PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
224 total bills, 38 anti-gun bills,
16 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed U.S. Senate Firearm Legislation
224 total bills, 38 anti-gun bills,
16 pro-gun bills for this session
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Title: AACCENT Act Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers to Establish National Training Act
Description: A bill to support national training, technical assistance, and resource centers, to ensure that all individuals with significant expressive communication disabilities have access to the augmentative and alternative communication the individuals need to interact with others, in order to learn, work, socialize, and take advantage of all aspects of life in the United States.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: November 17, 2022
Title: VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022
Description: Allows formula grants for tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions to be used to support women in Native Hawaiian communities in addition to women in tribal communities.
Last Action: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Last Action Date: December 14, 2022
Title: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: November 17, 2022
Title: A concurrent resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Provide Comfort.
Description: A concurrent resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation Provide Comfort.
Last Action: Held at the desk.
Last Action Date: December 20, 2022
Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms".
Description: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms".
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 27, 2022
Title: A concurrent resolution commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 80 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses.
Description: A concurrent resolution commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 80 cities and risking their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights abuses.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.
Last Action Date: December 7, 2022
Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Egypt of certain defense articles and services.
Description: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Egypt of certain defense articles and services.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: June 7, 2022
Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms.
Description: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to Definition of "Frame or Receiver" and Identification of Firearms.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Title: Terror Intelligence Improvement Act of 2021
Description: A bill to provide appropriate information to Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, pursuant to investigating terrorism, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 2, 2021
Title: Ethan's Law
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 3, 2021
Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 4, 2021, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2021 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Description: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 4, 2021, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2021 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 26, 2021
Title: Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021
Description: A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: February 8, 2021
Title: Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act of 2021
Description: A bill to provide family members of an individual who they fear is a danger to himself, herself, or others, or law enforcement, with new tools to prevent gun violence.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 8, 2021
Title: Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Act
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 2, 2021
Title: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2021
Description: A bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 2, 2021
Title: Background Check Expansion Act
Description: A bill to require a background check for every firearm sale.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 2, 2021
Title: Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2021
Description: A bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 3, 2021
Title: Background Check Completion Act of 2021
Description: A bill to prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 4, 2021
Title: A resolution urging the development of a strategy to counter the rise in violent crime across the United States.
Description: A resolution urging the development of a strategy to counter the rise in violent crime across the United States.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2522-2523)
Last Action Date: May 16, 2022
Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2022 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Description: A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 3, 2022, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2022 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2755-2756)
Last Action Date: May 26, 2022
Title: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2021
Description: A bill to provide for the reporting to State and local law enforcement authorities of cases in which the national instant criminal background check system indicates that a firearm has been sought to be acquired by a prohibited person, so that authorities may pursue criminal charges under State law, and to ensure that the Department of Justice reports to Congress on prosecutions secured against prohibited persons who attempt to acquire a firearm.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 10, 2021
Title: A resolution designating June 15, 2022, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and the month of June as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month".
Description: This resolution designates June 15, 2022, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The resolution also designates June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month.
Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3008; text: CR S3006-3007)
Last Action Date: June 16, 2022
Title: A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.
Description: A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3033)
Last Action Date: June 21, 2022
Title: A resolution designating June 26, 2022 as the "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking".
Description: A resolution designating June 26, 2022 as the "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking".
Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3028; text: CR S3033-3034)
Last Action Date: June 21, 2022
Title: A resolution affirming, commemorating, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all individuals, regardless of sex or gender, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities.
Description: A resolution affirming, commemorating, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the enactment of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to all individuals, regardless of sex or gender, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase those opportunities.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3164-3165)
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Title: A resolution calling for a democratic transition in the Republic of Chad and standing with the people of Chad.
Description: A resolution calling for a democratic transition in the Republic of Chad and standing with the people of Chad.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: July 11, 2022
Title: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
Description: A bill to prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Last Action Date: March 11, 2021
Title: A resolution expressing concern about economic and security conditions in Mexico and reaffirming the interest of the United States in mutually beneficial relations with Mexico based on shared interests on security, economic prosperity, and democratic values, and for other purposes.
