Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2017 [S.520]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2017 This bill revises federal funding to states under the Medicaid program, including by capping annual funding on a per capita basis.
S.520: Medicaid Accountability and Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/02/2017
ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 [HB-1334]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, upon request by a federal, state, or local law enforcement official, to determine whether to issue a detainer to detain an alien arrested by such official for a violation of any law, not just one relating to controlled substances.
HB-1334: ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/17/2017
Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act [S.509]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act This bill directs each agency concerned (the Department of the Interior for federal land administered through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Department of Agriculture [USDA] for federal land administered through the U.S. Forest Service; and any other federal agency the duties of which require planning related to, and the treatment of, invasive species on federal land)
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S.509: Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/02/2017
Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act [HB-1330]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act This bill directs each agency concerned (the Department of the Interior for federal land administered through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Department of Agriculture [USDA] for federal land administered through the U.S. Forest Service; and any other federal agency the duties of which require planning related to, and the treatment of, invasive species on federal land)
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HB-1330: Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 03/23/2017
Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act [HB-1269]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: complete the final feasibility study authorized under the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act for the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County, California, which shall evaluate the development of the project as a non-federal project whereby Interior may be a participant in the locally preferred project; work with the Department of Commerce, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental
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HB-1269: Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/10/2017
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act [HB-1274]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Native American Affairs ]
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. The appropriate department must: (1) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination; and (2) publish online the
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HB-1274: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-561. on 02/15/2018
World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 [HB-1275]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirements for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage and for large employers to offer affordable coverage to full time employees. Health insurance is no longer required to cover preventive care at no cost or include the essential health benefits. Individuals enrolling in health insurance who have not maintained continuous coverage over the previous 12 months are charged an extra 20% on premiums for each consecutive year without coverage,
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HB-1275: World's Greatest Healthcare Plan of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017 [HB-1236]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the authority to inquire about or verify immigration or citizenship status and to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain an individual for a violation of such Act is restricted to immigration officers and authorized employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and subject to limits set forth in other provisions of
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HB-1236: PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2017
You have voted HB-1236: PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Enforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017.
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 [S.446]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms. A qualified individual must: (1) be eligible to possess, transport, or receive a firearm under federal law; (2) carry a valid photo identification document; and (3) carry a valid state-issued concealed carry permit, or be eligible to carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence.
S.446: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 03/14/2018
State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 [S.412]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to assist state and local governments with cybersecurity by: upon request, identifying system vulnerabilities and information security protections to address unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information collected or maintained by, or information systems used or operated by, state
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S.412: State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/16/2017
Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [S.435]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Interagency Council on Multigenerational Poverty to carry out specified objectives and the 2-generation approach, including by providing guidance, and addressing questions pertaining to 2-generation programs and other programs engaging in efforts to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. The "2-generation approach" means the approach to breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty by improving family economic security through the implementation of 2-generation pilot
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S.435: Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/16/2017
S.415: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/16/2017
You have voted S.415: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities..
Small Tracts Conveyance Act [HB-1106]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
Small Tracts Conveyance Act This bill requires the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a state (respecting certain public lands) or the Regional Forester with jurisdiction over the National Forest System (NFS) land of a specific Forest Service Region (respecting certain NFS lands) to select an eligible federal lands parcel for conveyance: (1) in response to a request by an adjacent landholder (any holder of non-federal land that shares one or more boundaries with such a parcel and who requests to purchase such a parcel), or (2) upon
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HB-1106: Small Tracts Conveyance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Amodei
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 03/10/2017
WMATA Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1140]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
WMATA Improvement Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to provide additional grants for each of FY2018-FY2028 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for financing approved capital and preventive maintenance projects. No grants may be provided until: the WMATA Board of Directors certifies that amendments have been made to the existing collective bargaining agreement between WMATA and a collective bargaining unit allowing WMATA to implement necessary operational changes required to provide a high
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HB-1140: WMATA Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. John Delaney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/16/2017
Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-1189]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities. The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to increase
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HB-1189: Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Brady
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/10/2017
HJR-76: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-54. (txt | Pdf) on 08/22/2017
You have voted HJR-76: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission..
Local Fishing Access Act [HB-1195]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Animals ]
Local Fishing Access Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to permit and regulate Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Island Sound Transit Zone. The transit zone is the area of federal waters within Block Island Sound, located between areas south of Montauk Point, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island.
HB-1195: Local Fishing Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/07/2017