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- 116·SRES 724· Senate2020-09-24A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners.
- 116·SRES 725· Senate2020-09-24A resolution establishing the Senate Human Rights Commission.
- 116·HCONRES 119· House2020-09-23Recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children; recognizing the importance of renewed leadership by the United States in addressing the climate crisis; and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path towards stabilizing the climate system.
- 116·HR 2166· House2020-09-23Global Health Security Act of 2020
- 116·HR 3010· House2020-09-23Honoring All Veterans Act
- 116·HR 3228· House2020-09-23VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act
- 116·HR 4864· House2020-09-23Global Child Thrive Act of 2020
- 116·HR 4908· House2020-09-23Native American PACT Act
- 116·HR 5664· House2020-09-23LIFT Act
- 116·HR 6092· House2020-09-23Veteran’s Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act
- 116·HR 6210· House2020-09-23Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
- 116·HR 7795· House2020-09-23Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020
- 116·HR 8319· House2020-09-23Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
- 116·HR 8345· House2020-09-23Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020
- 116·HR 8351· House2020-09-23Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act
- 116·HR 8353· House2020-09-23Women’s Public Health and Safety Act
- 116·HR 8355· House2020-09-23Next Generation Nuclear Advancement Act of 2020
- 116·HR 8356· House2020-09-23Combatting University Research Theft Act of 2020
- 116·HR 8357· House2020-09-23Apprenticeship Futures for All Act
- 116·HR 8358· House2020-09-23National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020
- 116·HR 8359· House2020-09-23PTC Elimination Act
- 116·HR 8361· House2020-09-23EIDL Forgiveness Act
- 116·HR 8362· House2020-09-23To require senior officials to report payments received from the Federal Government and to improve the filing and disclosure of financial disclosures by Members of Congress, congressional staff, and very senior employees.
- 116·HR 8363· House2020-09-23Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 116·HR 8364· House2020-09-23VA Fiscal Responsibility Act
- 116·HRES 1129· House2020-09-23Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4447) to establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6270) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8319) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.
- 116·HRES 1142· House2020-09-23Expressing support for the designation of September 4, 2020, as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day", and raising awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease.
- 116·HRES 1143· House2020-09-23Recognizing September 2020 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
- 116·HRES 1144· House2020-09-23Broadband for All Resolution of 2020
- 116·HRES 1146· House2020-09-23Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2020, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and women's rights movements.
- 116·HRES 1147· House2020-09-23Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms.
- 116·S 3126· Senate2020-09-23Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2019
- 116·S 3937· Senate2020-09-23Special Diabetes Programs for Indians Reauthorization Act of 2020
- 116·S 4589· Senate2020-09-23Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020
- 116·S 4657· Senate2020-09-23A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.
- 116·S 4658· Senate2020-09-23Women’s Public Health and Safety Act
- 116·S 4659· Senate2020-09-23Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020
- 116·S 4660· Senate2020-09-23Diversity in Defense Act of 2020
- 116·S 4661· Senate2020-09-23A bill to authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- 116·S 4662· Senate2020-09-23PROTECT Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020
| Grade | Bill | Title | Sponsor | Spon. state | Spon. party | Chamber | Type | Introduced | Status | Cospon. | Actions | Roll calls | Latest action | Action date | Methodology |
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| — | 116·SRES 724 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the practice of politically motivated imprisonment of women around the world and calling on governments for the immediate release of women who are political prisoners. | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | Senate | SRES | 2020-09-24 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5878) | 2020-09-24 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SRES 725 | A resolution establishing the Senate Human Rights Commission. | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | Senate | SRES | 2020-09-24 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S5878-5879) | 2020-09-24 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HCONRES 119 | Recognizing that the climate crisis is disproportionately affecting the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children; recognizing the importance of renewed leadership by the United States in addressing the climate crisis; and recognizing the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, and science-based climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural sequestration, and put the United States on a path towards stabilizing the climate system. | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | House | HCONRES | 2020-09-23 | — | 54 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 2166 | Global Health Security Act of 2020 | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | House | HR | 2019-04-09 | — | 82 | 11 | 0 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 3010 | Honoring All Veterans Act | Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] | NY | D | House | HR | 2019-05-23 | — | 75 | 9 | 0 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 3228 | VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act | Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] | GA | R | House | HR | 2019-06-12 | — | 13 | 10 | 0 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 553. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 4864 | Global Child Thrive Act of 2020 | Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] | TX | D | House | HR | 2019-10-28 | — | 69 | 9 | 0 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 4908 | Native American PACT Act | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | House | HR | 2019-10-29 | — | 11 | 9 | 0 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 5664 | LIFT Act | Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] | TX | R | House | HR | 2020-01-21 | — | 11 | 12 | 1 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 6092 | Veteran’s Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Act | Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] | FL | R | House | HR | 2020-03-05 | — | 3 | 9 | 0 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 6210 | Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act | Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] | MA | D | House | HR | 2020-03-11 | — | 87 | 14 | 1 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 7795 | Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 | Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] | KY | R | House | HR | 2020-07-27 | — | 8 | 9 | 0 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8319 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | House | HR | 2020-09-21 | — | 0 | 6 | 0 | Rule H. Res. 1129 passed House. