Topic

Supreme Court

644 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 80. 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
54 bills in the 114th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 154 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. September 26, 2016
HCONRES 132 SCOTUS Resolution Referred to the House Committee on Rules. May 18, 2016
HR 5485 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. July 12, 2016
HR 3723 Eyes on the Courts Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. November 3, 2015
HR 3052 To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of foreign law in Federal courts, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. December 15, 2015
HR 2995 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144. July 9, 2015
HR 2905 SCOTUScare Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. July 9, 2015
HR 2828 Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. July 1, 2015
HR 2761 Sanctity of Life Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. July 1, 2015
HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-113. December 18, 2015
HR 1968 Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. May 15, 2015
HR 1943 Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. May 15, 2015
HR 1381 Transparency in Government Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. April 21, 2015
HR 917 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. March 16, 2015
HR 579 THRIFT Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. February 19, 2015
HR 381 Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. January 14, 2015
HR 94 Cameras in the Courtroom Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. February 2, 2015
HR 20 Government By the People Act of 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. March 30, 2015
HRES 942 Recognizing the historical importance of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. December 22, 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 656 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should not confirm a nominee to the United States Supreme Court whose professional record or statements display opposition to the Second Amendment freedoms of law-abiding gun owners, including the fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms as affirmed in the District of Columbia et al. v. Heller and McDonald et al. v. City of Chicago, Illinois, et al. cases. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. April 1, 2016
HRES 646 Expressing the position of the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. April 1, 2016
HRES 639 Authorizing the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674. NOTIFICATION OF FILING - Pursuant to H.Res. 639, the Chair announced that an amicus brief was filed on April 4, 2016 in the United States Supreme Court in the matter of United States v. Texas. April 18, 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 549 Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBT Equality Day". Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. January 15, 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
HRES 399 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should consider legislation to protect traditional marriage and prevent taxpayer funding of abortion. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. September 8, 2015
HRES 382 Expressing the need to eliminate life without parole for children. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. September 8, 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.