Description: A resolution expressing concern about economic and security conditions in Mexico and reaffirming the interest of the United States in mutually beneficial relations with Mexico based on shared interests on security, economic prosperity, and democratic values, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3274-3275)
Last Action Date: July 13, 2022
Title: A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
Description: A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.
Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3312; text: CR S3311)
Last Action Date: July 14, 2022
Title: U.S. Military Right to Carry Act
Description: A bill to encourage States to permit members of the Armed Forces who are outside of the State under orders to renew a permit to carry a concealed firearm through the mail, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 11, 2021
Title: A resolution commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the human rights and pro-democracy activists in Cuba one year after the historic march led by such activists through the streets of Cuba to exercise the fundamental right to peacefully assemble and speak out against the human rights atrocities committed by the brutal, totalitarian, and illegitimate Communist regime in Cuba.
Description: A resolution commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the human rights and pro-democracy activists in Cuba one year after the historic march led by such activists through the streets of Cuba to exercise the fundamental right to peacefully assemble and speak out against the human rights atrocities committed by the brutal, totalitarian, and illegitimate Communist regime in Cuba.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3786-3787)
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Assault Weapons Ban of 2021
Description: A bill to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 11, 2021
Title: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the constitutional right of State Governors to repel the dangerous ongoing invasion across the United States southern border.
Description: A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the constitutional right of State Governors to repel the dangerous ongoing invasion across the United States southern border.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (consideration: CR S3902-3903)
Last Action Date: August 3, 2022
Title: A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of the Air Force and celebrating the United States Air Force for 75 years of serving and defending the United States.
Description: A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of the Air Force and celebrating the United States Air Force for 75 years of serving and defending the United States.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4517-4518)
Last Action Date: September 8, 2022
Title: Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2021
Title: Handgun Purchaser Licensing Act
Description: A bill to authorize for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 16, 2021
Title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that violence and threats of violence against the employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are unacceptable and should be condemned.
Description: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that violence and threats of violence against the employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are unacceptable and should be condemned.
Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4832; text: CR S4858-4859)
Last Action Date: September 20, 2022
Title: A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of the Air Force and celebrating the United States Air Force for 75 years of serving and defending the United States.
Description: A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of the Air Force and celebrating the United States Air Force for 75 years of serving and defending the United States.
Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4878; text: CR S4863-4864)
Last Action Date: September 20, 2022
Title: Firearms Safety Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a nonrefundable tax credit for the purchase of gun safes and gun safety courses.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: March 17, 2021
Title: Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: March 17, 2021
Title: A resolution condemning the arrest of Cardinal Zen in Hong Kong, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to supporting democracy, autonomy, religious freedom, and human rights in Hong Kong.
Description: A resolution condemning the arrest of Cardinal Zen in Hong Kong, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to supporting democracy, autonomy, religious freedom, and human rights in Hong Kong.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S5559)
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Description: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Last Action: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6747; text: 10/11/2022 CR S6473-6474)
Last Action Date: November 16, 2022
Title: A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Description: A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6781-6782)
Last Action Date: November 17, 2022
Title: A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.
Description: A resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6943-6944)
Last Action Date: December 1, 2022
Title: A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Description: A resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S9627-9629)
Last Action Date: December 20, 2022
Title: Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2021
Description: A bill to increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 22, 2021
Title: Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
Description: A bill to repeal certain impediments to the administration of firearms laws.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 25, 2021
Title: SHUSH Act Silencers Help Us Save Hearing Act
Description: A bill to provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: April 13, 2021
Title: Keep Americans Safe Act
Description: A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 14, 2021
Title: HEAR Act Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021
Description: A bill to regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 15, 2021
Title: Virginia Plan to Reduce Gun Violence Act of 2021
Description: A bill to reform Federal firearms laws, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1985)
Last Action Date: April 15, 2021
Title: Jaime’s Law
Description: A bill to prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 20, 2021
Title: Illegal Alien NICS Alert Act
Description: A bill to require the national instant criminal background check system to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the relevant State and local law enforcement agencies whenever information contained in the system indicates that an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States attempted to receive a firearm.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 21, 2021
Title: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Description: A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 22, 2021
Title: SAME Act Second Amendment Mandates Equality Act
Description: A bill to reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms license.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 27, 2021
Title: Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act PUBLIC Lands Act
Description: A bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Last Action Date: October 19, 2021
Title: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2021
Description: A bill to allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 29, 2021
Title: Untraceable Firearms Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 11, 2021
Title: Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act
Description: Modifies the prior convictions that trigger a 15-year enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who commits a firearms offense after three or more such prior convictions.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 12, 2021
Title: LEOSA Reform Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 13, 2021
Title: Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021
Description: A bill to address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
Last Action Date: May 24, 2021
Title: Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend section 923 of title 18, United States Code, to require an electronic, searchable database of the importation, production, shipment, receipt, sale, or other disposition of firearms.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 25, 2021
Title: Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish consumer product safety standards for firearm locks and firearm safes, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: May 25, 2021
Title: Protecting the Right To Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021
Description: A bill to prohibit the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purposes of imposing gun control.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 27, 2021
Title: ATF Accountability Act of 2021
Description: A bill to provide procedures for appealing certain Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rulings or determinations, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 27, 2021
Title: National Heritage Area Act
Description: A bill to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Presented to President.
