Bills Passed by the House of Representatives in 2018

Bills introduced in the 116th Congress

116th United States Congress
115th ← → 117th
The states Capitol (2018)
January 3, 2022 – January three, 2021
Members	100 senators 435 representatives 6 not-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Republican
Senate President	Mike Pence (R)
Firm Bulk	Democratic
House Speaker	Nancy Pelosi (D)
Sessions
1st: January 3, 2022 – January 3, 2020 second: Jan 3, 2020 – Jan 2, 2021

The bills of the 116th The states Congress list includes proposed federal laws that were introduced in the 116th United states Congress. This Congress began on January 3, 2019.

The The states Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal authorities of the United States consisting of two houses: the lower house known as the Business firm of Representatives and the upper house known as the Senate. The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative procedure—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers.

Once a neb is canonical by ane house, it is sent to the other which may pass, reject, or amend it. For the beak to become constabulary, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. Later on passage past both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 116th Congress that have successfully completed this procedure get public laws, listed as Acts of the 116th United states of america Congress.

Introduced in the House of Representatives [edit]

Passed by both houses, vetoed by Trump [edit]

H.R. number	Date of introduction	Short title	Description
H.J.Res. 46	January 3, 2019	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on Feb 15, 2019	This joint resolution terminates the national emergency related to the U.S.-Mexico border, declared by the President on February 15, 2019. (Vetoed March xv, 2019)

Passed by the House, waiting in the Senate [edit]

H.R. number	Date of introduction	Brusque title	Description
H.R. 1	Jan 3, 2019	For the People Act of 2019	This bill addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ideals for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions.
H.R. 2	June 11, 2020	Moving Forward Deed	This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
H.R. 3	September 19, 2019	Elijah Due east. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act	This pecker establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs, health care coverage and costs, and public health.
H.R. iv	Feb 26, 2019	John Lewis Voting Rights Act	This nib establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices in these areas may take effect. (Preclearance is the procedure of receiving preapproval from the Department of Justice or the U.Due south. District Court for the District of Columbia earlier making legal changes that would affect voting rights.)
H.R. 5	March xiii, 2019	Equality Act	This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a broad variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Specifically, the bill defines and includes sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation.
H.R. 6	March 12, 2019	American Dream and Promise Act of 2019	This pecker cancels and prohibits removal proceedings against sure aliens and provides such aliens with a path toward permanent resident status.
H.R. 7	Jan 20, 2019	Paycheck Fairness Human activity	This bill addresses wage bigotry on the basis of sex activity. Information technology apology equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Human activity of 1938 to (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage bigotry claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (three) make information technology unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information well-nigh the employee'southward wages, and (iv) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions.
H.R. viii	Jan 8, 2019	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019	This bill establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.eastward., unlicensed individuals). Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between individual parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. The prohibition does not use to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.
H.R. ix	March 27, 2019	Climate Activity At present Act	This bill requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution nether the Paris Agreement on climate change.
H.R. 51	January 3, 2019	Washington, D.C. Access Act	This pecker admits certain portions of Washington, DC every bit the 51st state. The beak defines country as the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth.
H.J.Res. 79	November 8, 2019	Removing the borderline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment	This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The subpoena was proposed to the states in House Articulation Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The subpoena shall exist function of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of u.s..
H.R. 987	Feb 6, 2019	Strengthening Wellness Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Human activity	This bill addresses prescription drugs and the health insurance market, including (1) revising processes related to federal approving of generic drugs; (2) providing funding for states to establish health insurances exchanges; (3) nullifying an agency rule related to short-term, limited duration coverage; and (4) expanding outreach activities.
H.R. 1585	March 7, 2019	Violence Against Women Reauthorization Deed of 2019	This nib modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and answer to domestic violence, sexual assail, dating violence, and stalking. Amidst other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assail, dating violence, and stalking.
H.R. 1595	March 7, 2019	Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Deed of 2019	This bill by and large prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing cyberbanking services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business organization. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the eolith insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business organization; (ii) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to such a business; (3) recommending, incentivizing, or encouraging a depository institution non to offering financial services to an account holder solely because the account holder is affiliated with such a business organization; (four) taking whatsoever adverse or cosmetic supervisory activity on a loan fabricated to a person solely because the person either owns such a business or owns real estate or equipment leased or sold to such a business; or (5) penalizing a depository institution for engaging in a financial service for such a business.
H.R. 1644	March viii, 2019	Save the Internet Human activity of 2019	To restore the open internet social club of the Federal Communications Commission.
H.R. 3884	July 23, 2019	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Human action (More Act of 2020)	This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, information technology removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an private who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana.
H.R. 4617	Oct eight, 2019	Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act	This bill establishes a duty to report election interference from foreign entities, applies existing campaign advertizing requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and election interference by strange entities.
H.R. 7120	June 8, 2020	George Floyd Justice in Policing Human activity of 2020[ane]	This bill addresses a wide range of policies and bug regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability. It includes measures to increase accountability for law enforcement misconduct, to enhance transparency and data collection, and to eliminate discriminatory policing practices.

