, health care, firearms, abortion, and taxes. Among other things, this bill limits who may receive citizenship by virtue of being born in the United States; repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; prohibits providing an abortion if the fetus has a detectable heartbeat, with some exceptions; removes from federal jurisdiction any case seeking the review of any law or regulation that limits or regulates abortions; repeals certain nutritional standards for national school lunch and school breakfast programs; prohibits the state or local regulation of firearm silencers; makes English the official language of the United States and authorizes a person injured by a violation of this provision to sue; caps noneconomic damages at $250,000 in any health care lawsuit; repeals federal income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate taxes; and establishes a national sales tax. | 2023-01-11T13:43:55Z | |
| 116-hres-1273 | 116 | hres | 1273 | Nullifying the impeachment of Donald John Trump. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] | IA | R | K000362 | 0 | This resolution nullifies the impeachment of Donald Trump. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-s-5085 | 116 | s | 5085 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the additional 2020 recovery rebates, to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-29 | 2020-12-30 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 644. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 1 | This bill increases the amounts of the 2020 recovery rebate, repeals the immunity from liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service for screening and blocking offensive content, and addresses the administration of federal elections. The bill increases the amount of the 2020 recovery rebate for individual taxpayers to $2,000 ($4,000 for joint returns). The amount of such rebate is phased out for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000 ($150,000 for joint returns). A recovery rebate is a stimulus payment for taxpayers and their dependents who are adversely affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). This bill also removes the immunity from liability of a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform. Regarding the conduct of federal elections, the bill establishes a bipartisan advisory committee within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to study the integrity and administration of the November 2020 general election. Under the bill, each chief state election official must disclose to the EAC the identity of any foreign national known by that official to have (1) physically handled either ballots used in an election for federal office or voting machines, (2) had unmonitored access to a storage facility or centralized voting-tabulation location used to support an election, or (3) had unmonitored access to election-related information or communications technology. It also requires the official to make the disclosure within 30 days of becoming aware of such activity. | 2022-01-12T17:07:44Z | |
| 116-hr-9052 | 116 | hr | 9052 | PPS Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-28 | 2020-12-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | C001078 | 0 | Preventing a Patronage System Act or the PPS Act This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules. On October 21, 2020, the President issued an executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also requires any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F. | 2023-01-11T13:43:56Z | |
| 116-hr-9048 | 116 | hr | 9048 | To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the oath of office taken by individuals in the civil service or uniformed services, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | E000215 | 0 | This bill modifies the oath of office for elected and appointed positions in the federal civil service and uniformed services. Specifically, the bill modifies the oath to include a pledge to place the obligation to support and defend the Constitution above an obligation to any individual, political party, or faction. | 2023-01-11T13:43:56Z | |
| 116-s-5070 | 116 | s | 5070 | Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-19 | 2020-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] | MA | D | W000817 | 0 | Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act This bill addresses issues of corruption and public integrity, campaign reform, and ethics in government. Specifically, the bill prohibits members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, federal judges, and other senior government officials from owning and trading individual stock or serving on corporate boards; institutes a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, Presidents, and agency heads; requires disclosure of funding or editorial conflicts of interest in rulemaking and establishes an Office of the Public Advocate; requires the Supreme Court to follow the ethics rules for all other federal judges and encourages diversity on the federal bench; creates a new, independent anti-corruption agency dedicated to enforcing federal ethics laws; requires elected officials and candidates for federal office to disclose more financial and tax information and requires increased disclosure of corporate money behind lobbying; and makes changes to the Federal Election Commission. | 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z | |
| 116-hr-9029 | 116 | hr | 9029 | Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-18 | 2020-12-18 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Rules, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] | WA | D | J000298 | 6 | Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act This bill addresses issues of corruption and public integrity, campaign reform, and ethics in government. Specifically, the bill prohibits members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, federal judges, and other senior government officials from owning and trading individual stock or serving on corporate boards; institutes a lifetime ban on lobbying by former members of Congress, Presidents, and agency heads; requires disclosure of funding or editorial conflicts of interest in rulemaking and establishes an Office of the Public Advocate; requires the Supreme Court to follow the ethics rules for all other federal judges and encourages diversity on the federal bench; creates a new, independent anti-corruption agency dedicated to enforcing federal ethics laws; requires elected officials and candidates for federal office to disclose more financial and tax information and requires increased disclosure of corporate money behind lobbying; and makes changes to the Federal Election Commission. | 2023-01-11T13:43:56Z | |
| 116-hr-8999 | 116 | hr | 8999 | Transparent Leadership Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | B001292 | 0 | Transparent Leadership Act of 2020 This bill requires the speeches and schedules of the heads of executive agencies to be made publicly available. | 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z | |
| 116-hr-9014 | 116 | hr | 9014 | United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] | CA | D | K000389 | 0 | United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 This bill modifies certain requirements of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established to provide for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and related events. The bill modifies the membership requirements of the commission; changes the date by which the commission shall report to the President with its specific recommendations for the commemoration of the 250th anniversary and related events to March 31, 2020; and grants the commission the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, the official marks, imprimaturs, and logos of the commission. | 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z | |