Last Action Date: December 28, 2022
Title: Hearing Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: June 15, 2021
Title: Disarm Hate Act
Description: A bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 16, 2021
Title: Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program relating to the removal of firearms from adjudicated domestic violence offenders, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 22, 2021
Title: A bill to extend concealed carry rights to Federal judges and prosecutors.
Description: A bill to extend concealed carry rights to Federal judges and prosecutors.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 24, 2021
Title: A bill to increase the maximum penalties for assaulting Federal officers by 50 percent.
Description: Increases the statutory maximum penalties for the following criminal offenses: assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain federal officers or employees using a deadly or dangerous weapon or by inflicting bodily injury; assaulting a family member of certain federal officials to retaliate against or to impede, intimidate, or interfere with the federal official; and assaulting certain former federal officials or their family members to retaliate against the former federal official.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 24, 2021
Title: 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 13, 2021
Title: Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2021
Description: A bill to ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 13, 2021
Title: MASS Act Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2021
Description: A bill to provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 13, 2021
Title: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 22, 2021
Title: Accountability for Online Firearms Marketplaces Act of 2021
Description: A bill to amend the Communications Decency Act to remove immunity for online firearms marketplaces, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2021
Title: SECURE Firearm Storage Act Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers to meet certain requirements with respect to securing their firearms inventory, business records, and business premises.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 30, 2021
Title: Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
Description: A bill to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building", and for other purposes.
Last Action: Became Public Law No: 117-159.
Last Action Date: June 25, 2022
Title: Recreational Lands Self Defense Act
Description: A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Last Action Date: October 6, 2021
Title: Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act
Description: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the definition of "conviction", and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7001)
Last Action Date: October 7, 2021
Title: Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2022
Description: A bill to promote free and fair elections, democracy, political freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Title: POWER 2.0 Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021
Description: Makes permanent the requirement for the chief judge of each federal judicial district to lead, at least annually, a public event to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The requirement was enacted in 2018; it is scheduled to sunset after a four-year period.
Last Action: Presented to President.
Last Action Date: December 16, 2022
Title: Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act
Description: A bill to require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue an advisory about how homegrown violent extremists and other perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Last Action Date: October 28, 2021
Title: M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act
Description: A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Gila River system in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.
Last Action Date: December 20, 2022
Title: Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
Description: A bill to protect election workers and polling places.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: November 2, 2021
Title: Madeleine K. Albright Democracy in the 21st Century Act
Description: A bill to strengthen United States national security through the defense of democracy abroad and to address contemporary threats to democracy around the world, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Title: Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
Description: A bill to amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Last Action Date: December 7, 2021
Title: Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
Description: A bill to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant.
Last Action: Became Public Law No: 117-168.
