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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 28, 2022 National HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 28)
March 8, 2022 National HR 3076 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 19)
Dec. 6, 2022 National S 2796 Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (408 - 11)
March 7, 2022 National HR 55 Emmett Till Antilynching Act Bill Passed - Senate (100 - 0)
Dec. 12, 2022 National S 1466 Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act Bill Passed - House (356 - 56)
April 28, 2022 National S 3522 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
Dec. 14, 2022 National S 4003 Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (264 - 162)
Dec. 14, 2022 National S 3905 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 205)
Aug. 7, 2022 National HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 50)
Sept. 21, 2022 National S 1098 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 193)
May 19, 2022 National HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
July 13, 2022 National S 3373 Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (342 - 88)
July 28, 2022 National HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 1)
Dec. 1, 2022 National H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
Dec. 1, 2022 National H J Res 100 To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (80 - 15)
Nov. 16, 2022 National S 4524 Speak Out Act Bill Passed - House (315 - 109)
Feb. 14, 2022 National PN 1593 Nomination of Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
May 19, 2022 National S 4008 Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43)
Dec. 8, 2022 National H Res 1512 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, with an amendment Concurrence Vote Passed - House (350 - 80)
July 15, 2022 National HR 8351 Formula Act Bill Passed - House (421 - 2)
July 18, 2022 National H Res 1130 Expressing support for the sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as well as calling on all members of NATO to ratify the protocols of accession swiftly Resolution Passed - House (394 - 18)
July 19, 2022 National HR 8404 Respect for Marriage Act Bill Passed - House (267 - 157)
July 20, 2022 National HR 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - House (220 - 207)
July 21, 2022 National HR 8373 Right to Contraception Act Bill Passed - House (228 - 195)
July 26, 2022 National HR 8454 Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act Bill Passed - House (325 - 95)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/28 HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 28)
3/08 HR 3076 Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 19)
12/06 S 2796 Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act Bill Passed - House (408 - 11)
3/07 HR 55 Emmett Till Antilynching Act Bill Passed - Senate (100 - 0)
12/12 S 1466 Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act Bill Passed - House (356 - 56)
4/28 S 3522 Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
12/14 S 4003 Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (264 - 162)
12/14 S 3905 Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act Bill Passed - House (219 - 205)
8/07 HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 50)
9/21 S 1098 Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Bill Passed - House (232 - 193)
5/19 HR 7691 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 11)
7/13 S 3373 Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 Bill Passed - House (342 - 88)
7/28 HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 1)
12/01 H Con Res 119 Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
12/01 H J Res 100 To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees. Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (80 - 15)
11/16 S 4524 Speak Out Act Bill Passed - House (315 - 109)
2/14 PN 1593 Nomination of Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 45)
5/19 S 4008 Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 43)
12/08 H Res 1512 Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, with an amendment Concurrence Vote Passed - House (350 - 80)
7/15 HR 8351 Formula Act Bill Passed - House (421 - 2)
7/18 H Res 1130 Expressing support for the sovereign decision of Finland and Sweden to apply to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as well as calling on all members of NATO to ratify the protocols of accession swiftly Resolution Passed - House (394 - 18)
7/19 HR 8404 Respect for Marriage Act Bill Passed - House (267 - 157)
7/20 HR 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Bill Passed - House (220 - 207)
7/21 HR 8373 Right to Contraception Act Bill Passed - House (228 - 195)
7/26 HR 8454 Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act Bill Passed - House (325 - 95)
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