[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D433-D445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                          Final Resume of Congressional Activity

                  FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                          January 3, 2021 through January 3, 2022

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               192               166               . .
     Time in session...............   1,083 hrs., 11      708 hrs., 7               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             9,319             7,849               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             1,406               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                38                47               . .
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........               . .               . .               . .
     Measures passed, total........               423               506               929
    Senate bills...................                94                30               . .
    House bills....................                48               348               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 1                 2               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 8                 7               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 6                 9               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               261               106               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *187               209               396
    Senate bills...................               133               . .               . .
    House bills....................                14               166               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 1               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..               . .               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .               . .               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                39                42               . .
     Special reports...............                 8                12               . .
     Conference reports............               . .               . .               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               149                31               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             3,969             7,335            11,304
    Bills..........................             3,429             6,343               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                33                67               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                24                66               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               483               859               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 4                 1               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               528               448               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               . .               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                          January 3, 2021 through January 3, 2022

     Civilian nominees, totaling 716, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................366...
         Unconfirmed........................................303...
         Withdrawn...........................................47...

     Other Civilian nominees, totaling 2,763, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,471...
         Unconfirmed........................................291...

     Air Force nominees, totaling 6,295, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,290...
         Unconfirmed..........................................5...

     Army nominees, totaling 8,607, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,614...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,992...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Navy nominees, totaling 4,411, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................4,409...
         Unconfirmed..........................................1...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

     Marine Corps nominees, totaling 1,644, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,323...
         Unconfirmed........................................321...

     Space Force nominees, totaling 1,916, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,095...
         Unconfirmed..........................................2...
         Withdrawn..........................................819...

                                Summary
     Total nominees carried over from the First Session.......0
     Total nominees received this Session................26,351
     Total confirmed.....................................22,568
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,915
     Total withdrawn........................................868
     Total returned to the White House........................0

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                        HISTORY OF BILLS ENACTED
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           BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW (117TH, 1ST SESSION)


                                                                Law No.
 S. 108......................................................    117-65
 S. 164......................................................     117-8
 S. 189......................................................    117-45
 S. 272......................................................    117-40
 S. 325......................................................    117-41
 S. 409......................................................    117-25
 S. 415......................................................     117-9
 S. 422......................................................    117-10
 S. 475......................................................    117-17
 S. 578......................................................    117-11
 S. 579......................................................     117-3
 S. 610......................................................    117-71
 S. 796......................................................    117-69
 S. 848......................................................    117-49
 S. 894......................................................    117-67
 S. 921......................................................    117-59
 S. 937......................................................    117-13
 S. 957......................................................    117-29
 S. 1031.....................................................    117-66
 S. 1064.....................................................    117-54
 S. 1095.....................................................    117-68
 S. 1301.....................................................    117-50
 S. 1340.....................................................    117-26
 S. 1502.....................................................    117-60
 S. 1511.....................................................    117-61
 S. 1605.....................................................    117-81
 S. 1828.....................................................    117-46
 S. 1910.....................................................    117-30
 S. 1917.....................................................    117-47
 S. 3377.....................................................    117-77

 S.J. Res. 13................................................    117-22
 S.J. Res. 14................................................    117-23
 S.J. Res. 15................................................    117-24
 S.J. Res. 33................................................    117-73

