Topic

Law

14,356 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 109th at 3,489. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
108 bills in the 114th Congress. Showing 61–90, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HR 94 Cameras in the Courtroom Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. February 2, 2015
HR 77 Justice for Children Now Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. January 12, 2015
HR 44 Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. March 2, 2015
HRES 748 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States law firms should not represent Iran in any judicial proceeding or other capacity to assist efforts of Iran to avoid paying compensation to victims of Iran-sponsored terrorism. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. June 1, 2016
HRES 661 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. April 28, 2016
HRES 621 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the future of the Supreme Court. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. February 29, 2016
HRES 620 Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. February 23, 2016
HRES 615 Expressing support for the Senate regarding the importance of selecting a Supreme Court Justice, and urging the Senate to only consider a nominee who will uphold the integrity of the Constitution in judicial decisions. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. February 29, 2016
HRES 465 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the justices of the United States Supreme Court should make themselves subject to the existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, or should promulgate their own code of conduct. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. November 3, 2015
S 3524 A bill to amend Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit cross-examination by the accused of minor victims of sexual assault. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. December 8, 2016
S 3370 Safety Over Secrecy Act of 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. September 21, 2016
S 3323 State-Owned Entity Transparency and Accountability Reform Act of 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5723-5724) September 14, 2016
S 3260 Volunteer Pilot Protection Act of 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. July 14, 2016
S 3155 Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632. September 15, 2016
S 3145 Gideon Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4917-4918) July 7, 2016
S 3050 Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. June 10, 2016
S 2909 CAPTIVE Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. May 10, 2016
S 2897 Justice for Telecommunications Consumers Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. April 28, 2016
S 2763 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016 By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-394. December 6, 2016
S 2506 Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S672-673) February 4, 2016
S 2490 Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 3, 2016
S 2477 Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 1, 2016
S 2475 Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 1, 2016
S 2469 A bill to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 27, 2016
S 2448 Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 19, 2016
S 2314 Temporary Judgeship Conversion Act of 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. November 19, 2015
S 1962 A bill to authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. August 5, 2015
S 1895 Downwinders Compensation Act of 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6143) July 29, 2015
S 1684 Volunteer Organization Protection Act of 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. June 25, 2015
S 1614 Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. June 18, 2015

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.