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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government. [HJR-98]
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Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law that is applicable to a U.S. citizen but not equally applicable to: (1) Congress; (2) the executive branch, including the President, Vice President, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and all other officers of the United States, including those provided for under the Constitution and by law; and (3) Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior courts.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government. [HJR-97]
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Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law that is applicable to a U.S. citizen but not equally applicable to: (1) Congress; (2) the executive branch, including the President, Vice President, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and all other officers of the United States, including those provided for under the Constitution and by law; and (3) Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior courts.
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-69]
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2014. Appropriates amounts for continuing projects or activities that were conducted in FY2013 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of P.L. 113-6); the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of P.L. 113-6); the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-66]
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2014. Appropriates amounts for continuing projects or activities that were conducted in FY2013 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of P.L. 113-6); the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division B of P.L. 113-6); the Department of Defense Appropriations Act,
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Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-59]
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[Student Loans ]
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Division A: Bipartisan Budget Agreement - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 - Division A [sic]: Budget Enforcement and Deficit Reduction - Title I: Budget Enforcement - Subtitle A: Amendments to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act - (Sec. 101) Amends the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish (increased) discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for the revised security and nonsecurity categories for FY2014-FY2015. Continues the existing spending limits in such categories
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Providing for the appointment of Michael Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [HJR-117]
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Appoints Michael M. Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Providing for the reappointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [HJR-111]
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Reappoints John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Providing for the appointment of John Fahey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [HJR-103]
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Appoints John Fahey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Providing for the appointment of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [HJR-102]
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Appoints Risa Lavizzo-Mourey as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Urging the President to immediately request the resignation of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. [HCR-98]
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Urges the President to immediately request the resignation of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki.
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To declare that certain agency actions by the National Labor Relations Board shall have no force or effect until final disposition is made in certain actions relating to the appointment of individuals to such Board that are pending in Federal court, and to prohibit further actions by such Board until such time. [HB-976]
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Declares that any agency action taken by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since January 4, 2012, shall be void unless each NLRB member has been appointed: (1) by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or (2) by the President to fill a vacancy during a recess of the Senate. Terminates such requirements upon final disposition of all actions alleging as a material fact the unconstitutionality of the appointment of individuals to the NLRB that are pending before a federal court as of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the NLRB from taking
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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-933]
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[International ]
[Trade ]
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[Telecommunications ]
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[Water ]
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[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
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[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
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[Human Services ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
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[Grants ]
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[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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[Recreation ]
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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 - Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2013 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); Office of the Chief Economist; National Appeals Division; Office of Budget and Program Analysis; Office of the Chief Information Officer; Office of the Chief Financial Officer; Office
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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83]
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Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing
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Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2013 [HB-823]
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Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2013 - Establishes a six-year term of office for the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Prohibits the Deputy Administrator from acting for, and exercising the powers of, the Administrator for a period exceeding 45 days. Requires the Associate Administrator, after such a 45 day period, to exercise the powers of the Administrator until a new Administrator is appointed and confirmed by the Senate. Establishes a Board of Directors for NASA. Sets forth Board membership and
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To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Stewart Lee Udall in recognition of his contributions to the Nation as hero for the environment, a champion for conservation, a civil right activist, a Native American crusader, and an advocate for the arts. [HB-750]
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Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to honor Stewart Lee Udall, in recognition of his contributions to the nation as hero for the environment, a champion for conservation, a civil rights activist, a Native American crusader, and an advocate for the arts.
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To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. [HB-667]
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Redesignates: (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, as the "NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center," and (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Western Aeronautical Test Range in California as the "NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range."
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Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 [HB-630]
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Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 - Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Prescribes the "average pay" to be used in calculating annuities and surplus amounts. Authorizes the transfer of surplus postal retirement contributions in FY2010 to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, the Postal Service Fund, and the Employees' Compensation Fund under the Federal
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Shahbaz Bhatti International Religious Freedom Act of 2014 [HB-5878]
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Shahbaz Bhatti International Religious Freedom Act of 2014
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Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2014 [HB-5846]
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Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2014
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Small Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 2014 [HB-5786]
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Small Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), with respect to minimum standards for residential mortgage loans and the presumption of ability to repay, to treat as a "qualified mortage" any residential mortgage loan made by a creditor having less than $10 billion in total assets, so long as the loan is originated and retained in creditor's portfolio for the duration of the loan term. Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to exempt a creditor with assets of less than $10 billion
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