Other legislation [edit]

H.R. number	Appointment of introduction	Short title	Description
H.Res. 109	January 3, 2019	Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal
H.R. 133	January 3, 2019	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (includes COVID-19 relief)[2]	Signed past President Trump December 27, 2020.
H.R. 150	January 3, 2019	Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2022 (Keen Deed).[3]	This pecker requires the establishment and apply of information standards for information reported by recipients of federal grants. The bill requires the Office of Direction and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the about federal grant awards, to (1) establish government-broad data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (ii) consequence guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website. Each agency shall ensure its awards use the data standards for future information collection requests.
H.Res. 411	May thirty, 2019	No More Presidential Wars Act[4] [5]	This resolution declares that if the President initiates wars without prior congressional declarations, such action shall plant impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors," which shall cause the House of Representatives to vote articles of impeachment. In addition, the resolution prohibits the President from making the United States a co-argumentative in an ongoing war without a congressional announcement.
H.R. 662	January 17, 2019	REACH Deed[6]	This bill addresses hazing incidents that involve students attention an institution of higher education (IHE). Hazing ways an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a educatee, or a sometime student, of an IHE against another student, that (i) is continued with an initiation into, an amalgamation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an arrangement that is affiliated with the IHE; and (2) contributes to a substantial take a chance of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation. Specifically, an IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local constabulary agencies in its annual security study. In addition, each IHE must provide students with an educational program on hazing that includes information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the IHE's policies on hazing.
H.Res. 899	January xxx, 2019	Recognizing the contributions of AmeriCorps members and alumni to the lives of the people of the Usa.[6]	This resolution encourages (1) the people of the The states to join in a national effort to salute AmeriCorps members and alumni and to raise awareness about the importance of national and community service, and (2) all individuals to consider opportunities to serve in AmeriCorps. The resolution besides acknowledges the accomplishments of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and customs partners, and recognizes their important contributions to the lives of the people of the Us.
H.R. 3151	June half dozen, 2019	Taxpayer First Act of 2019	This bill revises provisions relating to the Internal Acquirement Service (IRS), its customer service, enforcement procedures, cybersecurity and identity protection, direction of it, and utilize of electronic systems. Signed past President Trump July 1, 2019.
H.R. 2107	April 4, 2019	Affordable College Textbook Act[six]	This bill directs the Section of Education to brand grants to institutions of higher instruction or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students while maintaining or improving education and student learning outcomes. An open textbook is an educational resource that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
H.R. 5049	November 12, 2019	Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2022 (WISE Government Act)[seven]	This bill prohibits an agency from entering into a contract for a journal subscription that prohibits disclosure of the price of the subscription to another bureau or the Library of Congress. Each agency library must make policies and procedures for employee access to library subscriptions easily and clearly available to the bureau's employees, including regional employees, through the intranet. The General Services Administration shall submit to Congress and each agency library a study on increasing agency library access to serials.
H.R. 4901	October 29, 2019	Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act	This bill (1) declares that Congress commits to deeming Puerto Rico to exist a state of the United States if information technology chooses statehood; and (2) requires Puerto Rico to comport a referendum, a vote of the people, on statehood in conjunction with the November 2022 election.
H.R. 7085	June iv, 2020	Ending Qualified Immunity Act	This bill eliminates the defense of qualified immunity in civil actions for deprivation of rights. Qualified immunity is a judicially created doctrine that protects government employees or those acting with country authorisation from existence held personally liable for constitutional violations. The bill provides that nether the statute allowing a ceremonious activity alleging deprivation of rights under color of police force, it shall not be a defence force or immunity to any such action that (1) the defendant was interim in good faith or believed that his or her bear was lawful at the fourth dimension it was committed; (two) the rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution or laws were not conspicuously established at the time of their deprivation; or (3) the country of the law was such that the accused could non reasonably accept been expected to know whether his or her bear was lawful.
H.R. 7640	July 16, 2020	Local Journalism Sustainability Act[eight]	This bill allows private and business organization taxpayers certain tax credits for the support of local newspapers and media. Specifically, individual taxpayers may claim an income revenue enhancement credit up to $250 for a local newspaper subscription. The neb also allows local newspaper employers a payroll tax credit for wages paid to an employee for service equally a journalist and sure pocket-sized businesses a revenue enhancement credit for local newspaper and media advertising expenses.
H.R. 8424	September 29, 2020	Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2020	The bill requires the President to engage a Supreme Court Justice every 2 years. If the engagement of a Justice would issue in more ix Justices on the Courtroom, then the longest serving Justice, excluding Justices appointed earlier the enactment of the bill, is deemed retired from regular service and designated as a Senior Justice. Further, whatsoever Justice who has served a full of eighteen years is deemed retired from regular service and may continue to serve as a Senior Justice. Senior Justices may continue to perform judicial duties assigned to them by the Principal Justice. However, a Justice who retires from regular service due to a inability may not serve as a Senior Justice. In the event of a vacancy on the Court, the Chief Justice must assign the Justice most recently designated as a Senior Justice to serve on the Court until the appointment of a new Justice. Additionally, the Senate'south advice and consent authority is waived if the Senate does non act within 120 days of a Justice'southward nomination.

Introduced in the Senate [edit]

Passed both houses, vetoed past Trump [edit]

H.R. number	Appointment of introduction	Short championship	Description
S.J.Res. seven	January 30, 2019	A joint resolution to direct the removal of U.s.a. Military from hostilities in the Republic of yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.	This joint resolution directs the President to remove U.South. Military machine from hostilities in or affecting Yemen inside 30 days unless Congress authorizes a later withdrawal date, issues a announcement of war, or specifically authorizes the use of the Armed Forces. Prohibited activities include providing in-flight fueling for non-U.South. shipping conducting missions every bit function of the conflict in Republic of yemen. This joint resolution shall not affect any military machine operations directed at Al Qaeda. The President must submit to Congress, within 90 days, reports assessing the risks that would exist posed (i) if the United States were to cease supporting operations with respect to the conflict in Yemen, and (2) if Saudi Arabia were to finish sharing Republic of yemen-related intelligence with the United States. Vetoed April 16, 2019[9]

Other legislation [edit]

H.R. number	Date of introduction	Short title	Clarification
S. 1	January 3, 2019	Combating BDS Act	Nonpreemption of measures by Land and local governments to divest from entities that engage in certain cold-shoulder, divestment, or sanctions activities targeting State of israel or persons doing business in Israel or Israeli-controlled territories.
Southward. 488	January iii, 2019	Justice for Victims of Lynching Human activity	This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (east.g., a hate crime act) is subject field to criminal penalties.
S. 1036	April 4, 2019	Affordable College Textbook Human activity [half-dozen]	This neb directs the Department of Education to brand grants to institutions of college teaching or states to support projects that expand the use of open textbooks in order to accomplish savings for students while maintaining or improving instruction and educatee learning outcomes. An open up textbook is an educational resources that either resides in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual license that permits its free use, reuse, modification, and sharing with others.
S. 1829	June 13, 2019	Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2022 (Bang-up Act)[10]	This bill requires the establishment and use of data standards for information reported past recipients of federal grants. The bill requires the Part of Direction and Budget, jointly with the executive department that problems the most federal grant awards, to (1) constitute government-wide information standards for information reported past grant recipients, (ii) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (iii) crave the publication of recipient-reported information nerveless from all agencies on a single public website. Each agency shall ensure its awards utilize the data standards for future data drove requests.

See also [edit]

• List of acts of the 116th United States Congress
• Procedures of the U.Southward. Congress
• List of United States federal legislation

References [edit]

1. ^ "Usa Business firm passes 'George Floyd' law reform neb". BBC News. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July nineteen, 2020.
2. ^ Elis, Niv (Dec 21, 2020). "Congress unveils $2.three trillion government spending and virus relief parcel". The Hill.
3. ^ "Congress: Bills: Government Operations and Politics". GovTrack . Retrieved June 28, 2019.
4. ^ "Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: End Trump From Starting War With Iran — No More Presidential Wars". June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
5. ^ "H.Res.411 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): Defining Presidential wars not alleged by Congress nether article I, section 8, clause xi (Declare War Clause) as impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors" inside the meaning of article Two, department 4 of the Constitution and defining the meanings of war and cobelligerency for purposes of the Declare War Clause and Impeachment provisions. - Congress.gov - Library of Congress". Retrieved June 27, 2019.
6. ^ ^{a b c d} "Congress: Bills: Teaching". GovTrack . Retrieved April xx, 2019.
7. ^ "Foster Introduces Legislation to Improve Authorities Access to Scientific Data". House.gov. Nov 12, 2019.
8. ^ Local Journalism Sustainability Deed, 16 July 2020, Wikidata Q99305326
9. ^ Sanders, Bernard (2 May 2019). "Due south.J.Res.7 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Military from hostilities in the Republic of Republic of yemen that have not been authorized by Congress". www.congress.gov . Retrieved xvi Jan 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
10. ^ "Nifty Act". Washington DC: Data Coalition. Retrieved June 28, 2019.

External links [edit]

• Congress' Legislation Website
• Govtrack.u.s. – tracks Congressional activities
• Library of Congress' legislation site Archived 2011-12-xiv at the Wayback Automobile

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