Following are bill sponsorships in the 113th Congress (House and Senate bills, 2013-2014).
These bills were proposed AFTER the initial batch of bills that lawmakers proposed immediately upon the start of the 113th Congress.
In general, the early bills fulfill campaign promises or represent "pet issues"; whereas this later batch addresses topics that come up in news events.
Abortion
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Civil Rights
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Corporations
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Drugs
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Education
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Environment
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Families & Children
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Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
14_SRes442
on May 13, 2014 |
(1) Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month or (2) Authored recognition of National Foster Care Month |
(Not used in VoteMatch) |
Democrats:
9
Republicans:
7
Independents:
0 |
14_HRes577
on May 8, 2014 |
(1) Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month or (2) Authored recognition of National Foster Care Month |
(Not used in VoteMatch) |
Democrats:
99
Republicans:
15
Independents:
1 |
Foreign Policy
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Government Reform
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Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
14-S2011
on Feb 11, 2014 |
(1) Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups or (2) Sponsored prohibiting IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups |
(Not used in VoteMatch) |
Democrats:
0
Republicans:
41
Independents:
0 |
14-H0020
on Feb 5, 2014 |
(1) Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions or (2) Sponsored establishing "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions |
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16. |
Democrats:
133
Republicans:
1
Independents:
0 |
14_H3899
on Jan 16, 2014 |
(1) No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote or (2) No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote |
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16. |
Democrats:
160
Republicans:
11
Independents:
1 |
14_S1945
on Jan 16, 2014 |
(1) No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote or (2) No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote |
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16. |
Democrats:
12
Republicans:
0
Independents:
0 |
14-H3865
on Jan 14, 2014 |
(1) Prohibit IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups or (2) Sponsored prohibiting IRS audits targeting Tea Party political groups |
(Not used in VoteMatch) |
Democrats:
1
Republicans:
64
Independents:
2 |
14_S375
on Feb 25, 2013 |
(1) Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements or (2) Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements |
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16. |
Democrats:
31
Republicans:
6
Independents:
1 |
14_H269
on Jan 15, 2013 |
(1) Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements or (2) Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements |
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16. |
Democrats:
67
Republicans:
1
Independents:
0 |
Homeland Security
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Jobs
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War & Peace
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Welfare & Poverty
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