Congressional-executive Branch Relations
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No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act [HB-8342]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
To require the approval of Congress before explosive nuclear testing may be resumed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Introduced In House on 09/22/2020
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2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act [S.4571]
[Elections ]
Extends certain deadlines for the U.S. Census Bureau to complete the 2020 decennial census of population. The bill prohibits the bureau from concluding the Nonresponse Followup operation or the Self-Response operation before October 31, 2020.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/15/2020
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2020 Census Deadline Extensions Act [HB-8250]
[Elections ]
Extends certain deadlines for the U.S. Census Bureau to complete the 2020 decennial census of population. The bill prohibits the bureau from concluding the Nonresponse Followup operation or the Self-Response operation before October 31, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/14/2020
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Climate Equity Act of 2020 [HB-8019]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the review and analysis of new legislation, regulation, or federal investments that are related to environmental or climate change issues and sets forth related requirements. The analysis must determine the impacts of such legislation, regulation, or investments on frontline communities (e.g., communities that have experienced environmental injustice or are vulnerable to climate injustice). Specifically, the bill establishes a Climate and Environmental Equity Office within the Congressional Budget Office. The former must prepare an analysis
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Introduced In House on 08/11/2020
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Fair and Accurate Census Act [HB-7974]
[Elections ]
To modify the deadline for completing the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 08/07/2020
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Climate Equity Act of 2020 [S.4513]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the review and analysis of new legislation, regulation, or federal investments that are related to environmental or climate change issues and sets forth related requirements. The analysis must determine the impacts of such legislation, regulation, or investments on frontline communities (e.g., communities that have experienced environmental injustice or are vulnerable to climate injustice). Specifically, the bill establishes a Climate and Environmental Equity Office within the Congressional Budget Office. The former must prepare an analysis
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 08/06/2020
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PAUSE Act Preventing Actions Undermining Security without Endorsement Act [S.4304]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Prohibits the termination or withdrawal of the United States from certain international agreements (e.g., the New START Treaty or the Constitution of the World Health Organization) without (1) a detailed justification for, and specified certifications related to, the termination or withdrawal; and (2) a joint resolution approving the action.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/23/2020
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To require certain officers and employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government to divest certain financial interests, and for other purposes. [HB-7581]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
Requires certain government officials in the executive branch and their spouses to divest corporate and other financial interests. Specifically, such officials must divest into a qualified blind trust any financial interest in a business for which the official is a trustee, partner, officer, director, or more than 10% shareholder. The trustee of the qualified blind trust must sell the interest and use the proceeds to purchase conflict-free holdings. The bill's requirements apply to cabinet officials, senior executives, policy advisors, presidential
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Introduced In House on 07/13/2020
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director and Assistant Directors Act [HB-7589]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishes term limits and alters the personnel classification and appointment process for certain leadership positions in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security. Specifically, the bill establishes a five-year term for the Director of CISA, limits service to two terms, and reclassifies the position to a higher rate of basic pay. The bill also requires the Assistant Director for Cybersecurity and the Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security to be appointed by the Secretary of Homeland
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, And Innovation. on 08/01/2020
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Protecting American Energy Production Act [HB-7400]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
Prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/23/2020
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No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act [S.4099]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
A bill to require the approval of Congress before explosive nuclear testing may be resumed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher A. Coons
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/29/2020
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We Go Together Act [S.4018]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Requires the President to take certain actions before changing U.S. policy with respect to the U.S.-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty. Specifically, no later than 120 days before making such a change, the President shall provide to Congress (1) a detailed justification for the change, (2) a certification that the change is in the U.S. national interest, and (3) a certification that an alternative agreement or measure is in place to replace any lost capacity or benefits stemming from the change.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/22/2020
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We Go Together Act [HB-7234]
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[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Requires the President to take certain actions before changing U.S. policy with respect to the U.S.-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty. Specifically, no later than 120 days before making such a change, the President shall provide to Congress (1) a detailed justification for the change, (2) a certification that the change is in the U.S. national interest, and (3) a certification that an alternative agreement or measure is in place to replace any lost capacity or benefits stemming from the change.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ami Bera
Introduced In House on 06/18/2020
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the activities of Russian national Yevgeniy Prigozhin and his affiliated entities pose a threat to the national interest and national security of the United States. [SR-624]
[National Security ]
[International ]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Military ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the activities of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, his affiliated entities, and the Wagner Group pose a threat to U.S. national security. The resolution calls on the President to work with Congress to develop a strategy to counter these threats.(Prigozhin is a Russian businessman accused of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, and the Wagner Group is a private, Russian paramilitary organization.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/16/2020
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Civil Deployment Notification Act of 2020 [HB-7215]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for congressional notice and termination requirements for use of authority under the Insurrection Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 06/15/2020
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Federal Agency Sunset Act [HB-7226]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Establishes a Federal Agency Sunset Commission to evaluate the need for each agency or advisory committee. The commission shall review and evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency or advisory committee at least once every six years; recommend whether each agency or advisory committee should be continued, abolished, or reorganized; and propose legislative language based on its recommendations for abolishing or reorganizing an agency or advisory committee. When the commission is considering whether to recommend continuing, abolishing,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ralph W. Norman
Introduced In House on 06/15/2020
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Stop Using Military Force Against Civilians Act [HB-7129]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the authority of the President to use the militia or Armed Forces to enforce Federal authority or to provide Federal aid to State governments, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 06/08/2020
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Write the Laws Act [S.3904]
[Ethics ]
Prohibits an act of Congress from containing any delegation of legislative powers, whether to any component within the legislative branch, the President or any other member of the executive branch, the judicial branch, any agency or quasi-public agency, any state or state instrumentality, or any other organization or individual. The Government Accountability Office must identify to Congress all statutes enacted before 90 days after this bill's enactment that contain any delegation of legislative power. Any act of Congress, presidential directive,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/04/2020
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate should not vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media unless and until Michael Pack corrects his false statements to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Internal Revenue Service. [SR-604]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
This resolution urges the Senate to (1) provide advice and consent to executive branch nominees only if those nominees have been truthful in their dealings with Congress and the executive branch; (2) not vote on any nominee who has made verifiably false statements to Congress or the executive branch and who refuses to correct those statements; and (3) not vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to be Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media unless and until he corrects his statements to the Senate Committee on Foreign
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/03/2020
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Fair and Accurate Census Act [HB-7034]
[Elections ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Extends the deadline for the U.S. Census Bureau to complete the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations. The bill requires the bureau to report specified information, such as (1) the total number of field staff, sorted by category; (2) the anticipated schedule of census operations; and (3) total spending on media, advertisements, and partnership specialists. An institution of higher education may provide to the bureau information requested for purposes of enumeration for the 2020 decennial census of population. The bureau may
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 05/27/2020