Democrats in Congress are getting things done. Trump and Republicans are just ignoring them. House Democrats are passing bills at a rapid pace, while Trump complains the're "getting nothing done." [vox]

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https://www.vox.com/2019/5/24/18637163/trump-pelosi-democrats-bills-congress

Democrats in Congress are getting things done. Trump and Republicans are just ignoring them.

House Democrats are passing bills at a rapid pace, while Trump complains the're "getting nothing done."

By Ella Nilsenella.nilsen@vox.com May 24, 2019, 2:30pm EDT

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Ironically, over the past two weeks, the House has passed bills to address most of the issues Trump mentioned in his tweet. They recently passed a bill to lower prescription drug prices, and another one to protect preexisting conditions. The House also passed nine bills on veterans issues this week alone, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted at her weekly press conference. On Thursday, Democrats tried to present Trump their infrastructure plan before he walked out of their meeting.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/5/13/18618097/drug-prices-obamacare-congress-voxcare
https://www.vox.com/2019/2/5/18213104/trump-state-of-the-union-preexisting-conditions
https://www.c-span.org/video/?461025-1/speaker-pelosi-calls-president-trump-master-distraction
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Here's a full list of the bills the House has taken up since January

House Democrats have passed a wide range of bills since they came to power in January, ranging from a sweeping anti-corruption and pro-democracy reform known as HR 1, to bills to save net neutrality, establish background checks for guns, and put the United States back in the Paris Climate Accord.

They have also put a large emphasis on health care, a defining issue of the 2018 election after Trump and Senate Republicans attempted to pass a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Democrats have focused on bills to lower prescription drug costs, protect preexisting conditions, and condemning the Trump administration's legal battle to strike down the ACA in the courts.

Much of this agenda is sitting in the Senate. The few things House Democrats and Senate Republicans have agreed on: disaster relief aid, reopening the government after the shutdown, the resolution to end US involvement in the Yemen war, a bill to protect public lands, and a resolution disapproving of Trump's use of emergency powers.

But on major policy issues — like health care and infrastructure, or even bipartisan ones like net neutrality or the Equal Pay Act — Democrats' bills are continuing to languish in the Senate. Here's a list of bills and resolutions the House has passed so far.
Health care

1. HR 259 — Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/3/18292175/house-democrats-trump-resolution-obamacare

2. House Resolution 271 — Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/3/18292175/house-democrats-trump-resolution-obamacare

3. HR 986 — Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/5/13/18618097/drug-prices-obamacare-congress-voxcare

4. HR 987 — Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/5/13/18618097/drug-prices-obamacare-congress-voxcare

5. HR 1520, the Purple Book Continuity Act (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)

6. HR 1503, the Orange Book Transparency Act of 2019 (bill aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs)

Civil rights

1. HR 1 — For the People Act of 2019
https://www.vox.com/2019/3/8/18253609/hr-1-pelosi-house-democrats-anti-corruption-mcconnell

2. HR 5 — Equality Act
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/5/17/18627771/equality-act-house-congress-lgbtq-rights-discrimination

3. HR 7 — Paycheck Fairness Act
https://www.vox.com/2019/3/27/18282775/paycheck-fairness-act-gender-pay-gap-pelosi

4. HR 124 — Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals

Gun control

1. HR 8 — Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/27/18224727/house-universal-background-checks-gun-violence-congress

2. HR 1112 — Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019

Environment

1. HR 9 — Climate Action Now Act
https://www.vox.com/2019/3/27/18283831/pelosi-climate-change-green-new-deal

2. HR 1331 — Local Water Protection Act

3. S 47 — National Resources Management Act
4. HR 2578 — National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2019

Military/foreign affairs

1. HR 840 — Veterans' Access to Child Care Act

2. HJ Res. 37 — Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress

3. SJ Res. 7 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress
https://www.vox.com/2019/4/4/18293954/war-powers-resolution-passes-congress-yemen-bds

4. HR 31 — Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019

5. HJ Res. 30 — Disapproving the President's proposal to take an action relating to the application of certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation

Mueller report

1. H.Con.Res. 24 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress.
https://www.vox.com/2019/3/14/18264147/house-robert-mueller-report-public-special-counsel

Other legislation


1. HR 1585 — Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
https://www.vox.com/2019/4/4/18294057/violence-against-women-act-house-democrats-national-rifle-association

2. HR 1500 — Consumers First Act
https://financialservices.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401639

3. HR 1994 — SECURE Act
https://wtop.com/consumer-news/2019/05/ap-explains-how-retirement-legislation-impacts-consumers/

4. HR 1644 — Save the Internet Act of 2019
https://www.vox.com/2019/4/10/18302186/net-neutrality-house-bill-senate

5. HR 2157 — Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

6. HR 269 — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019

7. HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act

8. S 24 — Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019

9. HR 430 — TANF Extension Act of 2019

10. Concurring in the Senate Amendments to HR 251 — Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard Program Extension Act

11. HR 790 — Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019

12. HJ Res. 46 — Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019

13. H Res. 183 — Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations of the United States, as amended

14. H Res. 194 — Rule Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1644 and H.R. 2021

15. HR 2480 — Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

16. HR 375 — To amend the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes (also known as the "Carcieri Fix")

Votes to end the government shutdown

1. HR 21 — Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes

2. HJ Res. 1 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes

3. HR 265 — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

4. HR 267 — Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

5. HR 266 — Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

6. HR 268 — Disaster Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 (Disaster Supplemental and short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 8)

7. HR 264 — Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act

8. HJ Res. 28 — Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Short-term continuing resolution through Feb. 28)

9. HR 648 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Six conferenced bills minibus)

10. HJ Res. 31 — Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019 (Short-term homeland continuing resolution through Feb. 28)

11. Conference Report to Accompany HJ Res 31 – Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes