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1. Bill (official record) · H.R. 9350 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Nov 18, 2022

   H.R. 9350: To restore ability of the people of American Samoa to approve amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to Act of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without requirement for further Congressional action, subject to the authority of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the United States Constitution.

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2. Bill (official record) · H.R. 5217 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Sep 10, 2021

   H.R. 5217: Federal Acquisition E-Commerce Fairness and Competition Act

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

3. Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1185 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Apr 16, 2026

   H.Res. 1185: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Justice must comply with the Domestic Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by refusing to administratively settle the billions of dollars in legal claims filed against the United States by President Donald Trump.

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

4. Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1186 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Apr 16, 2026

   H.Res. 1186: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump, his Special Envoy Steven Witkoff, and all Federal officials must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by immediately turning over to the Department of the Treasury any payments received from the United Arab Emirates or any other foreign state and divest from all business interests linked to foreign governments.

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

5. Bill (official record) · H.Res. 410 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · May 14, 2025

   H.Res. 410: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Trump must comply with the Foreign Emoluments Clause, by submitting all plans for his jumbo jet gift from Qatar immediately to Congress.

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

6. Bill (official record) · H.J.Res. 61 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · May 11, 2023

   H.J.Res. 61: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

7. Bill (official record) · H.R. 1118 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jul 22, 2026

   H.R. 1118: Value Over Cost Act of 2026

   Value Over Cost Act of 2025 This bill specifies that contracts and orders under the multiple award schedule program of the General Services Administration (GSA) may be evaluated on best value, rather than lowest overall cost, if the GSA…

8. Bill (official record) · H.R. 6513 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Oct 04, 2024

   H.R. 6513: COCOA Act of 2024

   …House or the Senate and for other purposes permitted by Article I, Section 5, clause 1 and Article I, Section 4, clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution. The act requires states to provide designated congressional election observers with full…

9. Bill (official record) · S. 5153 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Jul 28, 2026

   S. 5153: Federal Trade Commission Governance Reform Act

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

10. Bill (official record) · H.R. 8561 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Apr 28, 2026

    H.R. 8561: Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2026

    …Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the…

11. Bill (official record) · S. 4423 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Apr 28, 2026

    S. 4423: A bill to amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require each institution of higher education to certify as part of an application for a research and development award that such institution does not operate certain branch campuses, and for other purposes.

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

12. Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1277 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · May 12, 2026

    H.Res. 1277: Recognizing, from Chicago to Palestine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Puerto Rico, that the pain, violence, and oppression the global majority experiences are interconnected, acknowledges that the future must be self-determined, and affirms our humanity and dignity through a renewed mandate for human rights.

    …Security, Armed Services, House Administration, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such…

13. Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1244 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Apr 30, 2026

    H.Res. 1244: Recognizing the disenfranchisement of District of Columbia residents, calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, and expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2026, as "D.C. Statehood Day".

    …to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the…

14. Bill (official record) · H.R. 491 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Sep 16, 2025

    H.R. 491: Equal COLA Act

    …for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

15. Bill (official record) · H.R. 2207 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Mar 18, 2025

    H.R. 2207: Saving DOE’s Workforce Act

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

16. Bill (official record) · H.R. 1258 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Feb 12, 2025

    H.R. 1258: Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act

    Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act This bill prohibits an executive agency from entering into a contract for information technology unless the contractor maintains a vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP) and program. The contractor…

17. Bill (official record) · H.R. 7900 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Apr 09, 2024

    H.R. 7900: EPA Accountability to Farm Country Act

    …the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as…

18. Bill (official record) · H.R. 903 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · May 16, 2022

    H.R. 903: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2022

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

19. Bill (official record) · H.R. 6858 · 116th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · May 13, 2020

    H.R. 6858: COVID–19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2020

    …on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee…

20. Bill (official record) · H.R. 7673 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Feb 25, 2026

    H.R. 7673: To amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide an exception to the "public purpose" requirement for certain land transfers in the case of a transfer restoring such land to the original landowner or heirs, and for other purposes.

    …to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the…