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8345 | Air Carrier Worker Support Extension Act of 2020 | Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | House | HR | 2020-09-22 | — | 119 | 4 | 0 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8351 | Community Health Center Mental Health Screening Act | Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] | PA | D | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 13 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8353 | Women’s Public Health and Safety Act | Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] | TX | R | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 57 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8355 | Next Generation Nuclear Advancement Act of 2020 | Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] | ID | R | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8356 | Combatting University Research Theft Act of 2020 | Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] | LA | R | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8357 | Apprenticeship Futures for All Act | Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] | WA | D | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8358 | National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020 | Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] | NJ | D | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8359 | PTC Elimination Act | Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] | TX | R | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8361 | EIDL Forgiveness Act | Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] | CO | D | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 14 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8362 | To require senior officials to report payments received from the Federal Government and to improve the filing and disclosure of financial disclosures by Members of Congress, congressional staff, and very senior employees. | Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] | CA | D | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 14 | 4 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8363 | Protecting Our Democracy Act | Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] | CA | D | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 92 | 11 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8364 | VA Fiscal Responsibility Act | Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] | FL | R | House | HR | 2020-09-23 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1129 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4447) to establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6270) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8319) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes. | Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] | MA | D | House | HRES | 2020-09-21 | — | 0 | 13 | 2 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1142 | Expressing support for the designation of September 4, 2020, as "National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day", and raising awareness and understanding of polycystic kidney disease. | Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] | MO | D | House | HRES | 2020-09-23 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1143 | Recognizing September 2020 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | House | HRES | 2020-09-23 | — | 12 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1144 | Broadband for All Resolution of 2020 | Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] | NM | D | House | HRES | 2020-09-23 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1146 | Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2020, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and women's rights movements. | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | House | HRES | 2020-09-23 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1147 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of taking a feminist approach to all aspects of foreign policy, including foreign assistance and humanitarian response, trade, diplomacy, defense, immigration, funding, and accountability mechanisms. | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] | CA | D | House | HRES | 2020-09-23 | — | 32 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 3126 | Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2019 | Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] | MN | D | Senate | S | 2019-12-19 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-359. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 3937 | Special Diabetes Programs for Indians Reauthorization Act of 2020 | Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] | AZ | R | Senate | S | 2020-06-10 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-359. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4589 | Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020 | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | Senate | S | 2020-09-16 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-414. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4657 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes. | Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] | IA | R | Senate | S | 2020-09-23 | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4658 | Women’s Public Health and Safety Act | Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] | OK | R | Senate | S | 2020-09-23 | — | 17 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4659 | Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020 | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | Senate | S | 2020-09-23 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4660 | Diversity in Defense Act of 2020 | Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] | AL | D | Senate | S | 2020-09-23 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4661 | A bill to authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom. | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | Senate | S | 2020-09-23 | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4662 | PROTECT Law Enforcement Officers Act of 2020 | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | Senate | S | 2020-09-23 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-09-23 | not yet graded |
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