Appropriations
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty. [SB-1072]
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Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; penalty. Includes in the list of certain sex offenses that prohibit a person from being within 100 feet or residing within 500 feet of a school or certain other property frequented by children or from working on school property any offense similar to such sex offenses under the laws of any foreign country or political subdivision thereof, any federally recognized Native American tribe or band, or the United States or any political subdivision thereof.
Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/31/2017
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Review Every Dollar Act of 2017 [HB-297]
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Review Every Dollar Act of 2017 This bill prohibits Congress from considering legislation authorizing or reauthorizing a federal program for more than seven years. Congressional committees must review direct spending programs by applying specified criteria to determine whether programs should be modified, terminated, or reauthorized. The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to create deficit reduction accounts for savings from legislation intended for deficit reduction. The chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees are required
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Introduced In House on 01/05/2017
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HOT-R Act Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017 [HB-292]
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HOT-R Act Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt specified American Indian and Alaska Native programs from sequestration, including programs administered by the Departments of the Interior, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and Health and Human Services. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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Defunding United Nations Act of 2017 [HB-249]
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Defunding United Nations Act of 2017 This bill prohibits funds made available to any federal agency for FY2017 and subsequent fiscal years from being used to make U.S. voluntary contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations or any U.N. agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Expiring funds to the unappropriated balance in the State Fund from the Department of Revenue, Office of the Secretary – Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund [HB-2801]
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The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to expire funds from the aforesaid account to the State Fund, General Revenue unappropriated balance for the fiscal year 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Chapter 11, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 [HB-253]
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) regarding, among other matters: (1) mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services and in-home parenting skill-based programs, (2) foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, and (3) payments for evidence-based kinship navigator programs. Part B of title IV (Child and Family Services)
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 01/13/2017
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Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 [HB-265]
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Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 This bill states that it is U.S. policy: (1) to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, and (2) that the U.S. Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem not later than January 1, 2019. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 is amended to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for Department of State acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. Any official U.S. document that lists countries
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Assault and battery of private police officers; penalty. [SB-1067]
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Assault and battery of private police officers; penalty. Adds private police officers employed by a private police department to the definition of law-enforcement officer for purposes of the crimes of assault and battery. The current punishment for assault and battery against a law-enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his public duties is a Class 6 felony with a six-month mandatory minimum sentence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/31/2017
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Disarming a law-enforcement officer; penalty. [HB-1726]
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Disarming a law-enforcement officer; penalty. Increases from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony the penalty for removing a chemical irritant weapon or impact weapon from a law-enforcement officer or correctional officer engaged in the performance of his duties with the intent to impede or prevent such officer from performing his duties. The bill further increases the penalty from a Class 6 felony to a Class 4 felony if the weapon removed is such officer's firearm or stun weapon.
Sponsored by: Rep. Margaret Ransone
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Finding and declaring certain claims against the state and its agencies to be moral obligations of the state [HB-2805]
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The purpose of this bill is to declare certain claims against the state to be moral obligations of the state and to authorize payments therefor from the following funds: GENERAL REVENUE FUND:Â Â $ 624,388.72 STATE ROAD FUND:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $ 828,710.52 SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS:Â Â Â $ 458,733.53 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TOTAL:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $1,911,832.77
Sponsored by: Rep. George Ambler
Chapter 26, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
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Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2017 [HB-275]
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Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish points of order in the House of Representatives and the Senate against considering appropriations legislation that includes changes in mandatory programs (CHIMPs) that would cause the amount available for obligation during the fiscal year from the Crime Victims Fund to be less than the three-year average. A CHIMP is a provision that: (1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending or receipts if the provision were included in legislation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, Fire Commission [HB-2785]
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The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, and increase items of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Filed For Introduction on 03/03/2017
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Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act [HB-257]
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Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should recognize the sovereign status of an undivided Jerusalem as Israel's capital, (2) recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and transferring the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv will signal U.S. commitment to Israel, (3) the President and the Department of State should affirm as a matter of U.S. policy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 02/16/2017
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Supplementing, amending, decreasing, and increasing items of the existing appropriations from the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation [HB-2779]
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The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, decrease, and increase items of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Filed For Introduction on 03/02/2017
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As enacted, authorizes state spending to exceed growth in revenues by $438 million or 2.85 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52. [SB-486]
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As enacted, authorizes state spending to exceed growth in revenues by $438 million or 2.85 percent. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bo Watson
Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 463 on 06/01/2017
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. [HR-5]
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress. Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 114th Congress as the Rules for the 115th Congress, with amendments. (Sec. 2) Directs the Sergeant-at-Arms to impose a fine against a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner for use of an electronic device for still photography or for audio or visual recording or broadcasting in contravention of clause 5 of Rule XVII and any applicable Speaker of the House of Representatives' announced policy on electronic devices. Prohibits a Member,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018. [HB-85]
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To make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2017 and 2018. This bill makes 1% across-the-board rescissions in discretionary spending for FY2017 and FY2018, excluding spending for defense, homeland security, and veterans affairs. It also requires the Office of Management and Budget to submit a report to Congress specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to this bill.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony. [SB-1039]
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Protective orders; possession of firearms; felony. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person who is subject to a permanent protective order (i.e., a protective order with a maximum duration of two years) for subjecting another person to an act of violence, force, or threat to possess a firearm while the order is in effect, which is equivalent to the existing penalty for possession of a firearm by a person subject to a permanent protective order for family abuse. The bill also provides that such person may continue to possess and transport
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (11-y 5-n) on 01/31/2017
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No Budget, No Pay Act [S.14]
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No Budget, No Pay Act This bill prohibits the payment of any pay to any Member of Congress (excluding the Vice President): (1) if both houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget for a fiscal year before October 1 of that fiscal year and have not passed all the regular appropriations bills for the next fiscal year by such date, or (2) until both houses of Congress approve such a budget resolution and pass all such appropriations bills. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/03/2017