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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 28, 2020 | National | HR 9051 | Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020 | Bill Passed - House (275 - 134) |
Dec. 21, 2020 | National | HR 133 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) |
Dec. 21, 2020 | National | HR 133 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (359 - 53) |
Dec. 21, 2020 | National | HR 133 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (327 - 85) |
Dec. 11, 2020 | National | HR 6395 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (84 - 13) |
Dec. 8, 2020 | National | HR 6395 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | Conference Report Adopted - House (335 - 78) |
Dec. 4, 2020 | National | HR 3884 | Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (228 - 164) |
Dec. 3, 2020 | National | HR 1380 | Big Cat Public Safety Act | Bill Passed - House (272 - 114) |
Nov. 20, 2020 | National | HR 8294 | National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 | Bill Passed - House (246 - 140) |
Oct. 26, 2020 | National | PN 2252 | Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 48) |
Oct. 25, 2020 | National | PN 2252 | Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States | Cloture Invoked - Senate (51 - 48) |
Oct. 2, 2020 | National | H Res 1154 | Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes | Bill Passed - House (371 - 18) |
Oct. 2, 2020 | National | H Res 1153 | Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent | Bill Passed - House (232 - 157) |
Oct. 1, 2020 | National | HR 925 | The Heroes Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (214 - 207) |
Oct. 1, 2020 | National | S 4653 | A bill to protect the healthcare of hundreds of millions of people of the United States and prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) |
Sept. 30, 2020 | National | HR 8337 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 10) |
Sept. 30, 2020 | National | HR 6270 | Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020 | Bill Passed - House (253 - 163) |
Sept. 29, 2020 | National | H Res 1155 | Reaffirming the House of Representatives' commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes | Bill Passed - House (397 - 5) |
Sept. 24, 2020 | National | HR 4447 | Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (220 - 185) |
Sept. 22, 2020 | National | HR 8337 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act | Bill Passed - House (359 - 57) |
Sept. 17, 2020 | National | HR 2694 | Pregnant Workers Fairness Act | Bill Passed - House (329 - 73) |
Sept. 17, 2020 | National | H Res 908 | Condemning All Forms of Anti-Asian Sentiment as Related to COVID-19 | Bill Passed - House (243 - 164) |
Sept. 16, 2020 | National | HR 2574 | Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (232 - 188) |
Sept. 15, 2020 | National | HR 2639 | Strength in Diversity Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (248 - 167) |
Sept. 10, 2020 | National | S 178 | Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47) |