Brenda L. Lawrence

Brenda L. Lawrence

Democratic rep — MI, District 14

Recent Votes

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Dec 23, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2617) to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4373) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1082) to prohibit the unauthorized sale of ride-hailing signage and study the incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives; and for other purposes.

Dec 23, 2022 · Floor

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Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

Yea

Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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A bill to amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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National Heritage Area Act

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

Yea

A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes.

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

Dec 22, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Respect for Child Survivors Act

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

Yea

Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9640) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1942) to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Dec 22, 2022 · Floor

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VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021

Dec 15, 2022 · Floor

Yea

Puerto Rico Status Act

Dec 15, 2022 · Floor

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Puerto Rico Status Act

Dec 15, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8393) to enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.

Dec 15, 2022 · Floor

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Billy's Law

Dec 15, 2022 · Floor

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Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022

Dec 15, 2022 · Floor

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Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act

Dec 15, 2022 · Floor

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Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023

Dec 15, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1948) to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3905) to prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4003) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises; providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1437) to amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal precipitation information, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R 2617) to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Dec 14, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1948) to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3905) to prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4003) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises; providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1437) to amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal precipitation information, and for other purposes; relating to consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R 2617) to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Dec 14, 2022 · Floor

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Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

Dec 13, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022

Dec 13, 2022 · Floor

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Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

Dec 8, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 7776, with an amendment.

Dec 8, 2022 · Floor

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Respect for Marriage Act

Dec 8, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Respect for Marriage Act

Dec 8, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 8404) to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes.

Dec 8, 2022 · Floor

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Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

Dec 6, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022

Dec 6, 2022 · Floor

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Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

Dec 6, 2022 · Floor

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A bill to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

Dec 6, 2022 · Floor

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Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022

Dec 6, 2022 · Floor

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SBA Cyber Awareness Act

Dec 6, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022

Dec 6, 2022 · Floor

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Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

Dec 6, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3648) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7946) to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Dec 6, 2022 · Floor

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Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022

Dec 2, 2022 · Floor

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POWER 2.0 Act

Dec 1, 2022 · Floor

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PFAS Act

Dec 1, 2022 · Floor

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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasability and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2022 · Floor

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To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes.

Dec 1, 2022 · Floor

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Pregnant Women in Custody Act

Dec 1, 2022 · Floor

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One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2021

Dec 1, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.

Nov 30, 2022 · Floor

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To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.

Nov 30, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3372) to authorize implementation grants to community-based nonprofits to operate one-stop reentry centers; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6878) to address the health needs of incarcerated women related to pregnancy and childbirth,and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8876) to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 100) to provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees; and for other purposes.

Nov 30, 2022 · Floor

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Terry Technical Correction Act

Nov 30, 2022 · Floor

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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022

Nov 30, 2022 · Floor

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Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022

Nov 30, 2022 · Floor

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Lymphedema Treatment Act

Nov 17, 2022 · Floor

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Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021

Nov 17, 2022 · Floor

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Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022

Nov 17, 2022 · Floor

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Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act

Nov 17, 2022 · Floor

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Speak Out Act

Nov 16, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4524) to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment; and for other purposes.

Nov 15, 2022 · Floor

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PAST Act of 2021

Nov 15, 2022 · Floor

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Fairness for 9/11 Families Act

Sep 30, 2022 · Floor

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Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

Sep 30, 2022 · ResolvingDifferences

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Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.

Sep 30, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6833) to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish requirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.

Sep 30, 2022 · Floor

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Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Supporting Families of the Fallen Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Food Security for All Veterans Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Visit America Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Maximizing Outcomes through Better Investments in Lifesaving Equipment for (MOBILE) Health Care Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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AI Training Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act of 2022

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Mental Health Matters Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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Nay

Mental Health Matters Act

Sep 29, 2022 · Floor

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National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2022

Sep 28, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Sep 28, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

Sep 28, 2022 · Floor

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VICTIM Act of 2022

Sep 22, 2022 · Floor

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Break the Cycle of Violence Act

Sep 22, 2022 · Floor

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Mental Health Justice Act of 2022

Sep 22, 2022 · Floor

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Invest to Protect Act of 2022

Sep 22, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5768) to direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6448) to direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8542) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.

Sep 22, 2022 · Floor

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Presidential Election Reform Act

Sep 21, 2022 · Floor

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Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act

Sep 21, 2022 · Floor

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Nay

Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act

Sep 21, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8873) to amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the process for the counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes.

Sep 21, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8873) to amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the process for the counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes.

Sep 21, 2022 · Floor

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Blackwell School National Historic Site Act

Sep 20, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1098) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans; and for other purposes.

Sep 20, 2022 · Floor

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Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1098) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans; and for other purposes.

Sep 20, 2022 · Floor

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Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022

Sep 19, 2022 · Floor

Sponsored Bills

Recognizing the contributions of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial ("the Military Women's Memorial").

HRES 1497 · 117th Congress

To direct the Attorney General to establish a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs.

HR 7626 · 117th Congress

GOOD AI Act of 2022

HR 7296 · 117th Congress

Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2022

HR 6546 · 117th Congress

To establish the Digital Literacy and Equity Commission, and for other purposes.

HR 6373 · 117th Congress

USPS 50th Anniversary Resolution

HRES 518 · 117th Congress

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2021

HR 2661 · 117th Congress

Pell to Grad Act

HR 2627 · 117th Congress

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the feasability and advisability of furnishing doula services to certain veterans, and for other purposes.

HR 2521 · 117th Congress

Affirming that all men and women are created equal.

HRES 284 · 117th Congress

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Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 2233 · 117th Congress

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Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act

HR 2033 · 117th Congress

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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021

HR 1352 · 117th Congress

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Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

HR 885 · 117th Congress

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DOULA for VA Act of 2020

HR 9016 · 116th Congress

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GAO Mandates Revision Act

HR 8241 · 116th Congress

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Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act

HR 7216 · 116th Congress

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Pell to Grad Act

HR 6033 · 116th Congress

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Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act

HR 4420 · 116th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building.

HR 3976 · 116th Congress

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States.

HRES 354 · 116th Congress

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Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2019

HR 2262 · 116th Congress

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Affirming that all men and women are created equal.

HRES 272 · 116th Congress

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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2019

HR 1417 · 116th Congress

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Supporting the development of guidelines for ethical development of artificial intelligence.

HRES 153 · 116th Congress

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Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 1003 · 116th Congress

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Get the Lead Out of Schools Act

HR 852 · 116th Congress

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Get the Lead Out of Schools Act

HR 6951 · 115th Congress

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Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act

HR 6681 · 115th Congress

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Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Act

HR 6284 · 115th Congress

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AIR Act of 2018

HR 6090 · 115th Congress

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WE Work Act

HR 5565 · 115th Congress

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Congressional Sexual Harassment Training Act

HR 4155 · 115th Congress

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To amend title XX of the Social Security Act to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project.

HR 4105 · 115th Congress

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Expressing support for the recognition of October 9, 2017, as "World Post Day".

HRES 565 · 115th Congress

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Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

HR 3745 · 115th Congress

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FAIR Act

HR 3418 · 115th Congress

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Honoring the 169th anniversary of the first women's rights convention held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York.

HRES 457 · 115th Congress

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Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017

HR 1909 · 115th Congress

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To uphold the protections of the freedom of the press.

HRES 179 · 115th Congress

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Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act

HR 1069 · 115th Congress

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Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017

HR 729 · 115th Congress

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Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Act

HR 418 · 115th Congress

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Supporting a uniform adoption process for foster youth.

HRES 41 · 115th Congress

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Enlisted Legal Assistance Act

HR 412 · 115th Congress

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Early Pell Promise Act

HR 413 · 115th Congress

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Encourage our Educators Act

HR 414 · 115th Congress

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GEAR UP for Counseling

HR 415 · 115th Congress

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Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act

HR 416 · 115th Congress

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To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.

HR 417 · 115th Congress

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Promote Startups Act of 2017

HR 420 · 115th Congress

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Promote Workforce Development for the Advancement of Manufacturers Act of 2017

HR 419 · 115th Congress

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Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act

HR 6210 · 114th Congress

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To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.

HR 6127 · 114th Congress

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Expressing support for a uniform adoption process of children from foster care and promoting the enactment by all States of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children to ensure more children in the United States are placed in safe, loving, and permanent homes.

HRES 880 · 114th Congress

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Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016

HR 5543 · 114th Congress

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721 E Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Mary E. McCoy Post Office Building".

HR 5028 · 114th Congress

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Early Pell Promise Act

HR 4415 · 114th Congress

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To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots.

HR 4295 · 114th Congress

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Promote Startups Act of 2015

HR 4068 · 114th Congress

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal firearms laws should be rigorously enforced, that all appropriate measures should be taken to end the flood of unlawfully purchased firearms into our communities, and that adequate resources should be provided to accomplish such purposes.

HRES 520 · 114th Congress

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Enlisted Legal Assistance Act

HR 3976 · 114th Congress

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GEAR UP for Counseling

HR 3834 · 114th Congress

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Teach Our Teachers Act

HR 3366 · 114th Congress

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Youth Parity Act

HR 3184 · 114th Congress

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that investing in the Nation's skilled workforce is investing in the Nation's economy, and that in accordance with existing law, the House of Representatives should promote public and private partnerships to increase training programs, tax incentives, industry and State apprenticeships, and for other purposes.

HRES 286 · 114th Congress

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Promote Workforce Development for the Advancement of Manufacturers Act of 2015

HR 1970 · 114th Congress

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National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2015

HR 1900 · 114th Congress

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Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015

HR 1899 · 114th Congress

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans.

HR 1843 · 114th Congress

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