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NDA Act No Disrupting Accountability Act [HB-5351]
NDA Act No Disrupting Accountability Act This bill states that a nondisclosure agreement based on an individual's employment in the Executive Office of the President or the White House may not be enforced against the individual for disclosing information, in violation of the nondisclosure agreement, about wrongdoing.
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Fix NICS Act of 2017 [HB-4477]
Fix NICS Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to: certify whether it has provided to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, and establish and substantially comply with an implementation plan to maximize record submissions and verify their accuracy. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to modify
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Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017 [S.2262]
Counterterrorism Advisory Board Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for a four-year period, a Counterterrorism Advisory Board, which shall: (1) be composed of senior representatives of DHS operational components and headquarters elements, and (2) coordinate DHS intelligence activities and policy and information related to DHS's counterterrorism mission and functions. The board's charter shall: (1) direct it to focus on the current threat environment and the importance
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IRS Information Technology Accountability Act [HB-5362]
IRS Information Technology Accountability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the position of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Chief Information Officer (CIO) to be responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of information technology for the IRS. The duties and responsibilities of the CIO include: ensuring that the information technology is secure and integrated, maintaining operational control of the information technology, being the principal advocate for the information technology needs of the IRS,
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National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act [S.1787]
National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act This bill amends the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 to reauthorize the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program of the U.S. Geological Survey through FY2023.
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Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump. [HR-496]
Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.
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Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [HR-497]
Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 [S.1761]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
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Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups. [HCR-77]
Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups. Condemns the role of white supremacist groups in inciting violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and denounces the increase in fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and other hate groups. Offers condolences to the families of those who died in Charlottesville, and wishes quick recoveries for those injured. Urges President Trump to: (1) disavow any support he has received from
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Special Counsel Independence Protection Act [HB-3654]
Special Counsel Independence Protection Act This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, or of another official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the Department of Justice (DOJ) chain of command. Specifically, a special counsel or other appointed individual may be removed only if: (1) the Attorney General files an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and files a contemporaneous
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Special Counsel Integrity Act [S.1741]
Special Counsel Integrity Act
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Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017 [S.1730]
Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: establish a five-year strategy to achieve, with target countries and donors, the goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths globally and ensure healthy and productive lives by 2030; and provide assistance to implement the strategy. The President shall designate a current U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee serving in the Senior Executive Service or at the level of a Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher to serve concurrently as the Maternal
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Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Restructuring Act of 2017 [HB-3640]
Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Restructuring Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the position of Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), who shall: (1) serve at the Central Office of the VA; and (2) be responsible for, and report to the Under Secretary on, all matters regarding the procurement, acquisition, and management of information technology systems and services for the VHA.
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We the People Act of 2017 [HB-3537]
We the People Act of 2017
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 CFPB-IG Act of 2017 [HB-3625]
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 CFPB-IG Act of 2017 This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended to create an Inspector General for the CFPB.
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Prioritizing Education in Conflict Zones Act of 2017 [HB-3612]
Prioritizing Education in Conflict Zones Act of 2017 This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Director of Refugee Educational Assistance (to be designated by USAID), to provide long-term assistance to expand and improve primary and secondary education for displaced children from areas of conflict. Such assistance shall be used to: (1) build the capacity for private sector and civil society organizations to develop and strengthen
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Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey. [HR-488]
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the removal of former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey.
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Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017 [HB-3462]
Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a special counsel should be appointed by the Attorney General or his designee to investigate misconduct by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey with regard to the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for mishandling of classified data and use of an unauthorized email server. [HR-477]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a special counsel should be appointed by the Attorney General or his designee to investigate misconduct by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey with regard to the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for mishandling of classified data and use of an unauthorized email server.
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Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 [S.1631]
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2018 This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) reorganization plans. Any such plan shall preserve USAID's independence. The State Department is urged to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues. The bill: (1) establishes in the State Department a Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and the position of Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and (2)
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