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Adam B. Schiff

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Adam B. Schiff is a U.S. Representative from California, born in Massachusetts in 1960. He graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Law School, working as a lawyer and federal prosecutor. Schiff served in the California state senate before being elected to Congress in 2001, where he became chair of the Intelligence Committee and a prominent impeachment manager for high-profile cases involving a federal judge and a president.

Generated from: United States Congress, "SCHIFF, Adam B." accessed November 07, 2024, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001150.

Bills Adam Created (2023 - Current)


























118th Congress: House Bill No. 7121

January 29, 2024 / Referred to a Committee

Financial Regulators Revolving Door Enforcement Act

This bill places revolving door limitations on certain individuals for two years after they have left employment with (1) specified federal financial regulators, or (2) regulated insured depository institutions or credit unions. First, the bill prohibits certain individuals from employment or consulting positions at specified federal financial regulators for two...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 6944

January 10, 2024 / Referred to a Committee

INSURE Act

The Department of the Treasury must establish a catastrophic property loss reinsurance program that provides reinsurance to qualifying insurance companies. (Reinsurance protects insurers from large losses.) To qualify for reinsurance coverage, insurers must offer an all-perils insurance policy for residential or commercial property and offer incentives to policyholders for activities...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 6689

December 7, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Student Loan Relief for Medicare and Social Security Recipients Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Education to forgive the outstanding balance of principal, interest, and fees due on eligible federal student loans for borrowers who are recipients of Medicare or Social Security Disability Insurance.


118th Congress: House Resolution No. 861

November 9, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Calling on Azerbaijan to immediately comply with international commitments regarding the release and treatment of prisoners of war, hostages, and other detained persons.

This resolution calls on Azerbaijan to immediately return all Armenian prisoners of war, hostages, and other detained persons and to provide information on those detained or deceased in custody. It also (1) calls on the President to impose human rights sanctions on Azerbaijani officials involved in illegal detention, torture, and...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 6251

November 6, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

HERO Act

This bill establishes a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs and requires reporting related to the distribution of such drugs. First, the bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award competitive grants to eligible entities for (1) purchasing approved opioid overdose reversal...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 6204

November 2, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

See the Board Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support nonprofit organizations in furnishing eye-care services free of charge to students in public elementary or secondary schools.



118th Congress: House Bill No. 6063

October 25, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2023

This bill allows workers engaged in a labor dispute to receive unemployment compensation. It also exempts such workers from the requirement that they be available to work and are actively seeking work.





118th Congress: House Bill No. 5815

September 28, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Head Start Expansion and Improvement Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 and otherwise revises Head Start programs. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for Head Start programs to include families with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level. The bill also adds a definition for public assistance under the Head Start Act to include Temporary Assistance...




118th Congress: House Resolution No. 735

September 27, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Requesting information on Azerbaijan's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

This resolution requests the Department of State to transmit to Congress a statement on human rights practices in Azerbaijan, including the steps the United States has taken to promote human rights in the region and an assessment of whether circumstances exist that necessitate a continuation of security assistance for Azerbaijan.


118th Congress: House Bill No. 5552

September 18, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Valley-Wide Noise Relief Act of 2023

This bill permits airports to implement partial or total mandatory nighttime curfews if they had a voluntary curfew in place before the passage of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 and meet other requirements. (That act imposed stringent requirements on airports seeking to implement night curfews and other...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 5175

August 8, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

PETSAFE Act of 2023

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a pilot program to provide grants for mobile pet shelters during emergencies and major disasters. FEMA may provide funds to state, local, and tribal governments to establish a new pet shelter site that is a mobile unit, which may...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 5176

August 8, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Affordable and Homeless Housing Incentives Act of 2023

This bill allows nonrecognition of gain, for income tax purposes, from the sale of real property to a qualified housing operator for use or development by such operator as affordable housing. The bill defines qualified housing operator to include a state or local government, a tribally designated housing entity, a...




118th Congress: House Bill No. 4941

July 26, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act of 2023

This bill establishes a specific office and authorizes grants to support the provision of mental and behavioral health services for unhoused individuals. Specifically, the bill establishes the Center for Unhoused Individuals in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The center must develop policies and coordinate federal, state,...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 4888

July 25, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Polluter Portfolio Disclosure Act

This bill requires certain insurance companies to annually disclose investments in, and insurance policies relating to, fossil fuel extraction. Specifically, insurance companies that annually collect premiums of at least $100 million must report this information to Congress, the Office of Financial Research, the Financial Stability Oversight Counsel, and the Federal...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 4812

July 20, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Food for Thought Act of 2023

This bill allows the Department of Education to award grants for eligible institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students through on-campus meal programs.



