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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 10, 2025 | National | HR 736 | Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act | Bill Passed - House (408 - 0) |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | National | HR 692 | China Exchange Rate Transparency Act | Bill Passed - House (388 - 7) |
| Feb. 7, 2025 | National | HR 26 | Protecting American Energy Production Act | Bill Passed - House (226 - 188) |
| Feb. 6, 2025 | National | HR 27 | Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act (HALT Fentanyl Act) | Bill Passed - House (312 - 108) |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | National | HR 43 | Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act | Bill Passed - House (412 - 1) |
| Feb. 4, 2025 | National | HR 776 | Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act | Bill Passed - House (361 - 56) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | National | HR 21 | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (217 - 204) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | National | HR 375 | Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act | Bill Passed - House (359 - 62) |
| Jan. 23, 2025 | National | HR 471 | Fix Our Forests Act | Bill Passed - House (279 - 141) |
| Jan. 22, 2025 | National | S 5 | Laken Riley Act | Bill Passed - House (263 - 156) |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | National | HR 187 | MAPWaters Act | Bill Passed - House (413 - 0) |
| 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. 15, 2025 | National | HR 164 | Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience (POWER) Act of 2025 | Bill Passed - House (419 - 2) |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | National | HR 153 | Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act | Bill Passed - House (426 - 0) |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | National | HR 28 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act | Bill Passed - House (218 - 206) |
| Jan. 13, 2025 | National | HR 192 | Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act | Bill Passed - House (407 - 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. 7, 2025 | National | HR 29 | Laken Riley Act | Bill Passed - House (264 - 159) |
| Jan. 3, 2025 | National | H Res 5 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes. | Resolution Passed - House (215 - 209) |