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Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 [HB-1022] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 This bill allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay for either the birth of a child or the placement of a child for adoption or foster care. It makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) six administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved, and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave. The Office of Personnel Management may promulgate regulations to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Introduced In House on 02/13/2017

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Cyber Defense National Guard Act [HB-955] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [Military ] [Disaster Relief ] [Telecommunications ] [Infrastructure ]
Cyber Defense National Guard Act This bill requires the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress regarding the feasibility of establishing a Cyber Defense National Guard. The report must address: (1) the number of persons who would be needed to defend the critical infrastructure of the United States from a cyber attack or man-made intentional or unintentional catastrophic incident; (2) elements of the federal government that would be best equipped to recruit, train, and manage such a National Guard; (3) resources that can be pre-positioned (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Introduced In House on 02/07/2017

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Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act [HB-918] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Military ] [Human Services ]
Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to former members of the Armed Forces: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) the mental health care services required to treat the member's urgent mental health care needs, including risk of suicide or harming others. A former member of the Armed Forces is an individual who: served in the active military, naval, or air service, was discharged or released under a condition less than honorable (except a dishonorable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/08/2017

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. [HB-925] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. This bill provides that the monthly stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program for a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who is pursuing a program of education using assistance under such program and performing certain active duty service shall be payable on a pro rata basis for the period of such month in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/03/2017

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Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017 [S.307] [Defense ] [Cybersecurity ] [Disaster Relief ] [National Security ] [Military ]
Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to require the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish and maintain within one year a database of DOD emergency response capabilities that includes the cyber capabilities of the reserves and the National Guard of each state and territory that are important to national security and for response to domestic natural or man made disasters. DOD may use or modify a current database (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/06/2017

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Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 [HB-753] [Defense ] [Infrastructure ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ]
Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) develop a force structure plan (plan) for the Armed Forces based on a DOD assessment of threats to U.S. national security for FY2018-FY2038; (2) conduct a comprehensive inventory of military installations world-wide for each military department; and (3) submit a certification of whether the need exists for DOD to consolidate, close, or realign military installations (installation actions). DOD may begin a round for the selection (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 02/21/2017

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019

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Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act [HB-569] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Retirement ]
Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act This bill provides for retroactive calculation as of October 7, 2001, (the start of combat operations in Afghanistan) of qualifying active duty or active service days as a member of the Ready Reserve in order to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service. The current calculation date is January 28, 2008.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose E. Serrano Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/21/2017

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Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act [S.121] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Military ] [Economic Development ]
Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to establish the Boots to Business Program under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall provide entrepreneurship training to: members of the Armed Forces, individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program (Department of Defense), individuals who served on active duty and who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and their spouses or dependents. The SBA shall establish: (1) a Women Veterans Business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/12/2017

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Early Pell Promise Act [HB-413] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Children and Youth ]
Early Pell Promise Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education to carry out a program of grants to state educational agencies under which a student who is in eighth grade and is eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act may be provided a commitment to receive a Federal Pell Grant early in the student's academic career. Pursuant to such a commitment, the student shall receive a Pell Grant during the first two (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda L. Lawrence Introduced In House on 01/10/2017

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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Disaster Relief ] [Inflation ] [Taxes ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Safety ] [Arts and Culture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017

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Hire A Hero Act of 2017 [HB-191] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ]
Hire A Hero Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow small businesses a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a member of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard, and (2) make such credit with respect to the hiring of qualified veterans and members of the Ready Reserve and National Guard permanent.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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SMART Border Act of 2017 Support More Assets, Resources, and Technology on the Border Act of 2017 [HB-22] [Immigration ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Telecommunications ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
SMART Border Act of 2017 Support More Assets, Resources, and Technology on the Border Act of 2017 This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to take actions to achieve and maintain operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border (defined as a condition in which all illegal border crossers are apprehended and narcotics and other contraband are seized); and (2) report to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on such actions, achievement, and maintenance. The GAO shall, within 90 days after such report is submitted: (1) consult with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 01/25/2017

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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. [S.1086] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Veterans ] [Military ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. This bill removes the prohibition on TRICARE Standard eligibility for members of the Selected Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in the federal health benefits program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/10/2017

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ADVANCE Act Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act [HB-2258] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
ADVANCE Act Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act This bill applies commercial driver's license standards for former members of the Armed Forces or reserves to current members of the Armed Forces or reserves.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/27/2017

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Community College to Career Fund Act [HB-2207] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Community College to Career Fund Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible community colleges, four-year public institutions of higher education, tribal colleges or universities, public or private nonprofit two-year institutions of higher education in specified U.S. territories, or a consortium of any of them, in partnership with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers, in order to develop, offer, improve, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin Introduced In House on 04/27/2017

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Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2220] [Defense ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ] [National Security ] [Veterans ]
Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a government shutdown, to make available to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the case of the Coast Guard, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide: (1) pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown and, at DOD's discretion, to DOD civilian and contractor personnel providing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John P. Sarbanes Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017

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Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2213] [Immigration ] [Crime ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ]
Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to expand the authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to waive the administration of polygraph examinations to civilian and military applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. This expanded waiver authority terminates five years after the enactment of this bill. (Sec. 3) An individual who receives such a waiver is not exempt from other hiring requirements relating to suitability for employment and eligibility (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/08/2017

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Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Act [S.969] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Military ] [Veterans ]
Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include students with a parent who serves in the reserve component of the Armed Forces under the military student identifier program. Thus, schools must assign those students identification numbers that allow the schools to monitor their achievement on academic assessments.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/27/2017

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GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-2099] [Veterans ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Military ]
GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 This bill includes as active duty, for purposes of eligibility for post-9/11 veterans educational assistance, service of a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty to receive authorized medical care, to be medically evaluated, or to complete a required Department of Defense health care study.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano Introduced In House on 04/14/2017

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