Understanding Federal Legislation: A Sectionby-Section Guide to Key Legal Considerations
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- HR 6902116th Congress
Black History is American History Act
May 15, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- HR 3209114th Congress
Recovering Missing Children Act
Jun 30, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-184.
- HR 3594114th Congress
Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2015
Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-105.
- HR 3956114th Congress
VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act
May 24, 2016 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- HR 4290114th Congress
Puerto Rico Emergency Financial Stability Act of 2015
Jan 15, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- HR 4902114th Congress
To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations.
Dec 8, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-250.
- HR 6452114th Congress
Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act
Dec 16, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-327.
- HR 6478114th Congress
Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act
Dec 22, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- HR 6515114th Congress
Fairness to Teaching Hospitals Act of 2016
Dec 8, 2016 · Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- S 3101114th Congress
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016
Jun 27, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- HR 1118115th Congress
Innocent Sellers Fairness Act
Mar 6, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 1414115th Congress
Justice for Victims of Fraud Act of 2017
Mar 7, 2017 · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- HR 1696115th Congress
S Corporation Modernization Act of 2017
Mar 23, 2017 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- HR 184114th Congress
Lumbee Recognition Act
Mar 2, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- HR 2958115th Congress
Climate Solutions Act of 2017
Jun 23, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- HR 2966115th Congress
United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017
Jun 29, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- HR 3243115th Congress
FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017
Nov 21, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 3275115th Congress
Water and Energy Sustainability through Technology Act
May 22, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- HR 3548115th Congress
Border Security for America Act of 2017
Mar 23, 2018 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.
- HR 374115th Congress
To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384, and for other purposes.
Aug 18, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 3759115th Congress
RAISE Family Caregivers Act
Jan 22, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-119.
- HR 4261115th Congress
SAFE Justice Act
Nov 21, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- HR 4431115th Congress
Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act
Dec 21, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-352.
- HR 470115th Congress
Fair Franchise Act of 2017
Feb 6, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 5105115th Congress
Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018
Jul 18, 2018 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
- HR 5163115th Congress
Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act
Apr 6, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- HR 5577115th Congress
Notification of Your Eldercare Rights Act
Apr 19, 2018 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- HR 5630115th Congress
Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018
May 22, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
- HR 601115th Congress
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Sep 8, 2017 · Signed by President.
- S 1028115th Congress
Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage Family Caregivers Act of 2017
Sep 27, 2017 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- S 504115th Congress
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017
Nov 2, 2017 · Signed by President.
- S 720115th Congress
Israel Anti-Boycott Act
Mar 23, 2017 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (consideration: CR S7453; text: CR S7436)
- S 88115th Congress
Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act
Aug 11, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- SJRES 49115th Congress
A joint resolution condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured by the violence, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President's Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups.
Sep 14, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 1755116th Congress
ARTICLE ONE Act
Mar 15, 2019 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- HR 1115th Congress
An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
Dec 22, 2017 · Signed by President.