End Government Shutdowns Act [HB-2162]
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End Government Shutdowns Act This bill provides specified continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect after the fiscal year begins. The appropriations are provided to continue to fund programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
HB-2162: End Government Shutdowns Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-2174]
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Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2017 This bill establishes a three-year budgetary level reduction schedule with respect to unauthorized programs funded through the annual appropriations process. The term "budgetary level" refers to an allocation provided to the congressional appropriations committees under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by a congressional budget resolution or a deeming resolution. The schedule applies to programs included in the Congressional Budget Office's annual report listing programs that
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HB-2174: Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Rod Blum
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 [HB-2178]
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Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to require the federal government to provide compensation to the employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, and security services to the federal government if such employees are placed on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2017.
HB-2178: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. [HJR-99]
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[Veterans ]
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. This joint resolution amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 to provide continuing FY2017 appropriations for most federal agencies through the earlier of May 5, 2017, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It is commonly referred to as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur after the existing CR expires on April 28, 2017, because 11 of the 12 FY2017 regular appropriations
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HJR-99: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rule H. Res. 289 Passed House. on 04/28/2017
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2171]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish additional requirements and procedures for collecting taxes, regulating tax preparers, responding to identity theft, and assisting low-income taxpayers. The bill repeals the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to contract with private companies to collect federal tax debts. It also excludes from the gross income of an individual up to $10,000 of income from the discharge of a debt over the individual's lifetime. The bill requires the statute of limitations
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HB-2171: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2017 [HB-2153]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2017 This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress for specified time periods if the house has not: (1) agreed to a budget resolution for the upcoming fiscal year by May 15 of any calendar year, or (2) passed each of the regular appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year by July 31 of any calendar year.
HB-2153: Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
End Government Shutdowns Act [S.918]
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End Government Shutdowns Act This bill provides specified continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect after the fiscal year begins. The appropriations are provided to continue to fund programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
S.918: End Government Shutdowns Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 04/24/2017
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 [S.897]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits federal agency funds from being obligated or expended to purchase, transfer, export, or use any cluster munitions unless: (1) the submunitions of such munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1% unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments; and (2) the policy applicable to the export or transfer of such munitions specifies that they will be used only against clearly defined military targets and not in areas normally inhabited by civilians
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S.897: Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2456) on 04/07/2017
Appropriating expiring funds from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR [SB-304]
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The purpose of supplemental appropriation bill is to expire funds to the surplus balance of General Revenue and to supplement, amend, add and increase items of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2017.
SB-304: Appropriating expiring funds from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch Carmichael
On 3rd Reading on 04/04/2017
Supplemental appropriation of public moneys from Treasury to Fire Commission [SB-305]
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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.
SB-305: Supplemental appropriation of public moneys from Treasury to Fire Commission
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch Carmichael
Chapter 18, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1975]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits federal agency funds from being obligated or expended to purchase, transfer, export, or use any cluster munitions unless: (1) the submunitions of such munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1% unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments; and (2) the policy applicable to the export or transfer of such munitions specifies that they will be used only against clearly defined military targets and not in areas normally inhabited by civilians
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HB-1975: Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to Workforce West Virginia [SB-306]
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[Unemployment ]
The purpose of supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, and increase an item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2017.
SB-306: Supplemental appropriation of federal funds from Treasury to Workforce West Virginia
Sponsored by: Sen. Mitch Carmichael
Chapter 19, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017