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118th United States Congress | |
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117th ← → 119th | |
January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 | |
Members | 100 senators 435 representatives 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Democratic |
Senate President | Kamala Harris (D) |
House majority | Republican |
House Speaker |
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Sessions | |
1st: January 3, 2023 – TBD |
The bills of the 118th United States Congress list includes proposed federal laws that were introduced in the 118th United States Congress.
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the lower house known as the House of Representatives and the upper house known as the Senate. The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers.
Once a bill is approved by one house, it is sent to the other which may pass, reject, or amend it. For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 118th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 118th United States Congress.
H.R. number | Date of introduction | Short title | Long title |
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H.J.Res. 7 | January 9, 2023 | (No short title) | Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 31, 2020. |
H.J.Res. 26 | February 2, 2023 | (No short title) | Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. |
H.R. 3746 | May 29, 2023 | Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 | To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling. |
H.R. 346 | January 12, 2023 | NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023 | To establish a task force on improvements for notices to air missions and for other purposes. |
H.R. 3672 | May 25, 2023 | (No short title) | To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the “Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”. |
H.R. 1096 | July 26, 2023 | 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to support programs at the Marine Corps Heritage Center. |
H.R. 4004 | June 12, 2023 | United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act | To approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 2544 | April 10, 2023 | Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act | To improve the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 5680 | September 30, 2023 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 5110 | August 1, 2023 | Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act | To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons for training in archery, hunting, or other shooting sports. |
H.R. 366 | January 13, 2023 | Korean-American VALOR Act | To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
H.R. 1226 | February 28, 2023 | Wounded Warrior Access Act | To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the electronic request of certain records, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 6363 | November 13, 2023 | Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 | Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 3315 | May 15, 2023 | National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023 | To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days. |
H.R. 1734 | March 23, 2023 | TRANQ Research Act | To require coordinated National Institute of Standards and Technology science and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern, and for other purposes. |
H.J.Res. 62 | May 11, 2023 | (No short title) | Providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. |
H.J.Res. 63 | Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | ||
H.J.Res. 64 | Providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | ||
H.R. 2670 | April 18, 2023 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 1722 | March 22, 2023 | Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023 | To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 6503 | November 29, 2023 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II | To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 2839 | April 25, 2023 | (No short title) | To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes. |
H.R. 9106 | July 23, 2024 | Enhanced Presidential Security Act of 2024 | Requires the U.S. Secret Service to apply the same standards for determining the number of agents required to protect Presidents, Vice Presidents, and major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates. |
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H.J.Res. 30 | March 1, 2023 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights". |
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H.R. 4366 | June 27, 2023 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 | Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. |
H.R. number | Date of introduction | Long title |
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H.Con.Res. 11 | January 25, 2023 | Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. |
H.Con.Res. 15 | February 9, 2023 | Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition. |
H.Con.Res. 25 | March 17, 2023 | Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. |
H.Con.Res. 35 | April 25, 2023 | Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate a King Kamehameha Day Lei Draping Ceremony. |
H.Con.Res. 43 | February 9, 2023 | Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby. |
H.R. number | Date of introduction | Short title | Long title | Description |
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H.Con.Res. 1 | January 9, 2023 | (No short title) | Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government. | |
H.Con.Res. 3 | January 9, 2023 | (No short title) | Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. | |
H.Con.Res. 7 | January 9, 2023 | (No short title) | Commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 133 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses. | |
H.Con.Res. 9 | January 25, 2023 | (No short title) | Denouncing the horrors of socialism. | |
H.R. 2 | May 2, 2023 | Secure the Border Act of 2023 | To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes | |
H.R. 21 | January 9, 2023 | Strategic Production Response Act | To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. | |
H.R. 22 | January 9, 2023 | Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act | To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes. | Prohibits the sale and export of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from selling petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the SPR to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party. Further, DOE must require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that the oil not be exported to China. |
H.R. 23 | January 9, 2023 | Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act | To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service. | Rescinds certain unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for (1) its enforcement activities and operations support, (2) the efile tax return system, and (3) funding the U.S. Tax Court and certain Department of the Treasury tax agencies. |
H.R. 26 | January 9, 2023 | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. | Establishes requirements for the degree of care a health care practitioner must provide in the case of a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. |
H.R. 139 | January 9, 2023 | SHOW UP Act of 2023 | To require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of telework and remote work, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 159 | January 9, 2023 | Chance to Compete Act of 2023 | To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 255 | January 10, 2023 | Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act | To amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 259 | January 10, 2023 | Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act | To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 290 | January 11, 2023 | Commercial Remote Sensing Amendment Act of 2023 | To provide for transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 298 | January 11, 2023 | Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act | To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 300 | January 11, 2023 | Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2023 | To amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of settlement agreements, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 302 | January 11, 2023 | Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2023 | To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide financial assistance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses of study relating to cybersecurity and energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 342 | January 12, 2023 | Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2023 | To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to certain cost-share requirements, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 382 | January 17, 2023 | Pandemic is Over Act | To terminate the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19. | |
