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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | National | HR 1263 | Strengthening the Quad Act | Bill Passed - House (334 - 51) |
| May 7, 2025 | National | HR 881 | DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act | Bill Passed - House (266 - 153) |
| May 7, 2025 | National | HR 1503 | Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025 | Bill Passed - House (406 - 1) |
| May 5, 2025 | National | HR 530 | ACES Act | Bill Passed - House (376 - 5) |
| May 5, 2025 | National | HR 36 | Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia's Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence (MEGOBARI) Act | Bill Passed - House (349 - 42) |
| May 5, 2025 | National | HR 36 | Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia's Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence (MEGOBARI) Act | Bill Passed - House (349 - 42) |
| April 7, 2025 | National | HR 1039 | Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act | Bill Passed - House (412 - 0) |
| April 1, 2025 | National | HR 1491 | Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act | Bill Passed - House (423 - 0) |
| March 31, 2025 | National | HR 517 | Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act | Bill Passed - House (388 - 0) |
| March 10, 2025 | National | HR 495 | Subterranean Border Defense Act | Bill Passed - House (402 - 1) |
| March 10, 2025 | National | HR 993 | Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act | Bill Passed - House (406 - 9) |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | National | HR 804 | Rural Small Business Resilience Act | Bill Passed - House (415 - 8) |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | National | HR 35 | Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act | Bill Passed - House (264 - 155) |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | National | HR 692 | China Exchange Rate Transparency Act | Bill Passed - House (388 - 7) |
| Jan. 22, 2025 | National | S 5 | Laken Riley Act | Bill Passed - House (263 - 156) |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | National | HR 30 | Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | Bill Passed - House (274 - 145) |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | National | HR 33 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States | Bill Passed - House (423 - 1) |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | National | HR 153 | Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act | Bill Passed - House (426 - 0) |
| Jan. 13, 2025 | National | HR 152 | Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act | Bill Passed - House (405 - 5) |
| Jan. 9, 2025 | National | HR 23 | Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act | Bill Passed - House (243 - 140) |
| Jan. 9, 2025 | National | HR 23 | Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act | Bill Passed - House (243 - 140) |
| Jan. 7, 2025 | National | HR 29 | Laken Riley Act | Bill Passed - House (264 - 159) |
| Dec. 16, 2024 | National | S 141 | Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act | Bill Passed - House (382 - 12) |
| Dec. 10, 2024 | National | HR 9668 | Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend (SHIELD) Against CCP Act | Bill Passed - House (409 - 4) |
| Dec. 10, 2024 | National | HR 9668 | Strategic Homeland Intelligence and Enforcement Legislation to Defend (SHIELD) Against CCP Act | Bill Passed - House (409 - 4) |