Last Action Date: August 10, 2022
Title: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Data Integrity Act of 2021
Description: A bill to require the search and retention of certain records with respect to conducting criminal background checks, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: December 14, 2021
Title: Drone Act of 2022
Description: A bill to prevent the misuse of drones, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 1, 2022
Title: Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2022
Description: A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S445)
Last Action Date: February 1, 2022
Title: Kids Online Safety Act
Description: A bill to protect the safety of children on the internet.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
Last Action Date: December 15, 2022
Title: RETURN Act of 2022 Return Employees to Understaffed Work Sites to Reopen Now Act of 2022
Description: A bill to require the head of each agency to establish a plan to resume in-person operations, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Last Action Date: February 16, 2022
Title: Stopping the Fraudulent Sales of Firearms Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: March 8, 2022
Title: Traveler's Gun Rights Act
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define "State of residence" and "resident", and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: April 7, 2022
Title: Pistol Brace Protection Act
Description: A bill to amend the National Firearms Act to provide an exception for stabilizing braces, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: April 7, 2022
Title: Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Description: A bill to ensure that the background check system used for firearms purchases denies a firearm to a person prohibited from possessing a firearm by a lawful court order governing the pretrial release of the person.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 5, 2022
Title: LEAD Act of 2022 Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act of 2022
Description: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to promulgate regulations prohibiting the use of lead ammunition on all land and water under the jurisdiction and control of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and other for purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last Action Date: May 5, 2022
Title: School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act
Description: A bill to require the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to publish an annual report on indicators of school crime and safety that includes data on school shootings, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: May 9, 2022
Title: International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022.
Description: A bill to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Last Action Date: December 1, 2022
Title: Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of certain firearms and for a record of sale system for those firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 11, 2022
Title: Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2022
Description: A bill to prevent gun trafficking.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 17, 2022
Title: Federal Firearm Licensing Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require licenses to acquire or receive firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 19, 2022
Title: Age 21 Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the purchase of certain firearms by individuals under 21 years of age, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: May 19, 2022
Title: Protecting our Servicemembers through Proven Methods Act of 2022
Description: A bill to improve certain sexual assault and domestic violence prevention policies.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S2895)
Last Action Date: June 9, 2022
Title: Strengthening Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (C-UAS) Partnerships Act
Description: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to build capacity for counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: June 14, 2022
Title: United States-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act Taiwan Fellowship Act South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2022
Description: A bill to support the security of Taiwan and its right of self-determination, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 488.
Last Action Date: September 15, 2022
Title: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Description: A bill to eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Last Action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.
Last Action Date: June 21, 2022
Title: FIND Act Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act
Description: A bill to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Last Action Date: June 21, 2022
Title: Public and Federally Assisted Housing Fire Safety Act of 2022
Description: A bill to require qualifying smoke alarms in certain federally assisted housing, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Last Action Date: June 22, 2022
Title: Student Debt Relief and College Affordability Act Affordable Loans for Any Student Act
Description: A bill to provide targeted relief for student borrowers, improve the affordability of higher education, provide reforms to the student loan system, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Title: RESPONSE Act of 2022 Reaching Every Survivor with Police and On-site Nonprofit Services Evaluations Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish a pilot program within the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice relating to advocacy for domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking victims, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Title: Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and an Office of Health Security in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.
Last Action Date: December 19, 2022
Title: Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act by reauthorizing the Peace Corps, providing better support for current, returning, and former volunteers, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Title: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Stop HIV in Prison Act Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2022 Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2022 Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2022 Data To Save Moms Act Kidney Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2022 Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders Health Disparities Act End Tuberculosis Act Universal School Meals Program Act of 2022 CHANGE Act Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression Act
Description: A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Title: Grandfamilies Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: June 23, 2022
Title: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a state whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 11, 2022
Title: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Description: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Last Action: By Senator Warner from Select Committee on Intelligence filed written report. Report No. 117-132. Additional views filed.
Last Action Date: July 20, 2022
Title: Speak Out Act
Description: A bill to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Last Action: Became Public Law No: 117-224.
