Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 [HB-578]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015 Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Chief of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.
HB-578: Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/29/2015
Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 [HB-5741]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make the Federal Register available to any congressional office only in an electronic format, unless: (1) an office requests a printed copy of a specific issue and reimburses the GPO for printing and distributing costs, or (2) an office enters into a subscription agreement to receive a printed copy of all issues for a year and pays the GPO in advance for printing and distributing costs.
HB-5741: Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson
Introduced In House on 07/12/2016
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2016 [HB-5721]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the process by which Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) issue and reconsider local coverage determinations (LCDs) that: (1) are new, (2) restrict or substantively revise existing LCDs, or (3) are otherwise specified in regulation. (MACs are private insurers that process Medicare claims within specified geographic areas.) Before such an LCD may take effect, the MAC issuing the determination must, with respect
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HB-5721: Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/19/2016
Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-571]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Ethics ]
Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015 Authorizes a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee to file a whistleblower complaint with his or her immediate supervisor. Gives that supervisor two business days to determine and notify the employee as to whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the complaint discloses a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or substantial and specific danger to public health and safety. Requires that supervisor to include in
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HB-571: Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/21/2015
Federal Records Modernization Act of 2016 [HB-5709]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Records Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill creates a process for the suspension and removal of federal employees if an agency inspector general determines that they have: (1) willfully and unlawfully concealed, removed, mutilated, obliterated, falsified, or destroyed any record, proceeding, or other thing in their custody; or (2) violated prohibitions against creating or sending records using nonofficial electronic messaging accounts. (Sec. 3) The President, Vice President, or their staff or advisers may not create or send a presidential
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HB-5709: Federal Records Modernization Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Reported By The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-759. on 09/19/2016
GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 [HB-5690]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record. No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions;
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HB-5690: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl L. Carter
Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 640. on 09/22/2016
Disability Integration Act of 2016 [HB-5689]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Disability Integration Act of 2016 This bill prohibits states or local governments that provide institutional placements for individuals with disabilities who need long-term assistance with daily living activities or health-related tasks, and prohibits insurance providers that fund such long-term services, from denying community-based services that would enable such individuals, as an alternative to institutionalization, to live in the community and lead an independent life. States, local governments, or insurance providers may not discriminate
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HB-5689: Disability Integration Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/22/2016
Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 [HB-5673]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the President, upon request of a governor of a state, to declare that a major disaster exists as a result of contamination of drinking water from a public water system. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must promulgate regulations to carry out such authority within 60 days of this bill's enactment. In the case of such a declared major disaster, the federal coordinating officer appointed under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act shall ensure that
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HB-5673: Drinking Water Disaster Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel T. Kildee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 07/08/2016
Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2016 [HB-5672]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to extend for an additional eight fiscal years the State Small Business Credit Initiative to assist participating states to give collateral support and other innovative credit access and guarantee initiatives for small business concerns and manufacturers. The bill prescribes allocations of federal funds to participating states. Treasury may award, on a competitive basis, up to a total of $1 billion in two tranches, according to specified criteria, to
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HB-5672: Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 07/07/2016
Creating Opportunities for America's Laid-off (COAL) Miners Act of 2016 [HB-5669]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Mining ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Creating Opportunities for America's Laid-off (COAL) Miners Act of 2016 This bill allows certain states in which the coal mining and related industries have been adversely impacted by regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the Department of the Interior to enter into and participate in a specified agreement with the Department of Labor. These states shall include: Alabama; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Tennessee; Virginia; Wyoming; and any other state that has traditionally relied on coal mining
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HB-5669: Creating Opportunities for America's Laid-off (COAL) Miners Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Evan H. Jenkins
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/15/2016