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Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 [S.1325]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Better Workforce for Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint qualified graduates and post-secondary students to competitive service positions without regard to certain federal civil service employment and retention provisions. The VA shall allow for excepted service appointments of qualifying students and recent graduates leading to career or career conditional employment. The VA may appoint: (1) highly qualified candidates without regard to competitive service provisions if the Office of Personnel
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-320. on 07/11/2017
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CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 [S.1305]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
CBP HiRe Act U.S. Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides hiring and compensation flexibilities to support the recruitment, relocation, and retention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees in rural or remote areas. Specifically, if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines there is a critical hiring need and a direct relationship between the rural or remote nature of an area and the difficulty recruiting and retaining CBP employees in that area, then it may exercise direct
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Received In The House. on 10/12/2018
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Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 [HB-2662]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/21/2017
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Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act [HB-2756]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Environmental ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act This bill establishes: (1) an Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer; (2) an Office of Market Access Assistance; (3) a Trade Enforcement Division within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), headed by a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement; (4) the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Business; (5) the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator; and (6) the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the dispute settlement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/26/2017
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Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017 [S.1250]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 04/11/2018
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Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2017 ExCEL Act of 2017 [HB-2580]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2017 ExCEL Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace several existing federal student loan programs with a single repayment plan that caps annual debt repayments based on the borrower's income. The bill terminates the authority of the Department of Education (ED) to make federal Direct Stafford Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Direct PLUS loans, subject to exceptions for existing student borrowers, PLUS loans made to parents of undergraduates, and Direct Consolidation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Introduced In House on 05/19/2017
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Invest in Our Communities Act [S.727]
[Immigration ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
Invest in Our Communities Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt spouses and children of EB-5 investor immigrants from worldwide employment-based immigration limits, and (2) revise the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrant admissions. EB-5 visas are excluded from per country caps. EB-5 visas shall be made available to qualified immigrants who participate in a regional center program in the United States designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the promotion of economic growth,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/27/2017
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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Environmental Protection Agency. [HB-1716]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Environmental Protection Agency. This bill exempts the Environmental Protection Agency from any action by the President to freeze the hiring of federal employees.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
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Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 [HB-1600]
[Veterans ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans to elect to claim the tax credit as an exemption from employment and railroad retirement taxes for such veterans' first-year wages, subject to specified limitations. The bill appropriates amounts to the Social Security trust funds and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. [HB-1561]
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[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control. This bill exempts the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from any action by the President to prevent federal agencies from creating or filling civilian employee positions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/16/2017
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To terminate the EB-5 program. [HB-1502]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
To terminate the EB-5 program. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the EB-5 visa category. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 is amended to terminate the EB-5 regional center pilot program. The EB-5 visa provides lawful permanent residence to foreign nationals who invest (directly or through a regional center) a specified amount of capital in a new commercial enterprise in the United States and create at least 10 jobs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/31/2017
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Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act [HB-1508]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer. Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship. The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
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Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.595]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the categories of applicants for law enforcement positions with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for whom polygraph examinations may be waived. (Sec. 3) An applicant who receives such a waiver and who holds a Tier 4 background investigation shall be subject to a Tier 5 background investigation. The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant for a law enforcement position who received a waiver if
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-133. on 07/24/2017
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Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 [S.606]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish requirements and authorities for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to: (1) preventing identify theft and tax refund fraud, and (2) the electronic filing of tax returns. The IRS must: develop and implement guidelines for stolen identity refund fraud cases, provide specified notifications to suspected victims of identity theft, establish a local law enforcement liaison for tax-related identity theft and other tax fraud matters, use
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/09/2017
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Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1442]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017 This bill extends the eligibility for non-competitive appointment of any individual provided under Executive Order 11103 (relating to non-competitive appointment of eligible Peace Corps volunteers) or Executive Order 12721 (relating to non-competitive appointment of certain overseas employees), or of a VISTA volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, by the number of days that such eligibility coincides with any federal hiring freeze. The bill defines "federal hiring freeze"
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Introduced In House on 03/09/2017
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VET Protection Act of 2017 Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1461]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
VET Protection Act of 2017 Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) track the use of official time by VA employees accurately and without the use of estimates or ranges of times, and (2) report on such use to the Office of Personnel Management and Congress by December 1 of each fiscal year. Each report shall include: (1) the total amount of official time granted to employees; (2) the total amount of official time expended and the amount of official time expended
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jodey Cook Arrington
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-146, Part I. on 05/23/2017
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American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 [HB-1428]
[Crime ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans as career law enforcement officers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/17/2017
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American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 [S.583]
[Crime ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans as career law enforcement officers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Became Public Law No: 115-37. (txt | Pdf) on 06/02/2017
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TechCorps Act [HB-1392]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
TechCorps Act TechCorps Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and maintain an electronic database of job vacancies across the government relating to information technology (IT). The database shall be published on the USAJobs website and shall describe such vacancies as TechCorps-eligible positions. The National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to enter into an agreement with a federal agency to carry out a TechCorps program, under which: individuals
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Introduced In House on 03/07/2017
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Civil Service Incentives Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-1385]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Civil Service Incentives Integrity Act of 2017 This bill requires the retraction and repayment of recruitment and relocation bonuses paid to federal employees who have spent at least 80% of the time they would otherwise be in a duty status on official time. Additionally, a retention bonus may not be paid to any such employee who, for a period of 6 consecutive months of service associated with the bonus, has spent at least 80% of the time they would otherwise be in a duty status on official time. Official time is time spent by federal employees performing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Virginia Foxx
Introduced In House on 03/07/2017