H.R. 388 | January 17, 2023 | Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act | To amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 399 | January 20, 2023 | Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2023 | To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 400 | January 20, 2023 | Investing in Main Street Act of 2023 | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies. | |
H.R. 423 | January 20, 2023 | Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023 | To take certain land located in San Diego County, California into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 449 | January 24, 2023 | Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023 | To amend the Small Business Act to increase transparency, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 497 | January 25, 2023 | Freedom for Health Care Workers Act | To eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs. | |
H.R. 500 | January 25, 2023 | Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2023 | To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to postpone the date of payment or satisfaction upon redemption of certain securities in the case of the financial exploitation of specified adults, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 548 | January 26, 2023 | Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act | To take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. | |
H.R. 582 | January 26, 2023 | Credit Union Board Modernization Act | To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 734 | February 1, 2023 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 | To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. | |
H.R. 2811 | April 25, 2023 | Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 | To provide for a responsible increase to the debt limit, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 6544 | December 1, 2023 | Atomic Energy Advancement Act | To advance the benefits of nuclear energy by enabling efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies, and for other purposes. | |
H.R. 7511 | March 1, 2024 | Laken Riley Act | To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. |
H.R. number | Date of introduction | Long title |
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H.Res. 1 | January 9, 2023 | Electing officers of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 2 | January 9, 2023 | To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and election of the Speaker and the Clerk. |
H.Res. 3 | January 9, 2023 | Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress. |
H.Res. 4 | January 9, 2023 | Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk. |
H.Res. 5 | January 9, 2023 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 6 | January 9, 2023 | Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. |
H.Res. 11 | January 9, 2023 | Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. |
H.Res. 12 | January 9, 2023 | Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary. |
H.Res. 14 | January 10, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 15 | January 10, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 56 | January 25, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 57 | January 25, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 60 | January 26, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 67 | January 26, 2023 | Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. |
H.Res. 70 | January 30, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 71 | January 30, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives and ranking a Member on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 75 | January 31, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.Res. 7) relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to require Executive agencies to submit to Congress a study of the impacts of expanded telework and remote work by agency employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and a plan for the agency's future use of telework and remote work, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 382) to terminate the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 497) to eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs. |
H.Res. 76 | January 31, 2023 | Removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the House. |
H.Res. 78 | January 31, 2023 | Providing for a certain total number of members on certain select committees and subcommittees, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 79 | January 31, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 80 | January 31, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 83 | February 1, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 9) denouncing the horrors of socialism, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 76) removing a certain Member from a certain standing committee of the House. |
H.Res. 84 | February 1, 2023 | Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 87 | February 1, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 90 | February 1, 2023 | Demanding that the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party immediately release Mark Swidan. |
H.Res. 97 | February 7, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 4) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 26) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. |
H.Res. 102 | February 8, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House. |
H.Res. 103 | February 8, 2023 | Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 104 | February 8, 2023 | Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty. |
H.Res. 132 | February 17, 2023 | Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023. |
H.Res. 149 | February 21, 2023 | Condemning the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation. |
H.Res. 164 | February 27, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 166 | February 27, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 347) to require the Executive Office of the President to provide an inflation estimate with respect to Executive orders with a significant effect on the annual gross budget, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 30) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights". |
H.Res. 179 | February 28, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 194 | March 3, 2023 | Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing. |
H.Res. 197 | March 7, 2023 | Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. |
H.Res. 199 | March 7, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 27) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'"; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 619) to require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 205 | March 8, 2023 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives and ranking a Member on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 240 | March 21, 2023 | Condemning recent actions taken by the Russian military to down a United States Air Force drone. |
H.Res. 241 | March 22, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public schools. |
H.Res. 260 | March 28, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to lower energy costs by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, by promoting transparency, accountability, permitting, and production of American resources, and by improving water quality certification and energy projects, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 272 | March 20, 2023 | Calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release United States citizen Paul Whelan. |
H.Res. 288 | April 13, 2023 | Encouraging the European Union to Determine that the European Union Should Sanction the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Now As a Terrorist Entity Resolution |
H.Res. 298 | April 17, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 734) to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 42) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. |
H.Res. 311 | April 20, 2023 | Encouraging the expansion and strengthening of the Abraham Accords to urge other nations to normalize relations with Israel and ensure that existing agreements reap tangible security and economic benefits for the citizens of those countries and all peoples in the region. |
H.Res. 321 | April 25, 2023 | Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker. |
H.Res. 327 | April 26, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2811) to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 39) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414". |
H.Res. 328 | April 26, 2023 | Authorizing video recording in the House Chamber during a joint meeting of Congress for certain educational purposes. |
H.Res. 363 | May 5, 2023 | Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty |
H.Res. 377 | May 9, 2023 | Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023. |
H.Res. 382 | May 9, 2023 | Recognizing the significance of Jewish American Heritage Month as a time to celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans to the society and culture of the United States. |
H.Res. 383 | May 10, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1163) to provide incentives for States to recover fraudulently paid Federal and State unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 398 | May 15, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2494) to make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3091) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H.Con.Res. 40) expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies. |
H.Res. 429 | May 22, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 467) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J.Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 45) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans". |
H.Res. 435 | May 22, 2023 | Requiring each Member, officer, and employee of the House of Representatives to complete a program of training in workplace rights and responsibilities each session of each Congress, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 456 | May 30, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3746) to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling. |
H.Res. 461 | June 1, 2023 | Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States. |
H.Res. 492 | June 9, 2023 | Condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. |
H.Res. 495 | June 12, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 44) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'stabilizing braces'"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 277) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 288) to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1615) to prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products", and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 502 | June 13, 2023 | Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 521 | June 16, 2023 | Censuring Adam Schiff, Representative of the 30th Congressional District of California . |
H.Res. 523 | June 20, 2023 | Authorizing video recording in the House Chamber during a joint meeting of Congress for certain educational purposes. |
H.Res. 524 | June 20, 2023 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3564) to cancel recent changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3799) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 461) condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States. |
H.Res. 529 | June 21, 2023 | Relating to the resolution (H.Res. 503) impeaching Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. |
H.Res. 559 | June 27, 2023 | Declaring it is the policy of the United States that a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable. |
H.Res. 757 | October 3, 2023 | Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant. |
H.Res. 845 | November 6, 2023 | Censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib for promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel. |
H.Res. 863 | November 13, 2023 | Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors. |
H.Res. 878 | November 17, 2023 | Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 914 | December 6, 2023 | Censuring Representative Jamaal Bowman. |
H.Res. 1160 | April 19, 2024 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8034) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in Israel and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in Ukraine and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8036) making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the Indo-Pacific region and for related expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8038) to authorize the President to impose certain sanctions with respect to Russia and Iran, and for other purposes; and providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 815, with an amendment. |
H.Res. 1172 | April 29, 2024 | Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Donald M. Payne, Jr. |
H.Res. 1173 | April 29, 2024 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 615) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3195) to rescind Public Land Order 7917, to reinstate mineral leases and permits in the Superior National Forest, to ensure timely review of Mine Plans of Operations, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 764) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3397) to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6285) to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6090) to provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 1194 | May 6, 2024 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6192) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7109) to require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 109) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes. |
H.Res. 1204 | May 7, 2024 | Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 1210 | May 8, 2024 | Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result. |
H.Res. 1213 | May 8, 2024 | A resolution regarding violence against law enforcement officers. |
H.Res. 1215 | May 8, 2024 | Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to join in efforts to educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community. |
H.Res. 1227 | May 15, 2024 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8369) to provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles and defense services for Israel and other matters; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7530) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7343) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the detention of certain aliens who commit assault against law enforcement officers; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8146) to require a report by the Attorney General on the impact the border crisis is having on law enforcement at the Federal, State, local, and Tribal level; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7581) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 354) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 1213) a resolution regarding violence against law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H.R. 1210) condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result. |
H.Res. 1243 | May 21, 2024 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4763) to provide for a system of regulation of digital assets by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5403) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 192) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia. |
H.Res. 1269 | June 3, 2024 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8580) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8282) to impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies. |
H.Res. 1275 | June 4, 2024 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
H.Res. 1276 | June 4, 2024 | Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. |
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H.R. 8164 | April 30, 2024 | Captive Primate Safety Act | To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species, and for other purposes. |
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S. 475 | September 13, 2023 | (No short title) | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. |
S. 475 | February 16, 2023 | (No short title) | A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura VA Clinic. |
S. 112 | January 26, 2023 | (No short title) | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes. |
S. 467 | February 16, 2023 | CADETS Act | To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies. |
S. 619 | March 1, 2023 | COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 | To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for other purposes. |
S. 777 | March 14, 2023 | Veterans COLA Act of 2023 | To increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. |
S. 30 | January 24, 2023 | Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act | To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. |
S. 111 | January 26, 2023 | Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023 | To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule. |
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S.J.Res. 38 | July 26, 2023 | (No short title) | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers”. |
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S. 992 | March 28, 2023 | I-27 Numbering Act of 2023 | A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the Texas and New Mexico portions of the future Interstate-designated segments of the Port-to-Plains Corridor as Interstate Route 27, and for other purposes. |
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S. 112 | January 26, 2023 | (No short title) | To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes. |
S. 206 | February 1, 2023 | END FENTANYL Act | To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to regularly review and update policies and manuals related to inspections at ports of entry. |
S. 223 | February 1, 2023 | (No short title) | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions. |
S. 227 | February 2, 2023 | Improving Access to Our Courts Act | To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place for holding court for the Pecos Division of the Western District of Texas, and for other purposes. |
S. 264 | February 2, 2023 | Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act | To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. |
S. 305 | February 7, 2023 | 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act | To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to support programs at the Marine Corps Heritage Center. |
S. 316 | February 9, 2023 | (No short title) | To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. |
S. 349 | February 9, 2023 | Military Spouse Employment Act | To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely. |
S. 376 | February 9, 2023 | (No short title) | To designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as Oswaldo Payá Way. |
S. 418 | February 14, 2023 | Justice for Jana Elementary Act of 2023 | To provide financial assistance to schools impacted by radioactive contaminants, and for other purposes. |
S. 475 | February 16, 2023 | (No short title) | To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi HersheyMiyamura VA Clinic. |
S. 645 | March 2, 2023 | Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023 | To require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes. |
S. 659 | March 6, 2023 | Administrative False Claims Act of 2023 | To amend chapter 38 of title 31, United States Code, relating to civil remedies, and for other purposes. |
S. 724 | March 8, 2023 | Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2023 | To protect children against sexual abuse and exploitation, and for other purposes. |
S. 758 | March 9, 2023 | Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act | To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes. |
S. 769 | March 9, 2023 | US Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Act of 2023 | To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate March 9 as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day and to designate the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag as an official symbol to recognize citizens of the United States held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad. |
S. 829 | March 16, 2023 | Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act | To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act. |
S. 870 | March 16, 2023 | Fire Grants and Safety Act | To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs. |
S. 932 | March 22, 2023 | No CORRUPTION Act | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes. |
S. 1096 | March 30, 2023 | Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2023 | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive training developed by the Inspector General of the department on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of Inspector General of the department, and for other purposes. |
S. 1311 | April 26, 2023 | Udall Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2023 | A bill to reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes. |
S. 1549 | May 10, 2023 | Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act | To provide the Congressional Budget Office with necessary authorities to expedite the sharing of data from executive branch agencies, and for other purposes. |
S.J.Res. 9 | February 7, 2023 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment. |
S.J.Res. 18 | March 8, 2023 | (No short title) | Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility. |
S.J.Res. 23 | March 30, 2023 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat. |
S.J.Res. 24 | March 30, 2023 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat. |
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S.Res. 1 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution establishing a Committee to Inform the President of the United States that a quorum of each House is assembled. |
S.Res. 2 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled. |
S.Res. 3 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution to elect Patty Murray, a Senator from the State of Washington, to be president pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. |
S.Res. 4 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore. |
S.Res. 5 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President pro tempore. |
S.Res. 6 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate. |
S.Res. 8 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution to make effective appointment of Senate Legal Counsel. |
S.Res. 9 | January 3, 2023 | A resolution to make effective appointment of Deputy Senate Legal Counsel. |
S.Res. 11 | January 23, 2023 | A resolution designating the week of January 22 through January 28, 2023, as "National School Choice Week". |
S.Res. 13 | January 25, 2023 | Raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2023 as “National Stalking Awareness Month”. |
S.Res. 16 | January 26, 2023 | A resolution congratulating the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team for winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football National Championship. |
S.Res. 17 | January 26, 2023 | A resolution supporting the contributions of Catholic schools in the United States. |
S.Res. 21 | February 1, 2023 | A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on February 1, 2023, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery. |
S.Res. 22 | February 1, 2023 | A resolution congratulating the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits on winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision title. |
S.Res. 27 | February 2, 2023 | A resolution designating February 1, 2023 as "Blue Star Mother's Day". |
S.Res. 28 | February 2, 2023 | A resolution commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia. |
S.Res. 29 | February 2, 2023 | A resolution designating the week beginning February 5, 2023, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". |
S.Res. 30 | February 2, 2023 | A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. |
S.Res. 31 | February 2, 2023 | A resolution to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. |
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