Puerto Rico Admission Act [HB-260]
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Puerto Rico Admission Act This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of statehood through such a plebiscite: federal laws that do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with
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HB-260: Puerto Rico Admission Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
HJR-4: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress the authority to enact laws limiting the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve.
Sponsored by: Rep. Beto O'Rourke
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/11/2017
You have voted HJR-4: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting Congress the authority to enact laws limiting the number of terms that Representatives and Senators may serve..
You have voted HJR-6: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve..
You have voted HJR-13: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve..
You have voted HJR-7: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of years an individual may serve as a Member of Congress..
SJR-2: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/03/2017
You have voted SJR-2: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve..
CLEAN Act Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act [HB-145]
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CLEAN Act Citizen Legislature Anti-Corruption Reform Act This bill amends the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) to exclude Members of Congress, except the Vice President, from further CSRS and FERS retirement coverage. The bill prohibits further government contributions or deductions from such Member's basic pay for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Nothing in this bill shall: (1) be considered to nullify, modify, or otherwise affect
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