The bills of the 115th United States Congress list includes
proposed federal laws that were introduced in the
115th United States Congress
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. This Congress lasted from January 3, 2017 to January 3, 2019.
The United States Congress is the
bicameral legislature
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of the
federal government of the
United States
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consisting of two houses: the lower house known as the
House of Representatives
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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
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for signature or
veto
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. Bills from the 115th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as
Acts of the 115th United States Congress.
Legend
Introduced in the House of Representatives
Bills
The complete list can be found on Congress's website by searching through th
Legislative Search Tool
Concurrent resolutions
House joint resolutions
Introduced in the Senate
Bills
The complete list can be found on Congress's website by searching through th
Legislative Search Tool
Concurrent resolutions
Senate joint resolutions
See also
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List of United States federal legislation
*
List of Acts of the 115th United States Congress
*
Procedures of the U.S. Congress
References
External links
Congress's Legislation WebsiteGovtrack.us
– tracks Congressional activities
Library of Congress's legislation site
Washingtonwatch.com
– tracks legislation, focuses on spending
OpenCongress
– tracks legislation
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