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Healthy Relationships Act of 2015 [HB-453]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
Healthy Relationships Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to award grants for qualified sexual risk avoidance education for youth and their parents. The unambiguous message that postponing sexual activity is the optimal sexual health behavior for youth must be the primary emphasis and context for each topic covered by the education. The education must be age appropriate, medically accurate, and evidence based. The education must address specified topics, including: the benefits associated with personal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/23/2015
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K-1 Visa Program Suspension Act of 2015 [HB-4274]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
K-1 Visa Program Suspension Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the admission of K-1 nonimmigrants (fiancee or fiance) and the issuance of K-1 visas. The Government Accountability Office shall review the national security risks associated with the K-1 visa program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/15/2016
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Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act [HB-4087]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act This bill revises the effective date for reductions or discontinuances of Department of Veterans Affairs compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions by reason of marriage, remarriage, or death. The effective date is changed from the last day of the month before a marriage, remarriage, or death occurs to the last day of the month during which the event occurs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/18/2016
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Clean Up the Code Act of 2015 [HB-4023]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Clean Up the Code Act of 2015 This bill repeals provisions of the federal criminal code relating to the: (1) transportation of water hyacinths; (2) unauthorized application of a theft prevention decal or device to a motor vehicle; (3) fraudulent display of the 4-H club emblem; (4) commercial use of the Swiss Confederation coat of arms; (5) unauthorized use of the "Smokey Bear" character or name, the "Woodsy Owl" character, name, or slogan, or the "Golden Eagle Insignia"; (6) interstate transportation of dentures; and (7) receipt of compensation
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers
Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Discharged. on 11/18/2015
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Kerrie Orozco Act [HB-3159]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
Kerrie Orozco Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that the following persons may be naturalized upon compliance with all naturalization requirements, except that no prior residence or specified physical presence within the United States shall be required: a person who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen who died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder; and in the case of such a surviving spouse, the person was living in marital union with
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 09/08/2015
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Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015 [HB-3105]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to change provisions that refer to married couples to make such provisions equally applicable to legally married same sex couples.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 07/16/2015
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Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2015 [HB-3005]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2015 Conditions continued approval of a state plan under part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) upon state assessment of its policies with respect to barriers to employment and financial support of children. Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for an employment demonstration project involving a court- or state child support agency-supervised employment program for noncustodial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/15/2015
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Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2015 [HB-2976]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Insurance ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Social Security Act (SSAct), and other federal laws (including provisions concerning workers' compensation, retirement benefits, disability and death benefits, insurance, inheritances, or immigration) to replace: (1) references to "wife" or "husband" with references to "spouse"; and (2) references to "husband and wife" or "husband or wife" with references to "married couple" or " married person." For purposes of federal laws or regulations, "marriage"
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/08/2015
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TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act [HB-2969]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
TANF Marriage Penalty Elimination Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act with respect to mandatory work requirements to repeal the separate participation rate for two-parent families receiving TANF assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Holding
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Equality in Insurance Act of 2015 [HB-2851]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Equality in Insurance Act of 2015 This bill requires an insurer, when rating and underwriting any insurance policy that takes into consideration the marital status of the proposed insured, to consider the proposed insured to be married if the proposed insured is in a legal marriage, a civil union, or a domestic partnership with substantially the same legal obligations and consequences as a legal marriage under the laws of any jurisdiction (including any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Pocan
Introduced In House on 06/23/2015
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Protecting Adoption Act [HB-2818]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protecting Adoption Act Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry. Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry. Limits access to Registry information to eligible parties, including: (1) public and licensed private
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/02/2015
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First Amendment Defense Act [HB-2802]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
First Amendment Defense Act Prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Defines "discriminatory action" as any federal government action to discriminate against a person with such beliefs or convictions, including a federal government action to: alter the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 06/17/2015
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. [HB-2781]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age or any previous reduction in OASDI benefits. Declares that there shall be no reduction in the widow's or widower's insurance benefit of an individual for any month in which such individual is under a disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/23/2015
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Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act [HB-2639]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Marriage and Family Therapists for Veterans Act Revises the eligibility criteria for appointment to a marriage and family therapist position with the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require a person: (1) to hold a master's degree in marriage and family therapy, or a comparable degree in mental health, from an institution that is regionally accredited or approved by the VA Secretary (currently, approved by the Secretary); and (2) to have passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy regulatory board
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/17/2015
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Every Child Deserves a Family Act [HB-2449]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
Every Child Deserves a Family Act Prohibits adoption or foster care placement service entities that receive federal assistance (or that contract with entities receiving such assistance) from using the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent, or from using the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child, to: (1) deny a person the opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent; (2) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care; or (3) require different or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/01/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit. [HB-2389]
[Taxes ]
[Immigration ]
[Social Security ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a limitation on certain aliens from claiming the earned income tax credit. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the earned income tax credit to an alien who has been granted deferred action from removal in any taxable year in which such alien was not lawfully present in the United States or not authorized to work. The bill requires the Commissioner of Social Security to provide the Internal Revenue Service with information on social security account numbers granted to aliens under
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Introduced In House on 05/15/2015
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Copyright and Marriage Equality Act [HB-238]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act Amends federal copyright law to revise the definition of "widow" or "widower" for purposes of provisions concerning the transfer of a copyright to an author's spouse or other next of kin following the author's death. Declares that an individual is the widow or widower of an author if the courts of the state in which the individual and the author were married (or, if the individual and the author were not married in any state but were validly married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any state) would find
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 02/02/2015
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Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act [HB-2306]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for health care insurance premium assistance, to: (1) calculate the amount of such credit in the case of a joint tax return as the sum of each credit amount allowed to each spouse, thus preventing the tax effect known as the marriage penalty; and (2) replace the 400% poverty line eligibility limit for such credit with an applicable percentage based on a calculation of the combination of increased tax revenues and decreased outlays
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2015
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Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015 [HB-2025]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to the determination of a valid marriage to account for marriages in jurisdictions other than a state. Authorizes the courts of any state to find that an OASDI benefit applicant and an insured individual were validly married in a jurisdiction other than a state at the time the applicant files a benefit application or, if the insured individual is dead, at the time the individual died. Waives
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/12/2015
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Respect for Marriage Act [HB-197]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
Respect for Marriage Act Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/02/2015