118th Congress: House Bill No. 4391

June 27, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Equal Access to Reproductive Care Act

This bill includes assisted reproduction as a tax deductible medical expense. It defines assisted reproduction as any methods, treatments, procedures, and services for effectuating a pregnancy and bringing it to term, and treats it as medical care of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent to the extent that...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 4392

June 27, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2023

This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover prescription drugs that prevent HIV, including related screenings, diagnostic procedures, administrative fees, and clinical follow-ups, without any cost-sharing obligation for the plan holder. Further, insurance plans must not impose any preauthorization requirement for this coverage. These coverage requirements also apply to...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 4184

June 15, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2023

This bill removes limitations on the civil liability of gun manufacturers and the disclosure of gun trace data in civil actions. Specifically, the bill repeals the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which prohibits civil actions against a firearm or ammunition manufacturer, seller, importer, dealer, or trade association for...



118th Congress: House Bill No. 3989

June 9, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Pets Belong With Families Act

This bill prohibits public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on pets owned by residents of public housing units. The bill continues to allow public housing agencies to prohibit ownership of dangerous animals in public housing, but prohibits classification as dangerous by breed and requires that any such classification be...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 3928

June 7, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2023

This bill requires the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to establish additional levels of deposit insurance. Currently, the FDIC and NCUA insures individual accounts up to $250,000. Under the bill, FDIC and NCUA must establish insurance amounts above existing levels that are applicable...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 3826

June 5, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

USS Frank E. Evans Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.


118th Congress: House Bill No. 3534

May 18, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Justice is BLIND Act of 2023

This bill requires a federal judge, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a federal judge, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 3263

May 11, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Support Faculty and Expand Access to Nursing School Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to nursing schools with shortages of nursing faculty or clinical preceptors (nurses who supervise nursing students during clinical rotations) for efforts to recruit and retain those positions.


118th Congress: House Bill No. 3264

May 11, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

RAISE Act of 2023

This bill allows eligible educators (i.e., any elementary or secondary teacher and any early childhood educator) a refundable tax credit of $1,000 plus an additional amount (based upon a specified student poverty ratio) for eligible educators employed at a qualifying school (i.e., a public elementary or secondary school that is...



118th Congress: House Bill No. 3068

May 2, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Equal Health Care for All Act

This bill prohibits discrimination in health care based on race, religion, and other characteristics. It also revises reporting requirements, adds equity-related measures to certain Medicare programs, and makes other changes to reduce health disparities. To enforce the prohibition, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish an administrative...


118th Congress: House Resolution No. 357

May 2, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Responding to growing threats to freedom of the press and expression around the world, reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to the health of democracy, and reaffirming...

This resolution affirms the importance of free expression and freedom of the press around the world and condemns threats to these freedoms. The resolution calls on the President and the Department of State to (1) urge foreign governments to bring to justice those who threaten or attack journalists, and (2)...



118th Congress: House Resolution No. 320

April 24, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Recognizing the Republic of Artsakh's independence and condemning Azerbaijan's continued aggression against Armenia and Artsakh.

This resolution recognizes the independence of the Republic of Artaskh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh (the region is internationally recognized to be part of Azerbaijan). The resolution also urges the United States to support international recognition of an independent Artaskh and to cease foreign and military assistance to Azerbaijan, condemns Azerbaijan's...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 2786

April 20, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Climate Change Relief for Urban Areas Act of 2023

This bill revises support for urban and community forestry and establishes a program to support rooftop gardens for public elementary and secondary schools. First, the bill revises provisions under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 that provide assistance for urban and community forestry. Assistance must be prioritized for areas...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 2387

March 29, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries,...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 1654

March 17, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

DEPOSIT Act

This bill imposes an increased tax rate on bonuses paid after March 1, 2023, and profits from sales of bank stock received by highly-paid bank executives employed by failing banks that were closed and for which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been appointed conservator or receiver. The bill expresses...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 1368

March 3, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Deter PRC Support to the Russian War Effort Act

This bill authorizes the President to impose certain sanctions on Chinese persons supporting Russia's military action in Ukraine. For the purposes of this bill, Chinese persons are citizens and nationals of China, entities organized under the laws of China or any jurisdiction within China, China's government, the Chinese Communist Party,...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 1261

February 28, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Federal Employees Sustainable Investment Act

This bill establishes a new fund—the Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund—as an investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan. The Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund must be invested in a stock portfolio designed to replicate the performance of a commonly recognized, passively managed index comprised of stocks that meet certain...


118th Congress: House Bill No. 951

February 9, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

PERIOD Act

This bill prohibits an educational institution from receiving federal funds if the institution requires any student to provide information regarding the student's menstrual cycle. Educational institution refers to a local educational agency, state educational agency, elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education.


118th Congress: House Joint Resolution No. 13

January 9, 2023 / Referred to a Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections and to...

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to (1) regulate and impose reasonable viewpoint-neutral limitations on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections; and (2) regulate and enact public campaign financing systems, including those designed to restrict the influence...