 H.R. 26.....................................................    117-28
 H.R. 49.....................................................    117-20
 H.R. 208....................................................    117-33
 H.R. 264....................................................    117-34
 H.R. 335....................................................     117-1
 H.R. 390....................................................    117-74
 H.R. 711....................................................    117-18
 H.R. 772....................................................    117-35
 H.R. 941....................................................    117-15
 H.R. 1002...................................................    117-36
 H.R. 1276...................................................     117-4
 H.R. 1318...................................................    117-14
 H.R. 1319...................................................     117-2
 H.R. 1448...................................................    117-37
 H.R. 1510...................................................    117-64
 H.R. 1651...................................................     117-5
 H.R. 1652...................................................    117-27
 H.R. 1664...................................................    117-80
 H.R. 1799...................................................     117-6
 H.R. 1868...................................................     117-7
 H.R. 1899...................................................    117-53
 H.R. 2093...................................................    117-62
 H.R. 2278...................................................    117-48
 H.R. 2441...................................................    117-21
 H.R. 2523...................................................    117-16
 H.R. 2630...................................................    117-12
 H.R. 2911...................................................    117-63
 H.R. 3237...................................................    117-31
 H.R. 3325...................................................    117-32
 H.R. 3475...................................................    117-56
 H.R. 3537...................................................    117-79
 H.R. 3642...................................................    117-38
 H.R. 3684...................................................    117-58
 H.R. 3919...................................................    117-55
 H.R. 4172...................................................    117-57
 H.R. 4660...................................................    117-75
 H.R. 4981...................................................    117-51
 H.R. 5085...................................................    117-39
 H.R. 5142...................................................    117-72
 H.R. 5293...................................................    117-42
 H.R. 5305...................................................    117-43
 H.R. 5434...................................................    117-44
 H.R. 5545...................................................    117-76
 H.R. 5763...................................................    117-52
 H.R. 6119...................................................    117-70
 H.R. 6256...................................................    117-78

 H.J. Res. 27................................................    117-19

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                                                                          Committee                      Date Reported                 Report No.         Date of passage         Public Law
                                                     Date  intro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Title                    Bill No.           duced                                                                       House    Senate                           Date ap-     No.
                                                                      House        Senate           House              Senate         117-     117-      House      Senate      proved     117-
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 To provide for an exception to  H.R. 335            Jan. 15,     AS            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Jan. 21,    Jan. 21,    Jan. 22,         1
 a limitation against                                 2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 appointment of persons as
 Secretary of Defense within
 seven years of relief from
 active duty as a regular
 commissioned officer of the
 Armed Forces.
 To provide for reconciliation   H.R. 1319           Feb. 24,     Bud           ...........  Feb. 24, 2021.....  .................        7  .......  Feb. 27,    Mar. 6,     Mar. 11,         2
 pursuant to title II of S.                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Con. Res. 5.
 To make a technical correction  S. 579              Mar. 3,      ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 11,    Mar. 3,     Mar. 23,         3
 to the ALS Disability                                2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Insurance Access Act of 2019.
 To authorize the Secretary of   H.R. 1276           Feb. 24,     VA            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 9,     Mar. 17,    Mar. 24,         4
 Veterans Affairs to furnish                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 COVID-19 vaccines to certain
 individuals, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the CARES Act to       H.R. 1651           Mar. 8,      Jud           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 17,    Mar. 24,    Mar. 27,         5
 extend the sunset for the                            2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 definition of a small business
 debtor, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the Small Business     H.R. 1799           Mar. 11,     SB            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 16,    Mar. 25,    Mar. 30,         6
 Act and the CARES Act to                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 extend the covered period for
 the paycheck protection
 program, and for other
 purposes.
 To prevent across-the-board     H.R. 1868           Mar. 12,     Bud           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 19,    Mar. 25,    Apr. 14,         7
 direct spending cuts, and for                        2021        EC                                                                                   2021        2021        2021
 other purposes.                                                  WM
 To educate health care          S. 164              Feb. 2,      ............  HEL&P        ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Apr. 14,    Mar. 3,     Apr. 23,         8
 providers and the public on                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 biosimilar biological
 products, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the Federal Food,      S. 415              Feb. 24,     ............  HEL&P        ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Apr. 14,    Mar. 10,    Apr. 23,         9
 Drug, and Cosmetic Act with                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 respect to the scope of new
 chemical exclusivity.
 To allow Senators, Senators-    S. 422              Feb. 24,     ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Apr. 16,    Feb. 24,    Apr. 23,        10
 elect, committees of the                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Senate, leadership offices,
 and other offices of the
 Senate to share employees, and
 for other purposes.
 To improve the health and       S. 578              Mar. 3,      ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Apr. 14,    Mar. 3,     Apr. 23,        11
 safety of Americans living                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 with food allergies and
 related disorders, including
 potentially life-threatening
 anaphylaxis, food protein-
 induced enterocolitis
 syndrome, and eosinophilic
 gastrointestinal diseases, and
 for other purposes.
 To amend the Temporary          H.R. 2630           Apr. 16,     EC            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Apr. 21,    Apr. 29,    May 4,          12
 Reauthorization and Study of                         2021        Jud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 the Emergency Scheduling of
 Fentanyl Analogues Act to
 extend until October 2021, a
 temporary order for fentanyl-
 related substances.
 To facilitate the expedited     S. 937              Mar. 23,     ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  May 18,     Apr. 22,    May 20,         13
 review of COVID-19 hate                              2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 crimes, and for other
 purposes.
 To restrict the imposition by   H.R. 1318           Feb. 24,     TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  May 20,     May 20,     May 24,         14
 the Secretary of Homeland                            2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Security of fines, penalties,
 duties, or tariffs applicable
 only to coastwise voyages, or
 prohibit otherwise qualified
 non-United States citizens
 from serving as crew, on
 specified vessels transporting
 passengers between the State
 of Washington and the State of
 Alaska, to address a Canadian
 cruise ship ban and the
 extraordinary impacts of the
 COVID-19 pandemic on Alaskan
 communities, and for other
 purposes.

