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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
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Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
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Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020
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CARERS Act of 2019 Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2019 [HB-127]
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Removes restrictions on, and creates new protections for, conduct and activities related to medical marijuana that are authorized by state law. Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for producing, possessing, distributing, dispensing, administering, testing, recommending, or delivering medical marijuana in compliance with state law; establishes a new, separate registration process to facilitate medical marijuana research;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2019
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Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act [HB-106]
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Alters provisions relating to personnel of the Public Health Service. Specifically, the bill states that provisions authorizing the appointment of special consultants or authorizing individual scientists to receive fellowships for the Public Health Service do not authorize the designation, appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael C. Burgess
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019
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Freedom for Farmers Act of 2019 [HB-70]
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Abolishes the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); HHS must transfer authority regarding certain national disease and toxic exposure registries to another appropriate HHS entity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019
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Patients First Act of 2019 [HB-64]
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Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support stem cell research. Specifically, the NIH must conduct and support basic and applied research to develop techniques for the isolation, derivation, production, testing, and human clinical use of stem cells that may result in improved understanding of, or treatments for, diseases and other adverse health conditions. However, such techniques must not involve (1) the creation of a human embryo for research purposes; (2) the destruction or discarding of, or risk of injury to, a human embryo;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
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Families, Not Facilities Act of 2018 [S.3624]
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Families, Not Facilities Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 11/14/2018
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [S.3558]
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/05/2018
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [HB-7047]
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 11/15/2018
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance". [HJR-140]
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance".
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/13/2018
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REUNITE Act Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act [S.3227]
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REUNITE Act Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/17/2018
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Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit, respectively, certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the separation of children from their parents or guardians as a result of the President's "zero tolerance" policy. [HR-982]
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Of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit, respectively, certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the separation of children from their parents or guardians as a result of the President's "zero tolerance" policy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-835. on 07/18/2018
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Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018 [HB-6304]
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Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/06/2018
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States must immediately establish an interagency Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents in order to protect separated children from suffering additional trauma resulting from the "Zero Tolerance" policy. [SR-566]
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States must immediately establish an interagency Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents in order to protect separated children from suffering additional trauma resulting from the "Zero Tolerance" policy. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services must immediately establish an interagency Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/28/2018
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Better Care for Kids Act [HB-6222]
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Better Care for Kids Act This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to provide that specialized training for federal, state, and local personnel who have substantive contact with unaccompanied alien children shall include best practices for infant and toddler care.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/02/2018
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Protect Kids and Parents Act [HB-6195]
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Protect Kids and Parents Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 08/06/2018
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6157]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. It does not include funding for military construction,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Signed By President. on 09/28/2018
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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147]
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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/07/2018
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Informing Opioid Prescribing Through Evidence-Based Guidelines Act of 2018 [HB-6133]
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Informing Opioid Prescribing Through Evidence-Based Guidelines Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Introduced In House on 06/19/2018
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Protect Kids and Parents Act [S.3091]
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[Education ]
Protect Kids and Parents Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/19/2018