Disability And Health-based Discrimination
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Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act [S.2745]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome. It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief. A woman who undergoes such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
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Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act [HB-4903]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome. It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief. A woman who undergoes such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
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Airline Accountability Act [S.2678]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Limits the participation of air carriers with labor law violations in the City Pair Program, which provides discounted air passenger transportation services to federal government travelers for work. Specifically, the General Services Administration (GSA) must require an air carrier, as a condition of eligibility for the program, to disclose to the Department of Labor annually labor violations by the carrier or the carrier's subcontractors. Labor must submit to the GSA a list of air carriers that shall be ineligible for participation based on serious,
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Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act [HB-4776]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to provide training to staff of elementary and secondary schools on implicit bias.
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Transgender Military Service Reporting Act of 2019 [HB-4746]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires the Department of Defense to report on (1) the number of transgender individuals applying for, receiving, or being denied a service waiver as a result of gender dysphoria, gender transition treatment, or any other related condition; and (2) the number of such individuals denied entry or separated from the Armed Forces as a result of such a condition.
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Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2019 [HB-4643]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Addresses accessibility issues of students with disabilities in higher education. Specifically, the bill revises a grant program that supports postsecondary institutions of higher education (IHE) in educating students with disabilities. The Department of Education must award at least five grants to an IHE that provides professional development and technical assistance in order to improve access to and completion of postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities. The bill also (1) revises and reauthorizes through FY2024
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MOM Act Maternal Outcomes Matter Act of 2019 [S.2586]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish specified grant programs to support positive maternal health care outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Specifically, grants must be used to (1) develop best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality, (2) train health care professionals to reduce and prevent adiscrimination when providing maternal health services, and (3) support the collaboration of professionals across health settings with respect to maternal health. Grants may also be used
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Turn the Tide Act [HB-4460]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Funds through FY2023 the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which established various programs to address opioid addiction. Funded programs include (1) grants to increase access to substance use disorder treatments; (2) research, training, and developing best practices within the public health sector; (3) prevention and recovery services for youth, women, and infants; (4) overdose prevention and treatment; and (5) other community, judicial, and administrative programs. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 and increases funding for the
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Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. [HR-570]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
This resolution recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. (REACH is a national program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that aims to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest burden of chronic disease.) The resolution further expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to protecting and expanding investments to address racial and ethnic health disparities and encourages federal agencies to build on the work
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Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2019 [HB-4235]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires that independent contractors be treated as employees under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.
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Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act [S.2290]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for expenditures by an eligible small business to provide access to disabled individuals, to (1) increase from $10,250 to $20,500 the annual dollar limitation for eligible access expenditures, (2) require the $20,500 limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2020, and (3) increase from $1 million to $2.5 million the gross receipts limitation for an eligible small business. The bill also requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to carry out an ADA Mediation Program to (1) facilitate
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Disabled Access Credit Expansion Act [HB-4045]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for expenditures by an eligible small business to provide access to disabled individuals, to (1) increase from $10,250 to $20,500 the annual dollar limitation for eligible access expenditures, (2) require the $20,500 limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2020, and (3) increase from $1 million to $2.5 million the gross receipts limitation for an eligible small business. The bill also requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to carry out an ADA Mediation Program to (1) facilitate
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Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 [S.2287]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.
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Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019 [HB-3775]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To increase legal representation for certain aliens, and for other purposes.
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PrEP Access and Coverage Act [HB-3815]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.
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TIME for Holocaust Survivors Act Trauma-Informed Modernization of Eldercare for Holocaust Survivors Act [S.2179]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.
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A resolution committing to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of communities that face systemic barriers in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual violence and gender-based violence, including immigrant survivors, survivors who are incarcerated, survivors with disabilities, survivors of color, American Indian or Alaska Native survivors, survivors of child sexual abuse, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex survivors. [SR-281]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Disabilities ]
[Immigration ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
This resolution expresses a commitment to support survivors of sexual violence, including to pursue legislative solutions to address the unique needs and experiences of such survivors.
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Fair Employment Protection Act of 2019 [HB-4015]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other statutes to clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims.
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TIME for Holocaust Survivors Act Trauma-Informed Modernization of Eldercare for Holocaust Survivors Act [HB-4077]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.
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Turn the Tide Act [S.2102]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Funds through FY2023 the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, which established various programs to address opioid addiction. Funded programs include (1) grants to increase access to substance use disorder treatments; (2) research, training, and developing best practices within the public health sector; (3) prevention and recovery services for youth, women, and infants; (4) overdose prevention and treatment; and (5) other community, judicial, and administrative programs. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 and increases funding for the
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