Bills and Resolutions

Coming up

10 bills and resolutions are on the House and Senate calendars for the coming days.

Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	H.R. 7460: Peace Corps Commemorative Work Extension Act
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	S. 3989: United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020 This bill passed in the Senate on July 21, 2020 and goes to the House next for consideration.
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	H.R. 5472: Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	H.R. 6535: To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and ...
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	H.R. 3250: Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	S. 4996: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020 This bill passed in the Senate on December 9, 2020 and goes to the House next for consideration.
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	S. 2730: Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act This bill passed in the Senate on December 10, 2020 and goes to the House next for consideration.
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	S. 979: Federal Advance Contracts Enhancement Act This bill passed in the Senate on November 7, 2019 and goes to the House next for consideration.
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	S. 3418: STORM Act This bill passed in the Senate on December 9, 2020 and goes to the House next for consideration.
Dec 14, 2020 (week of)	House	H.R. 5852: Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act

Once bills are scheduled for floor action they typically have enough support to pass!

H.R. 1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020

H.R. 3884: MORE Act of 2020

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There are 16,463 bills and resolutions currently before the United States Congress, but of those only about 7% will become law.

Congress works in two-year legislative sessions tied to the elections. The current session is called the 116^th Congress and it began on Jan 3, 2019. All bills not enacted by the end of the session on Jan 3, 2021 die, and Congress will start over.

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All bills

Here is a breakdown of all 16,463 bills and resolutions currently before Congress:

Enacted Laws

There are 216 enacted bills and joint resolutions so far in this session of Congress.

Passed Resolutions

There are 702 passed resolutions so far in this session of Congress (for joint and concurrent resolutions, passed both chambers).

Got A Vote

There are 843 bills and joint/concurrent resolutions that had a significant vote in one chamber, making them likely to have further action.

Failed Legislation

There are 24 bills and resolutions that failed a vote on passage and are now dead or failed a significant vote such as cloture, passage under suspension, or resolving differences.

Vetoed Bills (w/o Override)

There are 8 bills that were vetoed and the veto was not overridden by Congress:

H.J.Res. 76: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by ...

This resolution was vetoed. The House attempted to override the veto on June 26, 2020 but failed.
S.J.Res. 68: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic ...

This resolution was vetoed. The Senate attempted to override the veto on May 7, 2020 but failed.
S.J.Res. 54: A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.

This resolution was vetoed. The Senate attempted to override the veto on October 17, 2019 but failed.
S.J.Res. 37: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the United Arab Emirates, the United ...

This resolution was vetoed. The Senate attempted to override the veto on July 29, 2019 but failed.
S.J.Res. 38: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and ...

This resolution was vetoed. The Senate attempted to override the veto on July 29, 2019 but failed.
S.J.Res. 36: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the ...

This resolution was vetoed. The Senate attempted to override the veto on July 29, 2019 but failed.

Other Legislation

There are 14,670 bills and resolutions that have been introduced or reported by committee and await further action.

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