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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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June 24, 2022 | National | S 2938 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (234 - 193) |
Jan. 19, 2022 | National | HR 5746 | Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 48) |
Dec. 15, 2022 | National | HR 1437 | Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 19) |
Dec. 8, 2022 | National | HR 8404 | Respect for Marriage Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (258 - 169) |
Aug. 2, 2022 | National | S 3373 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 11) |
June 23, 2022 | National | S 2938 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (65 - 33) |
Sept. 30, 2022 | National | HR 6833 | Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (230 - 201) |
Aug. 12, 2022 | National | HR 5376 | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 207) |
March 11, 2022 | National | HR 2471 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171) |
Dec. 23, 2022 | National | HR 2617 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (225 - 201) |
Dec. 15, 2022 | National | HR 7776 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 11) |
July 28, 2022 | National | HR 4346 | Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (243 - 187) |
Dec. 14, 2022 | National | HR 1437 | Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (224 - 201) |
Jan. 13, 2022 | National | HR 5746 | Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 203) |
Nov. 29, 2022 | National | HR 8404 | Respect for Marriage Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 36) |
April 7, 2022 | National | PN 1783 | Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 47) |
Nov. 16, 2022 | National | HR 8404 | Respect for Marriage Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (62 - 37) |
March 10, 2022 | National | HR 2471 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31) |
July 27, 2022 | National | HR 4346 | Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 33) |
Dec. 22, 2022 | National | HR 2617 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 29) |
June 16, 2022 | National | HR 3967 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) |
Sept. 29, 2022 | National | HR 6833 | Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 | Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 25) |
Aug. 7, 2022 | National | HR 5376 | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nov. 16, 2022 | National | S 4524 | Speak Out Act | Bill Passed - House (315 - 109) |
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) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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6/24 | S 2938 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (234 - 193) |
1/19 | HR 5746 | Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 48) |
12/15 | HR 1437 | Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (71 - 19) |
12/08 | HR 8404 | Respect for Marriage Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (258 - 169) |
8/02 | S 3373 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 11) |
6/23 | S 2938 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (65 - 33) |
9/30 | HR 6833 | Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (230 - 201) |
8/12 | HR 5376 | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 207) |
3/11 | HR 2471 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (260 - 171) |
12/23 | HR 2617 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (225 - 201) |
12/15 | HR 7776 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 11) |
7/28 | HR 4346 | Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (243 - 187) |
12/14 | HR 1437 | Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (224 - 201) |
1/13 | HR 5746 | Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 203) |
11/29 | HR 8404 | Respect for Marriage Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 36) |
4/07 | PN 1783 | Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 47) |
11/16 | HR 8404 | Respect for Marriage Act | Cloture Invoked - Senate (62 - 37) |
3/10 | HR 2471 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 31) |
7/27 | HR 4346 | Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 33) |
12/22 | HR 2617 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 29) |
6/16 | HR 3967 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) |
9/29 | HR 6833 | Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 | Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 25) |
8/07 | HR 5376 | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 50) |
11/16 | S 4524 | Speak Out Act | Bill Passed - House (315 - 109) |
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) |