Last Action Date: December 7, 2022
Title: Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act
Description: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the grounds of deportability for certain relatives of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 13, 2022
Title: Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 13, 2022
Title: Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Description: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
Last Action Date: July 18, 2022
Title: ISA Student Protection Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide a consumer protection framework necessary to support the growth of accessible, affordable, and accountable financing options for postsecondary education, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: July 19, 2022
Title: Iran Nuclear Weapons Capability Monitoring Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish a task force to monitor the nuclear weapons and missile capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: July 19, 2022
Title: Puerto Rico Status Act
Description: A bill to enable the people of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to determine the political status of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last Action Date: July 20, 2022
Title: Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
Description: A bill to prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs controls, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 20, 2022
Title: Enhanced Election Security and Protection Act Election Records Protection Act Postal Service Election Improvement Act Enhanced Penalties to Protect Our Elections Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase penalties for crimes against federally protected activities relating to voting and the conduct of elections, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3545-3546)
Last Action Date: July 20, 2022
Title: AIM Act of 2022 ATF Improvement and Modernization Act of 2022
Description: A bill to remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Title: Canyon’s Law
Description: A bill to prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Title: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
Description: A bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Title: Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Americans Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make certain information available on a public website relating to intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities certified for participation under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: July 21, 2022
Title: Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2022
Description: A bill to address the importation and proliferation of firearm modification devices.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 25, 2022
Title: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: July 26, 2022
Title: AGILE Procurement Act of 2022 Advancing Government Innovation with Leading-Edge Procurement Act of 2022
Description: A bill to advance Government innovation through leading-edge procurement capability, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 561.
Last Action Date: November 17, 2022
Title: Officer Ella Grace French Task Force Support Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 to support multijurisdictional task forces that investigate and disrupt illegal firearm trafficking and straw purchasing, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3697)
Last Action Date: July 26, 2022
Title: Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act
Description: A bill to improve certain criminal provisions.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: July 27, 2022
Title: ECON Act Economic and Commercial Opportunities and Networks Act of 2022
Description: A bill to promote economic and commercial opportunities internationally, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: July 27, 2022
Title: Comprehensive Care for Dual Eligible Individuals Act
Description: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish an optional State-administered program to provide fully integrated, comprehensive, coordinated care for full-benefit dual eligible individuals under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: July 27, 2022
Title: Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 2022 Commission on Reform and Modernization of the Department of State Act Diplomatic Support and Security Act of 2022 Combating Global Corruption Act of 2022 Global Respect Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.
Last Action Date: September 15, 2022
Title: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2023 Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2023 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Science Appropriations Act, 2023 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023 Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2021 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2023 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2023 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2023 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2023 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2023 Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Description: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Last Action Date: July 28, 2022
Title: Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022
Description: A bill to enhance the authority granted to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice with respect to unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 676.
Last Action Date: December 19, 2022
Title: Preventing Child Sex Abuse Act of 2022
Description: A bill to protect children against sexual abuse and exploitation, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: August 2, 2022
Title: College Athletes Bill of Rights
Description: A bill to protect the rights of college athletes and to establish the Commission on College Athletics, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: August 2, 2022
Title: Use it or Lose It Act
Description: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for certain reforms to the process relating to applications for permits to drill and the eligibility requirements for prospective bidders in lease sales, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last Action Date: August 2, 2022
Title: Lifting Local Communities Act
Description: A bill to ensure equal treatment for religious organizations in the Federal provision of social services programs, grantmaking, and contracting, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: August 2, 2022
Title: AVERT Future Violence Act of 2022 Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of Future Violence Act of 2022
Description: A bill to direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on animal cruelty, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: August 2, 2022
Title: Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act
Description: A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish in the Department of Transportation a drone infrastructure inspection grant program and a drone education and training grant program, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: August 2, 2022
Title: Spotted Wing Abatement Trust Act of 2022 SWAT Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend the Plant Protection Act to establish a fund for spotted wing drosophila research and mitigation.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Last Action Date: August 2, 2022
Title: Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act
Description: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement allowing for adaptive management of certain Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last Action Date: August 3, 2022
Title: FISH Act of 2022 Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2022
Description: A bill to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: August 4, 2022
Title: Border Patrol Enhancement Act
Description: A bill to establish and authorize funding for a Border Patrol Reserve, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Last Action Date: August 4, 2022
Title: SAVES Act Security to Avoid Violence in Educational Settings Act
Description: A bill to transfer funds for Energy Efficiency Improvements and Renewable Energy Improvements at Public School Facilities to the Attorney General to award grants to States to promote safety and security in schools.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last Action Date: August 4, 2022
Title: STOP FENTANYL PACKAGE Streamlining Text for Official Policy by Formulating Effective Needed Tools to Address Narcotics, Yearly Loss of life and Protect Americans from Chemical Killers and Against Gangs Effectively Act
Description: A bill to combat the fentanyl crisis.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: August 4, 2022
Title: Afghan Adjustment Act
Description: A bill to provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for certain nationals of Afghanistan, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: August 7, 2022
Title: Fostering Postsecondary Success for Foster and Homeless Youth Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize a program to recognize institutions of higher education that offer outstanding services and programs for foster and homeless youth, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: September 7, 2022
Title: Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act SHIELD U Act
Description: A bill to authorize Counter-UAS activities on and off commercial service airport property, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: September 7, 2022
Title: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
Description: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 664.
