Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-78]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit. The Ninth Circuit is composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit is composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada.
HB-78: Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act [S.2071]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant renewable three-year visa (D-3 visa) for alien crewmembers employed on Hawaii-based longline fishing vessels. The bill sets forth employer petition requirements and responsibilities, including requiring employers to enter into enforceable labor agreements with each approved D-3 alien prior to a fishing voyage. The Coast Guard shall perform dockside examinations of ships employing D-3 aliens to ensure compliance with health
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Taiwan Security Act of 2017 [HB-4288]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Taiwan Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan that are designed to improve military relations. Exchanges should focus on: threat analysis; military doctrine; force planning; logistical support; intelligence collection and analysis; operational tactics, techniques, and procedures; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and civil-military relations. Such exchanges should be conducted in the
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HB-4288: Taiwan Security Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael T. McCaul
Introduced In House on 11/07/2017
Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act [HB-4224]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[Public Safety ]
Sustainable Fishing Workforce Protection Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant renewable three-year visa (D-3 visa) for alien crewmembers employed on Hawaii-based longline fishing vessels. The bill sets forth employer petition requirements and responsibilities, including requiring employers to enter into enforceable labor agreements with each approved D-3 alien prior to a fishing voyage. The Coast Guard shall perform dockside examinations of ships employing D-3 aliens to ensure compliance with health
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Offshore Wind for Territories Act [HB-6665]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
Offshore Wind for Territories Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize offshore wind development in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The bill also establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems.
HB-6665: Offshore Wind for Territories Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Received In The Senate. on 12/11/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [S.3159]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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S.3159: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard C. Shelby
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Shelby. With Written Report No. 115-290. on 06/28/2018
S.3120: HEAL Act of 2018 Helping to End Addiction and Lessen Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 115-284. on 06/25/2018
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6157]
[Defense ]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Veterans ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. It does not include funding for military construction,
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HB-6157: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Signed By President. on 09/28/2018
WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [HB-5885]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund. Federal agencies that have duties relating to invasive species management for the protection of water and wildlife must: (1) inhibit or reduce the populations of invasive species and effectuate restoration
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HB-5885: WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/05/2018
LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act [HB-4179]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act This bill repeals the requirement that the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands be deemed as one state, receiving, of the amounts apportioned as financial assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for state purposes, shares in proportion to their populations.
HB-4179: LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 11/15/2017
Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-5849]
[Food ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Food Security Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan using the diet described in the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion's publication entitled "The Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans, 2007" and adjustments specified in this bill. The bill revises the
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HB-5849: Food Security Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 06/22/2018
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [HB-5674]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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HB-5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Reported By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I. on 05/11/2018
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 [HB-5515]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 This bill authorizes FY2019 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for: (1) Procurement, including helicopters, combat vehicles, weapons, aircraft, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; (2)
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HB-5515: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 08/13/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-4877]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. Provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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HB-4877: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
Introduced In House on 01/25/2018
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HJR-128]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Military ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division
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HJR-128: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
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To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes. [HB-4528]
[Animals ]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to limit the sale of billfish caught by U.S. fishing vessels. Under current law, billfish that are caught by U.S. vessels and landed (unloaded onshore) in Hawaii or Pacific Insular Areas (American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) may be sold and exported to
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HB-4528: To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darren Soto
Became Public Law No: 115-228. on 08/02/2018
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Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act [S.2155]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Insurance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Student Loans ]
[Economic Development ]
[Investments ]
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act TITLE I--IMPROVING CONSUMER ACCESS TO MORTGAGE CREDIT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to allow a depository institution or credit union with assets below a specified threshold to forgo certain ability-to-pay requirements regarding residential mortgage loans. Specifically, those requirements are waived if a loan: (1) is originated by and retained by the institution, (2) complies with requirements regarding prepayment penalties and points and fees, and (3)
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S.2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Presented To President. on 05/24/2018
HR-505: Condemning North Korea's threats against our citizens on Guam, reaffirming our unshakable commitment to the security of Guam, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H7097) on 09/07/2017
You have voted HR-505: Condemning North Korea's threats against our citizens on Guam, reaffirming our unshakable commitment to the security of Guam, and for other purposes..
Taiwan Security Act of 2017 [S.1620]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Taiwan Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan that are designed to improve military relations. Exchanges should focus on: threat analysis; military doctrine; force planning; logistical support; intelligence collection and analysis; operational tactics, techniques, and procedures; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and civil-military relations. Such exchanges should be conducted in the
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S.1620: Taiwan Security Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/24/2017