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Electing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. [HR-826]
[Elections ]
Electing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. Elects Philip George Kiko as the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, effective August 1, 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Introduced In House on 07/13/2016
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Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. [HR-769]
Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Terminates the Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/08/2016
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. [HR-758]
[Senior Citizens ]
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging. Amends rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/26/2016
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence. [HR-694]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence. Declares that, whenever a moment of silence related to a tragedy involving gun violence occurs on the floor of the House, the Speaker shall announce on the next legislative day the standing committee (or subcommittee) designated to hold a hearing on the event.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/20/2016
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Permanent Select Committee on Oversight of the Executive Branch. [HR-693]
[Ethics ]
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Permanent Select Committee on Oversight of the Executive Branch. Amends Rule X (Organization of Committees) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Permanent Select Committee on Oversight of the Executive Branch.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Introduced In House on 04/19/2016
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished. [HR-605]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the legislative process would greatly benefit from once again having an office dedicated to giving nonpartisan, technical advice to Congress; (2) the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) represents a cost-effective improvement to the governance of the nation; and (3) funding should be restored to the OTA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 02/04/2016
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Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. [HR-590]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. Establishes the House Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/25/2016
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Establishing the Select Committee on Excessive Use of Police Force. [HR-589]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Select Committee on Excessive Use of Police Force. Establishes the House Select Committee on Excessive Use of Police Force.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 01/13/2016
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MOBILE Resolution Members Operating to Be Innovative and Link Everyone Resolution [HR-587]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Elections ]
MOBILE Resolution Members Operating to Be Innovative and Link Everyone Resolution Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee to permit any member absent from the site of a hearing, and any other absent individual invited to participate in the hearing, to use video conferencing and related technologies in order to participate in it to the same extent as members of the committee and other individuals present at the site of the meeting. Requires a committee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Swalwell
Introduced In House on 01/13/2016
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Providing for the hour of meeting of the House. [HR-578]
[Elections ]
Providing for the hour of meeting of the House. Sets the daily meeting of House of Representatives at 2 p.m. on Mondays; 12 noon on Tuesdays (or 2 p.m. if no legislative business was conducted on the preceding Monday); 12 noon on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. on all other days of the week unless otherwise ordered.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/05/2016
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To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled. [HR-577]
To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled. Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House is present and that the House is ready to proceed with business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/05/2016
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Providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the House of Representatives. [HR-576]
Providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the House of Representatives. Provides for appointment of a House of Representatives committee to notify the President that a quorum of the House has assembled.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/05/2016
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Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. [HR-571]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Establishes in the House of Representatives the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to conduct comprehensive oversight and investigate compliance of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and issue annual reports of its findings to the House regarding: all enrichment activities, including relevant limitations pertaining to uranium enrichment levels, centrifuge capacity, and related research and development; all international
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 12/17/2015
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Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. [HR-5]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[National Security ]
[Social Security ]
[Crime ]
Adopting rules for the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. Adopts the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 113th Congress as the Rules for the 114th Congress, with amendments. (Sec. 2) Revises requirements for committee witnesses appearing in a nongovernmental capacity. Requires witnesses, before testifying, to not only include a curriculum vitae in their written statement of proposed testimony, but a disclosure of any federal grants or contracts, or contracts or payments originating with a foreign government received by them during the current
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015
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Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. [HR-467]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing the Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention. Establishes the House Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention to investigate and report on: the causes of mass shootings, methods to improve the federal firearms purchaser background check system, connections between access to firearms and dangerously mentally ill individuals, strengthening federal penalties for trafficking and straw purchasing of firearms, closing loopholes that allow some domestic abusers continued access to firearms, linkages between firearms and suicide, gun violence's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 10/08/2015
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Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. [HR-461]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Establishes a Select Investigative Panel of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (Sec. 3) Requires the Panel to investigate and report on: medical procedures and business practices used by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement; any other relevant matters with respect to such procurement; federal funding and support for abortion providers; the practices of providers of second and third trimester abortions, including partial birth abortion and procedures
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Sponsored by: Rep. Virginia Foxx
Considered As Privileged Matter. (consideration: Cr H6869-6879; Text Of Measure As Reported In House: Cr H6869) on 10/07/2015
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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period. [HR-457]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period. Amends Rule XIV (Order and Priority of Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to be in session at least: (1) 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period, and (2) 8 hours per day for the remaining days of any week in which a legal holiday occurs (other than such designated week).
Sponsored by: Rep. David Jolly
Introduced In House on 10/01/2015
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for Congress to have the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities, and for other purposes. [HR-373]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for Congress to have the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities, and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: Congress should have the power to implement and enforce limits on when money can be spent on campaign activities; registered candidates for congressional elections should not be allowed to expend campaign funds on advertising more than 60 days before a primary or general election; congressional
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan
Introduced In House on 07/23/2015
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Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide members of the public with Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications, and for other purposes. [HR-34]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Libraries ]
[Science ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide members of the public with Internet access to certain Congressional Research Service publications, and for other purposes. Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Director of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), to establish and maintain a centralized, searchable, bulk downloadable, electronic database consisting of: (1) CRS Issue Briefs, Reports, Authorization of Appropriations Products and Appropriations Products, and other materials intended
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 01/14/2015
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Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress. [HR-3]
[Elections ]
Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress. Provides for appointment of a House of Representatives committee joined with a Senate committee to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Introduced In House on 01/06/2015