Last Action Date: December 15, 2022
Title: BLUE Pacific Act Boosting Long-term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Act
Description: A bill to establish a comprehensive, long-term United States strategy and policy for the Pacific Islands, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: September 8, 2022
Title: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
Description: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 8, 2022
Title: Stand By Every Ad Act
Description: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 49. Record Vote Number: 346. (CR S4949-4950)
Last Action Date: September 22, 2022
Title: North Korea Policy Oversight Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide for proper oversight of North Korea policy, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2022
Title: LuLu’s Law National Sepsis Data Trust, Outcomes, and Innovation Act
Description: Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address sepsis. (Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.) In particular, HHS must standardize the definition of sepsis; make sepsis a nationally notifiable condition; develop a national strategy for treating and eliminating the burden of sepsis; and establish a national sepsis data trust to improve the collection and sharing of data concerning sepsis cases, including through grants to support state-based data trusts.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2022
Title: State Opioid Response Grant Authorization Act of 2022
Description: A bill to reauthorize and expand a grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid and stimulant use and misuse, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: September 13, 2022
Title: Securing Our Schools Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide for safe schools and safe communities.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: September 14, 2022
Title: Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2022
Description: A bill to develop a scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 14, 2022
Title: National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act
Description: A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: September 14, 2022
Title: Providing for Life Act
Description: A bill to provide support and assistance to unborn children, pregnant women, parents, and families.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: September 15, 2022
Title: Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
Description: A bill to approve the settlement of the water right claims of the Tule River Tribe, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Last Action Date: November 16, 2022
Title: Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
Description: A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Last Action Date: November 16, 2022
Title: Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022
Description: A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Last Action Date: November 16, 2022
Title: Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2022
Description: A bill to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and public lands, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Last Action Date: September 21, 2022
Title: Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
Description: A bill to reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 21, 2022
Title: Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act
Description: A bill to require an interagency strategy for creating a unified posture on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) capabilities and protections at international borders of the United States.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 678.
Last Action Date: December 19, 2022
Title: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2022
Description: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Last Action Date: September 22, 2022
Title: Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2022
Description: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations to recruit individuals in the United States via social media platforms and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and services for illicit activities, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Last Action Date: September 27, 2022
Title: Justice for Angel Families Act
Description: A bill to authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to angel families, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 27, 2022
Title: Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022
Description: A bill to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 27, 2022
Title: PROCURE Act Promoting Readiness for Overseas Contingencies and Unexpected Responses Emergencies Act
Description: A bill to establish the Critical Munitions Acquisition Fund.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Title: Vote Without Fear Act
Description: A bill to prohibit the unauthorized possession of a firearm at a Federal election site.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Title: Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to add a bankruptcy chapter relating to the debt of individuals, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Title: Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to submit an annual report to Congress on gang activity, reporting, investigation, and prosecution, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Title: BIDIRECTIONAL Act Bus Integration Dedicated to Improving Resilience, Eliminating Congestion, and Triggering Innovation Over Numerous Applications and Localities Act
Description: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to encourage deployment of electric school buses and vehicle-to-grid technologies and applications, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Title: SHORT Act Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today Act
Description: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other weapons from the definition of firearms for purposes of the National Firearms Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Title: Federal Prison Oversight Act
Description: A bill to establish an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 28, 2022
Title: Syria Detainee and Displaced Persons Act
Description: A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to modify the establishment of a coordinator for detained ISIS members and relevant displaced populations in Syria, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 607.