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 To reauthorize the Stem Cell    H.R. 941            Feb. 8,      EC            HEL&P          ................    ...............  .......  .......  Apr. 15,    May 17,     May 26,         15
 Therapeutic and Research Act                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 of 2005, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the American Rescue    H.R. 2523           Apr. 14,     VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  Apr. 20,    May 28,     June 8,         16
 Plan Act of 2021 to improve                          2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 the COVID-19 Veteran Rapid
 Retraining Assistance program,
 to make certain technical
 corrections to the Johnny
 Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D.
 Veterans Health Care and
 Benefits Improvement Act of
 2020, and for other purposes.
 To amend title 5, United        S. 475              Feb. 25,     ............  Jud          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  June 16,    June 15,    June 17,        17
 States Code, to designate                            2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Juneteenth National
 Independence Day as a legal
 public holiday.
 To amend the West Los Angeles   H.R. 711            Feb. 2,      VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  May 18,     May 28,     June 23,        18
 Leasing Act of 2016 to                               2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 authorize the use of certain
 funds received pursuant to
 leases entered into under such
 Act, and for other purposes.
 Providing for the appointment   H.J. Res. 27        Feb. 25,     HA            RAdm           ................    ...............  .......  .......  May 20,     June 10,    June 23,        19
 of Barbara Barrett as a                              2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 citizen regent of the Board of
 Regents of the Smithsonian
 Institution.
 To designate the National       H.R. 49             Jan. 4,      NR            ENR            ................    ...............  .......  .......  May 12,     June 9,     June 25,        20
 Pulse Memorial located at 1912                       2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 South Orange Avenue, Orlando,
 Florida, 32806, and for other
 purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of      H.R. 2441           Apr. 12,     VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  May 18,     June 24,    June 30,        21
 Veterans Affairs to expand the                       2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Rural Access Network for
 Growth Enhancement Program of
 the Department of Veterans
 Affairs, and to direct the
 Comptroller General of the
 United States to conduct a
 study to assess certain mental
 health care resources of the
 Department of Veterans Affairs
 available to veterans who live
 in rural areas.
 Providing for congressional     S.J. Res. 13        Mar. 23,     ............  HEL&P        ..................    ...............  .......  .......  June 24,    May 19,     June 30,        22
 disapproval under chapter 8 of                       2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 title 5, United States Code,
 of the rule submitted by the
 Equal Employment Opportunity
 Commission relating to
 ``Update of Commission's
 Conciliation Procedures''.
 Providing for congressional     S.J. Res. 14        Mar. 25,     ............  EPW          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  June 25,    Apr. 28,    June 30,        23
 disapproval under chapter 8 of                       2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 title 5, United States Code,
 of the rule submitted by the
 Environmental Protection
 Agency relating to ``Oil and
 Natural Gas Sector: Emission
 Standards for New,
 Reconstructed, and Modified
 Sources Review''.
 Providing for congressional     S.J. Res. 15        Mar. 25,     ............  BHUA         ..................    ...............  .......  .......  June 24,    May 11,     June 30,        24
 disapproval under chapter 8 of                       2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 title 5, United States Code,
 of the rule submitted by the
 Office of the Comptroller of
 Currency relating to
 ``National Banks and Federal
 Savings Associations as
 Lenders''.

