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Bill Title Congress Status Action Date
HCONRES 17
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the provision of a basic standard of humanitarian care to all individuals in U.S. Cust...
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. March 25, 2019
HJRES 31
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
116th Became Public Law No: 116-6. February 15, 2019
HR 9062
No Sanctuary for Criminals Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. December 31, 2020
HR 9045
Citizen Justice Restoration Act of 2020
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. December 21, 2020
HR 9040
Protect Asylum Seekers Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. December 21, 2020
HR 9039
Practical Alternatives to Detention Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. December 21, 2020
HR 8970
Protect Our Civil Liberties Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. December 15, 2020
HR 8931
Stop the Killing in Syria Act
116th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193) December 21, 2020
HR 8913
COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. December 9, 2020
HR 8903
National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. December 9, 2020
HR 8799
End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. November 20, 2020
HR 8685
Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. October 27, 2020
HR 8647
Community First Pretrial Reform and Jail Decarceration Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. October 20, 2020
HR 8641
Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. October 20, 2020
HR 8637
Japanese American Confinement Education Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. October 20, 2020
HR 8610
China Trade Relations Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. October 16, 2020
HR 8470
Federal Correctional Facilities COVID–19 Response Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. October 1, 2020
HR 8438
Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. November 30, 2020
HR 8428
Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. December 8, 2020
HR 8352
Jobs and Justice Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. September 24, 2020
HR 8286
Countering Chinese Propaganda Act
116th Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. September 17, 2020
HR 8200
EHDC Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. September 14, 2020
HR 8196
Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. September 11, 2020
HR 8155
Restricting the Use of Solitary Confinement Act of 2020
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. September 1, 2020
HR 8101
Every American Has the Right To Vote Act
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. August 25, 2020
HR 8008
Justice is Not For Sale Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. September 24, 2020
HR 7856
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
116th Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 463. October 30, 2020
HR 7733
Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
116th Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. July 23, 2020
HR 7719
Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. July 22, 2020
HR 7718
Protecting the Health and Wellness of Babies and Pregnant Women in Custody Act
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. October 19, 2020
HR 7669
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
116th Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368. July 20, 2020
HR 7667
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
116th Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 366. July 16, 2020
HR 7644
Juvenile Incarceration Reduction Act of 2020
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 16, 2020
HR 7617
Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and H...
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. August 12, 2020
HR 7608
State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs App...
116th Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. July 30, 2020
HR 7569
Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. July 9, 2020
HR 7536
State Attorneys General Empowerment Act of 2020
116th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. July 9, 2020
HR 7428
Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. June 30, 2020
HR 7415
Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act
116th Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. June 30, 2020
HR 7343
Afghanistan Partnership and Transparency Act
116th Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. June 25, 2020