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Workflex in the 21st Century Act [HB-4219]
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[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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Workflex in the 21st Century Act This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to establish a voluntary workflex option under which employers who provide flexible workplace arrangement plans that include a combination of paid leave and flexible work options are exempt from certain state and local laws regarding employee benefits. A flexible workplace arrangement plan must provide all employees with a minimum amount of paid leave per year that ranges from 12-20 days, depending on the size of the employer and the tenure
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Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 [HB-6136]
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[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
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Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the border, including by increasing enforcement personnel. The bill provides funding for infrastructure, law enforcement, and border security, including funds for a border wall along the southern border. The bill provides for: (1) an Integrated Border Enforcement Team Program within DHS; (2) Tunnel Task Forces; (3) a pilot program on the use of electromagnetic spectrum to support
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Export Administration Anti-Discrimination Act [HB-6095]
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[International ]
Export Administration Anti-Discrimination Act
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ENCRYPT Act of 2018 Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2018 [HB-6044]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
ENCRYPT Act of 2018 Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications Act of 2018
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Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-4133]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill allows any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional, regardless of whether the professional is a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner, for any item or service covered by Medicare. Such beneficiaries may submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply, except that, where the professional is considered to be non-participating, payment shall be paid as if the professional were participating. An eligible professional
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Clean Ports Act of 2017 [HB-4147]
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[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Clean Ports Act of 2017 This bill declares that federal preemption of laws relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state or local government or an interstate authority to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of pollution or traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of the facilities, provided adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict
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Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 [HB-5841]
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[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018
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Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 [S.2842]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018
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Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [S.2845]
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Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employoees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum or understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest
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Workplace Democracy Act [HB-5728]
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Workplace Democracy Act
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American LAWS Act American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act [HB-4340]
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[Trade ]
American LAWS Act American Labor, Wages, and Sovereignty Act
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Securing America's Future Act of 2018 [HB-4760]
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[Criminal Justice ]
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Securing America's Future Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise immigrant visa allocation provisions, including family-related visas. A nonimmigrant classification for parents of adult U.S. citizens is created. The diversity visa program is eliminated. Annual immigration levels are revised. The limit on the worldwide level of employment-based immigrants is increased. The H-2C visa temporary agricultural worker program is revised. A trust fund is established to provide incentives for such workers to return to
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Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act [HB-4846]
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Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act This bill requires the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether a state substantially provides public safety officers or employees: the right to form and join a labor organization; recognition by public safety employers of the employees' labor organization, agreement to bargain with the organization, and reduction of any agreements to writing in a contract or memorandum of understanding; the right to bargain over hours, wages, and terms and conditions of employment; and binding interest
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Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4081]
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[Data Privacy ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to intentionally and willfully conceal knowledge of a security breach that results in economic harm of at least $1,000 to any individual. It imposes criminal penalties on a violator and authorizes the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate offenses. The bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file a civil action: (1) to prevent ongoing conduct that damages 100 or more protected computers (e.g., government
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Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018 [HB-4955]
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Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2018 This bill limits an individual's civil liability for harm caused by the emergency administration of an opioid overdose reversal drug (e.g., naloxone) if the individual is one of the following: a licensed health care professional who prescribes or provides the drug to an individual who was educated on its administration; an employee or volunteer at an opioid overdose program who provides the drug, as part of such program, to an authorized recipient who administers it; or an individual who administers the drug
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Music Modernization Act [HB-5447]
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Music Modernization Act
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CLASSICS Act Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act [S.2393]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
CLASSICS Act Compensating Legacy Artists for their Songs, Service, and Important Contributions to Society Act
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Legal Workforce Act [HB-3711]
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Legal Workforce Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. An employer shall attest, during the verification period and under penalty of perjury, that the employer has verified that an individual is not an unauthorized alien. An individual shall attest that he or she is a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or an alien authorized to work in the United States.
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SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act [HB-3668]
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SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act This bill revises existing programs and establishes new programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal lands. TITLE I--FISHING PROTECTION ACT Fishing Protection Act (Sec. 102) Sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempt from regulation of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. (Sec. 103) The Departments of the Interior and of Agriculture (USDA) may not regulate the use
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Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 [S.1642]
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Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends the Revised Statutes, the Home Owners' Loan Act, the Federal Credit Union Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to state that bank loans that are valid when made as to their maximum rate of interest in accordance with federal law shall remain valid with respect to that rate regardless of whether a bank has subsequently sold or assigned the loan to a third party.