US Legislation | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB1153	Pass	Establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized access of certain student loan information and expands the requirements for student loan exit counseling. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly use an access device (e.g., account number)... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Became Public Law No: 116-251. (TXT \| PDF)
HB1830	Pass	Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. The bill limits the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Became Public Law No: 116-247. (TXT \| PDF)
HB1520	Pass	Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 28, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacte... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Became Public Law No: 116-246. (TXT \| PDF)
SB578	Pass	Eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's di... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Became Public Law No: 116-250.
SB134	Pass	(Sec. 2) increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the victim is under 18 years of age. (Sec. 3) The Department of Justice must report on best practices for enforcing laws related to stalking. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-22 Became Public Law No: 116-249.
SB5080	Intro Sine Die	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To Senate Finance Committee
SB5078	Intro Sine Die	A bill to amend the CARES Act to extend the temporary relief from troubled debt restructurings. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
HB9040	Intro Sine Die	To protect aliens seeking asylum in the United States, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To House Judiciary Committee
HR1271	Intro Sine Die	Sets forth the rule for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 133) to promote economic partnership and cooperation between the United States and Mexico; providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.B. 1520) to am... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HCR128	Engross Sine Die	This concurrent resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 1520 (Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021) to amend the title of the bill. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB5084	Intro Sine Die	A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
SB5082	Intro Sine Die	A bill to provide Federal support for COVID-19 testing, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
SB5079	Intro Sine Die	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
HB9043	Intro Sine Die	To require social media companies to establish an office dedicated to identifying and removing violent or extremist content associated with or distributed by any entity identified as a terrorist organization. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB9044	Intro Sine Die	To expand and enhance programs and activities of the Department of Defense for prevention of and response to domestic violence and child abuse and neglect among military families, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To House Armed Services Committee
HB9039	Intro Sine Die	To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to operate alternatives to detention programs, to prioritize certain vulnerable populations for those programs, and to require the Secretary to justify the allocation of resources and decisions on whether... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To House Judiciary Committee
SB5083	Intro Sine Die	A bill to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a pay-for-results pilot program to assist veterans, members of the Armed Forces on active duty, and their family members at risk of social isolation and loneliness, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
HB9045	Intro Sine Die	To prohibit searches based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or sex, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To House Judiciary Committee
SB5081	Intro Sine Die	A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 To Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
HB8931	Intro Sine Die	To impose additional sanctions with respect to Syria, and for other purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193)
HB8844	Intro Sine Die	Prohibits the use of federal funds to support the Badr Organization, and it requires the Department of State to determine whether the organization meets criteria for (1) designation as a foreign terrorist organization, and (2) the imposition of certa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193)
SB4902	Pass	Designates the U.S. courthouse at 351 South West Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-245. (TXT \| PDF)
SB4556	Engross Sine Die	Authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to purchase certain private land in Hemet, California, at fair market value and then construct a paved road on that land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center. The IHS shall maintain ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
SB4222	Engross Sine Die	Requires federal agencies to report to the Government Accountability Office certain information about agency rules that are made ineffective due to an agency action or other reason. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
SB4079	Engross Sine Die	Allows the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or transfer its real property that is not held in trust by the United States. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
SR625	Intro Sine Die	This resolution declares that it is U.S. policy to Buy American, and it expresses the Senate's support for American manufacturing. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 S.Amdt.2728 Amendment SA 2728 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
SB3952	Engross Sine Die	Imposes sanctions on certain foreign individuals and entities involved in the theft of trade secrets belonging to a U.S. individual or entity. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of foreign individuals and entities that have kn... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
SB3948	Engross Sine Die	Extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
HB5954	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Maple Street in Holly, Michigan, as the "Holly Veterans Memorial Post Office." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-244. (TXT \| PDF)
SB3099	Engross Sine Die	Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to convey specified property in Sitka, Alaska, to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium for use in connection with health and social services programs. Such conveyance shall not require an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
SB3100	Engross Sine Die	Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey specified property in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for use in connection with health programs. Such conveyance shall not require any consideration... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
HB5317	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 315 Addicks Howell Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Deputy Sandeep Singh Dhaliwal Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-243. (TXT \| PDF)
SB2827	Engross Sine Die	Directs the Department of the Interior to establish the U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network within the National Park Service (NPS). In carrying out the network, Interior, among other things, must review existing and new studies and reports t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
SB2800	Engross Sine Die	Reauthorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for FY2020. The bill provides for continued use of the International Space Station through 2030 and authorizes NASA programs and activities, including a rocket engine test infrastr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
HB4971	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 East Market Street in Leesburg, Virginia, as the "Norman Duncan Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-242. (TXT \| PDF)
HB4875	Pass	Designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the "Lance Cpl. Stacy 'Annie' Dryden Post Office." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-241. (TXT \| PDF)
SB2716	Engross Sine Die	Revises the land claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. In particular, the bill specifies that only the tribe's claims to the 84 acres of land known as the Thompson Strip, rather than the tribe's claims to any lands... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
HB4782	Intro Sine Die	Establishes the National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security to address content on online and social media platforms that implicates national security concerns. Specifically, the commission shall identify, examine, and report on the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 566.
HB4785	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1305 U.S. Highway 90 West in Castroville, Texas, as the "Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan Post Office." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-240. (TXT \| PDF)
HB4725	Pass	Designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 8585 Criterion Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the "Chaplain (Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-239. (TXT \| PDF)
HB4672	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 21701 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, California, as the "Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-238. (TXT \| PDF)
HB4545	Intro Sine Die	Directs the holder of a private education loan to discharge the loan in the event of the borrower's death or total and permanent disability. The obligation of a cosigner for a private education loan is also discharged in the event of total and perman... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 565.
HB4279	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the "Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-237. (TXT \| PDF)
HB4200	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the "Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-236. (TXT \| PDF)
SB2353	Engross Sine Die	Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on training, education programs, and best practices to protect them from exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalky... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
SB2346	Engross Sine Die	Revises the review process for making fishery resource disaster determinations. Among other things, the bill maintains the authority of the Department of Commerce to determine the existence of a fishery disaster; sets forth requirements for initiatin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
HB4034	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 602 Pacific Avenue in Bremerton, Washington, as the "John Henry Turpin Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-235. (TXT \| PDF)
SB2204	Engross Sine Die	Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider establishing a process for maintaining a list of numbers that are ineligible to be blocked by a voice service provider. These may include numbers used (1) for outgoing calls by a facili... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Held at the desk.
HB3870	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the "Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-234. (TXT \| PDF)
HB3847	Pass	Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Poythress Street in Hopewell, Virginia, as the "Reverend Curtis West Harris Post Office Building." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2020-12-21 Became Public Law No: 116-233. (TXT \| PDF)