Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act [HB-1033]
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[Finance ]
Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Equal Access to Justice Act and the federal judicial code to require the Administrative Conference of the United States to create and maintain online searchable databases with information about the attorney's fees and other expenses awarded to prevailing parties other than the United States in certain: (1) agency-conducted adversary adjudication proceedings, and (2) civil action court cases (excluding tort cases) or settlement agreements to which the United States is a party.
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HB-1033: Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [S.372]
[Trade ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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S.372: STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/14/2017
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 [S.333]
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[Environmental ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 This bill prohibits federal government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States (resolving a civil action, a plea agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, or a nonprosecution agreement) that provides for a payment or loan to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments or loans that: (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or loan, or (2) constitute
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S.333: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 [S.301]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. Health care providers include health care professionals, health care facilities, social services providers, health care professional training programs, and health
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S.301: Conscience Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/03/2017
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 [HB-843]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 This bill grants immunity from civil liability to an employer who reports, to a potential future employer, the violent or threatening behavior of an employee or former employee. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion. Also, it grants immunity from civil liability to a potential employer who responds, with a reasonable action in good faith, to a report of violent or threatening behavior by an employee or potential employee. Finally, the bill
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HB-843: See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act [HB-788]
[Sports ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4)
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HB-788: Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-707, Part I. on 05/29/2018
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 [HB-732]
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[Environmental ]
[Crime ]
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States (resolving a civil action, a plea agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, or a nonprosecution agreement) that provides for a payment or a loan to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments or loans that: (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or loan and suffered
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HB-732: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/25/2017
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 [S.197]
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[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after this bill's enactment. The trust fund compensates individuals who contract cancer or other diseases as a result of their exposure to radiation during nuclear testing undertaken by the United States during the Cold War. The bill revises the requirements of that Act, including by: increasing the amount of compensation that an individual may receive; expanding the
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S.197: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 06/27/2018
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
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[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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HB-695: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 [HB-651]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this bill. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable
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HB-651: Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 [HB-644]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. Health care providers include health care professionals, health care facilities, social services providers, health care professional training programs, and health
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HB-644: Conscience Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act [HB-622]
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[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act This bill declares that, by September 30, 2017, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall terminate the Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations unit and cease using Forest Service employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands. Also by such date, the Department of the Interior shall terminate the Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement and cease using Interior employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands. Interior shall make a grant to each state to
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HB-622: Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Stewart Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 622, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Chaffetz, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 07/11/2017
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 [HB-522]
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[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 This bill prohibits government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement resolving a civil action on behalf of the United States that provides for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments that remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or that constitute payment for services rendered in connection with the case. Government officials or agents who violate this prohibition
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HB-522: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 02/08/2017
Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act [HB-469]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act This bill establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. The bill sets
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HB-469: Congressional Article I Powers Strengthening Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/26/2017
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 [S.119]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 This bill establishes public notice and comment procedures and motion to intervene standards for civil actions seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action, and for consent decrees or settlement agreements that require agency action, relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of: (1) private persons other than the person bringing the action; or (2) a state, local, or tribal government. The
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S.119: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S315-316) on 01/12/2017
One Subject at a Time Act [HB-395]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
One Subject at a Time Act This bill requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change of existing law requirement if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill. The bill voids: (1) an entire Act or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects, (2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's
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HB-395: One Subject at a Time Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017
GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act [HB-289]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Small Business ]
[Tourism ]
GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to the Forest Service, or the Department of the Interior, with respect to any other federal land management agency, may issue and charge a fee for special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters. Interior and USDA may issue special recreation permits: for specialized individual and group use of federal facilities and federal recreational
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HB-289: GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/03/2017
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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HB-244: HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017
Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 [HB-23]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017 TITLE I--CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT WATER RELIABILITY (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to include among its purposes to: (1) ensure that water dedicated to fish and wildlife purposes is replaced and provided to Central Valley Project (CVP) water contractors by December 31, 2018, at the lowest cost reasonably achievable; and (2) facilitate and expedite water transfers in accordance with such Act. (Sec. 102) The bill restricts the definition of "anadromous fish" to mean
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HB-23: Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/18/2017
Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act [HB-40]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.
HB-40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Assuming First Sponsorship - Ms. Jackson Lee Asked Unanimous Consent That She May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 40, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/08/2018