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Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the tax returns and other specified financial information of President Donald J. Trump. [HR-186]
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Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the tax returns and other specified financial information of President Donald J. Trump. Directs the Department of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives the full tax returns of President Donald J. Trump for tax years 2006-2015, financial documentation, and any information in its possession that specifies President Trump's: debts held by foreign governments and foreign companies; investments in foreign countries and foreign enterprises;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Reported Adversely By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 115-73. on 03/30/2017
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No TRUMP Act of 2017 No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize the Presidency Act of 2017 [HB-1452]
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No TRUMP Act of 2017 No Taxpayer Revenue Used to Monetize the Presidency Act of 2017 This bill prohibits direct payments from the Treasury or reimbursements for any amounts expended in a hotel or other establishment providing daily-rate accommodation that is owned or operated by the President or a relative of the President.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/09/2017
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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 communications with the government of Russia. [HR-184]
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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 communications with the government of Russia. Requests the President, and directs the Attorney General, to transmit to the House of Representatives within 14 days after adoption of this resolution copies of any document or other communication in their possession that refers or relates to: any meeting or communication between Senator Jeff Sessions and any representative of the Russian government,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Reported Adversely (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-74. on 03/31/2017
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EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1431]
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EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in board advisory activities, and terms of office. The board provides scientific advice to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This bill requires the board to independently provide that advice. Among the revisions to requirements concerning the board's membership are the following: a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/30/2017
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MACPAC Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1395]
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MACPAC Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the duties, membership, and conflict-of-interest policies of the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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CLEAN Act Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now Act [HB-1388]
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CLEAN Act Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now Act This bill enacts H.Res. 895, 110th Congress (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics [OCE]) into permanent law, except that: the OCE shall be treated as a standing House committee for purposes of procuring the temporary or intermittent services of individual consultants or organizations to study or advise the OCE on matters within its jurisdiction or on its administration of affairs, references to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be construed to be references
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom O'Halleran
Introduced In House on 03/07/2017
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A concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President Donald J. Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization. [SCR-8]
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A concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President Donald J. Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization. Finds that the promised actions outlined by President Trump at his January 11, 2017, press conference are inadequate and insufficient to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. Calls upon President Trump to: (1) follow the precedent established
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1584) on 03/02/2017
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A bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level. [S.522]
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A bill to establish a 5-year ban on individuals appointed to Executive Schedule positions and Members of Congress engaging in lobbying activities at the Federal level. This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase to five years the ban on individuals appointed to executive schedule positions (except special government employees who serve less than 60 days in a 1-year period) from engaging in lobbying activities in the executive branch. The Office of Government Ethics may waive lobbying restrictions for certain executive schedule employees
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/02/2017
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Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act [HB-1351]
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Strengthening Oversight of TSA Employee Misconduct Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Perry
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-226. on 07/17/2017
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Make Our Government Safe Act [HB-1248]
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Make Our Government Safe Act This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the President from designating as an attendee or participant in the National Security Council (or in any meeting of the Principals Committee) any individual who threatens to destroy the government, including in speech or written form or through action. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that a federal department or agency that issues a security clearance for an employee, including for an employee of the Executive Office of the President, should consider
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/28/2017
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Save America's Science Act [HB-1232]
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Save America's Science Act This bill requires each federal agency to: (1) maintain each data asset of the agency, including any asset collected for the agency under a contract, in accordance with its records management program; (2) establish safeguards against the removal or loss of such assets; and (3) make any requirements and penalties related to such removal or loss known to agency officials and employees. Each agency shall: (1) notify the Archivist of the United States and Congress of any actual or threatened unlawful removal, defacing, alteration,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/27/2017
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Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017 [S.408]
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Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to submit to Congress a report containing a full and complete statement of the President's income earned, assets held, and liabilities owed in the preceding 12 months that are associated with a foreign country: with which the United States is negotiating a trade or investment agreement, that is subject to a presidential trade enforcement action determination modifying the tariff treatment of imported articles from such country, or that is designated as eligible for preferential
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1306) on 02/16/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America. [HR-145]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the fight against corruption in Central America. Reaffirms that combating corruption in the Northern Triangle is an important policy interest for the United States. Acknowledges that the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) are currently making important contributions to such effort. Urges the government of Guatemala to continue to cooperate with CICIG and the government
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Mr. Royce (ca) Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 05/17/2017
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Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security Council and urging his immediate removal. [HR-140]
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Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security Council and urging his immediate removal. Condemns the permanent position of Steve Bannon on the National Security Council (NSC). Urges: (1) President Trump to remove Bannon from the NSC, and (2) Congress to expend any necessary resources to protect U.S. national security and remove Bannon from such position.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
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Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-1172]
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Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to submit to Congress a report containing a full and complete statement of the President's income earned, assets held, and liabilities owed in the preceding 12 months that are associated with a foreign country: with which the United States is negotiating a trade or investment agreement, that is subject to a presidential trade enforcement action determination modifying the tariff treatment of imported articles from such country, or that is designated as eligible for preferential
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/03/2017
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Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-1196]
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Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2017 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S. government must ensure that capacity-building assistance to combat terrorist travel is coordinated among departments and agencies as well as with foreign implementing partners, and (2) such assistance should be prioritized for the highest-risk countries for travel by terrorists and foreign fighters. The Department of State shall submit to Congress biennially a foreign partner engagement plan that catalogues existing capacity-building
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Ordered To Be Reported In The Nature Of A Substitute (amended) By Voice Vote. on 09/28/2017
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Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition. [HCR-24]
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Establishing a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition. Establishes a Joint Committee on Russian Interference in the 2016 Election and the Presidential Transition. Requires the joint committee to study and review: attempts to influence elections for federal office held in the 2016 elections; related attempts to undermine trust in U.S. electoral processes and the attribution of such attempts; all policies, decisions, and activities taken by the executive branch to respond to such attempts; cybersecurity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017
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Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act [S.371]
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Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act This bill makes technical changes to the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 and other related Acts. The bill provides the House and Senate Appropriations Committees with oversight authority regarding congressional reports on: (1) high-risk diplomatic and consular posts, (2) embassy construction costs, (3) combating sexual exploitation in United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping operations, (4) Department of State overseas staffing levels, and (5) reducing illicit
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Corker
Became Public Law No: 115-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2017
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Of inquiry directing the Attorney General to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the financial practices of the President. [HR-111]
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Of inquiry directing the Attorney General to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the financial practices of the President. This bill directs the Department of Justice to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any of its documents, records, memos, correspondence, or other communications that refer or relate to: (1) any criminal or counterintelligence investigation targeting President Donald J. Trump, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page, Roger Stone, or any employee of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Reported Adversely (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-28. on 03/08/2017
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End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017 [S.350]
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End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit Members of Congress, in securities transactions, from receiving a discounted purchase price or a premium sales price. This prohibition shall not apply if the Member of Congress reasonably believes that the discount or premium was obtained in a manner generally available to the public.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/09/2017