Bills Sent to Senate by House of Representatives 2019

Bills introduced in the 116th Congress

116th United states of america Congress
115th ← → 117th
United States Capitol (2018)
January 3, 2022 – January three, 2021
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 6 not-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Republican
Senate President	Mike Pence (R)
House Majority	Democratic
House Speaker	Nancy Pelosi (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2022 – January three, 2020 2d: Jan 3, 2020 – January ii, 2021

The bills of the 116th United States Congress listing includes proposed federal laws that were introduced in the 116th United States Congress. This Congress began on January three, 2019.

The United states of america Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal regime of the United states of america consisting of ii houses: the lower house known every bit the Business firm of Representatives and the upper firm known as the Senate. The Firm and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers.

In one case a bill is approved by 1 house, information technology is sent to the other which may pass, reject, or meliorate it. For the pecker to go law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage past both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 116th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 116th United states Congress.

Introduced in the House of Representatives [edit]

Passed past both houses, vetoed by Trump [edit]

H.R. number	Appointment of introduction	Curt championship	Clarification
H.J.Res. 46	January 3, 2019	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on Feb 15, 2019	This joint resolution terminates the national emergency related to the U.Due south.-United mexican states border, declared by the President on Feb 15, 2019. (Vetoed March fifteen, 2019)

Passed by the House, waiting in the Senate [edit]

H.R. number	Date of introduction	Brusk title	Description
H.R. i	January 3, 2019	For the People Human activity of 2019	This nib addresses voter access, ballot integrity, ballot security, political spending, and ethics for the iii branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting admission and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The nib provides for states to found independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions.
H.R. 2	June 11, 2020	Moving Forrad Deed	This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, chancy materials, and rail programs of the Section of Transportation (DOT).
H.R. 3	September 19, 2019	Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Human action	This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs, health care coverage and costs, and public health.
H.R. 4	February 26, 2019	John Lewis Voting Rights Act	This nib establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices in these areas may take consequence. (Preclearance is the process of receiving preapproval from the Department of Justice or the U.S. District Courtroom for the District of Columbia earlier making legal changes that would affect voting rights.)
H.R. 5	March 13, 2019	Equality Act	This neb prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a broad diverseness of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Specifically, the bill defines and includes sexual practice, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation.
H.R. 6	March 12, 2019	American Dream and Promise Act of 2019	This bill cancels and prohibits removal proceedings confronting certain aliens and provides such aliens with a path toward permanent resident status.
H.R. 7	Jan 20, 2019	Paycheck Fairness Act	This beak addresses wage bigotry on the basis of sex. It amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to (1) restrict the utilize of the bona fide factor defense to wage bigotry claims, (2) raise nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions.
H.R. 8	January 8, 2019	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019	This nib establishes new groundwork cheque requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.due east., unlicensed individuals). Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background bank check. The prohibition does not utilize to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift betwixt spouses in good faith.
H.R. ix	March 27, 2019	Climate Action Now Act	This neb requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United states to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climatic change.
H.R. 51	January three, 2019	Washington, D.C. Access Act	This pecker admits certain portions of Washington, DC every bit the 51st state. The nib defines land equally the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.
H.J.Res. 79	November eight, 2019	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment	This articulation resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Subpoena, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual practice. The amendment was proposed to the states in Business firm Articulation Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, equally agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be function of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
H.R. 987	February half dozen, 2019	Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Human action	This bill addresses prescription drugs and the health insurance market, including (1) revising processes related to federal approval of generic drugs; (2) providing funding for states to institute health insurances exchanges; (three) nullifying an agency rule related to short-term, express duration coverage; and (iv) expanding outreach activities.
H.R. 1585	March seven, 2019	Violence Against Women Reauthorization Deed of 2019	This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 programs and activities nether the Violence Against Women Act that seek to forbid and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assail, dating violence, and stalking.
H.R. 1595	March 7, 2019	Secure And Fair Enforcement Cyberbanking Act of 2019	This pecker generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing cyberbanking services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business. Specifically, the nib prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the eolith insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related concern; (ii) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to such a business organisation; (3) recommending, incentivizing, or encouraging a depository establishment non to offering financial services to an account holder solely considering the account holder is affiliated with such a business; (4) taking whatsoever adverse or cosmetic supervisory action on a loan made to a person solely because the person either owns such a business concern or owns real manor or equipment leased or sold to such a business; or (5) penalizing a depository institution for engaging in a financial service for such a business.
H.R. 1644	March 8, 2019	Save the Internet Act of 2019	To restore the open cyberspace guild of the Federal Communications Commission.
H.R. 3884	July 23, 2019	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (More than Act of 2020)	This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Human action and eliminates criminal penalties for an private who articles, distributes, or possesses marijuana.
H.R. 4617	October viii, 2019	Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Human action	This nib establishes a duty to report ballot interference from foreign entities, applies existing entrada advertising requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and ballot interference past foreign entities.
H.R. 7120	June 8, 2020	George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020[1]	This bill addresses a wide range of policies and bug regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It includes measures to increase accountability for law enforcement misconduct, to enhance transparency and data collection, and to eliminate discriminatory policing practices.

Other legislation [edit]

H.R. number	Appointment of introduction	Short championship	Clarification
H.Res. 109	Jan 3, 2019	Recognizing the duty of the Federal Regime to create a Green New Deal
H.R. 133	January 3, 2019	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (includes COVID-19 relief)[2]	Signed by President Trump Dec 27, 2020.
H.R. 150	Jan 3, 2019	Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2022 (Swell Human action).[3]	This pecker requires the establishment and employ of data standards for information reported by recipients of federal grants. The bill requires the Office of Direction and Budget, jointly with the executive section that issues the virtually federal grant awards, to (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (ii) effect guidance directing federal agencies to use those standards, and (three) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website. Each agency shall ensure its awards use the data standards for future data drove requests.
H.Res. 411	May 30, 2019	No More Presidential Wars Act[4] [5]	This resolution declares that if the President initiates wars without prior congressional declarations, such activeness shall constitute impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors," which shall cause the House of Representatives to vote articles of impeachment. In improver, the resolution prohibits the President from making the United States a co-belligerent in an ongoing state of war without a congressional declaration.
H.R. 662	January 17, 2019	REACH Act[6]	This bill addresses hazing incidents that involve students attending an institution of higher pedagogy (IHE). Hazing ways an intentional, knowing, or reckless human action committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another educatee, that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization that is affiliated with the IHE; and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental impairment or personal deposition. Specifically, an IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security study. In add-on, each IHE must provide students with an educational programme on hazing that includes information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the IHE'due south policies on hazing.
H.Res. 899	Jan thirty, 2019	Recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the U.s.a..[6]	This resolution encourages (1) the people of the United states to bring together in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni and to raise sensation about the importance of national and community service, and (ii) all individuals to consider opportunities to serve in AmeriCorps. The resolution besides acknowledges the accomplishments of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners, and recognizes their important contributions to the lives of the people of the U.s..
H.R. 3151	June 6, 2019	Taxpayer Offset Act of 2019	This bill revises provisions relating to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), its client service, enforcement procedures, cybersecurity and identity protection, management of data technology, and use of electronic systems. Signed by President Trump July 1, 2019.
H.R. 2107	Apr four, 2019	Affordable College Textbook Act[6]	This beak directs the Department of Education to make grants to institutions of higher didactics or states to back up projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes. An open up textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its gratuitous use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
H.R. 5049	November 12, 2019	Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Human action of 2022 (WISE Government Act)[seven]	This beak prohibits an agency from entering into a contract for a journal subscription that prohibits disclosure of the cost of the subscription to another bureau or the Library of Congress. Each agency library must make policies and procedures for employee access to library subscriptions easily and clearly available to the agency'south employees, including regional employees, through the intranet. The General Services Assistants shall submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.
H.R. 4901	October 29, 2019	Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act	This bill (ane) declares that Congress commits to deeming Puerto Rico to exist a state of the United States if it chooses statehood; and (2) requires Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite, a vote of the people, on statehood in conjunction with the November 2022 ballot.
H.R. 7085	June 4, 2020	Catastrophe Qualified Immunity Act	This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in civil actions for impecuniousness of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government employees or those acting with state authority from existence held personally liable for constitutional violations. The neb provides that under the statute allowing a civil action alleging deprivation of rights under colour of police force, it shall not be a defense or immunity to whatever such action that (ane) the defendant was acting in skilful faith or believed that his or her conduct was lawful at the time it was committed; (2) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured past the Constitution or laws were non clearly established at the time of their impecuniousness; or (iii) the state of the police force was such that the defendant could not reasonably have been expected to know whether his or her comport was lawful.
H.R. 7640	July 16, 2020	Local Journalism Sustainability Act[viii]	This beak allows individual and business taxpayers certain tax credits for the support of local newspapers and media. Specifically, individual taxpayers may claim an income taxation credit upwardly to $250 for a local newspaper subscription. The bill also allows local paper employers a payroll tax credit for wages paid to an employee for service as a announcer and certain small businesses a tax credit for local newspaper and media ad expenses.
H.R. 8424	September 29, 2020	Supreme Courtroom Term Limits and Regular Appointments Human action of 2020	The bill requires the President to appoint a Supreme Court Justice every two years. If the appointment of a Justice would result in more than nine Justices on the Court, then the longest serving Justice, excluding Justices appointed before the enactment of the bill, is deemed retired from regular service and designated as a Senior Justice. Farther, whatsoever Justice who has served a total of 18 years is accounted retired from regular service and may continue to serve every bit a Senior Justice. Senior Justices may keep to perform judicial duties assigned to them by the Principal Justice. However, a Justice who retires from regular service due to a disability may not serve as a Senior Justice. In the consequence of a vacancy on the Court, the Principal Justice must assign the Justice about recently designated equally a Senior Justice to serve on the Courtroom until the appointment of a new Justice. Additionally, the Senate's advice and consent authority is waived if the Senate does non deed within 120 days of a Justice'due south nomination.

Introduced in the Senate [edit]

Passed both houses, vetoed by Trump [edit]

H.R. number	Date of introduction	Short title	Description
Southward.J.Res. 7	January 30, 2019	A joint resolution to direct the removal of The states Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized past Congress.	This joint resolution directs the President to remove U.Southward. Military machine from hostilities in or affecting Yemen inside 30 days unless Congress authorizes a later withdrawal date, issues a declaration of state of war, or specifically authorizes the use of the Armed Forces. Prohibited activities include providing in-flight fueling for non-U.S. aircraft conducting missions every bit part of the conflict in Republic of yemen. This joint resolution shall non touch on any military operations directed at Al Qaeda. The President must submit to Congress, within 90 days, reports assessing the risks that would be posed (1) if the United States were to terminate supporting operations with respect to the conflict in Republic of yemen, and (ii) if Kingdom of saudi arabia were to finish sharing Yemen-related intelligence with the United states. Vetoed April 16, 2019[9]

Other legislation [edit]

H.R. number	Appointment of introduction	Short championship	Description
Due south. ane	January 3, 2019	Combating BDS Act	Nonpreemption of measures by State and local governments to divest from entities that engage in sure boycott, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting Israel or persons doing business in Israel or Israeli-controlled territories.
S. 488	January 3, 2019	Justice for Victims of Lynching Deed	This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (due east.thou., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.
Southward. 1036	April iv, 2019	Affordable College Textbook Act [6]	This pecker directs the Department of Teaching to brand grants to institutions of higher education or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in society to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving teaching and student learning outcomes. An open textbook is an educational resources that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its gratis use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
S. 1829	June 13, 2019	Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2022 (GREAT Act)[ten]	This bill requires the establishment and use of data standards for information reported past recipients of federal grants. The nib requires the Function of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that bug the most federal grant awards, to (ane) found government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data nerveless from all agencies on a unmarried public website. Each bureau shall ensure its awards utilize the data standards for future information drove requests.

See also [edit]

• List of acts of the 116th United States Congress
• Procedures of the U.Southward. Congress
• List of United States federal legislation

References [edit]

1. ^ "U.s. House passes 'George Floyd' police reform bill". BBC News. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
2. ^ Elis, Niv (Dec 21, 2020). "Congress unveils $2.3 trillion government spending and virus relief parcel". The Colina.
3. ^ "Congress: Bills: Government Operations and Politics". GovTrack . Retrieved June 28, 2019.
4. ^ "Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: Stop Trump From Starting State of war With Iran — No More Presidential Wars". June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
5. ^ "H.Res.411 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Defining Presidential wars not declared past Congress under article I, department 8, clause 11 (Declare War Clause) as impeachable "loftier crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of commodity Two, department 4 of the Constitution and defining the meanings of state of war and cobelligerency for purposes of the Declare War Clause and Impeachment provisions. - Congress.gov - Library of Congress". Retrieved June 27, 2019.
6. ^ ^{a b c d} "Congress: Bills: Education". GovTrack . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
7. ^ "Foster Introduces Legislation to Improve Authorities Access to Scientific Information". House.gov. November 12, 2019.
8. ^ Local Journalism Sustainability Human action, 16 July 2020, Wikidata Q99305326
9. ^ Sanders, Bernard (two May 2019). "S.J.Res.7 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): A joint resolution to straight the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that accept not been authorized by Congress". www.congress.gov . Retrieved 16 January 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
10. ^ "GREAT Human action". Washington DC: Data Coalition. Retrieved June 28, 2019.

External links [edit]

• Congress' Legislation Website
• Govtrack.us – tracks Congressional activities
• Library of Congress' legislation site Archived 2011-12-14 at the Wayback Motorcar

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