| 116-hr-9022 | 116 | hr | 9022 | PAST Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] | IL | D | Q000023 | 0 | Promoting Accountability and Security in Transitions Act of 2020 or the PAST Act This bill revises requirements for preservation of presidential records and requires that information be made available to the next administration in a timely fashion. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the President to receive written guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) before destroying any records, (2) prohibits White House staff from using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that cannot be easily copied or forwarded to official accounts, (3) establishes consequences for former Presidents who destroy presidential records, (4) requires former Presidents to cover the cost of digitizing records for display in a presidential library, and (5) requires NARA to ensure that newly inaugurated Presidents are granted easy access to national security information. | 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z | |
| 116-hr-9024 | 116 | hr | 9024 | Strengthening Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | S001175 | 0 | Strengthening Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide for an option under which a person to whom a document is sent may elect to use the U.S. Postal Service's Signature Confirmation service or Priority Mail Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to send secure identity documents. The bill also permits the use of a private carrier that offers substantially similar services. | 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z | |
| 116-s-5042 | 116 | s | 5042 | Debt Disclosure for Officials in Government Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Debt Disclosure for Officials in Government Act This bill requires the President, Vice President, and certain presidential appointees to disclose more detailed debt information, including with respect to the liabilities of private companies in which the individual or the individual's spouse or child is a beneficial owner. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-s-5059 | 116 | s | 5059 | PAST Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 0 | Promoting Accountability and Security in Transitions Act of 2020 or the PAST Act This bill revises requirements for preservation of presidential records and requires that information be made available to the next administration in a timely fashion. Specifically, the bill (1) requires the President to receive written guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) before destroying any records, (2) prohibits White House staff from using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts that cannot be easily copied or forwarded to official accounts, (3) establishes consequences for former Presidents who destroy presidential records, (4) requires former Presidents to cover the cost of digitizing records for display in a presidential library, and (5) requires NARA to ensure that newly inaugurated Presidents are granted easy access to national security information. | 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z | |
| 116-hr-8978 | 116 | hr | 8978 | Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000586 | 2 | Community Driven Recovery for Puerto Rico Act This bill establishes an Office for Equitable, Transparent, and Accountable Puerto Rico Reconstruction which shall be headed by a Puerto Rico Civil Society Task Force. The task force shall be an independent federal entity established to ensure accountability of and local oversight over reconstruction efforts in Puerto Rico. The office shall be funded by the administrative portion of the estimated Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery disbursements for Puerto Rico. | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-hr-8986 | 116 | hr | 8986 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 50 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 4th Street in Petaluma, California, as the "Lynn C. Woolsey Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-hr-8991 | 116 | hr | 8991 | American Election Security Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | P000599 | 0 | American Election Security Act This bill prohibits the use of voting systems in federal elections that (1) have hardware and software components that are not manufactured and maintained in the United States, or (2) are produced by a foreign entity. | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-hr-8992 | 116 | hr | 8992 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] | NY | D | R000602 | 0 | This bill modifies the line of succession for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials. Specifically, the bill provides that the Under Secretary for Management shall serve as the Acting Secretary if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Associate Secretary are not available to exercise the duties of the Office of the Secretary. Current law makes no reference to the Associate Secretary. The bill contains further requirements, including that an official must have served in DHS for at least 90 days prior to the designation to be within the line of succession to serve as acting head of a DHS component. | 2023-01-11T13:43:58Z | |
| 116-s-5028 | 116 | s | 5028 | Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 1 | Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act This bill requires each authorized committee or leadership political action committee (PAC) of a candidate to disburse all unused funds within a specified time period beginning after an election or before the candidate registers as a lobbyist or foreign agent, unless the candidate files to run for office again before the disbursement period begins. A committee or PAC disbursing unspent funds shall first pay any obligations incurred and, if funds are left over, it may disburse the funds in specified ways. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-s-5036 | 116 | s | 5036 | Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-16 | 2020-12-30 | Became Public Law No: 116-269. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 0 | Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act This bill extends through 2023 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. The bill also requires progress reports on the agency's implementation of certain Government Accountability Office and U.S. Secret Service Protective Mission Panel recommendations. | 2023-01-11T13:43:47Z | |
| 116-hr-8955 | 116 | hr | 8955 | Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] | KY | R | C001108 | 1 | Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the federal government from using a reverse auction for the award of a contract for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. A reverse auction allows the seller to bid down the price of a project and typically results in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract. | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-hr-8956 | 116 | hr | 8956 | Midnight Regulations Review Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-14 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | C001078 | 4 | Midnight Regulations Review Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on certain regulations promulgated during the period leading up to the inauguration of a new President, including major rules that may be subject to nullification under the Congressional Review Act. | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-hr-8962 | 116 | hr | 8962 | SAVE America Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-14 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] | SC | R | N000190 | 12 | Securing And Verifying Elections in America Act or the SAVE America Act This bill establishes proof of citizenship and identification requirements for registering to vote and voting in federal elections, creates additional requirements for voting by mail, and requires states to separately count mail-in ballots. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Justice to establish a system through which individuals may report incidents of election fraud, and provides for enhanced penalties for certain crimes related to federal elections. | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-hres-1262 | 116 | hres | 1262 | Thanking all election officials and workers for the tireless energy and sacrifice they made to ensure that the November 2020 election ran smoothly amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-14 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] | IL | D | B001286 | 0 | This resolution thanks election officials and workers for their efforts to ensure that the November 2020 election ran smoothly during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. | 2023-01-11T13:43:54Z | |
| 116-s-5013 | 116 | s | 5013 | National Civilian Medals Improvement Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-11 | 2020-12-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 0 | National Civilian Medals Improvement Act This bill modifies the requirements for awarding the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Arts, the National Humanities Medal, and the National Technology and Innovation Medal and establishes a National Medal of Social Sciences. | 2023-01-11T13:43:48Z | |
| 116-hr-8937 | 116 | hr | 8937 | National Civilian Medals Improvement Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | E000215 | 0 | National Civilian Medals Improvement Act This bill modifies the requirements for awarding the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Arts, the National Humanities Medal, and the National Technology and Innovation Medal and establishes a National Medal of Social Sciences. | 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z | |
| 116-hr-8947 | 116 | hr | 8947 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] | SC | R | R000597 | 6 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-hr-8950 | 116 | hr | 8950 | Coronavirus Relief Fund Expansion Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] | PA | R | T000467 | 2 | Coronavirus Relief Fund Expansion Act of 2020 This bill extends the deadline to spend COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funds to December 31, 2021, and allows the use of such funds to replace lost, delayed, or decreased revenues for emergency services organizations, stemming from the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19. | 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z | |
| 116-hres-1256 | 116 | hres | 1256 | Supporting President Trump's efforts to ensure that every legal vote is counted in the November 2020 Presidential election and to investigate and bring to justice those who perpetrate election fraud. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B001297 | 33 | This resolution supports President Trump's efforts to (1) ensure that every legal vote is counted in the November 2020 presidential election, and (2) investigate and bring to justice those individuals who perpetrate election fraud. | 2023-01-11T13:43:55Z | |
| 116-s-5001 | 116 | s | 5001 | GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 0 | GSA Resilient, Energy Efficient, and Net-Zero Building Jobs Act of 2020 or the GREEN Building Jobs Act of 2020 This bill establishes additional energy-efficiency requirements and programs for facilities that are managed by the General Services Administration, with a particular focus on reducing energy and water consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 through certain projects and partnerships with the private sector. | 2023-01-11T13:43:48Z | |
| 116-s-5008 | 116 | s | 5008 | Federal System Incident Response Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-10 | 2020-12-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 1 | Federal System Incident Response Act of 2020 This bill requires federal agencies to notify impacted individuals following major or significant cybersecurity incidents, or incidents determined to have involved sensitive personal information. Each agency must make available information relating to an incident to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Department of Defense, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to help mitigate future incidents. CISA shall perform continuous monitoring of incidents of federal information systems and produce an annual report. OMB shall develop guidance on what constitutes a major incident. Each agency must develop training on how to identify and respond to an incident. | 2023-01-11T13:43:48Z | |
| 116-hr-8924 | 116 | hr | 8924 | Our Homes, Our Votes Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-09 | 2020-12-09 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000586 | 21 | Our Homes, Our Votes Act This bill facilitates voter registration for residents of certain federally assisted housing for the purpose of federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each lease for such housing that is administered by a public housing agency (PHA) to include a voter registration application. A PHA must send any completed application to state election officials. The bill also treats owners of federally assisted housing as voter registration agencies. | 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z | |
| 116-hr-8925 | 116 | hr | 8925 | John Lewis Prompt and Accurate Reporting of Elections Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-09 | 2020-12-09 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Hall, Kwanza [D-GA-5] | GA | D | H001092 | 1 | John Lewis Prompt and Accurate Reporting of Elections Act This bill requires states to count all ballots cast or received by early voting (e.g., early in-person voting or mail voting) prior to the date of the federal election. | 2023-01-11T13:44:00Z | |
| 116-hres-1252 | 116 | hres | 1252 | Expressing support for efforts across the country to count every legal vote and to investigate and punish election fraud in the 2020 Presidential election. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] | WV | R | M001195 | 23 | This resolution supports efforts to count every legal vote and to investigate and punish election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. | 2023-01-11T13:43:55Z | |
| 116-s-4977 | 116 | s | 4977 | Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] | OK | R | L000575 | 1 | Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act This bill specifies that an annuity supplement payment made under the Federal Employees Retirement System must be included when dividing an annuity pursuant to a court order in a divorce or similar proceeding, unless the court order expressly provides otherwise. | 2023-01-11T13:43:49Z | |
| 116-sconres-51 | 116 | sconres | 51 | A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of S. 1869. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-08 | 2020-12-10 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 0 | This concurrent resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 1869 (Secure Federal Leases from Espionage And Suspicious Entanglements Act or the Secure Federal LEASEs Act) to specify the duration of a General Services Administration reporting requirement. | 2023-11-17T22:28:53Z | |
| 116-hr-8888 | 116 | hr | 8888 | Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-07 | 2020-12-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] | NY | R | K000386 | 1 | Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act This bill extends through 2025 the exemption of U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, and agents who perform protective services from the limitation on premium pay otherwise applicable to federal employees. | 2023-01-11T13:44:01Z | |
| 116-hr-8891 | 116 | hr | 8891 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-07 | 2020-12-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] | MN | D | P000616 | 7 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:44:01Z | |
| 116-s-4971 | 116 | s | 4971 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-07 | 2020-12-18 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 3 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:43:49Z | |
| 116-hr-8870 | 116 | hr | 8870 | To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-04 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] | AZ | R | B001302 | 10 | This bill repeals the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The act established certain voter registration requirements for federal elections, such as the requirement for states to allow individuals to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8878 | 116 | hr | 8878 | No Funds to Chinaâs Military Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-04 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] | SC | R | N000190 | 0 | No Funds to China's Military Act This bill prohibits using federal funds to purchase goods or services from an individual or entity that the Department of Defense has determined is controlled by or affiliated with China's military or defense industrial base. This prohibition applies to federal funds provided to a state or local government or private entity. Before an executive agency provides federal funds to such a government or private entity, the recipient shall certify that it will comply with this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z | |
| 116-hr-8847 | 116 | hr | 8847 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the "Robert L. Brown Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | C001109 | 0 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the "Robert L. Brown Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-hr-8855 | 116 | hr | 8855 | HERCULES Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-03 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] | OK | R | H001082 | 15 | Help End Redundant Claims Unnecessarily Leaving Employers Suffering Act or the HERCULES Act This bill prohibits federal employees from making subsequent or simultaneous allegations or appeals of certain adverse personnel actions to multiple reviewing entities. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-hr-8830 | 116 | hr | 8830 | You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. | House | Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] | TX | R | B001291 | 18 | You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020 This bill requires each state, in order to receive certain education and transportation funds, to annually certify that the state has an agreement with the Social Security Administration to share death information for the purpose of removing the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters. | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-hr-8833 | 116 | hr | 8833 | To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] | TX | D | C001063 | 4 | This bill extends by one year port of entry donation authority (under which U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into an agreement with an entity to accept donations of personal property, money, or nonpersonal services for specified uses related to the installation, deployment, operation, or maintenance of furniture, fixtures, equipment, or technology). | 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z | |
| 116-sres-782 | 116 | sres | 782 | A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and distinguished public service of the Honorable George Pratt Shultz. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-02 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7180) | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 1 | This resolution honors the life, achievements, and public service of former Secretary of State George Pratt Shultz and recognizes Shultz on the occasion of his 100th birthday. The resolution acknowledges Shultz's published concern for rebuilding and strengthening U.S. diplomacy and the Department of State and his call for the creation of a school of diplomacy at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center. | 2023-01-11T13:43:45Z | |
| 116-s-4923 | 116 | s | 4923 | Funding for Infrastructure at Ports of Entry Extension Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 1 | Funding for Infrastructure at Ports of Entry Extension Act This bill extends certain port of entry donation authorities through December 16, 2021. This allows the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to accept donations of real and personal property, including monetary donations, from federal and nonfederal entities to establish or improve CBP facilities at ports of entry. | 2023-01-11T13:44:09Z | |
| 116-hr-8808 | 116 | hr | 8808 | EXTEND Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-24 | 2020-11-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] | AL | R | A000055 | 8 | Enabling Extra Time to Extend Network Deployment Act or the EXTEND Act This bill authorizes the use of payments received under the Coronavirus Relief Fund for grants for the deployment of infrastructure for the provision of broadband internet access service. Such grants must be awarded by December 31, 2021. The bill sets forth limitations on the grants, including restrictions on using grants for infrastructure in areas that already have broadband service and a requirement that awards be made in a technologically neutral manner. | 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z | |
| 116-hr-8815 | 116 | hr | 8815 | Election Certainty Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-24 | 2020-11-24 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | CA | R | L000578 | 2 | Election Certainty Act This bill establishes certain requirements for delivered ballots in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires a ballot submitted by mail or otherwise delivered in a federal election, in order to be counted, to (1) include the signature of the voter, and (2) be received by the appropriate election official by the date of the election. Further, the bill requires a ballot that is delivered by a third party on behalf of a voter to include the signature of the third party. It also restricts the types of individuals who can deliver such a ballot to certain family members of the voter. The bill excludes absent uniformed service members and their family members from these requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z | |
| 116-hr-8801 | 116 | hr | 8801 | Air America Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-20 | 2020-12-04 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6818) | House | Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] | WI | R | G000576 | 44 | Air America Act of 2020 This bill establishes the service of Air America employees as qualifying service for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement System. (Air America was a government-owned airline that provided air transport for certain covert operations in Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam, between 1950 and 1976.) The bill applies to U.S. citizens who were employees of Air America or another affiliated company, as specified, between January 1, 1950 and December 31, 1976. Benefit applications must be filed within two years of the date of enactment of this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8806 | 116 | hr | 8806 | RISE Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-20 | 2020-11-20 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] | MI | D | T000481 | 4 | Retirement Investments for a Sustainable Economy Act of 2020 or the RISE Act of 2020 This bill establishes a new fund—the Climate Choice Stock Index Fund—as an investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan. The Climate Choice Stock Index Fund must be invested in a portfolio that is designed to replicate the performance of a commonly recognized index comprised of common stock and to ensure that no investment in the portfolio is an investment in a fossil fuel entity. | 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z | |
| 116-hr-8781 | 116 | hr | 8781 | Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] | IN | R | B001299 | 1 | Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act This bill requires individuals who are registering to vote in a federal election to provide their full Social Security number on the voter registration application. Currently, applicants must provide their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Further, states must use Social Security numbers to verify the identification of each individual who casts a ballot in a federal election. | 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z | |
