The House Consensus Calendar: Establishment, Principal Features, and Practice in the 116th Congress (2019-2020)
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- HJRES 31116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Feb 15, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-6.
- HR 1044116th Congress
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Dec 3, 2020 · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- HR 133116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
Dec 27, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-260.
- HR 1379116th Congress
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Sep 9, 2020 · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- HR 1733116th Congress
CHANCE in TECH Act
Mar 13, 2019 · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- HR 1773116th Congress
Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
Dec 3, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-195.
- HR 1865116th Congress
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Dec 20, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-94.
- HR 1980116th Congress
Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act
Feb 12, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- HR 2382116th Congress
USPS Fairness Act
Feb 10, 2020 · Received in the Senate.
- HR 2500116th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Aug 11, 2020 · Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
- HR 3589116th Congress
Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
Dec 4, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-208.
- HR 4305116th Congress
PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
Feb 10, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- HR 4803116th Congress
Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act
Mar 26, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-133.
- HR 533116th Congress
To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.
Jan 14, 2019 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- HR 550116th Congress
No War Against Iran Act
Jan 30, 2020 · Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate amendment.
- HR 553116th Congress
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Jul 12, 2019 · Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
- HR 5671116th Congress
Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020
Mar 13, 2020 · Became Public Law No: 116-125.
- HR 693116th Congress
PAST Act
Jul 29, 2019 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- HR 724116th Congress
PACT Act
Nov 25, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-72.
- HR 748116th Congress
CARES Act
Jul 23, 2020 · Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
- HRES 1017116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 51) to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1425) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5332) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to ensure that consumer reporting agencies are providing fair and accurate information reporting in consumer reports, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7120) to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7301) to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to Community Reinvestment Act Regulations; and for other purposes.
Jun 25, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 1053116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7027) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7327) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.
Jul 20, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 1107116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2574) to amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2639) to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2694) to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 908) condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID–19; and for other purposes.
Sep 15, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 1224116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8294) to amend the National Apprenticeship Act and expand the national apprenticeship system to include apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and pre-apprenticeship registered under such Act, to promote the furtherance of labor standards necessary to safeguard the welfare of apprentices, and for other purposes.
Nov 19, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 389116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1500) to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to meet its statutory purpose, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1994) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 24, 2019, through May 31, 2019; and for other purposes.
May 21, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 445116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3055) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the period from June 28, 2019, through July 8, 2019.
Jun 19, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 476116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
Jul 10, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 509116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 397) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, to establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3239) to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from July 29, 2019, through September 6, 2019; and for other purposes.
Jul 24, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 577116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of border security activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3525) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; and for other purposes.
Sep 25, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 656116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 823) to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1373) to protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2181) to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico; and providing for proceedings during the period from November 1, 2019, through November 11, 2019.
Oct 29, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 6116th Congress
Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
Jan 9, 2019 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 758116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5038) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1790) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 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.
Dec 11, 2019 · Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider
- HRES 891116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 68) to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress; providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2486) to reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6172) to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the production of certain business records, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Mar 11, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 905116th Congress
Relating to House Resolution 891.
Mar 19, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 911116th Congress
Relating to House Resolution 891, and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 748) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
Mar 27, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 920116th Congress
Relating to House Resolution 891.
Apr 14, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 945116th Congress
Relating to House Resolution 891.
May 1, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 965116th Congress
Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes.
May 15, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HRES 967116th Congress
Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. RES. 965) authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6800) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 19, 2020, through July 21, 2020; and for other purposes.
May 15, 2020 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- S 1790116th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Dec 20, 2019 · Became Public Law No: 116-92.