Presidents And Presidential Powers, Vice Presidents

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US Congress 117th Congress

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President. [HJR-4]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 03/04/2021

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Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia. [HR-14]
Censuring and condemning President Donald J. Trump for attempting to overturn the results of the November 2020 presidential election in the State of Georgia.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 03/04/2021

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Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act SAVE VOTERS Act Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 DISCLOSE Act of 2021 Honest Ads Act Stand By Every Ad Act Government By the People Act of 2021 Empower Act of 2021 Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2021 Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2021 Conflicts from Political Fundraising Act of 2021 Transition Team Ethics Improvement Act Ethics in Public Service Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards SWAMP FLYERS Connecting Lobbyists and Electeds for Accountability and Reform Act CLEAR Act Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Voter Registration Efficiency Act [HB-1]
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Received In The Senate. on 03/11/2021

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US Congress 117th Congress

Washington, D.C. Admission Act [HB-51]
To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney On Passage Passed By The Yeas And Nays: 216 - 208 (roll No. 132). (text: Cr H2061-2071) on 04/22/2021

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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States whose visionary leadership secured passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, Social Security Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Higher Education Act of 1965, and Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. [HB-115]
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States whose visionary leadership secured passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, Social Security Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Higher Education Act of 1965, and Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Introduced In House on 01/04/2021

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A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. [S.11]
A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. on 03/06/2021

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A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. [S.12]
A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer Committee On Armed Services. Reported By Senator Inhofe Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 01/21/2021

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A resolution establishing a Committee to Inform the President of the United States that a quorum of each House is assembled. [SR-1]
A resolution establishing a Committee to Inform the President of the United States that a quorum of each House is assembled.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. on 01/03/2021

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A concurrent resolution extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and authorizing the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States. [SCR-2]
A concurrent resolution extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and authorizing the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. on 01/03/2021

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A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. [SCR-1]
A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. on 01/03/2021

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National Emergencies Reform Act [HB-9041]
To amend the National Emergencies Act to provide for a sunset of a national emergency declared by the President 2 days after the declaration unless Congress enacts a joint resolution affirming such declaration and the emergency powers approved for use by the President, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Justin Amash Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 12/22/2020

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Calling on the President of the United States to take Executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt. [HR-1269]
Calling on the President of the United States to take Executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 12/17/2020

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Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump. [HR-490]
This resolution censures and condemns the President for his tweets made on July 14 and 15, 2019, and states that they are xenophobic, promote white supremacist and nativist ideologies, and violate the President's oath of office to uphold and defend the Constitution. The resolution further calls on the President to apologize for the comments described in this resolution, stating that they have disgraced the Office of the President and dishonored the United States of America.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 07/15/2019

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Midnight Regulations Review Act [HB-8956]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on certain regulations promulgated during the period leading up to the inauguration of a new President, including major rules that may be subject to nullification under the Congressional Review Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 12/14/2020

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Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020 [S.4992]
Establishes measures to protect the human rights of journalists. Specifically, the bill (1) expands the scope of required reports related to violations of the human rights of journalists, (2) requires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of the human rights of journalists, and (3) prohibits certain foreign assistance to a governmental entity of a country if an official acting under authority of the entity has committed a gross violation of human rights against a journalist.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/09/2020

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STABLE GENIUS Act Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act [HB-3736]
Requires the principal campaign committee of a candidate for President to file a report with the Election Assistance Commission containing the results of a medical examination of the candidate conducted by a medical office under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy after the candidate has won the nomination of a political party.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brendan Boyle Introduced In House on 07/12/2019

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A bill to codify an Executive order preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes. [S.2239]
Provides statutory authority for Executive Order 13653, which set forth strategies to enhance climate preparedness and resilience. It also established an interagency Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience as well a State, Local, and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/23/2019

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US Congress 114th Congress

A resolution notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore. [SR-4]
A resolution notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore. Notifies the President of the United States of the election of the Honorable Orrin G. Hatch as President of the Senate pro tempore.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch McConnell Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S20) on 01/06/2015

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to oppose the transfer of foreign enemy combatants from the detention facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States homeland. [SR-391]
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to oppose the transfer of foreign enemy combatants from the detention facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States homeland. Rejects the ''Plan to Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility,'' presented by the President on February 23, 2016, to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to the U.S. homeland of detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Determines that any attempt by the President to undertake such release or transfer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1346-1347) on 03/08/2016

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A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Executive Order 9066 and expressing the sense of the Senate that policies that discriminate against any individual based on the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion of that individual would be a repetition of the mistakes of Executive Order 9066 and contrary to the values of the United States. [SR-373]
A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Executive Order 9066 and expressing the sense of the Senate that policies that discriminate against any individual based on the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion of that individual would be a repetition of the mistakes of Executive Order 9066 and contrary to the values of the United States. Recognizes the historical significance of: (1) February 19, 1942, as the date on which President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which restricted the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1001-1003; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1001) on 02/24/2016

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