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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2024 | National | HR 8282 | Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act | Bill Passed - House (247 - 155) |
| May 23, 2024 | National | HR 5403 | CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act | Bill Passed - House (216 - 192) |
| May 21, 2024 | National | HR 3019 | Federal Prison Oversight Act | Bill Passed - House (392 - 2) |
| May 17, 2024 | National | H Res 1213 | A resolution regarding violence against law enforcement officers. | Resolution Passed - House (337 - 61) |
| May 16, 2024 | National | HR 354 | LEOSA Reform Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 185) |
| May 16, 2024 | National | HR 354 | LEOSA Reform Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 185) |
| May 16, 2024 | National | HR 8146 | Police Our Border Act | Bill Passed - House (254 - 157) |
| May 15, 2024 | National | HR 7530 | DC CRIMES Act | Bill Passed - House (225 - 181) |
| May 15, 2024 | National | HR 7581 | Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act | Bill Passed - House (356 - 55) |
| May 15, 2024 | National | HR 7343 | Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act | Bill Passed - House (265 - 148) |
| May 14, 2024 | National | S 546 | Recruit and Retain Act | Bill Passed - House (370 - 18) |
| May 14, 2024 | National | HR 7659 | Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - House (376 - 16) |
| May 1, 2024 | National | HR 6090 | Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (320 - 91) |
| April 16, 2024 | National | HR 4681 | Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act | Bill Passed - House (410 - 13) |
| April 16, 2024 | National | HR 4681 | Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act | Bill Passed - House (410 - 13) |
| April 16, 2024 | National | HR 6245 | Holding Iranian Leaders Accountable Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (419 - 4) |
| April 15, 2024 | National | HR 5921 | No U.S. Financing for Iran Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (294 - 105) |
| April 15, 2024 | National | HR 6408 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations | Bill Passed - House (382 - 11) |
| April 15, 2024 | National | HR 5923 | Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (383 - 11) |
| April 12, 2024 | National | HR 7888 | Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act | Bill Passed - House (273 - 147) |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | National | HR 6678 | Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act | Bill Passed - House (272 - 155) |
| Jan. 30, 2024 | National | HR 5585 | Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act | Bill Passed - House (271 - 154) |
| Jan. 17, 2024 | National | H Res 957 | Denouncing the Biden administration's open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration's open-borders policies. | Resolution Passed - House (225 - 187) |
| Dec. 13, 2023 | National | H Res 927 | Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | Resolution Passed - House (303 - 126) |
| Dec. 12, 2023 | National | HR 4531 | Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act | Bill Passed - House (386 - 37) |
| Dec. 5, 2023 | National | H Res 894 | Strongly condemning and denouncing the drastic rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world. | Resolution Passed - House (311 - 14) |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | National | HR 5961 | No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act | Bill Passed - House (307 - 119) |
| Nov. 2, 2023 | National | H Res 798 | Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff. | Resolution Passed - House (396 - 23) |
| Nov. 1, 2023 | National | H Res 559 | Declaring it is the policy of the United States that a nuclear Islamic Republic of Iran is not acceptable. | Resolution Passed - House (354 - 53) |
| Nov. 1, 2023 | National | HR 340 | Hamas International Financing Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (363 - 46) |
| Sept. 28, 2023 | National | HR 4367 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 | Bill Passed - House (220 - 208) |
| May 25, 2023 | National | HR 467 | HALT Fentanyl Act | Bill Passed - House (289 - 133) |
| May 25, 2023 | National | HR 467 | HALT Fentanyl Act | Bill Passed - House (289 - 133) |
| May 18, 2023 | National | H Con Res 40 | Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies | Joint Resolution Passed - House (301 - 119) |
| May 17, 2023 | National | HR 3091 | Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act | Bill Passed - House (232 - 198) |
| May 17, 2023 | National | HR 3091 | Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act | Bill Passed - House (232 - 198) |
| May 17, 2023 | National | HR 2494 | POLICE Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (255 - 175) |
| April 19, 2023 | National | H J Res 42 | Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. | Joint Resolution Passed - House (229 - 189) |
| March 10, 2023 | National | S 619 | COVID-19 Origin Act of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (419 - 0) |
| March 9, 2023 | National | HR 140 | Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act | Bill Passed - House (219 - 206) |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | National | H J Res 26 | Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act | Joint Resolution Passed - House (250 - 173) |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | National | H Res 104 | Condemning the Chinese Communist Party's use of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over United States territory as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty | Resolution Passed - House (419 - 0) |
| Feb. 1, 2023 | National | H J Res 7 | Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020 | Joint Resolution Passed - House (229 - 197) |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | National | HR 382 | Pandemic is Over Act | Bill Passed - House (220 - 210) |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | National | HR 497 | Freedom for Health Care Workers Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 203) |
| Jan. 11, 2023 | National | H Con Res 3 | Expressing the sense of Congress condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches | Joint Resolution Passed - House (222 - 209) |
| Jan. 10, 2023 | National | H Res 11 | Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party | Resolution Passed - House (365 - 65) |
| Jan. 10, 2023 | National | H Res 12 | Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary | Resolution Passed - House (221 - 211) |
| Dec. 23, 2022 | National | HR 2617 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (225 - 201) |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | National | S 4003 | Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 162) |