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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building". [HB-2254]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building."
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MGT Act Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 [HB-2227]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
MGT Act Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes each of specified agencies for which there are Chief Financial Officers to establish an information technology system modernization and working capital fund to: improve, retire, or replace existing information technology systems to enhance cybersecurity and to improve efficiency and effectiveness; transition legacy information technology systems to cloud computing and other innovative platforms and technologies; assist and support efforts to provide adequate, risk-based,
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee. [HR-287]
[Ethics ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations, excuse from its criminal or civil penalties, or provide any other special consideration to Members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, the President, the Vice President, executive branch
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OSC Access Act [HB-2195]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
OSC Access Act This bill expands the authority of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) by allowing it to: (1) have timely access to material available to an agency that relates to an investigation, review, or inquiry relating to whistle-blower allegations or prohibited personnel practices; (2) request from any agency the information or assistance that may be necessary for it to carry out its duties and responsibilities; and (3) require, during an investigation, review, or inquiry of an agency, the agency to provide it any record or other information
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients. [HB-2196]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients. (Sec. 1) This bill modifies whistle-blower protections for federal employees or applicants who disclose classified national security information, or other protected information, that evidences wrongdoing. Currently, it is unlawful to retaliate against a federal employee for disclosing classified or protected information of wrongdoing to one of the following recipients: (1) the Office of Inspector General of their agency, (2) the U.S. Office
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Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2213]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to waive the administration of polygraph examinations to civilian and military applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. This expanded waiver authority terminates five years after the enactment of this bill. (Sec. 3) An individual who receives such a waiver is not exempt from other hiring requirements relating to suitability for employment and eligibility
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Streamlining DHS Overhead Act [HB-2190]
[Real Estate ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
Streamlining DHS Overhead Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Chief Facilities and Logistics Officer within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who shall: (1) develop policies and procedures and provide program oversight to manage DHS property, equipment, and material resources; (2) manage and execute mission support services within the National Capital Region for DHS real property, facilities, headquarters, and field activities; and (3) provide tactical and transactional services for DHS. DHS shall
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Preserving Data in Government Act of 2017 [S.960]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Preserving Data in Government Act of 2017
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District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017 [HB-2177]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017 This bill removes exceptions to residency requirements for federal district court judges, U.S. attorneys, and U.S. marshals serving in the District of Columbia. Under the bill: (1) federal district court judges serving in the District of Columbia must reside in the District of Columbia or one of the districts for which they are appointed; and (2) U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals appointed for the District of Columbia, and U.S. marshals for the Superior Court of the District of
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Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 [HB-2178]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to require the federal government to provide compensation to the employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, and security services to the federal government if such employees are placed on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2017.
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Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act [S.950]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to work with states and the Workforce Development Committee of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to merge the Incident Qualification System and the Incident Qualification and Certification System into a single system by September 30, 2025. The Office of Personnel Management shall establish a pilot program for seasonal or temporary federal employees, whose duties primarily involve being a firefighter. This bill allows wildland firefighters
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering. [HR-283]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering.
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 [S.951]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. For major or high-impact rules, an agency must: publish a notice of initiation of rulemaking to invite interested parties to propose alternatives and ideas that accomplish
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White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017 [S.953]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
White House Visitor Logs Transparency Act of 2017
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Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act [S.949]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Veterans ]
Wildland Firefighter Recognition Act
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Procurement Fraud Prevention Act [S.938]
[Small Business ]
[Defense ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Procurement Fraud Prevention Act This bill directs the General Services Administration to establish procedures to ensure that any notice regarding registration of a small business concern in a procurement system contains information about cost-free federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through the Small Business Administration, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies and programs.
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A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the "George Sakato Post Office". [S.931]
[Veterans ]
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the "George Sakato Post Office". (Sec. 1) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the "George Sakato Post Office."
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REVIEW Act of 2017 Require EValuation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2017 [S.919]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
REVIEW Act of 2017 Require EValuation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until: (1) the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and (2) OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a "high-impact rule" that may impose an annual cost on the economy of at least $1 billion. An agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review
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National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2017 [S.924]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
National Security Diversity and Inclusion Workforce Act of 2017
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Strengthening and Clarifying the 25th Amendment Act of 2017 [HB-2093]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Strengthening and Clarifying the 25th Amendment Act of 2017 This bill provides for an alternative body to transmit a written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of office in accordance with the 25th Amendment. Each former living President and each former living Vice President shall constitute such body, except any such individual who has been impeached by the House of Representatives and convicted by the Senate or who is serving as President or Vice President at the time the declaration of incapacity is made.
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