Sign Up
Home › Delaware › Bills
Bills

Delaware Congressional Bills

Browse federal bills sponsored by your state's delegation.

State Legislature US Congress
All 3,987 Active 14 In committee 3,238 Passed 559 Signed 87 Failed 5

Bill results

in committee · Delaware · Senate Jan 25, 2021

S 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies. The commission shall identify (1) the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery, (2) forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against freed slaves and their descendants, and (3) lingering negative effects of slavery on living African Americans and society.
Cory A. Booker (D) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · Senate Jan 25, 2021

S 37: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021

Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021 This bill establishes measures to address global public health risks posed by wildlife markets, which are commercial markets that sell or slaughter wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available. Specifically, the bill prohibits importing, exporting, purchasing, or selling live wild animals in the United States for human consumption as food or medicine. The Department of the Interior must hire, train, and deploy at least 50 new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement attachés around the world, and the U.S. Agency for International Development must increase specified activities to address the threats and causes of zoonotic (animal-to-human transmission) disease outbreaks. Additionally, the United States must work with other United Nations member states to urge a global ban on commercial wildlife markets and enforcement of laws to end wildlife trafficking. Further, the President may impose sanctions against a foreign country or foreign nationals that the Department of State has determined are taking certain actions that enable or facilitate commercial wildlife markets. Among other reports required by the bill, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must conduct a study and submit a report that includes an evaluation of (1) the impact that consumption of terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine has on the transmission of novel viral and other pathogens, (2) the role of consuming terrestrial wildlife as food or medicine in the transmission of microbes from animals to humans, and (3) the conditions at live wildlife markets that lead to this transmission.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill targets pandemic prevention via wildlife market regulations, strengthening public health initiatives to protect community health.90% confidence
John Cornyn (R) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 25, 2021

HR 475: Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021

Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021 This bill modifies the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE by allowing a dependent under the age of 26 to be covered without an additional premium. Additionally, the bill authorizes such coverage of dependents without a premium regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer sponsored plan.
Elaine G. Luria (D) · 187 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 21, 2021

HR 431: Access Technology Affordability Act of 2021

Access Technology Affordability Act of 2021 This bill allows a refundable tax credit equal to the amounts paid for qualified access technology for use by a blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent of the taxpayer. Qualified access technology is hardware, software, or other information technology with the primary function of converting or adapting information that is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals. The credit is limited to (1) costs that are not compensated by insurance or otherwise, and (2) an aggregate amount of $2,000 per blind individual in any period of three consecutive taxable years. The credit must be adjusted for inflation after 2021 and terminates after 2026.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides refundable tax credit for blind individuals' access technology, offering tax relief to lower-income taxpayers per bill's explicit tax credit provision.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyProvides tax credit for assistive technology enabling blind individuals' digital access, directly promoting digital equity and accessibility.95% confidence
Mike Thompson (D) · 165 co-sponsors
passed · Delaware · Senate Jan 19, 2021

SRES 5: A resolution honoring the memory of Officer Brian David Sicknick of the United States Capitol Police for his selfless acts of heroism on the grounds of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.

This resolution honors the memory of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick for sacrificing his life in the line of duty on January 6, 2021, and it calls for justice to be brought to those responsible for the attack on the Capitol and the death of Officer Sicknick.
Mitch McConnell (R) · 97 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 18, 2021

HR 340: Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021

Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2021 This bill provides an enhanced federal matching rate to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on a term of years rather than on specific dates. The bill applies retroactively.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill increases federal funding for Medicaid expansion via enhanced FMAP, reducing state budget burden and supporting public healthcare spending.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill incentivizes Medicaid expansion via enhanced federal matching rates, directly increasing health coverage access for newly eligible individuals under ACA.95% confidence
Marc A. Veasey (D) · 36 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 13, 2021

HRES 47: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should ensure that the U.S. Postal Service is not privatized and remains an independent establishment of the federal government.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentPrevents USPS privatization, protecting postal workers' job security and public employment conditions, aligning with labor protection indicators.85% confidence
Stephen F. Lynch (D) · 196 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 13, 2021

HR 304: Equal COLA Act

Equal COLA Act This bill revises the formula used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for annuities paid under the Federal Employees Retirement System.
Gerald E. Connolly (D) · 34 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 13, 2021

HR 308: Secure and Fair Elections for Workers Act

SAFE Workers Act or the Secure And Fair Elections for Workers Act This bill requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to provide employees with the ability to vote remotely by telephone or the internet in union representation elections during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The bill further permits the NLRB's use of appropriations to issue directives or regulations providing for electronic voting methods.
Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEnables remote voting in union elections during pandemic, facilitating worker participation in collective bargaining. Directly supports workers' rights to organize under NLRB framework.90% confidence
Andy Levin (D) · 87 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 13, 2021

HR 315: Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act

Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act This bill continues to exempt Medicare from budget sequestration orders until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesPrevents Medicare sequestration cuts, protecting essential healthcare program funding during pandemic emergency.95% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcarePrevents Medicare sequestration cuts during pandemic, maintaining funding for public health program. Directly protects existing healthcare coverage and funding.95% confidence
Bradley Scott Schneider (D) · 35 co-sponsors
in committee · Delaware · House Jan 13, 2021

HR 305: Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act

Officer Eugene Goodman Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman for his actions to protect the Senate chamber during the security breach at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Charlie Crist (D) · 176 co-sponsors
passed · Delaware · House Jan 12, 2021

HRES 21: Calling on Vice President Michael R. Pence to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments of the Cabinet to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and to immediately exercise powers as acting President.

This resolution calls upon Vice President Michael R. Pence (1) to immediately use his powers under section 4 of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the executive departments to declare that the President is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office, and (2) to transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House notice that he will be immediately assuming the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
Jamie Raskin (D) · 147 co-sponsors
Showing 3,973 to 3,984 of 3,987 bills
Previous 1 … 331 332 333 Next