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 To provide for the              S. 409              Feb. 24,     ............  ANF          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  June 23,    May 28,     July 6,         25
 availability of amounts for                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 customer education initiatives
 and non-awards expenses of the
 Commodity Futures Trading
 Commission Whistleblower
 Program, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend title 28, United       S. 1340             Apr. 22,     ............  Jud          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  June 23,    June 17,    July 6,         26
 States Code, to redefine the                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 eastern and middle judicial
 districts of North Carolina.
 To deposit certain funds into   H.R. 1652           Mar. 8,      Jud           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 17,    July 20,    July 22,        27
 the Crime Victims Fund, to                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 waive matching requirements,
 and for other purposes.
 To amend the Consolidated       H.R. 26             Jan. 4,      O&R           HS&GA          ................    ...............  .......  .......  Jan. 5,     July 13,    July 26,        28
 Appropriations Act, 2021, to                         2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 correct a provision on the
 prohibition on the use of a
 reverse auction, and for other
 purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of      S. 957              Mar. 24,     ............  VA           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  July 27,    Apr. 22,    July 29,        29
 Veterans Affairs to ensure                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 that certain medical
 facilities of the Department
 of Veterans Affairs have
 physical locations for the
 disposal of controlled
 substances medications.
 To authorize major medical      S. 1910             May 27,      ............  VA           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  July 27,    July 21,    July 29,        30
 facility projects of the                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Department of Veterans Affairs
 for fiscal year 2021.
 Making emergency supplemental   H.R. 3237           May 14,      App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  May 20,     July 29,    July 30,        31
 appropriations for the fiscal                        2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 year ending September 30,
 2021, and for other purposes.
 To award four congressional     H.R. 3325           May 19,      FS            BHUA           ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 15,    Aug. 3,     Aug. 5,         32
 gold medals to the United                            2021        HA                                                                                   2021        2021        2021
 States Capitol Police and                                        Bud
 those who protected the U.S.
 Capitol on January 6, 2021.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 208            Jan. 5,      O&R           HS&GA          ................  Apr. 14, 2021....  .......        0  Feb. 23,    July 27,    Aug. 6,         33
 the United States Postal                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Service located at 500 West
 Main Street, Suite 102 in
 Tupelo, Mississippi, as the
 ``Colonel Carlyle `Smitty'
 Harris Post Office''.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 264            Jan. 11,     O&R           HS&GA          ................  Apr. 14, 2021....  .......        0  Feb. 23,    July 27,    Aug. 6,         34
 the United States Postal                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Service located at 1101
 Charlotte Street in
 Georgetown, South Carolina, as
 the ``Joseph Hayne Rainey
 Memorial Post Office
 Building''.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 772            Feb. 3,      O&R           HS&GA          ................  July 14, 2021....  .......        0  Feb. 23,    July 27,    Aug. 6,         35
 the United States Postal                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Service located at 229
 Minnetonka Avenue South in
 Wayzata, Minnesota, as the
 ``Jim Ramstad Post Office''.
 To amend the Controlled         H.R. 1002           Feb. 11,     EC            Jud            ................    ...............  .......  .......  Apr. 15,    July 27,    Aug. 6,         36
 Substances Act to authorize                          2021        Jud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 the debarment of certain
 registrants, and for other
 purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of      H.R. 1448           Mar. 1,      VA            VA           May 12, 2021......    ...............       31  .......  May 12,     Aug. 6,     Aug. 25,        37
 Veterans Affairs to carry out                        2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 a pilot program on dog
 training therapy, and to amend
 title 38, United States Code,
 to authorize the Secretary of
 Veterans Affairs to provide
 service dogs to veterans with
 mental illnesses who do not
 have mobility impairments.
 To award a Congressional gold   H.R. 3642           May 28,      FS            BHUA           ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 15,    Aug. 9,     Aug. 25,        38
 medal to the 369th Infantry                          2021        HA                                                                                   2021        2021        2021
 Regiment, commonly known as
 the ``Harlem Hellfighters'',
 in recognition of their
 bravery and outstanding
 service during World War I.
 To amend section 1113 of the    H.R. 5085           Aug. 24,     WM            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Aug. 24,    Aug. 31,    Aug. 31,        39
 Social Security Act to provide                       2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 authority for increased
 payments for temporary
 assistance to United States
 citizens returned from foreign
 countries, and for other
 purposes.

