US Legislation | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB4126	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 104 East Main Street in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as the "Joseph G. Demler Post Office." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-267.
SB3462	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-266.
SB3461	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the "Audie Murphy Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-265.
SB3257	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, as the "Einar 'Sarge' H. Ingman, Jr. Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-264.
SB2472	Pass	Redesignates the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station in Ohio as the "NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-263.
SB900	Pass	Designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Bozeman, Montana, as the Travis W. Atkins Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Travis W. Atkins VA Clinic. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-262.
SB212	Pass	Makes several revisions related to economic development for Native American communities. (Sec. 3) Specifically, the bill establishes duties for the Office of Native American Business Development, including (1) advising the Department of Commerce rega... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-30 Became Public Law No: 116-261.
HB9055	Intro Sine Die	To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide funding to public housing agencies for the purpose of providing tenant-based assistance to individuals experiencing an economic crisis or natural disaster, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-29 To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
HB9053	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the Capitol Police Board from allowing Members of Congress or their staff to carry firearms on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol or in its buildings. Members and their staff may store firearms in their cars in Capitol complex garages if their... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-29 To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
HB9054	Intro Sine Die	To advance clean power technology development and use through innovation and clean energy standards, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-28 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB9052	Intro Sine Die	To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-28 To House Oversight and Reform Committee
HB9056	Intro Sine Die	To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-28 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB5191	Intro Sine Die	Modifies and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which provides community-based services for runaway or homeless youth who are in need of temporary shelter, counseling, or aftercare services. Specifically, the bill makes g... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 582.
HB4674	Intro Sine Die	Reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.
HB4301	Intro Sine Die	Requires the Department of Education to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety. Such report shall collect specified information, including (1) the number of school shootings that have taken place nationwide; (2) the age, ge... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 584.
HB133	Pass	Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more acad... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-27 Became Public Law No: 116-260.
HR1272	Intro Sine Die	This resolution expresses disapproval of certain COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine distribution guidance issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and encourages the committee to revise the guidance to prioriti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB9049	Intro Sine Die	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a cancer center construction grant program. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB9046	Intro Sine Die	To make further continuing appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 To House Appropriations Committee
HB9047	Intro Sine Die	To amend section 6428A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase recovery rebate amounts to $2,000 for individuals. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB9050	Intro Sine Die	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates for individuals, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB9048	Intro Sine Die	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 ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 To House Oversight and Reform Committee
HB7539	Intro Sine Die	To strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
HB5534	Intro Sine Die	Indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Under current law, Medicare coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
HB5187	Intro Sine Die	Authorizes additional funding for various housing assistance programs. Specifically, the bill authorizes additional funding for public housing agencies to maintain and improve public housing buildings; states and communities to reduce the risk of flo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
HB5201	Intro Sine Die	Permanently excludes mental health services that are furnished via telehealth from certain originating site requirements under Medicare. Under current law, these telehealth services are excluded from such requirements through the end of the public he... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 580.
HB5133	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, the practice of product hopping, which is presumed when a drug manufacturer obtains removal of a drug from the Food and Drug Administration's approved drug list, discontinues a drug, or markets a reformulatio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.
SB2429	Engross Sine Die	Addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Coral Reef Conservation Program; directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to pr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Held at the desk.
HB3742	Intro Sine Die	Provides funding for (1) the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need; (2) the wildlife conservation strategies of states, Indian tribes, or territories; or (3) wildlife conservation education and recrea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.
HB3439	Intro Sine Die	Reauthorizes through FY2026 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other heal... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 579.
HB3417	Intro Sine Die	Extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs. Among other things, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and di... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
HB3414	Intro Sine Die	Increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
HB3225	Intro Sine Die	To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572.
HB2375	Intro Sine Die	To prohibit prescription drug companies from compensating other prescription drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug, biosimilar biological product, or interchangeable biological product into the market. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 576.
HB2374	Intro Sine Die	To enable the Federal Trade Commission to deter filing of sham citizen petitions to cover an attempt to interfere with approval of a competing generic drug or biosimilar, to foster competition and facilitate the efficient review of petitions filed in... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
HB2113	Intro Sine Die	Establishes requirements for prescription drug manufacturers to provide certain information about pricing, discounts, and product samples of applicable drugs. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to annual... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 571.
SB2981	Pass	Revises provisions related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps. Among other provisions, the bill sets forth new requirements for the corps concerning commissioned grades and operational strength numbers, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-23 Became Public Law No: 116-259.
SB2904	Pass	Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support research on generative adversarial networks. A generative adversarial network is a software system designed to be trained with auth... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-23 Became Public Law No: 116-258. (TXT \| PDF)
HB4761	Pass	Establishes new requirements related to the detection of illicit narcotics at ports of entry. Specifically, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) must implement a strategy to ensure chemical screening devices are able to identify narcotics at puri... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-23 Became Public Law No: 116-254. (TXT \| PDF)
SB2258	Pass	Prohibits employers from retaliating against certain employees who report criminal antitrust violations to the federal government. Among other things, the bill sets forth provisions that authorize an employee to seek relief by filing a complaint with... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-23 Became Public Law No: 116-257.
HB3465	Pass	Authorizes the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in commemoration of America's commitment to a free press as represented by journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause. Federa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-23 Became Public Law No: 116-253. (TXT \| PDF)
SB1014	Pass	Establishes the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor U.S. Route 66 on the occasion of its centennial anniversary. The bill sets forth the duties of the commission, its membership, powers, and reporting requirements. The commission shall terminate ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-23 Became Public Law No: 116-256. (TXT \| PDF)
SB199	Pass	Directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-23 Became Public Law No: 116-255.
HCR127	Engross Sine Die	This concurrent resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 133 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) to amend the title of the bill. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HB9041	Intro Sine Die	To amend the National Emergencies Act to provide for a sunset of a national emergency declared by the President 2 days after the declaration unless Congress enacts a joint resolution affirming such declaration and the emergency powers approved for us... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
HB9042	Intro Sine Die	To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to prohibit the Secretary of Commerce from issuing certain grants to States or political subdivisions of States that restrict or prohibit indoor and outdoor dining, and for other purposes... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
SR774	Intro Sine Die	This resolution expresses the Senate's affirmation of and commitment to the mission of the United Nations World Food Programme on the occasion of its being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7928)
SR682	Intro Sine Die	This resolution expresses the Senate's affirmation that U.S. assistance should be delivered directly to the Lebanese people following the recent explosion in Beirut. Further, it calls on Lebanon to conduct a transparent investigation into the cause o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
SB3703	Pass	Requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review and update, if necessary, certain best practices, replication guides, and other training materials for law enforcement, judicial officials, and others whose work may bring them in contact with elder ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Became Public Law No: 116-252. (TXT \| PDF)
HB3349	Pass	Authorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor those individuals who, as representatives of the Republic of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Became Public Law No: 116-248. (TXT \| PDF)