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PROTECT Patrimony Resolution Protection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony Resolution [HCR-122]
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[Arts and Culture ]
PROTECT Patrimony Resolution Protection of the Right of Tribes to stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony Resolution (Sec. 4) Condemns the theft, illegal possession or sale, transfer, and export of tribal cultural items.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection. on 12/01/2016
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Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. [HCR-114]
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[International ]
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[National Security ]
Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes. Expresses concern about the disappearance of David Sneddon in Yunnan Province, China, in August 2004. Directs the Department of State and the intelligence community to continue joint investigations, coordinate investigations with the governments of China, Japan, and South Korea, and solicit information from regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations for David Sneddon's disappearance. Encourages the State Department and the intelligence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 04/29/2016
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ROV In-Depth Examination Act [HB-999]
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[Science ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
ROV In-Depth Examination Act The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall have no authority to: (1) establish recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) performance or configuration standards until the study required by this Act is completed, or (2) require ROV manufacturers to provide performance and technical data to prospective purchasers and to the first purchaser of an ROV for purposes other than resale. The Commission shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences to determine: the technical validity of the lateral stability and vehicle
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 02/20/2015
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Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 [HB-998]
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[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[Trade ]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[International ]
[Air Quality ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), if there is a valid aviation security preclearance agreement, to establish U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance operations in a foreign country to: prevent terrorists, instruments of terrorism, and other security threats from entering the United States; prevent inadmissible persons from entering the United States; ensure merchandise destined for the United States complies with applicable U.S. customs laws; and ensure the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 324. on 12/15/2015
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To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. [HB-984]
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To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail, extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/29/2015
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Medgar Evers House Study Act [HB-959]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
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Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 3) 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. Requires Interior to: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) determine the effect of the site's designation on existing commercial and recreational uses, and the effect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 608. on 09/06/2016
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Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 [HB-957]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) 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). (Sec. 3) The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended to create an Inspector General for the CFPB. Within 60 days after enactment of this bill, the President must appoint a CFPB Inspector
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Rothfus
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-865, Part I. on 12/12/2016
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-953]
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[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force to develop: (1) best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and (2) a strategy for disseminating such best practices. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to: states (with priority to states that provide civil liability protection for first responders, health professionals, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Healthy Families Act [HB-932]
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[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Small Business ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
Healthy Families Act 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. Authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Requires any small employer that opts out to provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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Keeping All Students Safe Act [HB-927]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
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Keeping All Students Safe Act Directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish minimum standards that: prohibit elementary and secondary school personnel from managing any student by using any mechanical or chemical restraint, physical restraint or escort that restricts breathing, or aversive behavioral intervention that compromises student health and safety; prohibit such personnel from using physical restraint or seclusion, unless such measures are required to eliminate an imminent danger of physical injury to the student or others and certain
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Andrea Sloan CURE Act Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use Reform and Enhancement Act [HB-909]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Andrea Sloan CURE Act Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use Reform and Enhancement Act Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the sponsor of an “investigational drug” (which is a drug that is designated as a breakthrough therapy, fast track product, infectious disease product, or drug for a rare disease or condition) to submit to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and make available to the public the sponsor's policy on requests for expanded access to the unapproved drug, including the minimum criteria for considering or approving
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015
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Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act [HB-904]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Study Act Directs the Department of the Interior to study the feasibility of designating a specified region in Chicago, Illinois, as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act [HB-90]
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[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act Requires the Comptroller General, for each of FY2016-FY2018, to: (1) review the budget requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs' Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, and Medical Facilities accounts contained in the President's budget request for that fiscal year; and (2) report review results to the congressional veterans, appropriations, and budget committees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H990) on 02/12/2015
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Innovation Act [HB-9]
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Innovation Act (Sec. 3) Directs a party alleging patent infringement in a civil action to include in the court pleadings, unless the information is not accessible after a reasonable inquiry, specified details concerning: all claims necessary to produce the identification of each process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter ("accused instrumentalities") alleged to infringe any claim of each patent allegedly infringed; the name, model number, or description of each accused instrumentality; where each element of each claim is found within,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 02/25/2016
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Better Buildings Act of 2015 Energy Efficient Government Technology Act Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes. [HB-873]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
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[Science ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Water ]
Better Buildings Act of 2015 Energy Efficient Government Technology Act Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes. Better Buildings Act of 2015 This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) develop and publish model leasing provisions to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency and water efficiency measures in commercial buildings, and (2) develop policies and best practices
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/13/2015
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Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2015 [HB-85]
[Defense ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Terrorism Prevention and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) work with critical infrastructure owners and operators and state, local, tribal, and territorial entities to take proactive steps to manage risk and strengthen the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks; (2) establish terrorism prevention policy to engage with international partners to strengthen the security and resilience of domestic critical infrastructure and critical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, And Security Technologies. on 01/23/2015
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Security in Bonding Act of 2015 [HB-838]
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Security in Bonding Act of 2015 Revises requirements related to assets pledged by a surety and to surety bond guarantees subject to the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. (A surety bond is a three-party instrument between a surety who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another, a contractor, and a project owner.) Declares that if another applicable law or regulation permits the acceptance of a bond from a surety that is not subject to specified federal law, and is based on a pledge of assets by the surety, the assets pledged
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/16/2015
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Medicare Residential Care Coordination Act of 2015 [HB-837]
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[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Residential Care Coordination Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a demonstration project under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to evaluate the use of capitated payments made to eligible continuing care retirement communities for residential care coordination programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
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Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015 [HB-832]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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Veterans Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Labor to enter into a contract with a non-governmental entity to conduct a longitudinal study of a statistically valid sample of each of the following groups of individuals over a period of at least five years: (1) veterans who have received intensive job counseling, training, and placement services; (2) veterans who did not receive intensive services but who otherwise received services; and (3) veterans who did not seek or receive services. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/25/2015
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Examining America's Mental Health Services Act of 2015 [HB-826]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Examining America's Mental Health Services Act of 2015 Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine (or, if the Institute declines to enter into such an arrangement, another appropriate entity) to conduct a comprehensive study on gaps in mental health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent acts. Requires the study to include consideration of: (1) gaps in mental health treatment services for adults and children with severe and persistent mental illness, (2) barriers
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015