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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. [HCR-107]
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Wednesday, January 13, 2016, through Tuesday, January 19, 2016, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Louie Gohmert
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S77) on 01/15/2016
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Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. [HCR-104]
Providing for the sine die adjournment of the first session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Friday, December 18, 2015, through Saturday, January 2, 2016, it stand adjourned sine die. Declares that when the Senate: adjourns on any day from Friday, December 18, 2015, through Tuesday, December 22, 2015, it stand adjourned sine die; and recesses or adjourns on any day of the second session of the 114th Congress from Sunday, January 3, 2016, through Friday, January 8, 2016, it
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Price
Introduced In House on 12/18/2015
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Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. [HCR-102]
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. Provides for a joint session of Congress on January 12, 2016, to receive a message from the President.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/18/2015
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Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government. [HCR-1]
Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government. Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate, or their respective designees, to notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia whenever, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Received In The Senate. on 01/07/2015
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To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members. [HB-739]
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To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members. Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the request of a Member of the House, to donate computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the Member to a public elementary or secondary school designated by such Member without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government, or (2) has a recoverable value.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Introduced In House on 02/04/2015
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Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act [HB-727]
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Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act Authorizes the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico to provide for a vote on Puerto Rico's admission into the Union as a state within one year of this Act's enactment. Requires the governor of Puerto Rico to transmit the results of such vote to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within 10 days after the certification of the vote by the Commission. Directs the President, if a majority of the votes cast are for Puerto Rico's admission
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indians, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/16/2015
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Protecting Our Democracy Act [HB-6447]
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Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to investigate activities of the Russian government and others to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in the elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah Cummings
Introduced In House on 12/07/2016
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Infrastructure 2.0 Act [HB-625]
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Infrastructure 2.0 Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of earnings and profits of a deferred foreign income corporation, to: (1) make such earnings and profit subject to taxation in the last taxable year that ends before the enactment of this Act; (2) reduce the rate of tax on such earnings and profits by allowing an exemption of 75% (equal to a tax of 8.75% of repatriated earnings and profits); and (3) allow such corporations to elect to pay such tax in eight installments. Establishes the American Infrastructure Fund
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/02/2015
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Do Your Job Act [HB-5806]
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Do Your Job Act This bill amends the rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives to prohibit a recess or adjournment longer than 24 hours until Congress agrees to a budget resolution that establishes a balanced budget no later than FY2026. The bill also amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to create points of order against resolutions providing for: (1) the adjournment of the House for more than three days during August until the House has approved all of the annual appropriation bills, or (2) the adjournment of either the House
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Sponsored by: Rep. Reid Ribble
Introduced In House on 07/14/2016
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Searchable Legislation Act of 2016 [HB-5760]
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Searchable Legislation Act of 2016 This bill requires Congress to ensure that all congressional documents and all votes cast in Congress and congressional committees are created, transmitted, and published in searchable electronic formats, consistent with data standards recommended by such advisory bodies as Congress may establish. The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, acting jointly, shall establish the Congressional Data Task Force (an advisory body) for the creation, transmission, and publication of information
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/27/2016
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Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 [HB-5741]
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Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make the Federal Register available to any congressional office only in an electronic format, unless: (1) an office requests a printed copy of a specific issue and reimburses the GPO for printing and distributing costs, or (2) an office enters into a subscription agreement to receive a printed copy of all issues for a year and pays the GPO in advance for printing and distributing costs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson
Introduced In House on 07/12/2016
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Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-5336]
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Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016 This bill requires each Member of the House of Representatives to post on the Member's official public website, and to furnish to the Committee on House Administration: a description of each trip taken by the Member for which transportation, lodging, or related expenses were paid by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, or an office of the House; and the amounts paid by DOD, State, or the office for such expenses. These reporting requirements shall not apply with respect to a trip
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Sponsored by: Rep. Renee Ellmers
Introduced In House on 05/26/2016
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Graves
Presented To President. on 09/29/2016
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Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-4809]
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Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2016 This bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities, particularly relating to information useful for analyzing securities or commodities markets. Political intelligence consultants or their employing organizations must register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and make quarterly reports on political intelligence activities. Persons or entities that make an oral or written political intelligence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/01/2016
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Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act [HB-4730]
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Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act This bill establishes a three-year reauthorization, rescission, and termination schedule for unauthorized programs funded through the annual appropriations process. The schedule applies to programs included in the Congressional Budget Office's annual report listing programs that are funded through the appropriations process and have an authorization of appropriations that has either expired or will expire during the year. After a program's authorization has expired, the bill limits the program's funding in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 03/14/2016
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Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 [HB-4702]
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Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016 This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a public website containing Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, and an index, that are searchable, sortable, and downloadable (including in bulk), for which no fee may be charged. The CRS Reports on the website shall include CRS Authorization of Appropriations Products, Appropriations Products, and any other written CRS product containing CRS research or analysis available for general congressional
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 03/03/2016
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Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 [HB-4651]
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Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Security and Technology Challenges to assess, and make recommendations for policy and practice concerning, the issue of multiple security interests in the digital world, including public safety, privacy, national security, and communications and data protection, both now and throughout the next 10 years. Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House and Senate majority leader (eight members), the minority
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/01/2016
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Stop Act [HB-4443]
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Stop Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an individual holding federal office from soliciting funds directly from any person: (1) for or on behalf of any political committee, or (2) for or on the behalf of any person for use for federal election activity. Such an individual, however, may participate in a fundraising event, including planning or attending it, speaking at it, or serving as a featured guest at the event, so long as he or she does not engage in any written or verbal solicitation of funds in connection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1081-1083) on 03/01/2016
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Read the Bill Act [HB-4328]
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Read the Bill Act This bill prohibits consideration of any bill or resolution in the House of Representatives or the Senate unless its text is published on an official website of the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate at least the applicable minimum number of hours (excluding those in which the chamber is not in session) before consideration of the bill or resolution, namely: 72 hours, for text of 300 or fewer pages; or for text of more than 300 pages, the sum of 72 hours plus 24 hours for each additional increment of text of 100
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Bridenstine
Introduced In House on 01/06/2016
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To repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives. [HB-4195]
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To repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives. This bill repeals specified authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Introduced In House on 12/09/2015