| 116-hr-8783 | 116 | hr | 8783 | To amend title 40, United States Code, to add certain California counties to the region of the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] | CA | D | C001124 | 0 | This bill includes the California counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare in the regional area of the Southwest Border Regional Commission (one of several federal regional commissions created to address economic distress in specific geographic areas). | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8788 | 116 | hr | 8788 | THRIVE Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] | GA | R | L000583 | 3 | Terminating Heavy Regulations to Invigorate a Vibrant Economy Act or the THRIVE Act This bill exempts from congressional review specified deregulatory rules (e.g., final rules with total costs less than zero that reduce costs by repealing or revising an existing rule). | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8791 | 116 | hr | 8791 | DHS Reform Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | T000193 | 19 | Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2020 or the DHS Reform Act of 2020 This bill makes extensive changes to the structure of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and to the responsbilities of DHS components. Specifically, the bill, among other things creates a new Associate Secretary responsible for overseeing DHS's law enforcement functions; modifies the responsibilities of the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, including to engage with individuals and communities whose civil rights and liberties may be affected by DHS programs and activities; directs DHS to establish an employee engagement steering committee to identify factors that have a negative impact on employee engagement, morale, and communications within DHS; establishes within DHS a school security coordinating council; requires that DHS's use-of-force policy be updated to emphasize de-escalation; requires DHS to carry out an intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program; grants rights to Transportation Security Administration officers under the federal personnel system; and requires DHS to issue a DHS-wide strategy to enhance partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutes that includes yearly goals. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8792 | 116 | hr | 8792 | Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-19 | 2020-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] | CO | R | T000470 | 0 | Transparency in Campaign Text Message Act This bill prohibits a political committee from soliciting a contribution by a hyperlink that is contained in a text message unless the message includes the full and unabbreviated name of the hyperlink and the identification of the committee. Further, an authorized committee of a candidate must also include in such a text message the identification of the candidate. | 2023-01-11T13:44:15Z | |
| 116-hr-8779 | 116 | hr | 8779 | Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] | IL | D | U000040 | 0 | Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020 This bill limits exemptions, and the duration of exemptions, from federal cybersecurity requirements and adds reporting requirements with respect to such exemptions. Specifically, exemptions may only be granted by the Office of Management and Budget and expire after one year. | 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z | |
| 116-s-4907 | 116 | s | 4907 | A bill to nullify Executive Order 13957, entitled "Creating Schedule F In The Excepted Service". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] | MI | D | P000595 | 42 | This bill nullifies the executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service, which was issued on October 21, 2020. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, in the excepted service instead of the competitive service. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-s-4912 | 116 | s | 4912 | Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Federal Cybersecurity Oversight Act of 2020 This bill limits exemptions, and the duration of exemptions, from federal cybersecurity requirements and adds reporting requirements with respect to such exemptions. Specifically, exemptions may only be granted by the Office of Management and Budget and expire after one year. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-hr-8760 | 116 | hr | 8760 | RESPOND Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-17 | 2020-11-17 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] | MO | D | C001061 | 1 | Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster Act of 2020 or the RESPOND Act of 2020 This bill addresses issues related to the impact of climate change on the economy. The Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission must annually report on the economic costs of climate change. The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board must establish an advisory panel on the economics of climate change to, among other things, advise how the board may invest in clean and renewable energy. | 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z | |
| 116-s-4902 | 116 | s | 4902 | A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 351 South West Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the "Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-17 | 2020-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 116-245. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 2 | This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 351 South West Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-hr-8753 | 116 | hr | 8753 | Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-16 | 2020-11-16 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] | PA | R | K000376 | 1 | Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020 This bill requires states to establish certain election measures. It also prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions; permit poll watching by at least two appointed campaign representatives per campaign; require absentee and mail-in ballots to be counted and recorded immediately upon receipt without disclosing any results until after the closure of polling places on election day; require continuous counting of ballots after the closure of polling places on election day; install video surveillance of ballot drop boxes; require each supervisor of elections to make publicly available a report outlining preparations for the upcoming general election; and require an audit of municipal voting systems. Finally, the bill generally prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections, which is the process of collecting vote-by-mail ballots from voters and returning them to the polling place or election office. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. | 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z | |
| 116-hr-8754 | 116 | hr | 8754 | Dropbox Access Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-16 | 2020-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] | PA | D | S001205 | 2 | Dropbox Access Act of 2020 This bill requires each state to provide in each county secured drop boxes at which individuals may drop off their completed absentee ballots for federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires these drop boxes to be (1) available beginning 45 days before the election; (2) accessible to individuals with disabilities; (3) accessible by public transit; and (4) located in urban, suburban, and rural communities within the county and on tribal lands. Further, the bill outlines additional requirements that a state must meet in determining the number and location of drop boxes. | 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z | |
| 116-s-4898 | 116 | s | 4898 | A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the period during which States, Indian Tribes, and local governments may use Coronavirus Relief Fund payments. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-16 | 2020-11-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 19 | This bill extends through September 30, 2021, the period during which states, Indian tribes, and local governments may incur costs that may be covered by Coronavirus Relief Fund payments. | 2023-01-11T13:44:10Z | |
| 116-hr-8742 | 116 | hr | 8742 | To extend the availability of amounts under the Coronavirus Relief Fund. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] | MA | D | K000375 | 0 | This bill allows payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which were made to states, tribal governments, and local governments, to be used to cover expenditures incurred through December 30, 2021. Currently, expenditures must be incurred before December 31, 2020. | 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z | |
| 116-s-4893 | 116 | s | 4893 | Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] | MO | R | H001089 | 0 | Protect Election Integrity Act of 2020 This bill requires states to establish certain election measures. It also prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each state, in order to receive certain election assistance funds, to prohibit the knowing collection and transmission of a ballot that was mailed to another person (commonly referred to as ballot harvesting), with exceptions; permit poll watching by at least two appointed campaign representatives per campaign; require absentee and mail-in ballots to be counted and recorded immediately upon receipt without disclosing any results until after the closure of polling places on election day; require continuous counting of ballots after the closure of polling places on election day; install video surveillance of ballot drop boxes; require each supervisor of elections to make publicly available a report outlining preparations for the upcoming general election; and require an audit of municipal voting systems. Finally, the bill generally prohibits ballot harvesting in federal elections, which is the process of collecting vote-by-mail ballots from voters and returning them to the polling place or election office. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. | 2023-01-11T13:44:11Z | |
| 116-s-4895 | 116 | s | 4895 | SAFE Votes Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] | GA | R | P000612 | 1 | Securing America's Future Elections and Votes Act or the SAFE Votes Act This bill establishes a bipartisan advisory committee within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to study the integrity and administration of the November 2020 general election. The committee must also make recommendations to the EAC and Congress on best practices for administering federal elections, including best practices to prevent improper voting and increase the security of vote-by-mail ballots. | 2023-01-11T13:44:11Z | |
| 116-s-4896 | 116 | s | 4896 | Enhanced Protection from Unmanned Aircraft Attacks Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | Enhanced Protection from Unmanned Aircraft Attacks Act of 2020 This bill allows the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, and Energy to contract with other entities in order to protect U.S. facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. The Federal Acquisition Regulation must be updated accordingly within 180 days of the date of enactment of the bill. | 2023-01-11T13:44:11Z | |
| 116-hr-8735 | 116 | hr | 8735 | Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-09 | 2020-11-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | UT | R | S001192 | 0 | Regulatory Agency Demilitarization Act This bill prohibits a federal agency from purchasing or using a firearm. The bill excludes the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security, the military departments, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and the Central Intelligence Agency. The Government Accountability Office shall submit to Congress a report that includes specified information regarding each federal agency that has specialized units that receive special tactical or military-style training or use hard-plated body armor, shields, or helmets and that respond to high-risk situations that fall outside the capabilities of regular law enforcement officers. | 2023-01-11T13:44:18Z | |
| 116-hr-8726 | 116 | hr | 8726 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-05 | 2020-11-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] | CA | D | B001300 | 47 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:44:18Z | |
| 116-hres-1210 | 116 | hres | 1210 | Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of H.R. 51, particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-05 | 2020-11-05 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | This resolution (1) recognizes the service of all District of Columbia veterans, (2) condemns the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District residents, and (3) calls for statehood for the District through enactment of H.R. 51 (Washington, D.C. Admission Act). | 2023-01-11T13:44:13Z | |
| 116-hr-8724 | 116 | hr | 8724 | First Responders Day Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | R000515 | 1 | First Responders Day Act This bill establishes First Responders Day as a federal holiday. | 2023-01-11T13:44:18Z | |
| 116-hr-8703 | 116 | hr | 8703 | Federal Skills Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] | NC | R | B001305 | 0 | Federal Skills Act This bill provides statutory authority for the executive order titled Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and Hiring of Federal Job Candidates, which was issued on June 26, 2020. The order generally prescribes certain limits as to the consideration and use of post-high school educational requirements for positions in the competitive service. Among other things, the order specifies that an executive agency may only institute a minimum educational requirement for a position in the competitive service if it is legally required for the position, and may only consider a candidate's education with respect to other minimum requirements if it directly reflects the competencies necessary for the position. The order requires the Office of Personnel Management to review and revise the classification and qualification standards for positions in the competitive service so as to comply with these requirements. The order also requires changes to be made public, and to take effect, within 120 days and 180 days of the date of the order, respectively. (The bill requires a similar timeline with respect to the date of enactment of the bill.) | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8711 | 116 | hr | 8711 | Federal Workforce Accountability and Modernization Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] | PA | R | K000395 | 2 | Federal Workforce Accountability and Modernization Act This bill provides statutory authority for the executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service, which was issued on October 21, 2020. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, in the excepted service instead of the competitive service. | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8718 | 116 | hr | 8718 | To extend the statute of limitations for offenses under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | S001175 | 7 | This bill extends the statute of limitations for civil and criminal violations of federal campaign finance laws. Specifically, it extends the statute of limitations for civil violations from 5 years to 15 years, and for criminal violations from 5 years to 10 years. | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8720 | 116 | hr | 8720 | To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-30 | 2020-10-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] | FL | R | S001214 | 0 | This bill provides direct-hire authority to federal agencies for purposes of filling positions in the competitive service for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, as determined by the agency. | 2023-01-11T13:44:27Z | |
| 116-hr-8687 | 116 | hr | 8687 | Saving the Civil Service Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | C001078 | 49 | Saving the Civil Service Act This bill nullifies the executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service, which was issued on October 21, 2020. The order places executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, in the excepted service instead of the competitive service. | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-hr-8692 | 116 | hr | 8692 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] | OH | R | J000292 | 15 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-hr-8694 | 116 | hr | 8694 | Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-27 | 2020-10-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] | CA | D | L000582 | 1 | Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020 This bill directs the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, an independent government entity that oversees the Offices of Inspectors General, to formally establish and maintain the oversight.gov website (which was launched in 2017) and authorizes funding through FY2030 to support the council's mission. Specifically, the website shall (1) consolidate all public reports from each Office of Inspector General (including the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery) to improve public access to any audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report made by an Office of Inspector General; and (2) include any additional resources, information, and enhancements as the council deems necessary or desirable. | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-s-4871 | 116 | s | 4871 | Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-26 | 2020-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] | NH | D | H001076 | 1 | Oversight.gov Authorization Act of 2020 This bill directs the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, an independent government entity that oversees the Offices of Inspectors General, to formally establish and maintain the oversight.gov website (which was launched in 2017) and authorizes funding through FY2030 to support the council's mission. Specifically, the website shall (1) consolidate all public reports from each Office of Inspector General (including the Office of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery) to improve public access to any audit report, inspection report, or evaluation report made by an Office of Inspector General; and (2) include any additional resources, information, and enhancements as the council deems necessary or desirable. | 2023-01-11T13:44:21Z | |
