The following are the bills the House and Senate passed last month. The bills were passed by voice vote except where indicated. Roll call votes for the House are found here, and for the Senate here. The descriptions of bills are essentially taken verbatim from the Congressional Record Daily Digest (Index).
SENATE 21 bills, 115 pages
National Law Enforcement Museum Act: Senate passed H.R. 4120, to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date. 2 pages
The Regulation of the Height of Buildings in the District of Columbia: Senate passed H.R. 4192, to amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia'' to clarify the rules of the District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed. 3 pages
Kilah Davenport Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3627, to require the Attorney General to report on State law penalties for certain child abusers, and the bill was then passed. 3 pages
Regarding Newspaper Advertising of Senate Stationery Contracts: Senate passed S. 2197, to repeal certain requirements regarding newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts. 4 pages
Shimon Peres Congressional Gold Medal: Senate passed H.R. 2939, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. 6 pages
Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Congressional Gold Medal: Senate passed H.R. 1209, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the “Doolittle Tokyo Raiders'', for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo. 5 pages
Monuments Men Recognition Act: Senate passed H.R. 3658, to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Monuments Men, in recognition of their heroic role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following World War II. 6 pages
American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act: Senate passed H.R. 685, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. 7 pages
Reliable Home Heating Act: Senate passed S. 2086, to address current emergency shortages of propane and other home heating fuels and to provide greater flexibility and information for Governors to address such emergencies in the future, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 6 pages
National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 1036, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Center Street West in Eatonville, Washington, as the “National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office''. 4 pages
Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1228, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 9th Street in De Pere, Wisconsin, as the “Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building''. 4 pages
Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 1451, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the “Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building''. 4 pages
Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 2391, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5323 Highway N in Cottleville, Missouri as the “Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Office''. 4 pages
Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3060, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 232 Southwest Johnson Avenue in Burleson, Texas, as the “Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building''. 4 pages
Light-Duty Motor Vehicles: Senate passed H.R. 724, to amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles. 4 pages
Coconino National Forest: Senate passed H.R. 862, to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960. 6 pages
Collinsville Renewable Energy Production Act: Senate passed H.R. 316, to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 8 pages
North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4032, to exempt from Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, and the bill was then passed. 2 pages
Emergency Drought Relief Act: Senate passed S. 2198, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to take actions to provide additional water supplies to the State of California due to drought, 18 pages
Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment: Senate passed H.R. 1726, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers. 15 pages
Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act: Senate passed H.R. 4488, to make technical corrections to two bills enabling the presentation of congressional gold medals. 4 pages
HOUSE 39 bills, 1964 pages
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015: The House passed H.R. 4487, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, by a yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 14 nays, Roll No. 193. 34 pages
Amending the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank: H.R. 3584, amended, to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize privately insured credit unions to become members of a Federal home loan bank, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas with none voting “nay'', Roll No. 195; 8 pages
CFPB Rural Designation Petition and Correction Act: H.R. 2672, amended, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to provide for an application process for interested parties to apply for a county to be designated as a rural area; 6 pages
Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014: H.R. 4386, to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to rely on State examinations for certain financial institutions; 6 pages
Enhancing the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, and increase individual savings: H.R. 3329, to enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings; 4 pages
Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act: H.R. 3468, amended, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to extend insurance coverage to amounts held in a member account on behalf of another person; 6 pages
Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act: H.R. 4292, to amend chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign sovereign immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 194; 6 pages
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act: H.R. 2919, to amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to require annual reports to Congress on, and the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a party. 10 pages
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act: H.R. 863, amended, to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 383 yeas to 33 nays, Roll No. 201; 12 pages
Electrify Africa Act of 2014: H.R. 2548, amended, to establish a comprehensive United States government policy to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions for more broadly distributed electricity access in order to support poverty alleviation and drive economic growth, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 297 yeas to 117 nays, Roll No. 208. 24 pages
Strengthening Education through Research Act: H.R. 4366, amended, to strengthen the Federal education research system to make research and evaluations more timely and relevant to State and local needs in order to increase student achievement. 116 pages
Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act: The House began consideration of H.R. 10, to amend the charter school program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Further proceedings were postponed. 54 pages
American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014: The House passed H.R. 4438, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the research credit, by a yea-and-nay vote of 274 yeas to 131 nays, Roll No. 211. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, May 8th. 8 pages
Amending title 23, United States Code, with respect to United States Route 78 in Mississippi: H.R. 4268, to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to United States Route 78 in Mississippi; 4 pages
Awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers: H.R. 1726, amended, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers; 18 pages
Providing for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus: H.R. 2203, amended, to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 218; 12 pages
Awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres: H.R. 2939, amended, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres; 8 pages
Monuments Men Recognition Act: H.R. 3658, to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Monuments Men, in recognition of their heroic role in the preservation, protection, and restitution of monuments, works of art, and artifacts of cultural importance during and following World War II; 8 pages
Awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the “Doolittle Tokyo Raiders'': H.R. 1209, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the “Doolittle Tokyo Raiders'', for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo; 6 pages
Awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol: S. 309, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol; 16 pages
American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act: H.R. 685, amended, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country's freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas with none voting “nay'', Roll No. 219. 8 pages
Water Resources Reform and Development Act: Conference report to accompany H.R. 3080, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States and to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 220; 180 pages
Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2014: H.R. 3530, amended, to provide justice for the victims of trafficking, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting “nay'', Roll No. 221; 26 pages
Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2014: H.R. 3610, amended, to stop exploitation through trafficking; 8 pages
Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014: H.R. 4225, amended, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 19 nays, Roll No. 222; 4 pages
Preventing Sex Trafficking and Improving Opportunities for Youth in Foster Care Act: H.R. 4058, amended, to prevent and address sex trafficking of youth in foster care; 36 pages
International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking: H.R. 4573, amended, to protect children from exploitation, especially sex trafficking in tourism, by providing advance notice of intended travel by registered child-sex offenders outside the United States to the government of the country of destination and requesting foreign governments to notify the United States when a known child-sex offender is seeking to enter the United States; 16 pages
Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014: H.R. 4031, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas to 33 nays, Roll No. 229. 4 pages
USA Freedom Act: The House passed H.R. 3361, to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, by a yea-and-nay vote of 303 yeas to 121 nays, Roll No. 230. 46 pages
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015: The House passed H.R. 4435, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, by a recorded vote of 325 ayes to 98 noes, Roll No. 240. 1042 pages
Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act: H.R. 4587, amended, to impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela; 24 pages
Amending the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom: H.R. 4028, amended, to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom; 4 pages
Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act: H.R. 3366, amended, to provide for the release of the property interests retained by the United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, Oregon; 4 pages
National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act: H.R. 503, amended, to authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting “nay'', Roll No. 242; 6 pages
Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act: S. 611, to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act; 6 pages
Amending title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training: H.R. 2527, to amend title 38, United D569States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training; 4 pages
Amending title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs: H.R. 2942, to amend title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 4 pages
Gulf War Health Research Reform Act of 2014: H.R. 4261, to improve the research of Gulf War Illness and the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. 24 pages
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015: The House passed H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, by a yea-and-nay vote of 321 yeas to 87 nays, Roll No. 269. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, May 28th. 110 pages
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015: The House passed H.R. 4681, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a recorded vote of 345 ayes to 59 noes, Roll No. 271. 74 pages