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| Measure Bill or nomination on which the Biden administration has taken a public position | Biden position | House | Senate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings Biden position: support | support | Passed Sept. 22 | |
| Providing money for anti-violence programs support | support | Passed Sept. 22 | |
| Providing money for local governments to send mental health professionals, instead of law enforcement officers, to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs support | support | Passed Sept. 22 | |
| Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers support | support | Passed Sept. 22 | |
| Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections support | support | Passed Sept. 21 | |
| Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans support | support | Passed Sept. 21 | |
| Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees support | support | Passed Sept. 15 | |
| Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause support | support | Passed Sept. 15 | |
| Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status support | support | Passed Sept. 15 | |
| Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures support | support | Passed Aug. 12 | Passed Aug. 7 |
| Providing congressional disapproval of a rule that restored environmental regulations oppose | oppose | Passed Aug. 4 | |
| Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats support | support | Passed July 29 | |
| Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs support | support | Passed July 29 | |
| Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines support | support | Passed July 29 | |
| Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors support | support | Passed July 28 | Passed July 27 |
| Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency support | support | Passed July 27 | |
| Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population support | support | Passed July 27 | |
| Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 support | support | Passed July 27 | |
| Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives support | support | Passed July 21 | |
| Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 support | support | Passed July 20 | |
| Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state support | support | Passed July 19 | |
| Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services support | support | Passed July 15 | |
| Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services support | support | Passed July 15 | |
| Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 support | support | Passed July 14 | |
| Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network support | support | Passed July 13 | |
| Expanding firearm regulations support | support | Passed June 24 | Passed June 23 |
| Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity support | support | Passed June 23 | |
| Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care support | support | Passed June 22 | |
| Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs support | support | Passed June 22 | |
| Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs support | support | Passed June 16 | |
| Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances support | support | Passed March 3 | Passed June 16 |
| Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services support | support | Passed June 15 | |
| Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife support | support | Passed June 14 | |
| Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms support | support | Passed June 9 | |
| Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old support | support | Passed June 8 | |
| Providing congressional disapproval of a policy concerning federal asylum procedures oppose | oppose | Failed May 26 | |
| Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism support | support | Passed May 18 | |
| Expanding employment and training programs support | support | Passed May 17 | |
| Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities support | support | Passed May 13 | |
| Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system support | support | Passed May 12 | |
| Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation support | support | Passed May 11 | |
| Providing for congressional disapproval of vaccine and mask requirements in Head Start programs oppose | oppose | Passed May 3 | |
| Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States support | support | Confirmed April 7 | |
| Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs support | support | Passed March 31 | |
| Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style support | support | Passed March 18 | |
| Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses support | support | Passed March 17 | |
| Providing congressional disapproval of the CDC's requirement of masks on planes, trains and buses oppose | oppose | Passed March 15 | |
| Nomination of Shalanda D. Young to be director of the Office of Management and Budget support | support | Confirmed March 15 | |
| The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill support | support | Passed March 9 | Passed March 10 (60 votes required) |
| Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency support | support | Passed Feb. 8 | Passed March 8 |
| Providing for congressional disapproval of the national COVID-19 emergency declaration oppose | oppose | Passed March 3 | |
| Providing for congressional disapproval of vaccine mandates for health care workers oppose | oppose | Passed March 2 | |
| Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics support | support | Passed Feb. 9 | |
| Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases support | support | Passed Feb. 7 | |
| Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research support | support | Passed Feb. 4 | |
| Keeping Senate filibuster rules in place to block voting-rights legislation oppose | oppose | Passed Jan. 19 | |
| Imposing additional sanctions over a Russian gas pipeline oppose | oppose | Failed Jan. 13 (60 votes required) | |
| Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules support | support | Passed Jan. 13 | |
| Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members support | support | Passed Jan. 12 | |
| Increasing the debt limit support | support | Passed Dec. 15, 2021 | Passed Dec. 14, 2021 |
| Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world support | support | Passed Dec. 14, 2021 | |
| Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates support | support | Passed Dec. 9, 2021 | |
| Providing for congressional disapproval of COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandates for large businesses oppose | oppose | Passed Dec. 8, 2021 | |
| Providing for congressional disapproval of the sale of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia oppose | oppose | Failed Dec. 7, 2021 | |
| Extending government funding support | support | Passed Dec. 2, 2021 | Passed Dec. 2, 2021 (60 votes required) |
| Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs support | support | Passed Nov. 19, 2021 | |
| Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure support | support | Passed Nov. 5, 2021 | Passed Aug. 10, 2021 |
| Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process support | support | Passed Nov. 4, 2021 | |
| Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence support | support | Passed Oct. 26, 2021 | |
| Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations support | support | Passed Oct. 22, 2021 | |
| Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 support | support | Passed Sept. 29, 2021 | |
| Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services support | support | Passed Sept. 24, 2021 | |
| Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling support | support | Passed Sept. 21, 2021 | |
| Strengthening the Voting Rights Act support | support | Passed Aug. 24, 2021 | |
| $3.5 trillion budget plan support | support | Passed Aug. 24, 2021 | Passed Aug. 11, 2021 |
| Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program support | support | Passed July 29, 2021 (2/3 required) | Passed July 29, 2021 (60 votes required) |
| Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs support | support | Passed July 28, 2021 | |
| Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan support | support | Passed July 22, 2021 | |
| Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals support | support | Passed July 21, 2021 | |
| Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices support | support | Passed July 20, 2021 | |
| Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure support | support | Passed July 1, 2021 | |
| Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks support | support | Passed June 25, 2021 | Passed April 28, 2021 |
| Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays support | support | Passed June 24, 2021 | |
| Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process support | support | Passed June 24, 2021 | Passed May 19, 2021 |
| Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state support | support | Passed June 24, 2021 | Passed May 11, 2021 |
| Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination support | support | Passed June 23, 2021 | |
| Expanding voting rights and strengthening campaign finance regulations and ethics rules support | support | Failed June 22, 2021 (60 votes required) | |
| Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq support | support | Passed June 17, 2021 | |
| Strengthening rules against wage discrimination support | support | Passed April 15, 2021 | Failed June 8, 2021 (60 votes required) |
| Investing in science and technology manufacturing and research support | support | Passed June 8, 2021 (60 votes required) | |
| Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol support | support | Passed May 19, 2021 | Failed May 28, 2021 (60 votes required) |
| Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack support | support | Passed May 20, 2021 | |
| Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic support | support | Passed May 18, 2021 (2/3 required) | Passed April 22, 2021 (60 votes required) |
| Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination support | support | Passed May 14, 2021 | |
| Providing consumers with debt-related protections support | support | Passed May 13, 2021 | |
| Providing money for safe drinking water and other water infrastructure support | support | Passed April 29, 2021 (60 votes required) | |
| Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state support | support | Passed April 22, 2021 | |
| Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel support | support | Passed April 21, 2021 | |
| Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions support | support | Passed April 21, 2021 | |
| Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence support | support | Passed April 16, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Martin Joseph Walsh to be secretary of labor support | support | Confirmed March 22, 2021 | |
| Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status support | support | Passed March 18, 2021 | |
| Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children support | support | Passed March 18, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Xavier Becerra to be secretary of health and human services support | support | Confirmed March 18, 2021 | |
| Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act support | support | Passed March 17, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Katherine C. Tai to be United States trade representative support | support | Confirmed March 17, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Isabella Casillas Guzman to be administrator of the Small Business Administration support | support | Confirmed March 16, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Debra Anne Haaland to be secretary of the interior support | support | Confirmed March 15, 2021 | |
| Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks support | support | Passed March 11, 2021 | |
| Requiring background checks for all gun sales support | support | Passed March 11, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Michael Stanley Regan to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency support | support | Confirmed March 10, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Merrick Brian Garland to be attorney general support | support | Confirmed March 10, 2021 | |
| Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief support | support | Passed March 10, 2021 | Passed March 6, 2021 |
| Nomination of Marcia Louise Fudge to be secretary of housing and urban development support | support | Confirmed March 10, 2021 | |
| Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights support | support | Passed March 9, 2021 | |
| Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules support | support | Passed March 3, 2021 | |
| Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police support | support | Passed March 3, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Cecilia Elena Rouse to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers support | support | Confirmed March 2, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Gina Marie Raimondo to be secretary of commerce support | support | Confirmed March 2, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Miguel A. Cardona to be secretary of education support | support | Confirmed March 1, 2021 | |
| Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development support | support | Passed Feb. 26, 2021 | |
| Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation support | support | Passed Feb. 25, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Jennifer Mulhern Granholm to be secretary of energy support | support | Confirmed Feb. 25, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations support | support | Confirmed Feb. 23, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack to be secretary of agriculture support | support | Confirmed Feb. 23, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Denis Richard McDonough to be secretary of veterans affairs support | support | Confirmed Feb. 8, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas to be secretary of homeland security support | support | Confirmed Feb. 2, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg to be secretary of transportation support | support | Confirmed Feb. 2, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Antony John Blinken to be secretary of state support | support | Confirmed Jan. 26, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Janet Louise Yellen to be secretary of the treasury support | support | Confirmed Jan. 25, 2021 | |
| Nomination of Lloyd James Austin to be secretary of defense support | support | Confirmed Jan. 22, 2021 | |
| Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense support | support | Passed Jan. 21, 2021 | Passed Jan. 21, 2021 (60 votes required) |
| Nomination of Avril Danica Haines to be director of national intelligence support | support | Confirmed Jan. 20, 2021 |
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