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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 15, 2024 | National | HR 1797 | Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 34) |
May 15, 2024 | National | HR 3950 | Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act | Bill Passed - House (388 - 24) |
May 15, 2024 | National | HR 6572 | Deploying American Blockchains Act | Bill Passed - House (334 - 79) |
May 15, 2024 | National | HR 4510 | National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act (NTIA) of 2023 | Bill Passed - House (374 - 36) |
May 15, 2024 | National | HR 7581 | Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act | Bill Passed - House (356 - 55) |
May 8, 2024 | National | HR 8289 | Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II | Bill Passed - House (385 - 24) |
April 29, 2024 | National | HR 4755 | Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act | Bill Passed - House (354 - 36) |
April 20, 2024 | National | HR 8038 | 21st Century Peace through Strength Act | Bill Passed - House (360 - 58) |
April 17, 2024 | National | HR 4639 | Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act | Bill Passed - House (219 - 199) |
April 16, 2024 | National | HR 6603 | No Technology for Terror Act | Bill Passed - House (406 - 19) |
April 12, 2024 | National | HR 7888 | Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act | Bill Passed - House (273 - 147) |
March 20, 2024 | National | HR 7520 | Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 | Bill Passed - House (414 - 0) |
March 13, 2024 | National | HR 7521 | Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act | Bill Passed - House (352 - 65) |
March 11, 2024 | National | HR 1752 | Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act (E-BRIDGE Act) | Bill Passed - House (375 - 20) |
Sept. 22, 2022 | National | HR 5768 | Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 178) |
Sept. 13, 2022 | National | HR 5315 | Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act | Bill Passed - House (308 - 110) |
Feb. 4, 2022 | National | HR 4521 | America COMPETES Act of 2022 | Bill Passed - House (222 - 210) |
Nov. 5, 2021 | National | HR 3684 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (228 - 206) |
July 1, 2021 | National | HR 3684 | INVEST in America Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 201) |
Oct. 2, 2020 | National | H Res 1154 | Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes | Bill Passed - House (371 - 18) |
Dec. 4, 2019 | National | S 151 | Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act | Bill Passed - House (417 - 3) |
April 10, 2019 | National | HR 1644 | Save the Internet Act of 2019 | Bill Passed - House (232 - 190) |
Feb. 27, 2018 | National | HR 1865 | Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - House (388 - 25) |
March 28, 2017 | National | S J Res 34 | Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and other Telecommunications Services | Joint Resolution Passed - House (215 - 205) |
July 7, 2016 | National | HR 4361 | Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016 | Bill Passed - House (241 - 181) |
April 15, 2016 | National | HR 2666 | No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act | Bill Passed - House (241 - 173) |
May 21, 2015 | National | HR 2262 | Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 | Bill Passed - House (284 - 133) |
July 16, 2014 | National | H Amdt 1093 | Prohibits Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from Preventing States from Implementing Broadband Internet Access Service Laws | Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 200) |
June 19, 2014 | National | H Amdt 935 | Prohibits a Federal Employee from Requesting Foreign Intelligence Information in Relation to a US Citizen | Amendment Adopted - House (293 - 123) |
June 10, 2014 | National | H Amdt 815 | Prohibits Funds from Being Used to Acquire Traffic Cameras | Amendment Adopted - House (255 - 171) |
May 22, 2014 | National | HR 3361 | USA FREEDOM Act | Bill Passed - House (303 - 121) |
Feb. 25, 2014 | National | HR 1123 | Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act | Bill Passed - House (295 - 114) |
Jan. 13, 2014 | National | HR 3811 | Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act of 2014 | Bill Passed - House (291 - 122) |
Dec. 5, 2013 | National | H Amdt 521 | Authorizes Judicial Discretion in Awarding Legal Fees in Patent Lawsuits | Amendment Rejected - House (199 - 213) |
Dec. 5, 2013 | National | H Amdt 524 | Limits Covered Customers to Businesses With Less Than $25 Million in Revenue | Amendment Rejected - House (144 - 266) |
Dec. 5, 2013 | National | HR 3309 | Innovation Act | Bill Passed - House (325 - 91) |
Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 498 | Specifies That Certain Fees Do Not Limit the Right to Petition | Amendment Rejected - House (199 - 222) |
Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 499 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to Require Certain Findings for Categorical Exclusions | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 228) |
Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 504 | Appropriates $10 Million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 226) |
Nov. 20, 2013 | National | H Amdt 503 | Requires a Report on the Effect of Flooding on Oil and Gas Facilities | Amendment Rejected - House (202 - 221) |
Nov. 20, 2013 | National | HR 1965 | Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act | Bill Passed - House (228 - 192) |
July 24, 2013 | National | H Amdt 413 | Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the PATRIOT Act | Amendment Rejected - House (205 - 217) |
April 18, 2013 | National | HR 624 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (288 - 127) |
Nov. 30, 2012 | National | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (245 - 139) |
Sept. 20, 2012 | National | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Failed - House (257 - 158) |
Sept. 12, 2012 | National | HR 5949 | FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (301 - 118) |
April 26, 2012 | National | HR 3523 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (248 - 168) |
Nov. 3, 2011 | National | H Amdt 853 | Requires Crowdfunding Intermediaries to Disclose Methods of Compensation to Investors | Amendment Rejected - House (189 - 234) |
April 8, 2011 | National | H J Res 37 | Disapproving FCC Rules Concerning Internet Providers | Joint Resolution Passed - House (240 - 179) |
Nov. 18, 2010 | National | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 152) |
May 28, 2010 | National | HR 5116 | Science and Technology Funding | Bill Passed - House (262 - 150) |
May 19, 2010 | National | HR 5325 | Science and Technology Funding | Bill Failed - House (261 - 148) |
May 6, 2010 | National | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Bill Failed - House (268 - 147) |
July 9, 2008 | National | HR 5811 | Electronic Communications Preservation Act | Bill Passed - House (286 - 137) |
June 20, 2008 | National | HR 6304 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments | Bill Passed - House (293 - 129) |
March 14, 2008 | National | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197) |
Nov. 15, 2007 | National | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 189) |
Oct. 16, 2007 | National | HR 2102 | Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines | Bill Passed - House (398 - 21) |
Aug. 4, 2007 | National | S 1927 | Foreign Intelligence Acquisition | Bill Passed - House (227 - 183) |
Sept. 28, 2006 | National | HR 5825 | Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act | Bill Passed - House (232 - 191) |
July 27, 2006 | National | HR 4157 | Better Health Information Systems Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (270 - 148) |
July 11, 2006 | National | H Amdt 1179 | Online Gambling Ban Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (114 - 297) |
July 11, 2006 | National | HR 4411 | Internet Gambling Bill | Bill Passed - House (317 - 93) |
June 8, 2006 | National | HR 5252 | COPE Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (321 - 101) |
March 7, 2006 | National | S 2271 | PATRIOT Act Reauthorization bill | Bill Passed - House (280 - 138) |
Nov. 2, 2005 | National | HR 1606 | Online Freedom of Speech Act | Bill Failed - House (225 - 182) |
March 11, 2004 | National | HR 3717 | FCC Indecency Penalties Bill | Bill Passed - House (391 - 22) |
Nov. 22, 2003 | National | S 877 | Reduction of SPAM bill | Bill Passed - House (392 - 5) |
Sept. 25, 2003 | National | HR 3161 | Do-Not-Call-Registry bill | Bill Passed - House (412 - 8) |
June 10, 2003 | National | HR 2143 | Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act | Bill Passed - House (319 - 104) |
April 10, 2003 | National | S 151 | Enhance AMBER Alert bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (400 - 25) |
Oct. 10, 2002 | National | HR 3295 | Help America Vote Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48) |
Oct. 24, 2001 | National | HR 3162 | USA Patriot Act of 2001 | Bill Passed - House (357 - 66) |
May 10, 2000 | National | HR 3709 | Regarding Internet Taxation | Bill Passed - House (352 - 75) |
Sept. 8, 1999 | National | H Amdt 423 | International Space Station Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (121 - 298) |
May 19, 1999 | National | HR 1654 | NASA Authorization bill | Bill Passed - House (259 - 168) |
Feb. 1, 1996 | National | S 652 | Telecommunications Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (414 - 16) |
Nov. 22, 1993 | National | H Amdt 416 | Penny Amendment to the Government Reform and Savings Act of 1993 | Amendment Rejected - House (213 - 219) |
June 23, 1993 | National | H Amdt 134 | Space Station Termination Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (215 - 216) |
May 19, 1993 | National | HR 820 | National Competitiveness Act of 1993 | Bill Passed - House (243 - 167) |