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 To amend the Federal Funding    S. 272              Feb. 8,      ............  HS&GA        ..................  May 27, 2021.....  .......       23  Aug. 23,    June 24,    Sept. 24,       40
 Accountability and                                   2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Transparency Act of 2006, to
 require the budget
 justifications and
 appropriation requests of
 agencies be made publicly
 available.
 To amend the Alyce Spotted      S. 325              Feb. 12,     ............  IA           ..................  Apr. 14, 2021....  .......       12  Aug. 23,    May 26,     Sept. 24,       41
 Bear and Walter Soboleff                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Commission on Native Children
 Act to extend the deadline for
 a report by the Alyce Spotted
 Bear and Walter Soboleff
 Commission on Native Children,
 and for other purposes.
 To amend title 38, United       H.R. 5293           Sept. 20,    VA            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 20,   Sept. 23,   Sept. 30,       42
 States Code, to extend and                           2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 modify certain authorities and
 requirements relating to the
 Department of Veterans
 Affairs, and for other
 purposes.
 Making continuing               H.R. 5305           Sept. 21,    App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 21,   Sept. 30,   Sept. 30,       43
 appropriations for the fiscal                        2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 year ending September 30,                                        WM
 2022, and for providing
 emergency assistance, and for
 other purposes.
 To provide an extension of      H.R. 5434           Sept. 30,    TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Oct. 1,     Oct. 2,     Oct. 2,         44
 Federal-aid highway, highway                         2021        WM                                                                                   2021        2021        2021
 safety, and transit programs,                                    NR
 and for other purposes.                                          SST
                                                                  EC
                                                                  O&R
 To increase, effective as of    S. 189              Feb. 3,      ............  VA           ..................  June 24, 2021....  .......        0  Sept. 20,   July 21,    Oct. 8,         45
 December 1, 2021, the rates of                       2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 compensation for veterans with
 service-connected disabilities
 and the rates of dependency
 and indemnity compensation for
 the survivors of certain
 disabled veterans, and for
 other purposes.
 To amend the Central            S. 1828             May 25,      ............  HS&GA        ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Sept. 21,   June 7,     Oct. 8,         46
 Intelligence Agency Act of                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 1949 to authorize the
 provision of payment to
 personnel of the Central
 Intelligence Agency who incur
 qualifying injuries to the
 brain, to authorize the
 provision of payment to
 personnel of the Department of
 State who incur similar
 injuries, and for other
 purposes.
 To establish a K-12 education   S. 1917             May 27,      ............  HS&GA        ..................  July 26, 2021....  .......       32  Sept. 29,   Aug. 9,     Oct. 8,         47
 cybersecurity initiative, and                        2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 for other purposes.
 To designate the September      H.R. 2278           Mar. 29,     NR            ...........  July 22, 2021.....  .................      101  .......  July 29,    Oct. 1,     Oct. 13,        48
 11th National Memorial Trail                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Route, and for other purposes.
 To amend the Higher Education   S. 848              Mar. 18,     ............  HEL&P        ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Sept. 28,   Apr. 27,    Oct. 13,        49
 Act of 1965 in order to                              2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 improve the service obligation
 verification process for TEACH
 Grant recipients, and for
 other purposes.
 To provide for the publication  S. 1301             Apr. 22,     ............  HEL&P        ..................  June 14, 2021....  .......        0  Sept. 29,   July 30,    Oct. 14,        50
 by the Secretary of Health and                       2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Human Services of physical
 activity recommendations for
 Americans.
 To amend the Fentanyl           H.R. 4981           Aug. 6,      FA            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 28,   Oct. 7,     Oct. 19,        51
 Sanctions Act, to modify                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 certain deadlines relating to
 the Commission on Combating
 Synthetic Opioid Trafficking.

