U. S. House Legislative Update: Results for January 6-10, 2020.

When:
January 10, 2020 @ 4:17 am – January 18, 2020 @ 5:17 am
2020-01-10T04:17:00-06:00
2020-01-18T05:17:00-06:00

  • Information source: (U. S. House of Representatives Website and Govtrack)
  • (If you don’t know who represents you, go to this site).
    • 12,293 bills have been introduced as of this post. See them here.
    • This week, our representatives voted on 8 bills, 2 resolutions.
    • See additional votes on rules and amendments here. Navigate the days at the bottom of the linked page.
    • Here is another way to communicate with your representatives about legislation. (Issue Voter)
    • Legislation from the 116th Congress: 106 bills signed by the President.

LEGISLATION PASSED BY RECORDED VOTE

H.R. 535 – PFAS Action Act of 2019 (Rep. Dingell – Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule). This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances within one year of enactment of this bill. (66 Cosponsors)

H. Con. Res. 83 – Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran. (162 Cosponsors)

H.R. 5078 – Prison to Proprietorship, as amended (Rep. Velazquez – Small Business). To amend the Small Business Act to provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes. (3 Cosponsors)

H.R. 2881 – Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020, as amended (Rep. Spanberger – Energy and Commerce). To require the President to develop a strategy to ensure the security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure in the United States and to assist allies and strategic partners in maximizing the security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems, infrastructure, and software, and for other purposes. (27 Cosponsors)

LEGISLATION PASSED BY VOICE VOTE OR WITHOUT OBJECTION:

Energy and Commerce

H. Res. 575 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all stakeholders in the deployment of 5G communications infrastructure should carefully consider and adhere to the recommendations of “The Prague Proposals”, as amended (Rep. Flores – Energy and Commerce). (1 Cosponsor)

H.R. 4500 – Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2019, as amended (Rep. Walberg – Energy and Commerce). To direct the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of the United States and promote United States leadership in communications standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes. (3 Cosponsors)

Foreign Affairs

H.R. 3763 – Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019, as amended (Rep. McCaul – Foreign Affairs). To direct the Secretary of State to provide assistance and technical expertise to enhance the representation and leadership of the United States at international standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, and for other purposes. (11 Cosponsors)

Small Business

H.R. 5065 – Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act (Rep. Jeffries – Small Business). To amend the Small Business Act to provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes. (4 Cosponsors)

H.R. 5130 – Capturing All Small Businesses Act of 2019 (Rep. Veasey – Small Business). To amend the Small Business Act to adjust the employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern, and for other purposes. (1 Cosponsor)

H.R. 5146 – Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019, as amended (Rep. Hagedorn – Small Business). To amend the Small Business Act to require contracting officers to take a small business concern’s past performance as part of a joint venture into account when evaluating the small business concern, and for other purposes. (1 Cosponsor)

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