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Minority education
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93 bills carry this term in the covered Congresses.
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Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 639.
- H.R. 9770 (119th) Jul 22, 2026
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Received in the Senate.
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Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
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Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
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Workforce for AI Trust Act
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 604.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 599.
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Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 7567 (119th) May 19, 2026
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
Received in the Senate.
- H.R. 7148 (119th) Feb 3, 2026
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-75.
- H.R. 6938 (119th) Jan 23, 2026
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-74.
- H.R. 5371 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-37.
- S. 2296 (119th) Nov 12, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Held at the desk.
- S. 2882 (119th) Oct 9, 2025
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having voted on the prevailing side, the vote by which the third cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 2882 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 557) entered in Senate.
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Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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 concerned.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 140.
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Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 175.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 124.
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 112.
- H.R. 1968 (119th) Mar 15, 2025
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-4.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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BEST Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning February 3, 2025, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2025
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 concerned.
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Native American Education Opportunity Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024
Held at the desk.
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NACIE Improvement Act
Became Public Law No: 118-209.
- H.R. 10545 (118th) Dec 21, 2024
American Relief Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-158.
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Prioritizing American Farmers and Agricultural Industry Over Bureaucracy Act
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Bipartisan Keep America Open Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
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Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 718.
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Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 630.
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Returning Education to Our States Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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A resolution recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Brown v. Board of Education.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6697; text: CR S6690)
- H.R. 9747 (118th) Sep 26, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-83.
- H.R. 9494 (118th) Sep 18, 2024
Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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A resolution designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6109; text: 9/12/2024 CR S6023-6024)
- H.R. 8998 (118th) Sep 12, 2024
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509.
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Workforce for AI Trust Act
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.
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Spectrum Auction Reauthorization Act of 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
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CUTS Act
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 concerned.
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Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 21.
- H.R. 2882 (118th) Mar 23, 2024
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-47.
- H.Res. 1102 (118th) Mar 22, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 4366 (118th) Mar 9, 2024
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-42.
- H.Res. 1061 (118th) Mar 6, 2024
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with an amendment.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.R. 7463 (118th) Mar 1, 2024
Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-40.
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A resolution designating the week beginning February 5, 2024, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S426; text: CR S425)
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Recognizing the importance of Tribal colleges and universities to the United States and expressing support for designating the week beginning February 5, 2024, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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AREA Act
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.
- H.R. 2872 (118th) Jan 19, 2024
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 118-35.
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BEST Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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BEST Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 6363 (118th) Nov 17, 2023
Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Became Public Law No: 118-22.
- H.R. 5894 (118th) Nov 15, 2023
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H.R. 5894 would be postponed.
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University Centers for Growth, Development, Prosperity (GDP) Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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NACIE Improvement Act
Held at the desk.
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Expanding Medical Education Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- H.R. 5860 (118th) Sep 30, 2023
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
Became Public Law No: 118-15.
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Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2023, be observed as the 133d anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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A resolution designating the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4564-4565; text: CR S4557)
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Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Expanding Medical Education Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 132.
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1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Midwives for MOMS Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Midwives for MOMS Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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WORKER Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
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Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Moms Matter Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Perinatal Workforce Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Perinatal Workforce Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Moms Matter Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Robert Parris Moses Congressional Gold Medal Act
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Recognizing the importance of Tribal colleges and universities to the United States and expressing support for designating the week beginning February 5, 2023, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
- H.R. 302 (118th) Feb 7, 2023
Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2023
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Inflation Reduction Act of 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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A resolution designating the week beginning February 5, 2023, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S240; text: CR S238)
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Native American Education Opportunity Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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