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 To provide an extension of      H.R. 5763           Oct. 28,     TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Oct. 28,    Oct. 28,    Oct. 31,        52
 Federal-aid highway, highway                         2021        WM                                                                                   2021        2021        2021
 safety, and transit programs,                                    NR
 and for other purposes.                                          SST
                                                                  EC
                                                                  O&R
 To amend the Controlled         H.R. 1899           Mar. 16,     EC            Jud            ................    ...............  .......  .......  Apr. 15,    Oct. 26,    Nov. 10,        53
 Substances Act to provide for                        2021        Jud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 the modification, transfer,                                      Bud
 and termination of a
 registration to manufacture,
 distribute, or dispense
 controlled substances or list
 I chemicals, and for other
 purposes.
 To advance the strategic        S. 1064             Mar. 25,     ............  FR           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Nov. 3,     Nov. 1,     Nov. 10,        54
 alignment of United States                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 diplomatic tools toward the
 realization of free, fair, and
 transparent elections in
 Nicaragua and to reaffirm the
 commitment of the United
 States to protect the
 fundamental freedoms and human
 rights of the people of
 Nicaragua, and for other
 purposes.
 To ensure that the Federal      H.R. 3919           June 15,     EC            ...........  Oct. 19, 2021.....  .................      148  .......  Oct. 20,    Oct. 28,    Nov. 11,        55
 Communications Commission                            2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 prohibits authorization of
 radio frequency devices that
 pose a national security risk.
 To name the Department of       H.R. 3475           May 25,      VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  Sept. 20,   Oct. 28,    Nov. 12,        56
 Veterans Affairs community-                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 based outpatient clinic in
 Columbus, Georgia, as the
 ``Robert S. Poydasheff VA
 Clinic''.
 To name the Department of       H.R. 4172           June 25,     VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  Sept. 20,   Oct. 28,    Nov. 12,        57
 Veterans Affairs community-                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 based outpatient clinic in
 Aurora, Colorado, as the
 ``Lieutenant Colonel John W.
 Mosley VA Clinic''.
 To authorize funds for Federal- H.R. 3684           June 4,      TI            ...........  June 22, 2021.....  .................       70  .......  July 1,     Aug. 10,    Nov. 15,        58
 aid highways, highway safety                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 programs, and transit
 programs, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend title 18, United       S. 921              Mar. 23,     ............  Jud          ..................  May 20, 2021.....  .......        0  Oct. 27,    May 28,     Nov. 18,        59
 States Code, to further                              2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 protect officers and employees
 of the United States, and for
 other purposes.
 To make Federal law             S. 1502             Apr. 29,     ............  Jud          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Oct. 27,    June 7,     Nov. 18,        60
 enforcement officer peer                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 support communications
 confidential, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the Omnibus Crime      S. 1511             Apr. 29,     ............  Jud          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Oct. 27,    June 10,    Nov. 18,        61
 Control and Safe Streets Act                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 of 1968 with respect to
 payments to certain public
 safety officers who have
 become permanently and totally
 disabled as a result of
 personal injuries sustained in
 the line of duty, and for
 other purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of      H.R. 2093           Mar. 19,     VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 15,    Nov. 2,     Nov. 22,        62
 Veterans Affairs to make all                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 fact sheets of the Department
 of Veterans Affairs available
 in English, Spanish, and
 Tagalog, and other commonly
 spoken languages, and for
 other purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of      H.R. 2911           Apr. 30,     VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  May 17,     Oct. 28,    Nov. 22,        63
 Veterans Affairs to submit to                        2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Congress a plan for obligating
 and expending Coronavirus
 pandemic funding made
 available to the Department of
 Veterans Affairs, and for
 other purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of      H.R. 1510           Mar. 2,      VA            VA             ................    ...............  .......  .......  May 18,     Nov. 2,     Nov. 23,        64
 Veterans Affairs to submit to                        2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Congress a report on the use
 of cameras in medical
 facilities of the Department
 of Veterans Affairs.
 To authorize the Seminole       S. 108              Jan. 28,     ............  IA           ..................  Apr. 14, 2021....  .......       10  Nov. 2,     May 26,     Nov. 23,        65
 Tribe of Florida to lease or                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 transfer certain land, and for
 other purposes.