Last Action Date: December 7, 2022
Title: Healthy Moms and Babies Act
Description: A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve maternal health coverage under Medicaid and CHIP, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: PART Act Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act
Description: A bill to prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Fair Hiring in Banking Act
Description: A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to provide exceptions to the prohibition on participation by individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: A bill to authorize additional appropriations to increase the production of munitions and ammunition to deter Russian and Chinese aggression, and for other purposes.
Description: A bill to authorize additional appropriations to increase the production of munitions and ammunition to deter Russian and Chinese aggression, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: A bill to require the sale of ammunition stockpiled by the Internal Revenue Service.
Description: A bill to require the sale of ammunition stockpiled by the Internal Revenue Service.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Solitary Confinement Reform Act
Description: A bill to reform the use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5549-5553; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5548-5553)
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Safer Supervision Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate standards for the inclusion of a term of supervised release after imprisonment, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022
Description: A bill to combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Description: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Honest Ads Act
Description: A bill to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Last Action Date: September 29, 2022
Title: Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act
Description: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require mandatory reporting of incidents of child abuse or neglect, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: October 11, 2022
Title: Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6672)
Last Action Date: November 14, 2022
Title: Sanction Xi Jinping for Xinjiang Atrocities Act
Description: A bill to impose sanctions with respect to General Secretary Xi Jinping and other senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party complicit in the perpetration of genocide and other crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Last Action Date: November 14, 2022
Title: Arrest Murderers not Ministers Act
Description: A bill to reprioritize Federal law enforcement funds from prosecuting nonviolent pro-life demonstrators to prosecuting violent offenders and drug traffickers.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: November 14, 2022
Title: VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022
Description: Allows formula grants for tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions to be used to support women in Native Hawaiian communities in addition to women in tribal communities.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: November 16, 2022
Title: Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Last Action Date: November 29, 2022
Title: Clean Start Act of 2022
Description: A bill to provide for the sealing of records relating to Federal nonviolent criminal offenses related to substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: November 29, 2022
Title: Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Improvement Act
Description: A bill to establish the Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee and facilitate the disclosure and reporting of information regarding complaints and investigations related to proprietary institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal education assistance.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: November 30, 2022
Title: Students' Access to Freedom and Educational Rights Act of 2022
Description: A bill to strengthen civil rights protections against harassment based on sex, race, color, national origin, disability, or age.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Last Action Date: December 1, 2022
Title: PREPARE Act of 2022 Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-prohibition Adult-use Regulated Environment Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish a Commission on the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study a prompt and plausible pathway to the Federal regulation of cannabis, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: December 1, 2022
Title: Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2022
Description: A bill to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6964; text: CR S6964-6968)
Last Action Date: December 5, 2022
Title: Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act
Description: A bill to ensure progress toward the fulfillment by the Federal Government of its trust and treaty obligations to Native Americans and Tribal governments, to ensure funding for programs for Native Americans and Tribal governments, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Last Action Date: December 5, 2022
Title: Bring Our Heroes Home Act
Description: A bill to provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of Missing Armed Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Last Action Date: December 7, 2022
Title: NTZ Act No Trafficking Zones Act
Description: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for human trafficking in a school zone, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: December 8, 2022
Title: Stop Russian GOLD Act of 2022 Stop Russian Government and Oligarchs from Limiting Democracy Act of 2022
Description: A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to the sale, supply, or transfer of gold to or from the Russian Federation.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S7102-7103)
Last Action Date: December 12, 2022
Title: Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act
Description: A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7103)
Last Action Date: December 12, 2022
Title: NETWORKS Act Neutralizing Emerging Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from Kleptocracies and Surveillance states Act
Description: A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign telecommunications companies engaged in economic or industrial espionage against United States persons, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Last Action Date: December 12, 2022
Title: Retirement Savings for Americans Act of 2022
Description: A bill to establish the American Worker Retirement Plan, improve the financial security of working Americans by facilitating the accumulation of wealth, and for other purposes.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: December 15, 2022
Title: A bill to establish a pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases.
Description: A bill to establish a pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: December 15, 2022
Title: A bill to end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
Description: A bill to end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Last Action Date: December 19, 2022
