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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2021 | National | HR 239 | Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act | Bill Passed - House (245 - 181) |
| June 23, 2021 | National | HR 2062 | Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (247 - 178) |
| June 22, 2021 | National | PN 220 | Nomination of Kiran Ahuja to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 50) |
| June 15, 2021 | National | HR 1443 | LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act | Bill Failed - House (248 - 177) |
| June 8, 2021 | National | HR 7 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 50) |
| May 25, 2021 | National | PN 124 | Nomation of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as the Adminstor of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (55 - 44) |
| May 20, 2021 | National | HR 3237 | Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act, 2021 | Bill Passed - House (213 - 212) |
| May 19, 2021 | National | S J Res 13 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures". | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (50 - 48) |
| May 13, 2021 | National | PN 244 | Nomination of Amber McReynolds as Governor of the United States Postal Service | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (59 - 38) |
| May 12, 2021 | National | PN 245 | Nomination of Ronald Stroman as Governor of the United States Postal Service | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (66 - 32) |
| April 21, 2021 | National | PN 79-4 | Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 49) |
| April 21, 2021 | National | PN 79-4 | Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 49) |
| April 21, 2021 | National | HR 1333 | NO BAN Act | Bill Passed - House (218 - 208) |
| April 21, 2021 | National | HR 1573 | Access to Counsel Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 207) |
| April 15, 2021 | National | HR 7 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Bill Passed - House (217 - 210) |
| March 24, 2021 | National | PN 121 | Nomination of Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 48) |
| March 23, 2021 | National | PN 79-11 | Nomination of Vivek Murphy as Medical Director in the Regular Corps and Surgeon General of the General Public Health Service | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (57 - 43) |
| March 23, 2021 | National | PN 79-13 | Nomination of Shalanda Young as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (63 - 37) |
| March 22, 2021 | National | PN 78-23 | Nomination of Martin Walsh as Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (68 - 29) |
| March 18, 2021 | National | PN 78-2 | Nomination of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (50 - 49) |
| March 18, 2021 | National | HR 1603 | Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (247 - 174) |
| March 18, 2021 | National | HR 6 | American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (228 - 197) |
| March 17, 2021 | National | HR 1620 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (244 - 172) |
| March 15, 2021 | National | PN 78-11 | Nomination of Debra Haaland as Secretary of the Interior | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (51 - 40) |
| March 10, 2021 | National | HR 1319 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (220 - 211) |