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To require the Bureau of the Census to revise the tabulation of the total population by State for the 2020 decennial census counting only citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-5743
Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2025-10-10 in the House

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-10-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-10-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-10-10
text: Introduced in House
To require a GAO study on the sale of illicit drugs online, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-hr-5744
Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2025-10-10 in the House

Summary:

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-10-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2025-10-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2025-10-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-10-10
text: Introduced in House
Electing officers of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 119-hres-1
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
House of Representatives

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution provides that Kevin McCumber of Illinois is elected Clerk, William McFarland of Maryland is elected Sergeant-at-Arms, and Catherine Szpindor of Virginia is elected Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7-8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7-8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H7-8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Bill: 119-hres-2
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
House of Representatives
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution informs the Senate that a quorum of the House of Representatives has assembled, that Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected Speaker, and that Kevin McCumber has been elected Clerk of the House of Representatives of the 119th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.

Bill: 119-hres-3
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution provides for the House of Representatives (together with the Senate) to notify the President that a quorum of each chamber of Congress has assembled.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Bill: 119-hres-4
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional-executive branch relations
House of Representatives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution provides for the President to be informed that Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana has been elected as Speaker and Kevin McCumber has been elected as Clerk of the House of Representatives of the 119th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H8)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Fixing the daily hour of meeting of the First Session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.

Bill: 119-hres-6
Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution provides that, unless otherwise ordered, the hour of daily meeting of the House of Representatives is

Monday at 2:00 p.m.; 

Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. (noon) or, if no legislative business was conducted on the preceding Monday, at 2:00 p.m.;

Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 pm (noon); and

9:00 a.m. on all other days of the week.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H23)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H23)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H23)
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Recognizing the importance of access to comprehensive, high-quality, life-affirming medical care for women of all ages.

Bill: 119-hres-7
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution expresses support for women nationwide to have access to comprehensive, convenient, compassionate, life-affirming, and high-quality health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Reaffirming the House of Representatives's commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States by recognizing that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections.

Bill: 119-hres-8
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives (1) reaffirms and reiterates its commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States, and (2) recognizes that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections throughout the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Reaffirming that the United States is not a party to the Rome Statute and does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

Bill: 119-hres-9
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Federal officials
International law and treaties
Israel
Middle East
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 
This resolution reaffirms that the United States in not a party to the Rome Statute and does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The resolution also (1) condemns the ICC's issuance of arrest warrant applications for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, and (2) supports Israel's right to defend itself and its leaders from unwarranted international legal actions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
HEALTH Act

Bill: 119-hres-10
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health programs administration and funding
House Committee on Education and Workforce
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

House Endeavor to Accelerate a Legislative Transformation of Healthcare Act or the HEALTH Act

This resolution establishes the Committee on Health, a standing committee of the House of Representatives, and specifies the subjects within its jurisdiction. 

The Committee on Health is responsible for all legislation and other matters relating to biomedical research and development (including the Food and Drug Administration); health, health facilities, and health care supported by general revenues (except veterans’ hospitals, medical care, and treatment); and public health and quarantine (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The resolution also removes these topics from the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Fair Representation Amendment

Bill: 119-hres-11
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
House Committee on Agriculture
House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on Armed Services
House Committee on Education and Workforce
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Committee on Financial Services
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Natural Resources
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House Committee on Small Business
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Budget
House Committee on the Judiciary
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Fair Representation Amendment

This resolution directs specified House committees to conduct a comprehensive review of laws within their jurisdiction and to recommend changes to eliminate excessive executive branch discretion in the application of those laws. Thereafter, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform must report legislation containing all such recommendations with the short title
 Article One Restoration Act
.

The requirement applies to the following House committees:

Agriculture
Armed Services
Budget
Education and Workforce
Energy and Commerce
Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
Judiciary
Natural Resources
Oversight and Government Reform
Science, Space, and Technology
Small Business
Transportation and Infrastructure
Veterans’ Affairs
Ways and Means
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution

Bill: 119-hres-12
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2025-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: 

Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution

This resolution prevents the House of Representatives from adjourning in August until it has passed regular appropriations legislation for the fiscal year beginning in October. 

The resolution specifies that it is out of order for the House to consider a concurrent resolution for its adjournment during any day in August until the House has passed all of the regular appropriations bills.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Submitted in House
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 119-hres-13
Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Agriculture
House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on Armed Services
House Committee on Education and Workforce
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Committee on Financial Services
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House Committee on Small Business
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
House Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: 
This resolution elects Chairs for the following committees:

Agriculture

Appropriations

Armed Services

Budget

Education and Workforce

Energy and Commerce

Financial Services

Foreign Affairs

Homeland Security

Judiciary 

National Resources

Oversight and Government Reform

Science, Space, and Technology 

Small Business

Transportation and Infrastructure

Veterans' Affairs

Ways and Means


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H48)
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H48)
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H48)
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 119-hres-14
Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2025-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Agriculture
House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on Armed Services
House Committee on Education and Workforce
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Committee on Financial Services
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on Natural Resources
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House Committee on Small Business
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Budget
House Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: 
This resolution elects members to standing committees of the House of Representatives. 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H49)
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H49)
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H49)
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
Rescinding the subpoenas issued by the January 6th Select Committee on September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, and withdrawing the recommendations finding Stephen K. Bannon, Mark Randall Meadows, Daniel Scavino, Jr., and Peter K. Navarro in contempt of Congress.

Bill: 119-hres-15
Sponsor: Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2025-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
House of Representatives

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: 
This resolution rescinds subpoenas and recommendations issued by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. 

Specifically, the resolution rescinds subpoenas issued on September 23, 2021, October 6, 2021, and February 9, 2022, to Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino. The resolution also withdraws, dismisses, and concludes resolutions that the House find Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.

Bill: 119-hres-16
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2025-01-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Conflicts and wars
Europe
Russia
Ukraine
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: 
This resolution condemns Russia for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people. It also calls on the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies, to undertake measures to support the Ukrainian government to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-06
text: Submitted in House
Condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus and encouraging President Trump to make the resolution of the Cyprus problem a top foreign policy priority.

Bill: 119-hres-17
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2025-01-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Collective security
Cyprus
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Missing persons
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: 
This resolution condemns Turkey's continued occupation of Cyprus and calls on Turkey to withdraw all of its troops from the island. It also calls on Turkey to adhere to NATO's democratic principles and mission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Submitted in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Greece.

Bill: 119-hres-18
Sponsor: Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2025-01-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Greece
Historical and cultural resources
United Kingdom

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: 
This resolution states that the government of the United Kingdom should enter into negotiations with the government of Greece to facilitate the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. (The Parthenon Marbles are marble sculptures that were removed from the Parthenon in the early 19th century when it was under Ottoman rule and later transferred to the British Museum.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Submitted in House
Providing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not adjourn until the annual appropriation bills within the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the current fiscal year are enacted into law.

Bill: 119-hres-19
Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional operations and organization

Summary:
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: 
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not adjourn until all of the annual appropriations bills for the current fiscal year have been enacted. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-01-07
text: Submitted in House