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Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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12/21 | HR 4667 | Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes | Bill Passed - House (251 - 169) |
11/09 | HR 2201 | Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act | Bill Passed - House (23 - 188) |
11/07 | HR 3441 | Save Local Business Act | Bill Passed - House (242 - 181) |
9/14 | HR 3354 | Making Appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed - House (211 - 198) |
7/28 | HR 3180 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 | Bill Passed - House (380 - 35) |
7/27 | HR 3219 | Make America Secure Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (235 - 192) |
5/02 | HR 1180 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |