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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Dec. 14, 2021 | National | S 1605 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 13) |
Dec. 14, 2021 | National | S 1605 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | Cloture Invoked - Senate (86 - 13) |
June 8, 2021 | National | S 1260 | United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 32) |
May 28, 2021 | National | HR 3233 | National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 35) |
April 22, 2021 | National | S 937 | COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act | Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 1) |
March 6, 2021 | National | HR 1319 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 49) |
March 2, 2021 | National | PN 78-15 | Nomination of Gina Raimondo as Secretary of Commerce | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (84 - 15) |
Feb. 23, 2021 | National | PN 78-21 | Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield as Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (78 - 21) |
Feb. 2, 2021 | National | PN 78-13 | Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of Homeland Security | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (56 - 43) |
Jan. 26, 2021 | National | PN 78-3 | Nomination of Antony Blinken as Secretary of State | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (78 - 22) |
Jan. 22, 2021 | National | PN 78-1 | Nomination of Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (93 - 2) |
Jan. 20, 2021 | National | PN 78-10 | Nomination of Avril Haines as the Director of National Intelligence | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (84 - 10) |