The first 100 days of a new Congress has been an important benchmark since 1933—when Congress passed—and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law—15 bills. Today, April 15, marks the first 100 days of the 114th Congress.
By the Numbers
The first 100 days of this Congress included about 40 days in which Congress was actually in session; 24 days when it snowed; 20 bills passed by both the House and Senate; 2 official snow days when the federal government shutdown; 2 Presidential vetoes; and 1 averted government agency shutdown.
And Congress, in 100 days, introduced an impressive 3,125 bills and resolutions.
Here’s a look at the 50 most active bills among POPVOX users during these first 100 days of Congress. You can find all 3,125 bills and resolution on POPVOX.com.
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#1 Responsible Body Armor Possession Act (HR 378)
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 67 Support | 3,746 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/14/2015.
#2 Fair Tax Act (HR 25)
Sponsor: Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) "To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States," according to the bill summary. Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. Sets the sales tax rate at 23% in 2017, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. Allows exemptions from the tax for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes, and for state government functions. Prohibits the funding of the Internal Revenue Service after FY 2019. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 3,006 Support | 149 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on the first day of the Congressional session, 1/6/2015.
#3 Fair Tax Act (S 155)
Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) "To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States," according to the bill summary. Repeals the income tax, employment tax, and estate and gift tax. Imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services. Sets the sales tax rate at 23% in 2017, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. Allows exemptions from the tax for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes, and for state government functions. Prohibits the funding of the Internal Revenue Service after FY2019. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 1,469 Support | 91 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/13/2015.
#4 Keystone XL Pipeline Act (S 1)
Sponsor: Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) — Bipartisan — "Authorizes TransCanada to construct and operate the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to the US Gulf Coast, transporting an additional 830,000 barrels of oil per day to US refineries, which includes 100,000 barrels a day from the Bakken region of North Dakota and Montana. Upon passage, a presidential permit would no longer be needed to approve the project," according to the bill sponsors. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 555 Support | 233 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Passed by the Senate on 1/29/2015. Sent to the House for consideration. (The House passed its own version of the bill.) On 2/24/15, the President vetoed the bill, which became his third veto of his Presidency, and the Senate unsuccessfully attempted to override the President’s veto. The vote was 62 to 37.
#5 Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act (HR 1365)
Sponsor: Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) “Would prevent the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from classifying M855 ammunition as armor-piercing and from instituting any ban on the sale and manufacture of ammunition that is intended, marketed, and sold for rifle use,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 743 Support | 37 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 3/16/2015.
#6 Authorizing a lawsuit against the President (HRes 11)
Sponsor: Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the US Constitution with respect to the implementation of the immigration laws. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 576 Support | 102 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on the first day of the Congressional session, 1/6/2015.
#7 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (HR 240)*
Sponsor: Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) Makes appropriations for the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2015. “In total, the bill provides $39.7 billion in discretionary funding for DHS, an increase of $400 million compared to the fiscal year 2014 enacted level. The bill prioritizes frontline security – including all operational, counterterrorism, and threat-targeting activities, and essential tactical equipment – and saves taxpayer dollars by reducing overhead costs and cutting funds for lower-priority programs. The bill also includes several approved amendments to limit the President’s recent actions on immigration and to require DHS to enforce current immigration laws,” according to the House Appropriations Committee. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 202 Support | 395 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Passed by the House and Senate; into law by the President on 3/4/2015.
#8 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act (S 405)
Sponsor: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) —Bipartisan— “Includes a broad array of measures to enhance opportunities for hunters, anglers, and outdoor recreation enthusiasts; reauthorize key conservation programs; improve access to public lands; and help boost the outdoor recreation economy,” according to the bill sponsors. Among the provisions in the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act are the Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act; Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act; Farmer and Hunter Protection Act; Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage Opportunities Act; Permits for Film Crews of Five People or Less; Equal Access to Justice Act and Judgment Fund Transparency; Transporting Bows Across National Park Service Lands; Making Public Lands Public; HUNT Act; Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization (FLTFA); North American Wetlands Conservation Act Reauthorization (NAWCA); and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Reauthorization. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 139 Support | 352 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/5/2015.
