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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016 [HB-5475]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016 [HB-5473]
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016 This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Services Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award regional and state partnership grants to address the substance use needs of families in the child welfare system. State part B plans shall require state child welfare agencies to have in effect a protocol for coordinating substance abuse prevention and treatment services with child welfare services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/16/2016
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 [HB-5456]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 TITLE I--INVESTING IN PREVENTION AND FAMILY SERVICES Subtitle A--Prevention Activities Under Title IV-E (Sec. 111) This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require state plans under SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF), at state option, to furnish foster care prevention and family services or programs for children who are candidates for foster care or who are pregnant or parenting foster youth, as well
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. on 06/23/2016
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STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act [HB-5442]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for free-standing clothing storage units (furniture items referred to as, or that may contain, a chest, door chest, chest of drawers, dresser, or bureau) to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury, unless the CPSC determines that a voluntary ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) International standard adequately protects children and is
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 06/09/2016
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other purposes. [HB-5407]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Labor to give homeless veterans with dependent children service priority under homeless veterans reintegration programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Corrine Brown
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 06/13/2016
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All Kids Matter Act [HB-5364]
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All Kids Matter Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise state plan requirements to require: the state to identify and provide appropriate prevention, intervention, and support services before placing a child in foster care as part of its reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families; that all at-risk children, children in foster care, and children who have left foster care to return home through reunification or reinstatement of parental rights, or for kinship
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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To revise Federal flammability standards for motor vehicle child restraint systems. [HB-5359]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
To revise Federal flammability standards for motor vehicle child restraint systems. This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to revise its regulations establishing flammability standards for child restraint systems to measure the smolder ignition resistance, rather than the open flame flammability, of such systems. In revising such regulations, NHTSA must: (1) consider the standard and testing methodologies contained in the California Technical Bulletin entitled "Requirements, Test Procedure and Apparatus for Testing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Introduced In House on 05/26/2016
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Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 [HB-5354]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require a state receiving a family assistance grant to ensure that the state agency administering the TANF program: employs a primary kinship resource employee trained to give legal custody and guardianship guidance to a relative caregiver of a TANF-receiving minor child; and notifies the relative caregiver of options to participate in the child's care and placement. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny K. Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act [HB-530]
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[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[International ]
Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act Directs the President to reduce foreign assistance allocations for Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador: (1) by the number of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or citizens of any of those countries placed in federal custody in the preceding fiscal year because of their immigration status, and (2) multiplied by $15,000.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael C. Burgess
Introduced In House on 01/26/2015
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5293]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
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[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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[Ethics ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
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[Taxes ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Crime ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL Provides appropriations for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Provides appropriations for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, other agencies of DOD, the Reserve Components, and the Army and Air National Guard. Provides appropriations for: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Second Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 136. (consideration: Cr S5239-5240) on 09/06/2016
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Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5291]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disabilities ]
Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill prescribes certain consumer protection requirements for air passengers with respect to: airline delays or cancellations, whether changes to passenger itineraries are unfair or deceptive practices, refunds for delayed checked baggage, disclosure of checked baggage fees, seat assignments, filing of consumer complaints with the Aviation Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and online and mobile access to aviation consumer protection information. The FAA Modernization
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/20/2016
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To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes. [HB-5285]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[International ]
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on the institutionalization of children and the subjection of children to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, unnecessary detention, and denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of persons, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require annual human rights reports to include information on the: institutionalization of children, including in orphanages and group homes, if such institutionalization
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Introduced In House on 05/19/2016
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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 [HB-52]
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[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to provide increased protections and eligibility for family-sponsored immigrants. Directs the Secretary of State to establish a Board of Family-based Visa Appeals within the Department of State. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary in the rest of this bill) to deny a family-based immigration petition by a U.S. petitioner for an alien spouse or child if: (1) the petitioner is on the national sex offender registry for a conviction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 01/23/2015
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Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016 [HB-5189]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Opioid Abuse Crisis Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/07/2016
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act [HB-5170]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Unemployment ]
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Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require the Department of the Treasury to publish in the Federal Register a request for proposals from states or local governments for social impact partnership projects which produce one or more measurable, clearly defined outcomes that result in social benefit, such as employment for the unemployed between ages 16 and 24, high school graduation, and reduction of teen and unplanned pregnancies as well as incidences and adverse
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2016
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What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act [HB-5169]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
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What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title VI of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for research by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different state programs funded under part A and any other state program funded with qualified state expenditures. (Sec. 2) Such research shall focus on the effect of these programs as well as of healthy marriage promotion and responsible fatherhood
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-615, Part I. on 06/10/2016
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21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act SMART Jobs Act School Modernization and Revitalization Through Jobs Act [HB-5157]
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[Construction ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
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21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act SMART Jobs Act School Modernization and Revitalization Through Jobs Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make grants to states for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public schools, including early learning facilities and charter schools. The bill allocates grant funds among states on the basis of the relative portion of school improvement funds provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) in each state under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016 [HB-5141]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016 This bill prohibits any funds, resources, or fees available to the Department of Homeland Security or any other federal agency, including Immigration Examinations Fee Account deposits, from being used for the Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program or any successor program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/17/2016
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SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016 [HB-5130]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act of 2016 This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to establish a pilot program to allow incarcerated women who give birth and children born during such incarceration to reside together in a separate prison housing unit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/17/2016
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Student Success Act [HB-5]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Libraries ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
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Student Success Act (Sec. 6) Reauthorizes through FY2019 the programs under titles I-IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by this Act. (Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that states and local educational agencies (LEAs) retain the rights and responsibilities of determining educational curricula, programs of instruction, and assessments. TITLE I--AID TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES Subtitle A--In General (Sec. 101) Replaces title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the ESEA with
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 147. on 07/13/2015