Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act [HB-1630]
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act This bill authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assess sanitation and safety conditions on land set aside to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds. The bill applies to land held by the United States for the benefit of the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. The BIA may
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HB-1630: Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/27/2017
American Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1628]
American Health Care Act of 2017 TITLE I--ENERGY AND COMMERCE Subtitle A--Patient Access to Public Health Programs (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to eliminate funding after FY2018 for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which provides for investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and restrain the rate of growth in health care costs. Funds that are unobligated at the end of FY2018 are rescinded. (Sec. 102) The bill amends the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
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HB-1628: American Health Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Diane Black
Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 120. on 07/28/2017
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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HB-1625: TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 [HB-1607]
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017 This bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system; make recommendations for criminal justice reform; and disseminate findings and guidance to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments.
HB-1607: National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2017
HELP for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1613]
HELP for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan to provide health benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The bill expands the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that the Department of the Treasury must transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and the General
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HB-1613: HELP for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017 Helping Ensure Long-Term Protection for Coal Miners Health Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. John Shimkus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/27/2017
Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History [HB-1596]
Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History This bill establishes a commission to study the potential for creating a National Museum of Irish American History. The commission shall report to the President and Congress on: its recommendations for a plan of action for the establishment of the museum in Washington, DC; the availability and cost of the collections to be acquired and housed; the impact of the museum on regional Irish-American-related museums; whether the museum should be located within the Smithsonian
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HB-1596: Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/27/2017
Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 [HB-1611]
Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual shareholders meeting, the gender composition of its board of directors and nominees for board membership. The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group, composed of government, academic, and private-sector representatives, to study strategies for increasing gender diversity among the members of issuers' boards
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HB-1611: Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act [HB-1618]
S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act This bill includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an "eligible veteran" for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. As part of such program, the VA shall give each caregiver designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible
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HB-1618: S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
Medical Loss Ratio Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1610]
Medical Loss Ratio Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to audit a statistically significant and representative selection of health insurers to verify that insurer reports on medical loss ratio are accurate. This bill amends the Social Security Act to base determinations of the medical loss ratio of a Medicare Advantage plan on information from the HHS audit of the plan, if the plan was audited.
HB-1610: Medical Loss Ratio Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
SAFE Act Secure America's Future Elections Act [HB-1562]
SAFE Act Secure America's Future Elections Act This bill directs the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to designate the infrastructure used to administer elections as critical infrastructure. The bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to: funding for states to upgrade the security of the information technology and cybersecurity elements of voting systems, voter registration lists, and voter registration processes; voting systems and cybersecurity standards; paper ballot and manual
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Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act [HB-1556]
Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act This bill revises the authority of the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer excess personal property to federal and state law enforcement agencies. DOD's authority to transfer property for counter-drug activities is eliminated. DOD property recipients must: (1) provide DOD with a description of intended use; and (2) certify that they have appropriate personnel, technical capacity, and training and will return any surplus DOD property. Non-federal recipients must certify that they have notified their local
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HB-1556: Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 04/05/2017
Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-1580]
Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct critical monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United States and Canada. In support of the fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin, the USGS Great Lakes Science Center shall: (1) execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, freshwater fisheries science program; (2) work cooperatively with regional, state, tribal, and local governments; and (3) consult with interested
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HB-1580: Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/27/2017
Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017 [S.646]
Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to initiate an action for relief in a service member's employment or reemployment rights action with respect to: (1) a private or state employer, or (2) a state or private employer that is engaged in a pattern or practice to infringe upon such rights. The bill provides that: (1) a person may bring an action against a state, state instrumentality, or state officer or employee acting in his or her official capacity in U.S. district court or state
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S.646: Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/15/2017
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 [S.645]
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to assess, and submit a report regarding, the effects of the digital economy on the U.S. economy. In conducting the assessment, Commerce must: (1) consider the impact of the deployment and adoption of digital-enabling infrastructure and broadband, e-commerce and platform-enabled peer-to-peer commerce, and the production and consumption of digital media; and (2) consult with other government agencies, businesses, rural and urban Internet service and
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S.645: Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Received In The House. on 12/19/2018
Medgar Evers House Study Act [S.644]
Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, which is located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System; and (3) consider alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the federal
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S.644: Medgar Evers House Study Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-46. on 05/09/2017
Healthy Families Act [S.636]
Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. The bill declares that an employer shall not be required to
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S.636: Healthy Families Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017
Healthy Families Act [HB-1516]
Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. The bill declares that an employer shall not be required to
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HB-1516: Healthy Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/13/2017
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 CFPB-IG Act of 2017 [S.626]
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 CFPB-IG Act of 2017 This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB Inspector General shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
S.626: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 CFPB-IG Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/14/2017
Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act [S.625]
Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to provide that whenever the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reason to believe that a person or enterprise may be in possession or control of documentary material relevant to an investigation under FARA, the DOJ, before initiating a civil or criminal proceeding with respect to the production of such material, may serve a written demand upon the entity to produce the material for examination. The bill includes social media
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S.625: Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/14/2017
Ask Veterans Act [HB-1507]
Ask Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an experienced non-government entity to conduct an annual survey, over a five-year period, to determine the experiences of veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services at each VA medical facility. Those surveys shall include questions relating to: a veteran's ability to obtain hospital care and medical services at the facility in a timely manner, the time between the date the veteran requests an appointment and the date the appointment is scheduled,
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HB-1507: Ask Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017