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A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. [S.2164] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office, upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health and preventive health services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 11/28/2017

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Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act [S.1856] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 09/25/2017

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Secure Elections Act [HB-6663] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Voting Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Science ]
Secure Elections Act This bill gives the Department of Homeland Security primary responsibility within the federal government for sharing information about election cybersecurity incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities with federal entities and election agencies. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) shall establish an advisory panel of independent experts to develop guidelines on election cybersecurity, including standards for procuring, maintaining, testing, auditing, operating, and updating election systems. The EAC shall award election system (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell Introduced In House on 08/10/2018

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EPA Act of 2018 Ensuring Scott Pruitt is Accountable Act of 2018 [HB-6644] [Environmental ]
EPA Act of 2018 Ensuring Scott Pruitt is Accountable Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 08/03/2018

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Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 [HB-6540] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ]
Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to create an online Retirement Savings Lost and Found (RSLF) to assist individuals in locating certain employer-sponsored retirement accounts. The RSLF must provide plan participants or beneficiaries only with the ability to view contact information for the administrator of a plan that is sufficient to locate the plan. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to set forth additional reporting and notification (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Introduced In House on 07/26/2018

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9/11 Memorial Act [S.3167] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ]
9/11 Memorial Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to award competitive grants for the continued operation, security, and maintenance of the on-site memorials to the events and victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/28/2018

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9/11 Memorial Act [HB-6287] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [National Security ]
9/11 Memorial Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to award competitive grants for the continued operation, security, and maintenance of the on-site memorials to the events and victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Signed By President. on 01/03/2019

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Disaster Recovery Reform Act [HB-4460] [Disaster Relief ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Animals ] [Environmental ]
Disaster Recovery Reform Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) to modify the Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to: permit the use of technical and financial assistance to establish and carry out enforcement activities to implement codes, specifications, and standards that incorporate the latest hazard-resistant designs; direct the President to establish a National Public Infrastructure Predisaster Mitigation Fund; authorize the President's contribution to the cost of hazard (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1098, Part I. on 12/21/2018

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Truth in Spending Act of 2017 [HB-4713] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ]
Truth in Spending Act of 2017 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to submit to the President, for inclusion in the President's annual budget submission, specified reports regarding the difference between the actual costs of direct spending legislation and the costs that were estimated by the Congressional Budget Office and the OMB. (Direct spending, also known as mandatory spending, is spending provided by laws other than appropriations Acts.) If the actual total cost of the direct spending legislation exceeds the estimated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho Introduced In House on 12/21/2017

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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147] [Finance ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Arts and Culture ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Libraries ] [Mining ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ] [Science ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Air Quality ] [Animals ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Criminal Justice ] [Defense ] [Disaster Relief ] [Education ] [Gaming ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Military ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/07/2018

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Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. [HB-4667] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Agriculture ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Food ]
Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 Official Titles Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes. DIVISION A--DISASTER ASSISTANCE Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements, 2017 This division provides $81 billion in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 291. on 01/04/2018

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Federal Personal Property Management Act of 2018 [S.3031] [Budget and Spending ] [Property Tax ]
Federal Personal Property Management Act of 2018 This bill requires the executive agencies and the General Services Administration (GSA) to carry out the following activities with respect to federal personal property management. Each executive agency, in accordance with guidance from the GSA, must annually inventory and assess capitalized personal property in identifying excess property under the agency's control. Capitalized personal property items include those recorded on an agency's general ledger records as major investments or assets. Each (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters Signed By President. on 01/03/2019

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BURMA Act of 2018 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2018 [HB-5819] [International ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ] [Military ]
BURMA Act of 2018 Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/17/2018

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FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act [HB-5682] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Mental Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Public Safety ] [Social Security ] [Veterans ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Animals ]
FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act TITLE I--RECIDIVISM REDUCTION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the federal criminal code to direct the Department of Justice to establish a risk and needs assessment system to assess and classify the recidivism risk of prisoners; to guide housing, grouping, and program assignments; and to incentivize and reward participation in and completion of recidivism reduction programs and productive activities. (Sec. 102) The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) must implement (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Received In The Senate. on 05/23/2018

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FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act [S.2795] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
FIRST STEP Act Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/07/2018

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Transparency in Government Act of 2017 [HB-4504] [Ethics ]
Transparency in Government Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Introduced In House on 11/30/2017

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Empowering Victims of Sexual Misconduct Act [HB-4503] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Empowering Victims of Sexual Misconduct Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Introduced In House on 11/30/2017

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Butch Lewis Act of 2017 [S.2147] [Pensions ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Retirement ] [Budget and Spending ]
Butch Lewis Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department of the Treasury and a related trust fund to make loans to certain multiemployer defined benefit pension plans. To receive a loan, a plan must be either in critical and declining status (including any plan with respect to which a suspension of benefits has been approved) or insolvent, if the plan became insolvent after December 16, 2014, and has not been terminated. Treasury must issue bonds to fund the loan program and transfer amounts equal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 01/30/2018

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Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018 [HB-5607] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/22/2018

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GROW Act Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2018 [HB-4997] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
GROW Act Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to authorize a new composite multiemployer pension plan, which combines features of defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans. Under a composite plan, employer contributions are set at a fixed rate. Benefits are based on a formula, are paid to participants in the form of life annuities (except for benefits that may be immediately distributed from certain plans with a low (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/05/2018

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