SR-56: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S871; Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S871-872) on 02/07/2017
You have voted SR-56: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should remain a global leader in welcoming and providing refuge to refugees and asylum seekers and that no person should be banned from entering the United States because of their nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender..
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act [S.319]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Environmental ]
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing
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S.319: Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/06/2017
HR-94: Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States").
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
You have voted HR-94: Commending Sally Quillian Yates for refusing to enforce Donald Trump's discriminatory Executive Order 13769 (82 Fed. Reg. 8977; relating to "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States")..
Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [HJR-63]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant This joint resolution authorizes the President to use the U.S. Armed Forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or associated persons or forces. This resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization pursuant to section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 is repealed.
HJR-63: Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Introduced In House on 02/03/2017
Aid to Allies Act [HB-802]
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[Trade ]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Aid to Allies Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: in periods of constrained resources all budget items deserve scrutiny, especially foreign aid dollars; rather than assisting governments that undermine our allies, such dollars would be better spent in countries that support the shared interests of the American people; and the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation should not enter into any compact with Senegal until the board reports to Congress regarding Senegal's eligibility to meet specified democratic and economic criteria
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HB-802: Aid to Allies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 [HB-808]
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[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 This bill prescribes requirements for sanctions with respect to: (1) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and related entities; (2) Mahan Air; (3) Iran's support of terrorism; (4) Iran's human rights abuses; (5) certain Iranian individuals; (6) persons who conduct transactions with or on behalf of certain Iranian individuals; (7) financial institutions that engage in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved in human rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran; (8) Iran's ballistic
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HB-808: Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/06/2017
No Bonuses for Terrorists Act [HB-789]
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[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
No Bonuses for Terrorists Act This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) until the Department of State has certified that the PA and the PLO have ceased paying financial compensation or any other benefit not generally available to the Palestinian population at large to the families of Palestinians killed in connection with an act of terrorism. Recertification is required every six months. If the State Department is
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HB-789: No Bonuses for Terrorists Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.274]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," effective as of January 27, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions
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S.274: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 7. on 02/02/2017
You have voted S.274: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States..
Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act [S.266]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions to attain comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
S.266: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Received In The House. on 08/24/2018
International Conflicts of Concern Act [HB-779]
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[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
International Conflicts of Concern Act This bill directs the President to identify to Congress each country whose government is, and each country in which anti-government forces are, allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict occurring in that country. The President shall designate a country as a "country of conflict concern" if: (1) its government or anti-government forces in the country are allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict in it, and (2) it is in the U.S. national
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HB-779: International Conflicts of Concern Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act [HB-754]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act This bill directs Congress to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat, the former President of Egypt, in recognition of his achievements and efforts to attain comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Such medal shall be presented to: (1) the widow of Anwar Sadat, Jehan Sadat, or her next of kin; and (2) a representative of the government of Egypt.
HB-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 12/13/2018
Safeguard Israel Act of 2017 [HB-769]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Safeguard Israel Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the U.S. government from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) or any U.N. organization until the President certifies to Congress that Security Council Resolution 2334 has been repealed. Security Council Resolution 2334 characterizes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem as illegal and demands cessation of settlement activities.
HB-769: Safeguard Israel Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.240]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.
S.240: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S491-492) on 01/30/2017
You have voted S.240: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States..
Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 [HB-730]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the prohibition against participation in the visa waiver program of an alien who, regardless of whether the alien is a national of a program country, is a national of: (1) Iraq or Syria, (2) a country designated as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, or (3) any other country or area of concern.
HB-730: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/14/2017
USA Values Act of 2017 Universal Security of American Values Act of 2017 [HB-735]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
USA Values Act of 2017 Universal Security of American Values Act of 2017 This bill prohibits enforcement of any executive order that would be in direct violation of an existing executive order, public law, or fully executed regulatory agency process as it relates to: Fourth Amendment due process; Fourteenth Amendment protections of citizenship rights; the Immigration and Nationality Act; laws intended to protect the civil liberties, civil rights, or human rights of persons lawfully admitted into the United States or natural born or naturalized U.S.
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HB-735: USA Values Act of 2017 Universal Security of American Values Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 02/24/2017
SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 [HB-724]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq,
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HB-724: SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.248]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on
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S.248: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/30/2017
You have voted S.248: A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States..
No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act [HB-722]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to carry out any of the policy changes set forth in the executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 27, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee
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HB-722: No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/14/2017
Condemning Palestinian incitement and reaffirming the special bond between Israel and the United States. [HR-68]
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[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Condemning Palestinian incitement and reaffirming the special bond between Israel and the United States. Condemns incitement and acts of violence against Israeli citizens. Calls on: (1) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to publicly condemn incitement and acts of violence against Israeli citizens and to discontinue incitement in Palestinian Authority-controlled media outlets, and (2) the international community to condemn such incitement and acts of violence. Expresses the belief that any chance at lasting peace can only happen through
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HR-68: Condemning Palestinian incitement and reaffirming the special bond between Israel and the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 02/16/2017
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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HB-695: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019