#9 Student Success Act (HR 5)
Sponsor: Rep. John Kline (R-MN) Will replace No Child Left Behind and “reduce the federal footprint, restore local control, and empower parents and education leaders to hold schools accountable for effectively teaching students,” according to the House Education and the Workforce Committee. “Replaces the current national accountability scheme based on high stakes tests with state-led accountability systems, returning responsibility for measuring student and school performance to states and school districts. Ensures parents continue to have the information they need to hold local schools accountable. Eliminates more than 65 ineffective, duplicative, and unnecessary programs and replaces this maze of programs with a Local Academic Flexible Grant, helping schools better support students. Protects state and local autonomy over decisions in the classroom by preventing the Secretary of Education from coercing states into adopting Common Core or any other common standards or assessments, as well as reining in the secretary’s regulatory authority. Empowers parents with more school choice options by continuing support for magnet schools and expanding charter school opportunities, as well as allowing Title I funds to follow low-income children to the traditional public or charter school of the parent’s choice. Strengthens existing efforts to improve student performance among targeted student populations, including English learners and homeless children.” (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 93 Support | 390 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/3/2015, sent to the House floor for consideration on 2/24/2015 and pulled from consideration on 2/27/2015, leaving the bill as “unfinished business.”
#10 Repeal Executive Amnesty Act (S 129)
Sponsor: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) To repeal executive immigration overreach, to clarify that the proper constitutional authority for immigration policy belongs to the legislative branch. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 429 Support | 48 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/8/2015.
#11 The President's Draft Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF)
Would not authorize long‑term, large-scale ground combat operations like those our Nation conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan. Would provide the flexibility to conduct ground combat operations in other, more limited circumstances, such as rescue operations involving US or coalition personnel or the use of special operations forces to take military action against ISIL leadership. Would also authorize the use of US forces in situations where ground combat operations are not expected or intended, such as intelligence collection and sharing, missions to enable kinetic strikes, or the provision of operational planning and other forms of advice and assistance to partner forces. (Source: Letter from the President to Congress)
On POPVOX: 83 Support | 384 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: The President submitted his request on 2/11/2015.
#12 Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act (HR 843)
Sponsor: Rep. John Kline (R-MN) —Bipartisan— To prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 55 Support | 411 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/10/2015.
#13 Defund Executive Amnesty Act (HR 227)
Sponsor: Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Prohibits the use of funds for certain immigration-related policies, including executive orders or any other executive policy issued after March 11, 2011, that provides for parole, employment authorization, deferred action, or any other immigration benefit or relief for individuals who are unlawfully present in the United States (with exceptions for asylum, temporary protected status, or cancellation of removal by an immigration judge). (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 391 Support | 50 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/8/2015.
#14 Repealing the Affordable Care Act (HR 596)
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 342 Support | 74 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/28/2015.
#15 Enterprise Secondary Reserve Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (HR 1673)
Sponsor: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 390 Support | 2 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 3/26/2015.
#16 Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act (HR 1013)
Sponsor: Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) —Bipartisan— “Removes marijuana from the schedule set by the Controlled Substances Act; transitions marijuana oversight from the jurisdiction of the Drug Enforcement Agency to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and regulates marijuana like alcohol by inserting into the section of the U.S. Code governing “intoxicating liquors,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 272 Support | 84 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/20/2015.
#17 Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act (HR 31)
Sponsor: Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) To prohibit the use of funds to implement the immigration policies set forth in the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on Nov. 20, 2014, or the memoranda issued by the President on Nov. 21, 2014. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 320 Support | 29 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on the first day of the Congressional session, 1/6/2015.
#18 Keystone XL Pipeline Act (HR 3)
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 238 Support | 93 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Passed by the House on 1/9/2015. The Senate passed its version, and the two versions were reconciled before going to the President for consideration. The President vetoed the legislation, and the Senate was unable to override his veto.
#19 The “Clean” Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, 2015 (S 272)
Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) “A complete, clean bill to fund DHS operations through the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2015. Shaheen and Mikulski used the House and Senate’s December DHS compromise to write their bill (S 272), and kept it free of extraneous policy riders that would threaten vital homeland security operations. DHS funding is set to expire at the end of February,” according to the sponsors. “Incorporates critical increases in funding and support for border security, cybersecurity, the Secret Service and other national security initiatives. The legislation would fully fund DHS operations for the remainder of FY 2015, and also includes complete disaster funding.” (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 42 Support | 280 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/27/2015.
#20 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act (HR 402)
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Nugent (R-FL) — Bipartisan — To provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the State. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 284 Support | 19 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/16/2015.
