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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [S.337]
FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA). The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. An individual qualifies for such a benefit payment if such individual: is insured
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2017
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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [HB-947]
FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act This bill establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration (SSA). The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for each month beginning on the first day of the month in which the individual meets the criteria specified below and ending 365 days later (benefit period), not to exceed 60 qualified caregiving days per period. An individual qualifies for such a benefit payment if such individual: is insured
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 02/22/2017
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Financial Institutions Due Process Act of 2017 [HB-924]
Financial Institutions Due Process Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to establish an Independent Examination Review Panel. The panel shall have exclusive jurisdiction of an appeal of a final material supervisory determination of a federal financial institutions regulatory agency. A financial institution may request from a federal financial institutions regulatory agency a written determination of the agency's: (1) permission to take an action, and (2) interpretation of a law or regulation.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Rothfus
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit Prior To Referral. on 07/12/2017
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Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act [HB-935]
Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an Office of Cybersecurity Education and Awareness Branch to make recommendations to DHS regarding: (1) recruitment of information assurance, cybersecurity, and computer security professionals; (2) grants, training programs, and other support for kindergarten through grade 12, secondary, and post-secondary computer security education programs; (3) guest lecturer programs in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
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TIGER CUBS Act Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2017 [HB-966]
TIGER CUBS Act Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2017 This bill provides $500 million in supplemental FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for national infrastructure investments under a competitive grant program commonly known as the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. At least $100 million of the funds must be used for projects located in cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000. The funding provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Community Trust Act of 2017 [HB-921]
Community Trust Act of 2017 This bill nullifies Executive Order 13768, entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States," beginning on January 25, 2017, and prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among other things, that order raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been awarded to jurisdictions that willfully refuse to comply with a federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 [HB-945]
Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: work with critical infrastructure owners and operators and state, local, tribal, and territorial entities to manage risk and strengthen the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks; establish terrorism prevention policy to engage with international partners to strengthen critical infrastructure located inside or outside of the United States; establish a task force
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity And Infrastructure Protection. on 02/24/2017
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Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 [HB-920]
Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13767, entitled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements," is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's provisions concerning border security and immigration enforcement along the southern border of the United States are directives concerning
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/09/2017
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To terminate the Department of Education. [HB-899]
To terminate the Department of Education. This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2017 [HB-958]
Wasteful EPA Programs Elimination Act of 2017 This bill terminates all existing grant programs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), its National Clean Diesel Campaign, and its environmental justice programs. The EPA may not establish new grant programs. Federal funds may not be used by the EPA: to implement any ozone standard promulgated after this bill's enactment date; to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources, or from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units; for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/25/2017
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A resolution recognizing the contributions of Federal employees and pledging to oppose efforts to reduce Federal workforce pay and benefits, eliminate civil service employment protections, undermine collective bargaining, and increase the use of non-Federal contractors for inherently governmental activities. [SR-51]
A resolution recognizing the contributions of Federal employees and pledging to oppose efforts to reduce Federal workforce pay and benefits, eliminate civil service employment protections, undermine collective bargaining, and increase the use of non-Federal contractors for inherently governmental activities. Declares that the Senate will deny the passage of any legislation, and challenge any action of the executive branch, that: erodes fair compensation for federal employees, undermines the value of federal employee retirement programs, diminishes
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S750-751) on 02/06/2017
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Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act [S.319]
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/06/2017
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Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act [S.317]
Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website include an inventory that identifies each federal program for which there is more than $1 million in annual budget authority. For programs for which there is more than $1 million but not more than $10 million in annual budget authority (smaller programs), the inventory must include: an identification of the program activities that are aggregated, disaggregated, or consolidated; for each such program activity, the amount of funding for the
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-34. on 05/01/2017
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Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-889]
Human Trafficking Fraud Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish within the Internal Revenue Service an office to investigate and prosecute violations of tax laws by persons that appear to be violating specified federal laws prohibiting forced labor, trafficking of individuals, and transportation of minors or aliens for immoral purposes or state or territorial laws prohibiting the promotion of prostitution or of any commercial sex act. The office must cooperate with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
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Agency Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-850]
Agency Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The funds may not be used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. Any amounts deposited during the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted may not be obligated during the fiscal year and must be used for deficit reduction. The bill includes an exception for funds to be paid to an individual entitled to receive the funds as a whistle-blower,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/09/2017
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To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency. [HB-861]
To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency. This bill terminates the Environmental Protection Agency on December 31, 2018.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/25/2017
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Agency Accountability Act of 2017 [S.299]
Agency Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The funds may not be used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. Any amounts deposited during the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted may not be obligated during the fiscal year and must be used for deficit reduction. The bill includes an exception for funds to be paid to an individual entitled to receive the funds as a whistle-blower,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/03/2017
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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017 [HB-825]
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2022 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Such funds shall be available to the Department of the Interior for FY2018 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Interior shall establish priority areas on covered land (i.e., public land administered by Interior and not excluded under law from the development of geothermal,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-321, Part I. on 09/21/2017
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Phone The White House Act [HB-841]
Phone The White House Act This bill specifies that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President for any period during which a system is not in effect in which members of the public may submit comments to the office by telephone.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act [S.282]
Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend through FY2022 the authorization for deposit and use of lease revenues under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Such funds shall be available to the Department of the Interior for FY2017 and afterwards to implement both the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Interior shall establish priority areas on covered land (i.e., public land administered by Interior and not excluded under law from the development of geothermal,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/02/2017