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CPC Endorsed Bills
Below is a list of of legislation that the Congressional Progressive Caucus has officially endorsed.
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H.R. 2302, the Police Training and Independent Review Act
8/3/2016This legislation would require that, as a condition of receipt of full federal Byrne-JAG funding: Enrollees at law enforcement academies receive sensitivity training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police interaction with the disabled, mentally ill, and new immigrants.< Read more > -
H.R. 5272, the Do Not Harm Act
8/3/2016This legislation would restore Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)'s purpose as a protective shield for religious minorities and free exercise.< Read more > -
H.R. 5756, the Degrees Not Debt Act
8/3/2016This legislation would encourage states to maintain or lower college tuition costs by creating a state-federal partnership program for states that agree to end tuition increases at their public colleges and universities.< Read more > -
H.R. 4611, the No Money Bail Act
8/3/2016This legislation would eliminate the payment of money as a condition of pretrial release on the state and federal levels.< Read more > -
H. Res. 569 Condemning violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims in the United States
4/14/2016A resolution condemning violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims in the United States.< Read more > -
H.R. 4013 Equity and Excellence in American Education Act
4/14/2016To create an equitable and excellent education system in the United States so that every child, regardless of race, ethnicity, social class, or State of residence, can receive a high-quality, academically rigorous education in a local public school.< Read more > -
H.R. 1200 American Health Security Act
3/2/2015Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives concerning recognition of health care as a human right.< Read more > -
H.R. 676 the Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
2/3/2015Establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care.< Read more > -
H.R. 1232 Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act
8/13/2015Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act Revises the Department of Defense's (DOD's) authority to transfer excess personal property to federal and state law enforcement agencies. Removes DOD's authority to transfer property for counter-drug activities.< Read more > -
H.R. 2972 - Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2015
11/12/2015Requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program; (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services in its own facilities or in facilities with which it contracts to provide medical care.< Read more >