#21 Clay Hunt SAV Act (Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act) (HR 203)*
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) — Bipartisan — Requires the VA to create a one-stop, interactive website to serve as a centralized source of information regarding all VA mental health services for veterans. Addresses the shortage of mental health care professionals by authorizing the VA to conduct a student loan repayment pilot program aimed at recruiting and retaining psychiatrists. Requires evaluations of all mental health care and suicide prevention practices and programs at the VA to find out what’s working and what’s not working and make recommendations to improve care. Establishes a peer support and community outreach pilot program to assist transitioning Servicemembers with accessing VA mental health care services. (Source: Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN)). (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 224 Support | 71 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/7/2015; passed by the House on 1/12/2015 and the Senate on 2/3/2015. Signed into law by the President on 2/12/2015.
#22 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (S 615)
Sponsor: Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) —Bipartisan— Requiring congressional review of any comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran, according to the bill sponsors. “Would mandate the President submit the text of any agreement to Congress and prohibit the Administration from suspending Congressional sanctions for 60 days. During that period, Congress would have the opportunity to hold hearings and approve, disapprove or take no action on the agreement.” (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 223 Support | 61 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/27/2015; passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on 4/14/2015, which is expected to be considered by the Senate.
#23 Free Trade With Cuba Act (HR 403)
Sponsor: Rep. Charlie Rengel (D-NY) “Would lift the long-standing embargo on trade with Cuba to give American companies their fair share,” according to the bill sponsor. Cuba sits 90 miles off the US coast and has a GDP of $60 billion. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 83 Support | 193 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/16/2015.
#24 Secure Our Borders First Act (HR 399)
Sponsor: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) “The Secure Our Borders First Act will be the most significant and toughest border security bill ever set before Congress. We are putting fencing where fencing is needed and technology where technology is needed to ensure a smart, safe, and cost-effective border. We tell the government how to secure the border step-by-step, and put in place real penalties for ignoring the will of Congress,” according to the House Homeland Security Committee. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 184 Support | 78 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/16/2015.
#25 Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act (HR 37)
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA) A package of 11 bills introduced in the 114th Congress "which make it easier for small businesses to grow and hire, creating more opportunity for all," according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 199 Support | 57 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on the first day of the Congressional session, 1/6/2015. Passed by the House on 1/14/2015. Now goes to the Senate for consideration.
#26 Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act (S 269)
Sponsor: Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) —Bipartisan— “Would impose economic pressure on Iran if international negotiations do not yield a final nuclear deal by June 30th, and impose a Congressional review period of 30 continuous session days in the event of a final deal,” according to the bill sponsors. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 204 Support | 44 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/27/2015.
#27 The President’s FY 2016 Budget
According to the President, “The ideas I offer in this Budget are designed to bring middle-class economics into the 21st Century. These proposals are practical, not partisan. They’ll help working families feel more secure with paychecks that go further, help American workers upgrade their skills, so they can compete for higher-paying jobs, and help create the conditions for our businesses to keep generating good new jobs for our workers to fill. The Budget will do these things while fulfilling our most basic responsibility to keep Americans safe. We will make these investments and end the harmful spending cuts known as sequestration, by cutting inefficient spending, and closing tax loopholes. We will also put our Nation on a more sustainable fiscal path by achieving $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction, primarily from reforms in health programs, our tax code, and immigration.” (Read the President’s full letter to Congress.)
On POPVOX: 40 Support | 208 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: The President submitted his budget to Congress on 2/2/2015.
#28 Limiting FCC authority over broadband Internet providers (HR 279)
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH) “To ensure the Internet remains open and free from government interference by limiting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) authority to regulate broadband under Title II of the Communications Act. The FCC has stated it plans to reclassify broadband Internet access as a public utility under Title II rather than an information service,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 173 Support | 72 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/12/2015.
#29 Reissuing final rules related to the Gray Wolf (HR 884)
Sponsor: Rep. Reid Ribble (R-WI) — Bipartisan — To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 55 Support | 190 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/11/2015.
#30 Tax Code Termination Act (HR 27)
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) — Bipartisan — "Sunsets the current IRS tax code by December 31, 2019, and calls on Congress to approve a new federal tax system by July of the same year," according to the bill sponsor.
On POPVOX: 199 Support | 43 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on the first day of the Congressional session, 1/6/2015.
