Legislation

Below are listed current bills in Congress and subsequent links to any analyses pertaining to them. A lot of these will probably go nowhere, but it is good to see what’s been introduced and who is sponsoring each bill. Some have been included just to up the amusement factor.

You can find a list of all current legislation here

H.R.51 – Washington, D.C. Admission Act

H.R.1196 – To establish a Commission for Review and Correction of Historical Injustices, and for other purposes.

H.R.1207 – To require face-to-face purchases of ammunition, to require licensing of ammunition dealers, and to require reporting regarding bulk purchases of ammunition.

S.348 – A bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes.

H.R.1177 – To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes.

H.R.5 Equality Act

Official title: To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

H.R.127 Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act

H.R.894 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the tax exempt status for bonds issued by sanctuary jurisdictions.

H.R.899 – To terminate the Department of Education.

H.R.882 – To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes of high-risk individuals.

H.R.893 – To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that an appeal of an order granting a nationwide injunction issued by a district court of the United States shall lie to the Supreme Court.

H.R.881 – To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.

H.R.880 – To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of pistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

H.R.877 – To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.

H.R.875 – To prohibit United States assistance to foreign countries that oppose the position of the United States in the United Nations.

H.R.874 – To repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 (commonly referred to as the Communications Decency Act) to stop censorship, and for other purposes.

H.R.872 – To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.

H.R.867 – To reauthorize the high-speed rail corridor development program, and for other purposes.

H.R.865 – To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the H-1B visa program, to repeal the diversity visa lottery program, and for other purposes.

H.R.863 – To require the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to submit annual reports regarding certain demographic information on aliens arrested.

H.R.860 – To require States to obtain information from Social Security Administration on deaths for purposes of voter registration list maintenance, and for other purposes.

H.R.859 – To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

H.R.856 – To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain political committees from compensating the spouse of the candidate for services provided to or on behalf of the committee, to require such committees to report on payments made to the spouse and the immediate family members of the candidate, and for other purposes.

H.R.847 – To support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, and for other purposes.

H.R.846 – To protect certain whistleblowers seeking to ensure accountability and oversight of the Nation’s COVID-19 pandemic response, and for other purposes.

H.R.824 – To prohibit certain members of the Chinese Communist Party from entering the United States until such time as the Government of the People’s Republic of China ceases the theft of the intellectual property of the United States, and for other purposes.

H.R.823 – To eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

H.R.815 – To amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and to preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.

H.R.814 – To nullify the effect of Executive Order 14003 relating to the Federal workforce, and for other purposes.

H.R.811 – To require all individuals in the executive branch to comply with Executive orders imposing mandates on the people of the United States.

H.R.794 – To require the President to declare a national climate emergency under the National Emergencies Act, and for other purposes.

H.R.782 – To clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a DACA recipient if all other eligibility criteria are satisfied, and for other purposes.

H.R.770 – To establish the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security.

H.R.760 – To amend the Wilderness Act to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

H.R.759 – To modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, and for other purposes.

H.R.751 – To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.

H.R.748 – To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes.

H.R.1134 – To provide for the establishment of a global affairs strategy and assistance for people of African descent, and for other purposes.

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