HR-1021: Recognizing that for 50 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific And Nonproliferation. on 07/13/2020
You have voted HR-1021: Recognizing that for 50 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific..
HR-1020: Recognizing that for 45 years, Papua New Guinea and the United States have shared a close friendship based on shared goals of stability, prosperity, and peace in the region, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific And Nonproliferation. on 07/13/2020
You have voted HR-1020: Recognizing that for 45 years, Papua New Guinea and the United States have shared a close friendship based on shared goals of stability, prosperity, and peace in the region, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific..
HR-1019: Recognizing that for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific And Nonproliferation. on 07/13/2020
You have voted HR-1019: Recognizing that for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific..
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.4049]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Energy ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/07/2020
SR-610: A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2020
You have voted SR-610: A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific..
SR-609: A resolution recognizing that for 45 years, Papua New Guinea and the United States have shared a close friendship based on shared goals of stability, prosperity, and peace in the region, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2020
You have voted SR-609: A resolution recognizing that for 45 years, Papua New Guinea and the United States have shared a close friendship based on shared goals of stability, prosperity, and peace in the region, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific..
SR-611: A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2020
You have voted SR-611: A resolution recognizing that for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific..
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.3905]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2021 and contains other related provisions. The bill's provisions include requiring the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and other intelligence agencies to establish continuity of operations plans; requiring the ODNI to establish the Social Media Data and Threat Analysis Center; establishing that disclosure of a whistleblower's personally identifiable information may constitute a personnel action and giving the whistleblower a right
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S.3905: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
By Senator Rubio From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-233. Minority Views Filed. on 06/17/2020
National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020 [S.3882]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Defense ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes the National Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Council to address issues such as industrial security, supply-chain security, cybersecurity, foreign ownership, and management best practices.
S.3882: National Technology Industrial Base Enhancement Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/03/2020
The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Student Loans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Pensions ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Insurance ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Unemployment ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs,
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HB-6800: The Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
HR-803: Recognizing the longstanding partnership between the United States and Australia to share critical firefighting resources during times of crisis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific And Nonproliferation. on 02/04/2020
You have voted HR-803: Recognizing the longstanding partnership between the United States and Australia to share critical firefighting resources during times of crisis..
A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program. [S.3134]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. The E-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa currently only available to Australian nationals coming to the United States for employment in a specialty occupation. For Irish E-3 initial applications, the Department of State may approve each fiscal year no more than 10,500 minus the number of Australian initial applications approved the previous fiscal year.
S.3134: A bill to add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Durbin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/19/2019
Covering our FAS Allies Act [S.2218]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Immigration ]
Permits Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.
S.2218: Covering our FAS Allies Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/23/2019
Covering our FAS Allies Act [HB-4821]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Immigration ]
Permits Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.
HB-4821: Covering our FAS Allies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/26/2019
College Affordability Act [HB-4674]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise accountability measures. Specifically, the bill revises financial aid programs, including to (1) increase the maximum federal Pell Grant award, (2) provide incentives for states to fund public institutions of higher education (IHEs), and (3) increase and make permanent funding for minority-serving IHEs.
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HB-4674: College Affordability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Education And Labor. H. Rept. 116-700. on 12/28/2020
Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 [S.2557]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises provisions related to federal financial student aid. Specifically, the bill replaces the expected family contribution metric with a student aid index used to assess a family's financial need and approximate their financial resources to contribute to a student's higher education expenses. The bill also revises the process for filing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and it removes certain eligibility requirements related to drug-related offenses and registration with the Selective Service System. The bill reauthorizes the
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S.2557: Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/26/2019
Supporting Kinship Connections Act [HB-4352]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs. Such programs help grandparents and other relative caregivers find and use services to meet the needs of the caregivers and the children they are raising. Program requirements include a referral system for kinship support groups and service providers and the promotion of partnerships between public and private agencies to improve such services.
HB-4352: Supporting Kinship Connections Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 09/17/2019
Tax Refund Responsibility Act [HB-4262]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the governor of Guam to ensure that (1) each refund claim relating to the Guam income tax is processed within 90 days after it is filed, (2) valid refunds are issued within 90 days after the refund form is filed, and (3) a sufficient percentage of taxes collected by the government of Guam is deposited into the Guam Income Tax Refund Efficient Payment Trust Fund to cover the cost of refunds.
HB-4262: Tax Refund Responsibility Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael San Nicolas
Introduced In House on 09/10/2019
National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019 [HB-3872]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Generally revises the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and reauthorizes the program through FY2024. The bill addresses NFIP coverage, cost, and availability, including by generally prohibiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from raising certain premiums, surcharges, and fees more than 9% a year for five years; revising flood insurance coverage limits; establishing the Affordability Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to low income households through vouchers, grants, or premium credits; and revising standards and
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HB-3872: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 07/23/2019