#31 Save American Workers Act (HR 30)
Sponsor: Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) — Bipartisan — Would repeal the 30-hour definition of "full-time employment" in the Affordable Care Act and restore the traditional 40-hour definition, according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 173 Support | 67 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on the first day of the Congressional session, 1/6/2015; and passed by the House on 1/8/2015. Now goes to the Senate for consideration.
#32 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (HR 36)
Sponsor: Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) — Bipartisan — “Seeks to afford basic protection to mothers and their unborn children entering the sixth month of gestation,” according to the bill sponsors. Prohibits the abortion from being performed if the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater, except: (1) where necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, illness, or injury, excluding psychological or emotional conditions; or (2) where the pregnancy is the result of rape, or the result of incest against a minor, if the rape has been reported at any time prior to the abortion to an appropriate law enforcement agency, or if the incest has been reported at any time prior to the abortion to an appropriate law enforcement agency or to a government agency legally authorized to act on reports of child abuse or neglect. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 163 Support | 73 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Was scheduled for a House floor vote in January but was pulled from consideration. Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC) actively opposed some of the language in the bill: “I remain disappointed that the concern for the language of mandatory reporting of rape to law enforcement held by House Republican women and many men were not addressed before our leadership made the decision to pull the bill from the House floor in the eleventh hour.”
#33 Repealing the Affordable Care Act (HR 370)
Sponsor: Rep. John Freming (R-LA) To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 192 Support | 41 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/14/2015.
#34 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (HR 196)
Sponsor: Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) Would “require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ban so-called “paid prioritization” agreements between a broadband provider and a content provider,” according to bill sponsors. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 73 Support | 157 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/7/2015.
#35 Repeal Executive Amnesty Act (HR 191)
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) Would “defund President Obama’s executive amnesty, including the memoranda issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Prohibit DHS or any other federal agency from using funds or fees made available to them to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any amnesty policies established through executive memos. Among other things, it would cut off funding for the president's 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals amnesty and the broader executive amnesty program announced on Nov. 20, 2014,” according to bill sponsors. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 204 Support | 24 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/7/2015.
#36 Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act (HR 52)
Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to comprehensively reform immigration law. Provides a path to earned access to legalization for those who meet certain eligibility requirements, among them: 1. Residency requirement (The alien was physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding the date on which this provision was enacted and has maintained continuous physical presence since then); and 2. Community service (if older than 18, has performed at least 40 hours of community service.) (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 33 Support | 192 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/16/2015.
#37 Paying a Fair Share Act (The “Buffett Rule”) (HR 362)
Sponsor: Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) To require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million (high-income taxpayer) to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (tentative fair share tax). Establishes the amount of such tax as the excess (if any) of the tentative fair share tax over the excess of: (1) the sum of the taxpayer's regular tax liability, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) amount, and the payroll tax for the taxable year; over (2) certain tax credits. Provides for a phase-in of such tax. Requires an inflation adjustment to the $1 million income threshold for taxable years beginning after 2016. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 68 Support | 154 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/14/2015.
#38 Recidivism Clarification Act (HR 1254)
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) "Would address the excessive, severe, and irrational mandatory consecutive penalties that are added onto existing mandatory minimums in certain federal drug cases, a practice commonly known as “stacking.” The current stacking statute, 18 U.S.C. § 924, has led to grossly disproportionate, irrational, and excessive sentences that often do not fit the crime charged. The bill clarifies that sentences can only be “stacked” when the defendant is a “true recidivist”—meaning the defendant had a prior qualifying predicate conviction that had already been final. The bill would also provide relief to those who are already serving time under these unjust sentences, permitting them to petition for relief from excessive sentences, which a federal court, for the first time, will be able to grant in appropriate circumstances,” according to the bill sponsor,. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 157 Support | 65 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 3/4/2015.
#39 Secret Science Reform Act (HR 1030)
Sponsor: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) “Requires that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to base its regulations on public data,” according to the House Science Committee. “Requires the EPA to base its decisions on information to which all scientists have access. This will allow the EPA to focus its limited resources on the highest quality science that all researchers can examine. And this will promote sound science and restore confidence in the EPA decision-making process.” (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 165 Support | 51 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/24/2015; and passed by the House on 3/18/2015.
#40 Fairness in Taxation Act (HR 389)
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) https://www.popvox.com/member/rep-janice-schakowsky-il Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Would impose increased rates of tax with respect to taxpayers with more than $1,000,000 taxable income. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 61 Support | 154 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/14/2015.
