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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 28, 2022 | National | HR 55 | Emmett Till Antilynching Act | Bill Passed - House (422 - 3) |
March 17, 2022 | National | HR 963 | FAIR Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (222 - 209) |
March 18, 2022 | National | HR 2116 | Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act (CROWN Act of 2021) | Bill Passed - House (235 - 185) |
April 6, 2022 | National | H Res 1037 | Recommending that the House of Representatives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. | Resolution Passed - House (220 - 203) |
June 8, 2022 | National | HR 7910 | Protecting Our Kids Act | Bill Passed - House (223 - 204) |
June 9, 2022 | National | HR 2377 | Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (224 - 202) |
June 9, 2022 | National | HR 2377 | Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (224 - 202) |
June 24, 2022 | National | S 2938 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (234 - 193) |
July 13, 2022 | National | HR 6538 | Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (260 - 169) |
July 29, 2022 | National | HR 1808 | Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 213) |
Sept. 15, 2022 | National | HR 2988 | Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (221 - 203) |
Sept. 22, 2022 | National | HR 6448 | Invest to Protect Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (360 - 64) |
Sept. 22, 2022 | National | HR 8542 | Mental Health Justice Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (223 - 206) |
Sept. 22, 2022 | National | HR 5768 | Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 178) |
Sept. 22, 2022 | National | HR 4118 | Break the Cycle of Violence Act | Bill Passed - House (220 - 207) |
Nov. 30, 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 - House (290 - 137) |
Nov. 30, 2022 | National | H Con Res 119 | Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100. | Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 207) |
Dec. 1, 2022 | National | HR 3372 | One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (259 - 167) |
Dec. 1, 2022 | National | HR 6878 | Pregnant Women in Custody Act | Bill Passed - House (324 - 90) |
Dec. 1, 2022 | National | HR 4785 | To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes. | Bill Passed - House (407 - 17) |
Dec. 6, 2022 | National | S 2796 | Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (408 - 11) |
Dec. 14, 2022 | National | S 4003 | Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 162) |
Dec. 23, 2022 | National | HR 2617 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (225 - 201) |