List of bills in the 114th United States Congress

The bills of the 114th United States Congress list includes proposed federal laws that were introduced in the 114th United States Congress. This Congress will last from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017.

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the lower house known as the House of Representatives and the upper house known as the Senate. The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers. The bills listed below are arranged on the basis of which chamber they were first introduced in, and then chronologically by date.

Once a bill is approved by one house, it is sent to the other which may pass, reject, or amend it. For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 114th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 114th United States Congress.

Introduced in the House of Representatives

Bills

H.R. number Date of introduction Short title Description
H.R. 3 January 6, 2015 Keystone XL Pipeline Act To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline
H.R. 21 January 6, 2015 To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. To approve a study on the use of mid-level ethanol blends.
H.R. 22 January 6, 2015 Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 A bill to exempt employees of the Department of Defense from classification as eligible employees of an applicable large employer for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
H.R. 26 January 6, 2015 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program through December 31, 2020.
H.R. 234 January 8, 2015 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) Directs the federal government to provide for the real-time sharing of actionable, situational cyber threat information between all designated federal cyber operations centers to enable integrated actions to protect, prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents.
H.R. 870 February 11, 2015 Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of municipalities.
H.R. 1735 April 13, 2015 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 is a comprehensive defense spending bill. At almost 1,000 pages long it will direct funding for procurement, research, and operation of defense technology, establish military policy, and address other matters pertaining to national defense. It has been passed by the House with 19 amendments, and is currently being reviewed by the Senate with 333 amendments proposed.
H.R. 2450 May 19, 2015 Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act Prohibits sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy from being provided in exchange for monetary compensation. Bars advertisements for such therapy that claim to: (1) change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, (2) eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender, or (3) be harmless or without risk.

Makes this Act inapplicable to practices that do not seek to change sexual orientation or gender identity if the therapy provides: (1) assistance to an individual undergoing a gender transition; or (2) acceptance, support, and understanding of clients or facilitation of clients' coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices. Provides authority to Federal Trade Commission to enforce this Act and treats violations as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

H.R. 3185 July 23, 2015 Equality Act Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation.

House resolutions

H.R. number Date of introduction Short title Description

Concurrent resolutions

Number Date of introduction Short title Description

House Joint Resolutions

Number Date of introduction Short title Description

Introduced in the Senate

Bills

Senate number Date of introduction Short title Description
S. 1 January 6, 2015 Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
S. 1858 July 23, 2015 Equality Act Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation.

Concurrent resolutions

Senate number Date of introduction Short title Description

Senate joint resolutions

Senate number Date of introduction Short title Description

See also

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