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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2022 | National | HR 4346 | Supreme Court Security Funding Act of 2022 (CHIPS and Science Act of 2022) | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (64 - 33) |
| July 27, 2022 | National | HR 3771 | South Asian Heart Awareness and Research Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (237 - 192) |
| July 21, 2022 | National | HR 8373 | Right to Contraception Act | Bill Passed - House (228 - 195) |
| July 19, 2022 | National | HR 8404 | Respect for Marriage Act | Bill Passed - House (267 - 157) |
| July 15, 2022 | National | HR 8297 | Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (223 - 205) |
| July 13, 2022 | National | S 3373 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (342 - 88) |
| June 23, 2022 | National | HR 4176 | LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act | Bill Passed - House (220 - 201) |
| June 16, 2022 | National | HR 3967 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) |
| June 9, 2022 | National | HR 2377 | Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (224 - 202) |
| May 26, 2022 | National | S J Res 46 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers". | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (46 - 48) |
| May 18, 2022 | National | HR 7790 | Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 | Bill Passed - House (231 - 192) |
| May 13, 2022 | National | HR 5129 | Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (246 - 169) |
| May 11, 2022 | National | S 4132 | Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 | Bill Failed - Senate (49 - 51) |
| April 7, 2022 | National | PN 1783 | Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court of the United States | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 47) |
| March 3, 2022 | National | HR 3967 | Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 174) |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | National | HR 3755 | Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 48) |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | National | PN 1593 | Nomination of Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services | Cloture Invoked - Senate (49 - 45) |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | National | HR 3485 | Global Respect Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 206) |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | National | HR 4445 | Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - House (335 - 97) |
| Jan. 20, 2022 | National | HR 4673 | EVEST Act | Bill Passed - House (265 - 163) |