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 To require the Comptroller      S. 1031             Mar. 25,     ............  VA           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Nov. 15,    Aug. 6,     Nov. 30,        66
 General of the United States                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 to conduct a study on
 disparities associated with
 race and ethnicity with
 respect to certain benefits
 administered by the Secretary
 of Veterans Affairs, and for
 other purposes.
 To identify and refer members   S. 894              Mar. 23,     ............  VA           ..................  June 24, 2021....  .......        0  Nov. 15,    July 21,    Nov. 30,        67
 of the Armed Forces with a                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 health care occupation who are
 separating from the Armed
 Forces for potential
 employment with the Department
 of Veterans Affairs, and for
 other purposes.
 To amend title 38, United       S. 1095             Apr. 13,     ............  VA           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Nov. 15,    June 24,    Nov. 30,        68
 States Code, to provide for                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 the disapproval by the
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs
 of courses of education
 offered by public institutions
 of higher learning that do not
 charge veterans the in-State
 tuition rate for purposes of
 Survivors' and Dependents'
 Educational Assistance
 Program, and for other
 purposes.
 To codify maternity care        S. 796              Mar. 17,     ............  VA           ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Nov. 16,    Oct. 7,     Nov. 30,        69
 coordination programs at the                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Department of Veterans
 Affairs, and for other
 purposes.
 Making further continuing       H.R. 6119           Dec. 2,      App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 2,     Dec. 2,     Dec. 3,         70
 appropriations for the fiscal                        2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 year ending September 30,
 2022, and for other purposes.
 To address behavioral health    S. 610              Mar. 4,      ............  HEL&P        ..................  June 8, 2021.....  .......        0  Dec. 7,     Aug. 6,     Dec. 10,        71
 and well-being among health                          2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 care professionals.
 To award posthumously a         H.R. 5142           Aug. 31,     FS            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Oct. 25,    Nov. 17,    Dec. 16,        72
 Congressional Gold Medal, in                         2021        HA                                                                                   2021        2021        2021
 commemoration to the
 servicemembers who perished in
 Afghanistan on August 26,
 2021, during the evacuation of
 citizens of the United States
 and Afghan allies at Hamid
 Karzai International Airport,
 and for other purposes.
 Joint resolution relating to    S.J. Res. 33        Dec. 14,     ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 15,    Dec. 14,    Dec. 16,        73
 increasing the debt limit.                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 To redesignate the Federal      H.R. 390            Jan. 21,     TI            EPW          Nov. 1, 2021......  Dec. 1, 2021.....      157        0  Nov. 4,     Dec. 9,     Dec. 21,        74
 building located at 167 North                        2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Main Street in Memphis,
 Tennessee as the ``Odell
 Horton Federal Building''.
 To designate the Federal        H.R. 4660           July 22,     TI            EPW          Nov. 1, 2021......  Dec. 1, 2021.....      161        0  Nov. 4,     Dec. 9,     Dec. 21,        75
 Building and United States                           2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Courthouse located at 1125
 Chapline Street in Wheeling,
 West Virginia, as the
 ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr.
 Federal Building and United
 States Courthouse''.
 To extend certain expiring      H.R. 5545           Oct. 8,      VA            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 8,     Dec. 15,    Dec. 21,        76
 provisions of law relating to                        2021        Bud                                                                                  2021        2021        2021
 benefits provided under
 Department of Veterans Affairs
 educational assistance
 programs during COVID-19
 pandemic, and for other
 purposes.
 To empower the Chief of the     S. 3377             Dec. 13,     ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 14,    Dec. 13,    Dec. 22,        77
 United States Capitol Police                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 to unilaterally request the
 assistance of the DC National
 Guard or Federal law
 enforcement agencies in
 emergencies without prior
 approval of the Capitol Police
 Board.