#41 Immigration Rule of Law Act (S 534)
Sponsor: Rep. Susan Collins (R-ME) Would permanently prohibit the Administration from implementing a series of policy initiatives with respect to deferred action, immigration, and enforcement that the President announced in November 2014. Would prohibit the Administration from both expanding eligibility for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which began in August 2012, and extending the deferral period from two years to three years. Would prohibit the Administration from approving the parents of US citizens or lawful permanent residents for deferred action. (Source: Congressional Budget Office) (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 185 Support | 28 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/23/2015 and considered by the Senate on 2/27/2015. The bill did not have enough support to end debate and failed a cloture vote.
#42 Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act (HR 38)
Sponsor: Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) To prohibit the executive branch from exempting from removal categories of aliens considered under the immigration laws to be unlawfully present in the United States. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 189 Support | 22 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on the first day of the Congressional session, 1/6/2015.
#43 Marijuana Tax Revenue Act (HR 1014)
Sponsor: Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) “Creates a federal excise tax on non-medical marijuana sales and moves this quickly growing industry out of the shadows,” according to the bill sponsor. This bill would also “impose a federal excise tax on the sale of marijuana for non-medical purposes as well as apply an occupational tax for marijuana businesses. The bill would establish civil and criminal penalties for those who fail to comply, like those in place for the tobacco industry. The bill also requires the IRS to produce periodic studies of the marijuana industry and to issue recommendations to Congress. It phases in an excise tax on the sale by a producer (generally the grower) to the next stage of production (generally the processor creating the useable product). This tax is initially set at 10% and rises over time to 25% as the legal market displaces the black market. Medical marijuana is exempt from this tax.” (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 120 Support | 85 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 3/20/2015.
#44 Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act (HR 752)
Sponsor: Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) “bans the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of magazines that hold more than ten rounds of ammunition and are designed for shooting in mass,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 9 Support | 193 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/5/2015.
#45 Protecting 2nd Amendment Rights Act (HR 1180)
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-FL) “The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) recently proposed a new regulation that would ban the manufacturing and sale of 5.56 mm/.223 caliber M855 “green tip” ammo commonly used for hunting and target shooting. Rooney’s bill, the “Protecting Second Amendment Rights Act,” would prohibit the ATF or any other federal agency from issuing or enforcing any new restriction or prohibition on the manufacture, importation or sale of ammunition in the United States,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 193 Support | 4 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/27/2015.
#46 Uphold the Oath Americans Trust and Honor (OATH) Resolution (HRes 21)
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) “Would authorize legal action against the Administration for President Obama’s latest immigration overreach,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 161 Support | 31 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/7/2015.
#47 Public Option Deficit Reduction Act (HR 265)
Sponsor: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) “It’s time to pursue legislation that builds upon Obamacare. The Public Option Deficit Reduction Act is just that type of legislation. It would save consumers even more money, offering premiums that are 5 to 7 percent lower than private insurance plans and decreasing our deficit by $158 billion over 10 years. The public option means more transparent, lower-cost health care for Americans. This would be a win for consumers, taxpayers and our economy,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 46 Support | 146 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/9/2015.
#48 House Republican FY 2016 Budget (HConRes 27)
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) Establishing the budget for the US Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025. A $3.8 trillion budget proposal, which balances the budget in less than 10 years without raising taxes; cuts $5.5 trillion in spending – higher than any previous House Budget Committee proposal; repeals Obamacare in full – including all of its taxes, regulations and mandates; and provides for a strong national defense through robust funding of troop training, equipment and compensation, according to the House Budget Committee. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 132 Support | 57 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 3/20/2015 and passed by the House on 3/25/2015.
#49 Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction Act (HR 376)
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) “Will ban the sale and purchase of “incomplete lower receivers,” which are easily purchased and converted into functioning firearms. Banning these transactions would severely reduce the number of untraceable weapons on our streets,” according to the bill sponsor. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 4 Support | 182 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 1/14/2015.
#50 Welcoming the Israeli Prime Minister (SRes 76)
Sponsor: Rep. John Cornyn (R-TX) A resolution welcoming the Prime Minister of Israel to the United States for his address to a joint meeting of Congress. (Read bill text)
On POPVOX: 137 Support | 45 Oppose
Action in the 114th Congress: Introduced on 2/12/2015 and passed by the Senate on 2/26/2015.
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