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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

House

Establishes an Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs within the Department of Veterans Affairs by amending title 38

Latest action: Thu May 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Write the Laws Act

Senate

Prohibit delegations of legislative power in Acts of Congress and void later noncompliant federal actions while requiring identification of existing statutes with such delegations

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 1071.

House

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to correct the enrollment of bill S. 1071 before final processing

Latest action: Thu Dec 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for the consideration of S.J. Res. 18, S.J. Res 24, H.R. 1526, and H.R. 22.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of S.J. Res. 18, S.J. Res. 24, H.R. 1526, and H.R. 22

Latest action: Tue Apr 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Sustainable Budget Act of 2025

House

Establishes a legislative branch fiscal commission to recommend policies for balancing the budget and improving the long term federal fiscal outlook under expedited congressional consideration

Latest action: Tue Jan 07 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.

House

Allows House consideration of H.R. 185 to advance responsible policies through a procedural resolution

Latest action: Mon Mar 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Establishing the Task Force on the Legislative Process.

House

Temporarily creates a bipartisan bicameral task force to study faster consideration of broadly supported legislation and recommend changes to the legislative process

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act

House

Transfer prosecution of all District of Columbia law and ordinance violations to a local prosecutor's office while preserving certain federal employee benefits for transferred staff

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of H.R. 185 on responsible policies through a procedural resolution

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the engrossment of H.R. 7147.

House

Directs the Clerk of the House to correct the engrossment of H.R. 7147 before further consideration

Latest action: Thu Jan 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to make technical corrections.

Senate

Amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to make technical corrections to trafficking victims law

Latest action: Fri Aug 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Disapproving the behavior of Representative Jesús G. Chuy García of Illinois.

House

Expresses House disapproval of the behavior of Representative Jesús G. Chuy García of Illinois

Latest action: Tue Nov 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for the hour of meeting of the House.

House

Sets the House meeting time for January 6, 2026, establishing when the chamber will convene

Latest action: Tue Jan 06 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

CBO Show Your Work Act

House

Requires the Congressional Budget Office to publicly disclose the models, data routines, assumptions, and calculation details behind its legislative cost estimates so they can be independently replicated

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of H.R. 1 under the budget reconciliation process in H. Con. Res. 14

Latest action: Thu May 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Majority Rule Resolution

House

Bars the House and Senate from requiring more than a simple majority to end floor debate when a quorum is present

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 1834.

House

Requests the return of official papers on H.R. 1834 for further House consideration of that measure

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.

House

Sets the terms for House consideration of H.R. 1834 on policy priorities to break gridlock

Latest action: Thu Jan 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

House

Approves House floor consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1 under a special rule for reconciliation legislation

Latest action: Thu Jul 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of H.R. 5408 on accelerating workplace time to contract under the National Labor Relations Act

Latest action: Tue Jun 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 23) permitting parental remote voting by proxy, and for other purposes.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of H. Res. 23 on parental remote voting by proxy and related procedural matters

Latest action: Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

Senate

Authorizes Senate Executive Session to consider certain nominations on the Executive Calendar together as a single en bloc package

Latest action: Fri Oct 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution

House

Prohibits August adjournment consideration in the House until all regular fiscal year appropriations bills have passed

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

D.C. Taxing Authority Review Act

House

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Returning Senate Joint Resolution 3 to the Senate.

House

Returns Senate Joint Resolution 3 to the Senate for further action by that chamber

Latest action: Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution fixing the hour of daily meeting of the Senate.

Senate

Establishes noon as the Senate's daily meeting time for floor proceedings

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Censuring Representative LaMonica McIver and removing her from the Committee on Homeland Security.

House

Censures Representative LaMonica McIver and removes her from the House Committee on Homeland Security

Latest action: Wed Sep 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Prohibiting Members of the House of Representatives from bringing or displaying a flag of a foreign nation on the floor of the House, and for other purposes.

House

Prohibits House Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner from bringing or displaying foreign national flags on the House floor during session, with limited exceptions

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

House

Sets the House of Representatives' daily meeting times for the First Session of the 119th Congress unless otherwise ordered

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

House

Sets the terms for House consideration of H.R. 1689 on temporary protected status for Haiti

Latest action: Thu Apr 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of H.R. 2913 and directs notice to the Senate after House passage of the Ukraine support bill

Latest action: Thu Jun 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.

House

Allows House consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5371 on continuing appropriations and fiscal year 2026 extensions

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

Senate

Terminates the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs, including the emergency tied to a 10% tariff on most imports

Latest action: Fri Oct 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution to provide for the printing of the Senate Manual for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

Senate

Authorizes printing the Senate Manual for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress for Senate use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by the Speaker.

House

Permit official photographs of the House of Representatives during an actual session on a date chosen by the Speaker

Latest action: Wed Jun 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

CLEAN Congress Act

House

Requires congressional measures sent to the President to contain a single clearly titled subject and nullifies laws exempting Members of Congress or their staff from coverage

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of H.R. 7006 on further consolidated appropriations for fiscal year 2026

Latest action: Wed Jan 14 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes the Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2025 as a budget-related measure affecting crime victims

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes.

House

Sets the terms for House consideration of H.R. 77 on en bloc disapproval procedures for midnight rules

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 589) providing for the public release of certain documents, records, and communications related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

House

Adopts H. Res. 589 to call for public release of certain Justice Department records and communications about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation

Latest action: Wed Sep 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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