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 To ensure that goods made with  H.R. 6256           Dec. 14,     FA            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 14,    Dec. 16,    Dec. 23,        78
 forced labor in the Xinjiang                         2021        WM                                                                                   2021        2021        2021
 Uyghur Autonomous Region of                                      Jud
 the People's Republic of China
 do not enter the United States
 market, and for other
 purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of      H.R. 3537           May 25,      EC            ...........  Dec. 8, 2021......  .................      207  .......  Dec. 8,     Dec. 16,    Dec. 23,        79
 Health and Human Services to                         2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 support research on, and
 expanded access to,
 investigational drugs for
 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
 and for other purposes.
 To authorize the National       H.R. 1664           Mar. 8,      NR            ENR          July 26, 2021.....  Dec. 16, 2021....      107       52  July 26,    Dec. 18,    Dec. 27,        80
 Medal of Honor Museum                                2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 Foundation to establish a
 commemorative work in the
 District of Columbia and its
 environs, and for other
 purposes.
 To authorize appropriations     S. 1605             May 13,      ............  ENR          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Dec. 7,     June 9,     Dec. 27,        81
 for fiscal year 2022 for                             2021                                                                                             2021        2021        2021
 military activities of the
 Department of Defense, for
 military construction, and for
 defense activities of the
 Department of Energy, to
 prescribe military personnel
 strengths for such fiscal
 year, and for other purposes.
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                    TABLE OF COMMITTEE ABBREVIATIONS


    AG
.....

Aging


    Ag
r....

Agriculture



    AN
F....

Agriculture
, 
Nutrition, 
and 
Forestry


    Ap
p....

Appropriati
ons


    AS
.....

Armed 
Services


    BH
UA...

Banking, 
Housing, 
and Urban 
Affairs


    Bu
d....

Budget


    CS
T....

Commerce, 
Science 
and 
Transportat
ion


    E&
L....

Education 
and Labor


    EC
.....

Energy and 
Commerce


    EN
R....

Energy and 
Natural 
Resources


    EP
W....

Environment
 and 
Public 
Works


    Et
h....

Ethics


    Fi
n....

Finance


    FS
.....

Financial 
Services


    FA
.....

Foreign 
Affairs


    FR
.....

Foreign 
Relations


    HE
L&P..

Health, 
Education, 
Labor, and 
Pensions


    HS
.....

Homeland 
Security


    HS
&GA..

Homeland 
Security 
and 
Governmenta
l Affairs


    HA
.....

House 
Administrat
ion


    IA
.....

Indian 
Affairs


    In
t....

Intelligenc
e


    Ju
d....

Judiciary


    NR
.....

Natural 
Resources


    O&
R....

Oversight 
and Reform


    R

Rules


    RA
dm...

Rules and 
Administrat
ion


    SS
T....

Science, 
Space, and 
Technology


    SB
.....

Small 
Business


    SB
E....

Small 
Business 
and 
Entrepreneu
rship


    TI
.....

Transportat
ion and 
Infrastruct
ure


    VA
.....

Veterans' 
Affairs


    WM
.....

Ways and 
Means