Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act [HB-4827]
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Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about January 19, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.
HB-4827: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/18/2018
Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018 [HJR-127]
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Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018 This joint resolution provides FY2018 continuing appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military pay, death gratuities, and related benefits for survivors of deceased members of the military. The funding is available until the earlier of September 30, 2018, or the enactment of specified appropriations legislation. The joint resolution provides continuing appropriations for: the payment of a death gratuity, the payment or reimbursement of funeral and burial expenses, the payment
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HJR-127: Pay Our Military Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Introduced In House on 01/19/2018
Pay Our Military Act of 2018 [S.2328]
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Pay Our Military Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and death benefits during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for: pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service (including drill) during the period; payments of death benefits for individuals who die during the period; and pay and allowances to civilian personnel or contractors
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S.2328: Pay Our Military Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 01/19/2018
Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018 [HB-4852]
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Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. The appropriations provided by this bill are available until the earlier of: (1) the enactment into law of specified appropriations legislation, or (2) January 1, 2019. The bill provides continuing appropriations for pay and allowances of: members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service; members of the reserve
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HB-4852: Pay Our Protectors Not Our Politicians Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/19/2018
End The Shutdown Act of 2018 [HB-4872]
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End The Shutdown Act of 2018 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to extend the expiration date of the FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR) from January 19, 2018, to January 23, 2018. The bill provides continuing appropriations for federal agencies through the earlier of January 23, 2018, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It ends the government shutdown that began when the existing CR expired because none of the 12 FY2018 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have been enacted.
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HB-4872: End The Shutdown Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Steny Hoyer
Introduced In House on 01/20/2018
Pay Our Military Act of 2018 [HB-4871]
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Pay Our Military Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for military pay and death benefits during any period in which interim or full-year appropriations for FY2018 are not in effect. In the event of a government shutdown, the bill provides continuing appropriations for: pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components, who perform active service (including drill) during the period; payments of death benefits for individuals who die during the period; and pay and allowances to civilian personnel or contractors
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HB-4871: Pay Our Military Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 01/20/2018
End The Shutdown Act of 2018 [HB-4874]
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End The Shutdown Act of 2018 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to extend the expiration date of the FY2018 Continuing Resolution (CR) from January 19, 2018, to January 26, 2018. The bill provides continuing appropriations for federal agencies through the earlier of January 26, 2018, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations legislation. It ends the government shutdown that began when the existing CR expired because none of the 12 FY2018 regular appropriations bills that fund the federal government have been enacted.
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HB-4874: End The Shutdown Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/22/2018
Earmark Elimination Act of 2018 [S.2330]
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Earmark Elimination Act of 2018 This bill establishes a point of order in the Senate against considering legislation that includes an earmark. Under the bill, an "earmark" is a congressionally directed spending item, tax benefit, or tariff benefit targeted to a specific recipient or group of beneficiaries. The point of order may be waived by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn. If the point of order is successfully raised and sustained, the earmark shall be stricken from the legislation.
S.2330: Earmark Elimination Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/23/2018
S.2333: A bill to prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/24/2018
You have voted S.2333: A bill to prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan..
Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2018 [S.2339]
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Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2018 This bill provides specified continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect after the fiscal year begins. The appropriations are provided to continue to fund programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
S.2339: Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 01/25/2018
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 [HB-4878]
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Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to: (1) advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch; (2) collect and disseminate information about and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the executive branch, including the results of those efforts; and (3) use the expertise of individuals, both inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch. The head of each agency
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HB-4878: Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 [S.2340]
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Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council to: (1) advise the President on matters involving labor-management relations in the executive branch; (2) collect and disseminate information about and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the executive branch, including the results of those efforts; and (3) use the expertise of individuals, both inside and outside the federal government, to foster partnership arrangements in the executive branch. The head of each agency
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S.2340: Federal Labor-Management Partnership Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/25/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-4877]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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HB-4877: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act [S.2349]
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Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, without compromising programmatic needs. The working group shall consider: what activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence, whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on
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S.2349: Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Received In The House. on 05/17/2018
Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act [HB-4893]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, without compromising programmatic needs. The working group shall consider: what activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence, whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on
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HB-4893: Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/07/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HJR-128]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division
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HJR-128: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
HB-4934: To prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
You have voted HB-4934: To prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan..
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act [HB-4961]
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[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about February 8, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.
HB-4961: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/07/2018
Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2018 [HB-5046]
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Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the use of any funds that are made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to carry out the functions, programs, and activities of such endowment.
HB-5046: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Development. on 04/05/2018