Greetings, Current Federal Bill Watch for us to pay attention to for the 116th Congress (2019–2021. Thank you.
To limit the use of funds to be used to reduce the total number of United States Armed Forces deployed to the United States Africa Command area of responsibility.
Sponsor. Representative for California’s 20th congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced March 4, 2020 116th Congress (2019–2021)
Karen Bass
Sponsor. Representative for California’s 37th congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced December 17, 2019 116th Congress (2019–2021)
Christopher “Chris” Smith
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey’s 4th congressional district. Republican.
Introduced on May 8, 2020
Christopher “Chris” Smith
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey’s 4th congressional district. Republican.
Introduced on Jun 18, 2020
Karen Bass
Sponsor. Representative for California’s 37th congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Dec 9, 2019
A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government.
Sponsor. Junior Senator for New Jersey. Democrat.
Introduced on May 14, 2019
Mike Gallagher
Sponsor. Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th congressional district. Republican.
Introduced on Jan 29, 2020
To increase legal representation for certain aliens, and for other purposes.
Sponsor. Representative for Maryland’s 4th congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Jul 16, 2019
A bill to reform the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor. Junior Senator for South Dakota. Republican.
Introduced on Nov 5, 2019
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based immigration points system, to focus on family-sponsored immigration on spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor. Junior Senator for Arkansas. Republican.
Introduced on Apr 10, 2019
To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal aliens with the Federal Government.
Sponsor. Representative for Colorado’s 4th congressional district. Republican.
Introduced on Feb 12, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, many states have postponed rent or mortgage payments. For example, Connecticut enacted a 60-day grace period for rent payments and a 90-day grace period for mortgage payments.
But those payments are still due, just on the backend. Some lawmakers are now considering going a step further, by cancelling such payments entirely — without making them due later.
Sponsor. Representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Apr 17, 2020
The Next Generation Votes Act [H.R. 734] would permit all 16- and 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote before their 18th birthday nationwide.
The bill would not change the federal voting age of 18, which was established by the 26th Amendment in 1971. Rather, it would allow registration earlier so that you’re in the system ahead of time and automatically activated on your 18th birthday.
Sponsor. Representative for Colorado’s 2nd congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Jan 23, 2019
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit debt from medically necessary procedures related to COVID-19 from being included on credit reports, and for other purposes.
Sponsor. Representative for Colorado’s 2nd congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Apr 3, 2020
Named after the 46-year-old man killed in May who sparked the protests, the George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act would institute several reforms to police departments nationwide, including:
- Mandating all local, state, and federal law enforcement bodies report data to the Justice Department on uses of deadly force involving police officers.
- Giving federal grants to law enforcement agencies which devise new programs for oversight or hiring, such as bringing on more diverse officers and agents.
- Creating a federal task force to coordinate the investigation and prosecution of law enforcement agencies.
- Creating a set of federal minimum standards for police departments, standards which do not currently exist.
Sponsor. Representative for Texas’s 18th congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Jun 4, 2020
To establish the position of Special Envoy for Refugees in the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Sponsor. Representative for Colorado’s 2nd congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Feb 6, 2020
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey’s 12th congressional district. Democrat.
Introduced on Jun 26, 2020
To amend and strengthen the Higher Education Act of 1965 to lower the cost of college for students and families, to hold colleges accountable for students’ success, and to give a new generation of students the opportunity to graduate on-time and transition to a successful career.
Sponsor. Representative for Virginia’s 3rd congressional district. Democrat.
Ordered Reported on Oct 30, 2019