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| 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·HR 8866 | MORE USDA Grants Act | Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] | UT | R | House | HR | 2020-12-03 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8867 | CATS Act of 2020 | Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] | NV | D | House | HR | 2020-12-03 | — | 29 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8868 | Excellence in Recovery Housing Act | Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] | MD | D | House | HR | 2020-12-03 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8869 | PREP for All Students Act of 2020 | Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] | PA | D | House | HR | 2020-12-03 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1115 | Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States citizen who was unjustly sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison. | Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] | TX | R | House | HRES | 2020-09-16 | — | 35 | 9 | 0 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1244 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3884) to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes. | Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] | MA | D | House | HRES | 2020-12-02 | — | 0 | 13 | 2 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1248 | Expressing support for the designation of December 3, 2020, as the "National Day of 3D Printing". | Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] | IL | D | House | HRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 1249 | Expressing support for frontline workers, residents of long-term care facilities, individuals with preexisting conditions, and K-12 educators to receive priority access to a COVID-19 vaccine. | Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] | MI | R | House | HRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 17 | Expressing concern over the detention of Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz, and for other purposes. | Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] | TX | D | House | HRES | 2019-01-03 | — | 41 | 11 | 0 | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 958 | Condemning the practice of politically motivated imprisonment and calling for the immediate release of political prisoners in the Russian Federation and urging action by the United States Government to impose sanctions with respect to persons responsible for that form of human rights abuse. | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | House | HRES | 2020-05-08 | — | 29 | 9 | 0 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HRES 996 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the activities of Russian national Yevgeniy Prigozhin and his affiliated entities pose a threat to the national interests and security of the United States and of its allies and partners. | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | House | HRES | 2020-06-11 | — | 29 | 9 | 0 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 327 | Wounded Veterans Recreation Act | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | Senate | S | 2019-02-04 | — | 4 | 22 | 1 | Became Public Law No: 116-205. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 434 | A bill to require the collection of certain data relating to Bureau of Land Management land acquisitions, and for other purposes. | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | Senate | S | 2019-02-11 | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | Held at the desk. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4954 | Simplifying PPP Forgiveness Act | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4955 | HITS Act | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4956 | PREP for All Students Act of 2020 | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4957 | COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020 | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 18 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4958 | COVID–19 Vaccine Awareness Support Act of 2020 | Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] | OH | R | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4959 | A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting, and for other purposes. | Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] | IN | R | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 496 | Young Fishermen's Development Act | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | Senate | S | 2019-02-14 | — | 8 | 9 | 0 | Held at the desk. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4960 | A bill to extend of period for adjustment of status for certain Liberian nationals. | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4961 | Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2020 | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4962 | Police CAMERA Act of 2020 | Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] | HI | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4963 | National Museum of the American People Presidential Commission Establishment Act of 2020 | Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] | HI | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4964 | Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 4965 | Public Servant Protection Act of 2020 | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | Senate | S | 2020-12-03 | — | 7 | 1 | 0 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·S 959 | Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | Senate | S | 2019-03-28 | — | 17 | 3 | 0 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599. | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SCONRES 50 | A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | Senate | SCONRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219) | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SRES 788 | A resolution recognizing the 20th Anniversary for the Jed Foundation. | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | Senate | SRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7216-7217) | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SRES 789 | A resolution urging the Government of Thailand to protect and uphold democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression, and for other purposes. | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | Senate | SRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7217) | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SRES 790 | A resolution supporting efforts to strengthen protection, assistance, and solutions for Venezuelan women and children. | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | Senate | SRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7217-7218) | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SRES 791 | A resolution designating November 2020 as "National College Application Month". | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | Senate | SRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7222; text: CR S7218-7219) | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SRES 792 | A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Chad Michael Frein v. Dianne Feinstein. | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | Senate | SRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7222; text: CR S7219) | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·SRES 793 | A resolution remembering the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorating those who lost their lives, and those who were injured, in the line of duty. | Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] | FL | R | Senate | SRES | 2020-12-03 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7222-7223; text: CR S7219) | 2020-12-03 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HJRES 104 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. | Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] | MO | D | House | HJRES | 2020-12-02 | — | 20 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-12-02 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 4248 | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019 | Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] | PA | D | House | HR | 2019-09-09 | — | 29 | 9 | 0 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501. | 2020-12-02 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 5306 | Know Your Social Security Act of 2019 | Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | House | HR | 2019-12-05 | — | 40 | 6 | 0 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 506. | 2020-12-02 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 5800 | Ban Surprise Billing Act | Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] | VA | D | House | HR | 2020-02-07 | — | 1 | 8 | 0 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-615, Part I. | 2020-12-02 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8828 | Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act | Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] | NC | D | House | HR | 2020-12-02 | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. | 2020-12-02 | not yet graded |
| — | 116·HR 8831 | To codify the denial of export privileges and related provisions under title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. | Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] | CO | R | House | HR | 2020-12-02 | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | 2020-12-02 | not yet graded |
Grade is the published TQL bill grade; sorting/filtering by it is retrieval, not a recommendation. Historical bills without a grade are not yet graded — never scored as failing. Cosponsor counts are current cosponsors; memo/withdrawn are excluded.

