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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
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[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
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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Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2019 [HB-125]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states that do the following: (1) require law enforcement officers to be trained on diversity and sensitivity, and (2) require an independent prosecutor to be appointed to investigate and prosecute an alleged offense involving the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer that results in a death or injury.
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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [S.3749]
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[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for certain claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill revises CAA provisions, including to: eliminate CAA counseling requirements and make mediation optional before filing a claim with the Office of Compliance (OOC) alleging the violation; require
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Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4152]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Fair Employment Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability
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Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2018 [HB-6279]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Anti-Bullying and Harassment Act of 2018 This bill amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to require: (1) states to use grants for safe and drug-free schools to collect and report information on the incidence of bullying and harassment, and (2) local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools to use subgrants to prevent and respond to incidents of bullying and harassment. Such LEAs and schools must: (1) notify parents and students annually of conduct prohibited in their school discipline policies, which must include policies regarding
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ALLERGY Act Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth Act [HB-6196]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Food ]
ALLERGY Act Alerting Local Leaders and Ensuring Responsible Guidelines for Youth Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require a local educational agency (LEA), as a condition of receiving funds under the ESEA, to establish and implement a policy on allergy bullying that requires schools to: educate students, school personnel, and parents about allergy bullying; clearly define what the punishment or response may be for violating rules against allergy bullying; encourage each victim of allergy bullying
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Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018 [S.3110]
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[Children and Youth ]
Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an Office for Gender Equity to support state and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools in fully implementing title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. The office may provide grants and perform activities to reduce or prevent discrimination,
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Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018 [HB-6184]
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Patsy T. Mink and Louise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Education Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an Office for Gender Equity to support state and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools in fully implementing title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. The office may provide grants and perform activities to reduce or prevent discrimination,
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Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2017 [HB-3828]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish an Office for Gender Equity to support state and local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and elementary and secondary schools in fully implementing title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs or activities. The office may provide grants and perform activities to reduce or prevent discrimination, bias, harassment, or violence
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Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act [HB-6082]
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[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to align federal privacy standards for substance use disorder (SUD) patient records more closely with standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the disclosure of SUD patient records without a patient's written consent to: (1) a covered entity for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations, as long as the disclosure is made in accordance with HIPAA; and (2) a public
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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [S.2952]
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[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) to revise administrative and judicial dispute resolution procedures for initiating and resolving claims by employees alleging that employing offices have violated their CAA rights and protections, including protections against sexual harassment. The bill revises CAA provisions, including to: eliminate CAA counseling requirements and make mediation an employee's option before filing a claim with the Office of Compliance (OOC) alleging
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Do No Harm Act [S.2918]
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[Disabilities ]
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[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Do No Harm Act This bill makes the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) inapplicable to federal laws (or implementations of laws) that: protect against discrimination or the promotion of equal opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Executive Order 11246 (concerning equal employment opportunity), the Violence Against Women Act, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rules entitled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless
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Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act [S.2872]
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[Human Rights ]
Congressional Accountability and Harassment Reform Act
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Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act [HB-5795]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
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SUD CARE Act Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018 [HB-5807]
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[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
SUD CARE Act Substance Use Disorder Coordination, Access, Recovery Enhancement Act of 2018
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Department of State Authorization Act of 2018 [HB-5592]
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[National Security ]
Department of State Authorization Act of 2018
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Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018 [HB-4972]
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[Disabilities ]
Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018 This bill 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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Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act [S.2401]
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[Ethics ]
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
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Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act [HB-5028]
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[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act
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Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2018 [HB-5123]
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[Religion ]
Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2018 This bill eliminates the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or operate a similar entity with respect to HHS programs and activities.