Part I: Tracking Current Legislation

What has Congress been up to lately? Using Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/ research and track different types of legislation. Search by the keywords
given in the first 5 rows and find a bill concerning each topic. The last 5 rows are to be filled in by searching any additional topics that interest you. At least 2
out of the 10 bills that you chose must have become a law. Choose only bills, not resolutions in your search.

Keyword Title of Bill – include Sponsor (incl. Summary of the Bill If referred to Where is the bill now? If it
number and name (Ex: party/state) & (click on the bill #) committee, died, at what step? If signed,
H.R.11 Mars Landing Date of Intro which one(s)? when and by whom?
Act)
1. Guns H.R.545 — 119th Sponsor: Torres, This bill directs the Bureau of Justice Assistance Judiciary Law? Y or N
Congress Ritchie within the Department of Justice to study the
[Rep.-D-NY-15] efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on
(2025-2026) (Introduced reducing gun violence introduced
01/16/2025)

2. Immigration . S.9
— 110th Reid, Harry Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Senate - Law? Y or N
Congress [Sen.-D-NV] - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Judiciary
(Introduced Senate and the House of Representatives should
(2007-2008) 01/04/2007) pass, and the President should sign, legislation Senate - 01/04/2007 Read twice
to recognize the heritage of the United States as and referred to the Committee on
a nation of immigrants and to amend the the Judiciary.
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for
more effective border and employment
enforcement, to prevent illegal immigration, and
to reform and rationalize avenues for legal
immigration.
3. Healthcare H.R.267 — 119th Davidson, Warren This bill provides statutory authority for introduced Law? Y or N
Congress (2025-2026) [Rep.-R-OH-8] requirements for hospitals and health insurance
(Introduced plans to disclose certain information about the
01/09/2025) costs for items and services. Referred to the House Committee
on Energy and Commerce
Specifically, hospitals must publish in their list of
standard charges certain rates negotiated with
insurers, discounts for cash payments, and billing
codes. Further, hospitals generally must publish
the standard charges for the services provided by
the hospital that may be scheduled in advance.
4. Education H.R.11695 — 84th n/a An Act to extend until June 30, 1958, the n/a Law? Y or N
Congress (1955-1956 programs of financial assistance in the
construction and operation of schools in
areas affected by Federal activities under the 08/03/1956 Became Public Law
provisions of Public Laws 815 and 874, 81st No. 84-949
Congress, and to make certain other changes
in such provisions

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5. Labor/Jobs H.R.7656 — 82nd n/a Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of n/a Law? Y or N
Congress (1951-1952) 1952
07/16/1952 Became Public Law
No. 82-550

Keyword Title of Bill – include Sponsor (incl. Summary of the Bill If referred to Where is the bill now? If it
number and name (Ex: party/state) & (click on the bill #) committee, died, at what step? If signed,
H.R.11 Mars Landing Date of Intro which one(s)? when and by whom?
Act)
6. Abortion H.R.1490 — 102nd Smith, To establish, with respect to abortions and Subcommittee on Law? Y or N
Congress (1991-1992 Christopher H. parental notifications, a requirement in Health and the
[Rep.-R-NJ-4] programs in which the Secretary of Health Environment.
(Introduced and Human Services provides financial introduced
03/19/1991) assistance to non-Federal entities for the
provision of health services

7. Religion H.R.5824 — 114th Brat, Dave To provide that it shall be unlawful for foreign Referred to the Law? Y or N
Congress (2015-2016 [Rep.-R-VA-7] nationals of a country that limits the free Subcommittee on
(Introduced exercise of religion in that country to make Crime, Terrorism,
07/14/2016) any expenditure in the United States to Homeland introduced
promote a religion in the United States, and Security, and
for other purposes. Investigations.

8. African H.R.3491 — 108th Lewis, John National Museum of African American History House - House Law? Y or N
Congress (2003-2004) [Rep.-D-GA-5] and Culture Act Administration;
American (Introduced Transportation
11/17/2003 and
Infrastructure;
Resources

9. Economy H.R.5359 — 109th Barton, Joe To amend the automobile fuel economy House - Energy Law? Y or N
Congress (2005-2006 [Rep.-R-TX-6] provisions of title 49, United States Code, to and Commerce
(Introduced authorize the Secretary of Transportation to
05/11/2006 set fuel economy standards for passenger House - 05/22/2006 Placed on the
automobiles based on one or more vehicle Union Calendar
attributes.

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10. Marrige S.12 — 106th Hutchison, Kay A bill to amend the Internal revenue Code of Senate - Law? Y or N
Congress (1999-2000) Bailey 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by Finance
[Sen.-R-TX] providing that income tax rate bracket
(Introduced amounts, and the amount of the standard 02/03/2000 Sponsor introductory
01/19/1999) deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the remarks on measure
amounts applicable to unmarried individuals.