Republicans have put forth a 68-page bill that is focused on Choice and Competition in the public healthcare marketplace. Some plans include loosening rules on health savings accounts and allowing businesses more freedoms in insuring their employees. source
Democrats primarily back a Medicare for All Plan, which would insure everyone has insurance and that costs were controlled. source
Against Popular vote. Republicans support greater transparency, stronger security, and a paper ballot. They strongly oppose a popular vote because they feel it would make ballot boxes and technology more vulnerable to exploitation. source
For popular vote. Democrats support further funding of HAVA and updating equipment to support more secure paper ballots. They believe everyone has a right to vote, including people who have already served their time for past legal transgressions. There is also a movement to push for a National Popular Vote instead of an electoral vote because it is more in line with the voice of those voting. source
Republicans were against an impeachment of President Trump.
Democrats were in favor of an impeachment of President Trump.
Republican favor a more strict approach to crime and criminals.
Democrats favor a more lenient approach to crime and criminals to make sure their rights and the chance to reform and improve are always possible.
Republicans have put forth a 68-page bill that is focused on Choice and Competition in the public healthcare marketplace. Some plans include loosening rules on health savings accounts and allowing businesses more freedoms in insuring their employees. source
Democrats primarily back a Medicare for All Plan, which would insure everyone has insurance and that costs were controlled. source
Against Popular vote. Republicans support greater transparency, stronger security, and a paper ballot. They strongly oppose a popular vote because they feel it would make ballot boxes and technology more vulnerable to exploitation. source
For popular vote. Democrats support further funding of HAVA and updating equipment to support more secure paper ballots. They believe everyone has a right to vote, including people who have already served their time for past legal transgressions. There is also a movement to push for a National Popular Vote instead of an electoral vote because it is more in line with the voice of those voting. source
Republicans were against an impeachment of President Trump.
Democrats were in favor of an impeachment of President Trump.
Republican favor a more strict approach to crime and criminals.
Democrats favor a more lenient approach to crime and criminals to make sure their rights and the chance to reform and improve are always possible.
• A resolution supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution.
• A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals to relieve workforce shortages, and for other purposes.
• A bill to provide supplemental appropriations for safe and secure water, and for other purposes.
• A bill to provide a path to end homelessness in the United States, and for other purposes.
• A resolution designating October 2019 as "National Youth Justice Action Month".
• A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish "Family Friendly School" policies at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day to better support working families and to disseminate the learnings from these model schools so that other local educational agencies may adopt these practices, and to establish a supplemental 21st century community learning centers grant program to support programs and activities during summer recess when school is not in session.
• A bill to provide that certain executives of publicly traded utility companies may not receive bonuses or severance payments, and for other purposes.
• A resolution recognizing the importance of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived from the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
• A bill to establish a community wildfire defense grant program, and for other purposes.
• A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes.
• A bill to facilitate the development of affordable housing, and for other purposes.
• A bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
• A resolution condemning Stephen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divisive political rhetoric and for promoting policies that are inconsistent with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor to the President, and expressing the sense of the Senate that Stephen Miller should immediately resign from office.
• A bill to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
• A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance to individuals affected by a pandemic, and for other purposes.
• A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State and local plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund requirements, and for other purposes.
• A resolution condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19.
• A bill to expand vote by mail and early voting, and to improve the safety, accessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting during elections for Federal office.
• A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes.
• A bill to provide for the establishment of a COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force to gather data about disproportionately affected communities and provide recommendations to combat the racial and ethnic disparities in the COVID-19 response.
• A bill to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to provide direct funding to certain entities.
• A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide monthly rebates to every individual residing in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A bill to protect certain whistleblowers seeking to ensure accountability and oversight of the Nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, and for other purposes.
• A bill to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to provide direct funding to certain entities.
• A bill to modify the deadlines for completing the 2020 decennial census of population and related tabulations, and for other purposes.
• A resolution designating the week beginning September 16, 2019, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week.
• A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of Christa McAuliffe.
• A bill to provide that Executive Order 13783 and certain rules shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.
• A bill to terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened species, and for other purposes.
• A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled "Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds".
• A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from using Government funds to pay for expenses at lodging establishments that are owned by or employ certain public officials or their relatives.
• A concurrent resolution recognizing September 11, 2019, as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance".
• A bill to designate the Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide temporary protected status under such section to eligible nationals of the Bahamas.
• A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2019, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".
• A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Voting Rights Month".
• A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of advanced leak detection technology for pipelines, and for other purposes.
• A bill to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China.
• A bill to establish a program to award grants to entities that provide transportation connectors from critically underserved urban communities and rural communities to green spaces.
• A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs.
• A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related technologies developed at Department of Energy facilities with promising commercial potential.
• A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 21, 2019, as "National Estuaries Week".
• A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Workforce Development Month".
• A bill to establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.
• A resolution congratulating the United States Women's National Soccer Team for winning the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
• A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Child Awareness Month" to promote awareness of charities that benefit children and youth-serving organizations throughout the United States, and recognizing the efforts made by those charities and organizations on behalf of children and youth as critical contributions to the future of the United States.
• A bill to eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.
• A bill to promote botanical research and botanical sciences capacity, and for other purposes.
• A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide loans for the acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure.
• A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish a program to provide loans to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures, and for other purposes.
• A bill to establish an expansive infrastructure program to create local jobs and raise the quality of life in every community, to launch middle class career pathways in infrastructure, and to invest in high-quality American jobs, and for other purposes.