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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 17, 2018 | National | HR 3326 | World Bank Accountability Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (237 - 184) |
Jan. 17, 2018 | National | HR 3326 | World Bank Accountability Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (237 - 184) |
Jan. 22, 2018 | National | HR 195 | Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (266 - 150) |
Jan. 22, 2018 | National | HR 195 | Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (81 - 18) |
Jan. 20, 2018 | National | HR 195 | Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 49) |
Jan. 18, 2018 | National | HR 195 | Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (230 - 197) |
Feb. 9, 2018 | National | HR 1892 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (240 - 186) |
Feb. 9, 2018 | National | HR 1892 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 28) |
Dec. 13, 2018 | National | S J Res 54 | To Direct the Removal of United States Armed Forces from Hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been Authorized by Congress | Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 41) |
March 20, 2018 | National | S J Res 54 | To Direct the Removal of United States Armed Forces from Hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been Authorized by Congress | Bill Tabled - Senate (55 - 44) |
March 23, 2018 | National | HR 1625 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 32) |
March 22, 2018 | National | HR 1625 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 167) |
April 12, 2018 | National | H J Res 2 | Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States | Bill Failed - House (233 - 184) |
Aug. 1, 2018 | National | HR 5515 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (87 - 10) |
July 26, 2018 | National | HR 5515 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Conference Report Adopted - House (359 - 54) |
June 18, 2018 | National | HR 5515 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 10) |
May 24, 2018 | National | HR 5515 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 | Bill Passed - House (351 - 66) |
June 20, 2018 | National | HR 3 | Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act | Bill Failed - Senate (48 - 50) |
June 7, 2018 | National | HR 3 | Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act | Bill Passed - House (210 - 206) |
Aug. 1, 2018 | National | HR 6147 | Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 6) |
July 19, 2018 | National | HR 6147 | Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 199) |
Sept. 26, 2018 | National | HR 6157 | Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 | (361 - 61) |
Sept. 18, 2018 | National | HR 6157 | Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 7) |
Aug. 23, 2018 | National | HR 6157 | Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) |
Sept. 4, 2018 | National | HR 6439 | Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018 | Bill Passed - House (272 - 119) |