| 116-s-4880 | 116 | s | 4880 | Protecting Our Democracy Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-26 | 2020-10-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 7 | Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill addresses issues involving (1) abuses of presidential power; (2) checks and balances, accountability, and transparency; and (3) foreign interference in elections. Specifically, regarding abuses of presidential power, the bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the President to submit to Congress specified materials relating to certain pardons; prohibits self-pardons by the President; suspends the statute of limitations for any federal offense committed by a sitting President or Vice President; prohibits the acceptance of foreign or domestic emoluments, authorizes civil actions by Congress concerning foreign emoluments, and requires the President to make certain disclosures; and sets forth provisions regarding enforcement authority of the Office of Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel jurisdiction. To address checks and balances, accountability, and transparency, the bill, among other things authorizes specified actions to enforce congressional subpoenas, requires appropriations to be made available for obligation in a timely manner, imposes limits on presidential declarations of emergencies, requires DOJ to maintain a log of communications between it and the White House regarding certain investigations, requires cause for removal of inspectors general, increases whistleblower protections, reauthorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board, and establishes penalties for political appointees who engage in prohibited political activities. To protect against foreign interference in elections, the bill requires federal campaign reporting of foreign contacts, requires federal campaigns to establish a foreign contacts compliance policy, and specifies that foreign donations to political campaigns and candidates of nonpublic information relating to a candidate are prohibited. | 2023-01-11T13:44:21Z | |
| 116-hr-8679 | 116 | hr | 8679 | To allow certain individuals with prior service under the District of Columbia retirement system to make deposits towards annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | This bill allows certain individuals with prior service in the District of Columbia government to contribute towards their annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Specifically, the bill allows certain individuals who were previously under the District's retirement system and were transferred to the CSRS and FERS in 1997 (e.g., certain employees of the District's criminal justice system) to contribute toward annuities stemming from their prior qualifying service. | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-hr-8682 | 116 | hr | 8682 | Equal Access to Information Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] | NJ | D | S001165 | 0 | Equal Access to Information Act of 2020 This bill requires federal agencies to take specified steps to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency and people with disabilities can access the services, activities, programs, and benefits of those agencies, particularly during national or public health emergencies or under other specified circumstances. Specifically, each federal agency shall, within specified timeframes conduct demographic assessments of individuals with limited English proficiency and individuals with disabilities who are eligible to be served or likely to be encountered by that agency, establish within the agency a Language Access Working Group, prepare and submit to the Department of Justice (DOJ) an access plan for federally conducted programs and activities, and issue guidance for recipients of federal financial assistance under the agency's jurisdiction. DOJ shall review (1) each plan submitted within 120 days after receipt of the plan, and (2) the most recently submitted plan from each relevant agency not later than 7 days after an emergency has been declared. Agencies shall ensure stakeholder input to ensure meaningful access. | 2023-01-11T13:44:28Z | |
| 116-s-4851 | 116 | s | 4851 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 315 Addicks Howell Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 315 Addicks Howell Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z | |
| 116-s-4853 | 116 | s | 4853 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the "Tom Reid Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the "Tom Reid Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z | |
| 116-s-4855 | 116 | s | 4855 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1305 U.S. Highway 90 West in Castroville, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-23 | 2020-10-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1305 U.S. Highway 90 West in Castroville, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:44:22Z | |
| 116-s-4857 | 116 | s | 4857 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-23 | 2020-12-18 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | P000449 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the "Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:43:51Z | |
| 116-s-4836 | 116 | s | 4836 | Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-21 | 2020-10-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 4 | Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from taking a certain position in the case of Bullock v. United States Bureau of Land Management. Specifically, DOJ may not argue that an individual exercising the authority of the head of an agency, regardless of the individual's title and the individual serving without congressional consent for over a year, does not violate the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. (That Act generally sets out the means by which an individual may temporarily serve in an executive agency position that requires the advice and consent of the Senate, including the categories of qualifying individuals and the duration of such service.) | 2023-01-11T13:44:23Z | |
| 116-s-4812 | 116 | s | 4812 | Hire To Secure our Nation Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-20 | 2020-10-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | B001310 | 0 | Hire To Secure our Nation Act of 2020 This bill provides temporary direct-hire authority to the Department of Defense and the Department of State for positions that require expertise on Iran, China, or Russia, and for related linguist positions, in the competitive service. The bill also establishes a fellowship program in these agencies to recruit experienced professionals, particularly those with foreign language skills or cybersecurity expertise, for positions relating to national security. | 2023-01-11T13:44:24Z | |
| 116-hr-8602 | 116 | hr | 8602 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the "Staff Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] | OK | R | H001082 | 4 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the "Staff Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:44:31Z | |
| 116-hr-8607 | 116 | hr | 8607 | U.S. Postal Service Accountability and Voting Rights Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-16 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | L000557 | 1 | U.S. Postal Service Accountability and Voting Rights Act This bill prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from making changes to operations or levels of service from those that were in effect on January 1, 2020, requires states to carry out programs to track federal absentee ballots and voter registration application forms, and requires states to accept the federal write-in absentee ballot from absent uniformed services and overseas voters. It also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide annual training to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of DOD related to cyberspace information threats. | 2023-01-11T13:44:31Z | |
| 116-hr-8611 | 116 | hr | 8611 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, Florida, as the Joseph Bullock Post Office Building. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-16 | 2021-01-05 | Became Public Law No: 116-322. | House | Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] | FL | R | M001199 | 26 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, Florida, as the "Joseph Bullock Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:44:04Z | |
| 116-hr-8591 | 116 | hr | 8591 | Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-13 | 2020-10-13 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] | NJ | D | S001207 | 12 | Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act of 2020 This bill addresses the security of active and retired federal judges and their immediate families, including by limiting the release of these protected individuals' personally identifiable information. Specifically, federal agencies may not publicly post a protected individual's personally identifiable information. Furthermore, upon receiving a written request from a protected individual, an agency must within 72 hours remove any such information relating to the individual that has already been posted. The Department of Justice must award grants to state and local governments to help prevent the release of protected individuals' personally identifiable information. Additionally, data brokers may not sell the personally identifiable information of a protected individual. Upon receiving a written request from a protected individual, a private party (1) shall not publicly disclose personally identifiable information relating to the individual, and (2) must remove any such information already posted on the internet. A protected individual may sue to enforce the bill's provisions. The bill also authorizes additional security for protected individuals, including by providing home intrusion detection systems and expanding the availability of U.S. Marshals Service protection. | 2023-01-11T13:44:32Z | |
| 116-hr-8548 | 116 | hr | 8548 | Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] | MD | D | R000606 | 42 | Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of office. The commission (1) within 72 hours after Congress adopts a concurrent resolution directing it to do so, shall conduct a medical examination to determine if the President is temporarily or permanently impaired by physical illness or disability, mental illness, mental deficiency, alcohol or drug use, or any other condition or contingency rendering the President unable to execute the powers and duties of the office of President; and (2) within 72 hours after completing the examination, shall report its findings and conclusions to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate. Any refusal by the President to undergo such examination shall be taken into consideration by the commission in reaching a conclusion. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8554 | 116 | hr | 8554 | Federal Sunset Commission Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] | TX | R | C001115 | 6 | Federal Sunset Commission Act of 2020 This bill provides for the establishment of the Federal Agency Sunset Commission to submit to Congress a schedule for review and abolishment of each agency, including each advisory committee. Each agency shall be abolished unless reauthorized by Congress. For each agency, the commission must schedule a date of abolishment to occur at least once every 12 years. The commission must (1) review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency using specified criteria; (2) analyze the authority claimed by the executive branch but not specifically authorized by statute; (3) recommend whether each agency should be abolished, reorganized, or continued; and (3) report to Congress on introduced legislation that would establish a new agency or a new program. The Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office, in cooperation with the Congressional Research Service, shall prepare an inventory of federal programs to assist Congress and the commission in carrying out this bill. The bill provides for expedited consideration of the schedule for review and abolishment. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hr-8565 | 116 | hr | 8565 | Childrenâs Protection Act of 2020 | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-09 | 2020-10-09 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | M000087 | 7 | Children's Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires federal agencies to analyze the impact of any proposed and final rule that may negatively affect the health outcomes of a substantial number of children, including the impact of the rule on access to health insurance, health care, and behavioral health care services. | 2023-01-11T13:44:33Z | |
| 116-hjres-98 | 116 | hjres | 98 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-third article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 0 | This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment repealing the Twenty-third Amendment to the Constitution (allowing citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for presidential electors, who in turn vote in the electoral college for the President and Vice President). | 2023-01-11T13:44:37Z | |
| 116-hr-8539 | 116 | hr | 8539 | District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-06 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 0 | District of Columbia-Maryland Reunion Act This bill cedes the District of Columbia to Maryland after Maryland's acceptance of the retrocession. Furthermore, the bill declares that the National Capital Service Area in the District shall not be ceded and relinquished to Maryland and shall continue to serve as the permanent seat of the federal government. The bill maintains the exclusive legislative authority and control of Congress over the area. Finally, excluding the District Building, the area shall include the principal federal monuments, the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the U.S. Capitol, and the Frances Perkins Building, including any portion of it north of D Street NW. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8541 | 116 | hr | 8541 | To help ensure that COVID-19 does not prevent disabled veterans from using the medical treatment leave to which such veterans are entitled, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-06 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 3 | This bill allows certain veterans who are federal employees to retain disabled veteran leave for a longer period of time, and restores leave that was forfeited due to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Currently, veterans may use specific medical leave for purposes of receiving treatment for service-connected disabilities during the first 12 months of federal employment; unused leave must be forfeited after this period. The bill allows veterans whose first day of federal employment is between March 1, 2019, and June 1, 2021, to use such medical leave during the first 24 months of their employment. The bill also restores forfeited leave to these veterans if treatment was unavailable at a Veterans Affairs medical provider due to COVID-19; restored leave must be used within 12 months of initial forfeiture. | 2023-01-11T13:44:34Z | |
| 116-hr-8508 | 116 | hr | 8508 | COVIDâ19 Vaccine Distribution and Production Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] | FL | D | C001111 | 2 | COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Production Act This bill requires the President to, within one day, exercise certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to obtain supplies necessary to distribute and administer COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines. That act confers on the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods for the national defense. The President must allocate these supplies based on requests from governors and the needs of the states as determined by the population of each state. The bill's directive to use these authorities terminates when all requests from the states have been fulfilled. Supplies that have been produced but are unused at that time must be deposited into the Strategic National Stockpile. | 2023-01-11T13:44:35Z |
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