Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act [HB-1404]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Gaming ]
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act (Sec. 3) This bill declares that 39.65 acres of land are to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, effective the day after the Tuscon Unified School District No. 1 relinquishes its interest in the land. (Sec. 4) The United States must convey to the school district 13.24 acres of federal land in exchange for payment of the fair market value of the land and the cost of conveyance. The school district may acquire the federal reversionary interest in 27.5 acres
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HB-1404: Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 370. on 04/10/2018
SJR-39: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carlos Uresti
Read First Time on 02/28/2017
You have voted SJR-39: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees..
Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 [HB-984]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Gaming ]
[Water ]
Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 TITLE I--CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE (Sec. 103) This bill extends federal recognition to the Chickahominy Tribe. The tribe and its members are made eligible for the services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the tribe. The bill establishes the service area of the tribe. (Sec. 104) The bill sets forth requirements for the tribe regarding its membership roll, governing
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HB-984: Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-121. (txt | Pdf) on 01/29/2018
Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017 [HB-829]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) to specify how a state must treat qualified lottery winnings and lump sum income for purposes of determining an individual's income-based eligibility for a state Medicaid program. Specifically, a state shall include such winnings or income as income received: (1) in the month in which it was received, if the amount is less than $80,000; (2) over a period of two months, if the amount is at least $80,000 but less than $90,000; (3) over a period
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HB-829: Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 02/07/2017
Regulate fantasy contests [HB-132]
[Gaming ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend section 3772.03 and to enact sections 3774.01, 3774.02, 3774.03, 3774.04, 3774.05, 3774.06, 3774.07, 3774.08, and 3774.09 of the Revised Code to grant the Ohio Casino Control Commission the authority to regulate fantasy contests and to exempt fantasy contests from the gambling laws.
HB-132: Regulate fantasy contests
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Effective 3/23/18 on 03/23/2018
Apply criminal penalties to casinos and affiliated casinos [HB-32]
[Gaming ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To amend section 3772.99 of the Revised Code to specify that the criminal penalty related to casino operators and employees participating in casino gaming applies at their casino facility or an affiliated casino facility.
HB-32: Apply criminal penalties to casinos and affiliated casinos
Sponsored by: Sen. John Eklund
Effective 9/12/17 on 09/12/2017
Reduce instant bingo fees and allow time and place changes [HB-17]
[Gaming ]
[Nonprofit ]
To amend sections 2915.08 and 2915.09 of the Revised Code to reduce the licensing fee for charitable organizations conducting instant bingo on five or fewer days per year, and to allow those organizations to change the location and date of the instant bingo sessions after a license has been issued.
HB-17: Reduce instant bingo fees and allow time and place changes
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristin Boggs
Refer To Committee: Government Accountability And Oversight on 02/08/2017
Regulate fantasy contests [SB-153]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend section 3772.03 and to enact sections 3774.01, 3774.02, 3774.03, 3774.04, 3774.05, 3774.06, 3774.07, 3774.08, and 3774.09 of the Revised Code to grant the Ohio Casino Control Commission the authority to regulate fantasy contests and to exempt fantasy contests from the gambling laws.
SB-153: Regulate fantasy contests
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Burke
Refer To Committee: Finance on 05/24/2017
HJR-59: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Poncho Nevarez
Read First Time on 03/22/2017
You have voted HJR-59: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming agreement with this state; providing for licensing of persons under the agreement; limiting certain taxes and fees..
HEART Act of 2017 Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2017 [HB-398]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
HEART Act of 2017 Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the notice period in civil forfeiture proceedings that involve the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting. It requires the government to send notice of the seizure to interested parties within 30 days (currently, 60 days). The notice period may be extended only if a delay is warranted after considering certain factors, including the cost to the government of providing shelter for the animal, the health of the animal and
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HB-398: HEART Act of 2017 Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017
HJR-55: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to establish a state gaming commission and to authorize and provide for the regulation of gaming conducted at certain locations in this state, authorizing federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct gaming on certain Indian lands, and requiring the governor to call the legislature into special session to consider gaming legislation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carol Alvarado
Read First Time on 03/22/2017
You have voted HJR-55: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to establish a state gaming commission and to authorize and provide for the regulation of gaming conducted at certain locations in this state, authorizing federally recognized Indian tribes to conduct gaming on certain Indian lands, and requiring the governor to call the legislature into special session to consider gaming legislation..
Fair Tax Act of 2017 [S.18]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Poverty ]
Fair Tax Act of 2017 This bill is a tax reform proposal that imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2019, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property, for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes, and for state government
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S.18: Fair Tax Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2017
FairTax Act of 2017 [HB-25]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Poverty ]
FairTax Act of 2017 This bill is a tax reform proposal that imposes a national sales tax on the use or consumption in the United States of taxable property or services in lieu of the current income and corporate income tax, employment and self-employment taxes, and estate and gift taxes. The rate of the sales tax will be 23% in 2019, with adjustments to the rate in subsequent years. There are exemptions from the tax for used and intangible property, for property or services purchased for business, export, or investment purposes, and for state government
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HB-25: FairTax Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Lumbee Recognition Act [S.1047]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Gaming ]
[Human Services ]
Lumbee Recognition Act This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services. The Deparment of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which
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S.1047: Lumbee Recognition Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 05/04/2017