Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021 [S.3285]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to improve protections for meatpacking workers, and for other purposes.
S.3285: Protecting America’s Meatpacking Workers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/30/2021
Reese’s Law [S.3278]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes.
S.3278: Reese’s Law
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/14/2022
Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act DETOUR Act [HB-6083]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
To prohibit the use of exploitative and deceptive practices by large online operators and to promote consumer welfare in the use of behavioral research by such providers.
HB-6083: Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act DETOUR Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Rochester
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 12/01/2021
Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act [S.3248]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
A bill to allow States and Tribal entities to use unexpended COVID-19 relief funds to pay fines on behalf of employers for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing and any final rule issued with respect to such emergency temporary standard, and for other purposes.
S.3248: Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/18/2021
S.3262: FREIGHT Act Facilitating Relief for Efficient Intermodal Gateways to Handle Transportation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Cantwell With An Amendment. Without Written Report. on 12/12/2022
STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act [S.3232]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units to protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for other purposes.
S.3232: STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/30/2022
Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021 [HB-6016]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
To prohibit executive agencies from requiring employees to receive a vaccination against infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus under Federal contracts, and for other purposes.
HB-6016: Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 11/18/2021
HJR-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 11/17/2021
You have voted HJR-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard"..
Cures 2.0 Act [HB-6000]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
To continue the acceleration of the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.
HB-6000: Cures 2.0 Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 01/04/2022
SJR-29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Received In The House. on 12/09/2021
You have voted SJR-29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard"..
Science-Based Emissions Standards Act of 2021 [HB-5991]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure the completion of a marginal well study by the Secretary of Energy so as to inform the development of certain rules under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
HB-5991: Science-Based Emissions Standards Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 11/18/2021
PFAS Definition Improvement Act [HB-5987]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act with respect to the PFAS data call, and for other purposes.
HB-5987: PFAS Definition Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 11/17/2021
Exemptions for Critical Workers Act [HB-5978]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
To exempt Federal employees and contractors that are critical infrastructure workers from Federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates, and for other purposes.
HB-5978: Exemptions for Critical Workers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H6864) on 12/02/2021
Fair Hiring in Banking Act [HB-5911]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to expand employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense, and for other purposes.
HB-5911: Fair Hiring in Banking Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/12/2022
HJR-62: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 11/05/2021
You have voted HJR-62: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard"..
Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act [HB-5897]
[Telecommunications ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Data Privacy ]
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations requiring material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity to be made available in a format that is machine-readable.
HB-5897: Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 11/08/2021
Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act [S.3195]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement.
S.3195: Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 11/04/2021
Employment Freedom for All Act [HB-5851]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To void existing non-compete agreements for any employee who is fired for not complying with an employer's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes.
HB-5851: Employment Freedom for All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Mast
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/04/2021
National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act [HB-5816]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To prohibit the Federal Government, or State or local government or other entity receiving Federal funding, from requiring any citizen to be vaccinated, including Federal agencies from requiring its employees to take any vaccination, without the citizen being fully advised in writing of all known potential risks from the vaccine and consultation with a physician followed by the voluntary informed consent of the citizen, and for other purposes.
HB-5816: National Informed Consent Exemption (NICE) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/03/2021
Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021 [HB-5823]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
To establish a Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes.
HB-5823: Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 11/02/2021