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US Congress 117th Congress

Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2022 [HB-3764] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide for ocean-based climate solutions to reduce carbon emissions and global warming; to make coastal communities more resilient; and to provide for the conservation and restoration of ocean and coastal habitats, biodiversity, and marine mammal and fish populations; and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-695, Part I. on 12/30/2022

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes. [HB-3730] [Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/19/2021

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Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month. [HR-439] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 05/25/2021

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EAGLE Act Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act Boosting Long-term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific Act Taiwan Peace and Stability Act Taiwan International Solidarity Act Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act Taiwan Fellowship Act [HB-3524] [International ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
To revitalize and reassert United States leadership, investment, and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region and globally.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Reported (amended) By The Committee On Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 117-667, Part I. on 12/30/2022

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Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund Act of 2021 North America Butterfly Conservation Fund Act of 2021 Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund Act of 2021 Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund Act of 2021 [S.1728] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Science ] [Water ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/20/2021

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No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act [HB-3455] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ]
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 11/01/2022

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Freshwater Mussel Conservation Fund Act of 2021 Pacific Islands Plant Conservation Fund Act of 2021 North America Butterfly Conservation Fund Act of 2021 Southwest Desert Fish Conservation Fund Act of 2021 [HB-3396] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Science ] [Water ]
To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/29/2021

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No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act [S.1748] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/20/2021

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AFFRM Act of 2021 A Future for Freight Rail Manufacturing Act of 2021 Federal Public Transportation Act of 2021 [HB-3341] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Budget and Spending ] [Manufacturing ]
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/20/2021

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Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2021 [S.1694] [Trade ] [International ]
A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2021

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Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021 Foreign Service Families Act of 2021 Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021 [S.1605] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Became Public Law No: 117-81. (txt | Pdf) on 12/27/2021

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Hizballah in Latin America Accountability Act of 2021 [S.1651] [International ] [National Security ]
A bill to impose certain measures with respect to Hizballah-affected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean and to impose sanctions with respect to senior foreign political figures in Latin America who support Hizballah, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/13/2021

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RENACER Act Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021 [HB-2946] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Elections ]
To advance the strategic alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/09/2021

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VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act of 2021 [HB-2963] [Veterans ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley Introduced In House on 05/04/2021

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Insular Area Climate Change Act [HB-2780] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Science ] [Disaster Relief ]
To provide for climate change planning, mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in the United States Territories and Freely Associated States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-686, Part I. on 12/30/2022

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A resolution commending the actions of Cuban democracy and human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia and the pro-democracy and human rights group, the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), to uphold fundamental freedoms in Cuba and condemning Cuba's brutal authoritarian Communist regime. [SR-173] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A resolution commending the actions of Cuban democracy and human rights activist Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia and the pro-democracy and human rights group, the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), to uphold fundamental freedoms in Cuba and condemning Cuba's brutal authoritarian Communist regime.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 04/22/2021

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Recognizing the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. [HR-343] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ]
Recognizing the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Introduced In House on 04/22/2021

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Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act [HB-2791] [Energy ] [Agriculture ] [Grants ] [Climate Change ] [Economic Development ]
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 06/21/2021

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La Comisión de las ocupaciones norteamericanas Act Commission on United States Occupations Act [HB-2725] [International ] [Human Rights ]
To establish a commission to address the fundamental repercussions of a misguided intervention, by the United States on the Dominican Republic between 1916-1924 and 1965-1966, including to study and consider an apology and proposals for the repair of relations and reconciliation with the people of the Dominican Republic, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Introduced In House on 04/21/2021

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Territorial Equity Act of 2021 [HB-2713] [Human Rights ] [Community Development ]
To provide for equitable treatment for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 06/15/2021

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