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A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

Became law · Environmental Protection · Senate

Jan 3, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-100. A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel. An act to extend the...

Became law Transportation Environmental Protection 115th Congress Statutory Reference 3Amendments 1

House bill

To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical Parks Advisory Commission.

Became law · Public Lands and Natural Resources · House

Dec 7, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-134. To amend the Act that established the Keweenaw National Historical Park to require the Secretary of the Interior to consider nominees of various local interests in appointing members of the Keweenaw National Historical Parks Advi...

Became law Public Lands and Natural Resources 106th Congress

House bill

Higher Education Amendments of 1998

Became law · Education · House

Oct 7, 1998

Became Public Law No: 105-244. Higher Education Amendments of 1998 Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill Education of the Deaf Amendments of 1998 Web-Based Education Commission Act Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus C...

Became law Education Education 105th Congress

House resolution

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 790) to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

In session · Congress · House

Jan 30, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 790) to provide for a pay increase in 2019 for certain civilian employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes, and providing for con...

In session Congress 116th Congress

House joint resolution

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

Became law · Public Lands and Natural Resources · House

Apr 27, 2026

Became Public Law No: 119-85. [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)] [House] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. STAUBER: H.J. Res. 140. Congress has the power to...

Became law Energy Public Lands and Natural Resources 119th Congress Statutory Reference 1

House bill

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 79125 Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta, California, as the "Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building".

In session · Government Operations and Politics

Dec 13, 2022

Received in the Senate.

In session Government Operations and Politics 117th Congress

House resolution

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3373) to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8296) to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8297) to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6538) to create an Active Shooter Alert Communications Network, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

In session · Congress · House

Jul 13, 2022

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7900) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to pres...

In session Defense Healthcare Telecom and broadband Congress 117th Congress Spending 4

House bill

To designate the United States Customs Administrative Building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in El Paso, Texas, as the "Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building".

Became law · Government Operations and Politics · House

Apr 30, 1996

Became Public Law No: 104-138. To designate the United States Customs Administrative Building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in El Paso, Texas, as the "Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building". To designate the Un...

Became law Government Operations and Politics 104th Congress

House resolution

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations from requiring, encouraging, or coercing institutions of higher education to meet any political litmus test or violate any right protected by the Constitution as a condition of accreditation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4790) to amend the Federal securities laws with respect to the materiality of disclosure requirements, to establish the Public Company Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5179) to require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5339) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5717) to provide that sanctuary jurisdictions that provide benefits to aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws are ineligible for Federal funds intended to benefit such aliens; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7909) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 136) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".

In session · Congress · House

Sep 18, 2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations from requiring, encouraging, or coerc...

In session Labor and employment Education Finance and banking Congress 118th Congress Tax 2 Benefits 2

House resolution

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 615) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2925) to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3195) to rescind Public Land Order 7917, to reinstate mineral leases and permits in the Superior National Forest, to ensure timely review of Mine Plans of Operations, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 764) to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3397) to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6285) to ratify and approve all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements, and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to Federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6090) to provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.

In session · Congress · House

Apr 30, 2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 615) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain F...

In session Agriculture Education Energy Congress 118th Congress Agency 5Courts 1

House resolution

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 79) to clarify the definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law.

In session · Congress · House

Jan 10, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents, to clarify the nature of judicial...

In session Finance and banking Congress 115th Congress

House resolution

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should nominate a qualified and independent individual for the position of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors to be confirmed by the Senate without delay.

In session · Government Operations and Politics · House

Jun 27, 2013

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should nominate a qualified and independent individual for the position of Inspector General of the Department of State and Broadcasting Board...

In session Government Operations and Politics 113th Congress

House bill

To designate the United States Post Office building located at 7980 FM 327, Elmendorf, Texas, as the "Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building".

Became law · Government Operations and Politics · House

Oct 9, 1996

Became Public Law No: 104-255. To designate the United States Post Office building located at 7980 FM 327, Elmendorf, Texas, as the "Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building". To designate the United States Post Office building located at 7980 FM 327, Elmendorf,...

Became law Government Operations and Politics 104th Congress

House joint resolution

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President and to authorize Congress to establish procedures relating to the nomination of Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates.

In session · Government Operations and Politics · House

Feb 10, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President and to authorize Congress to establish procedures relating to the no...

In session Government Operations and Politics 100th Congress

House concurrent resolution

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should nominate for appointment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System an individual whose qualifications are in accordance with the Federal Reserve Act with regard to fair representation of agricultural and commercial interests.

In session · Finance and Financial Sector · House

Dec 1, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should nominate for appointment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System an individual whose q...

In session Finance and banking Finance and Financial Sector 97th Congress

House concurrent resolution

To express the sense of the Congress that a democratically elected government be in place in Panama before the Senate gives its advice and consent for the nominee for the position of Administrator of the Panama Canal Commission.

In session · International Affairs · House

Nov 27, 1989

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State. To express the sense of the Congress that a democratically elected government be in place in Panama before the Senate gives its advice and consent for the nominee for the position of Administrator of the Panam...

In session International Affairs 101st Congress

House concurrent resolution