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Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 [HB-4777]
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Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) expand nonimmigrant employer annual data reporting requirements to include all nonimmigrant worker categories and compensated cultural exchange, training, and business classifications; and (2) require that such information be made public. (Employment means employment in the United States and includes cultural exchanges, training, or business activities for which the nonimmigrant receives any form of compensation.) Expanded reporting requirements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 01/24/2018
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 [HJR-128]
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 DIVISION B--FURTHER EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to provide continuing FY2018 appropriations to most federal agencies through March 23, 2018 (February 8, 2018, under current law). It prevents a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur when the existing continuing resolution expires because the FY2018 appropriations bills have not been enacted. The division
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Introduced In House on 02/05/2018
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [S.1771]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roy Blunt
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act [HB-3398]
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REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Real ID Act of 2005 to make a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau who has been admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant pursuant to a Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic or Federated States eligible for a driver's license or personal identification card. Under current law, a citizen of those countries is eligible for a temporary driver's license
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Became Public Law No: 115-323. on 12/17/2018
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3358]
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2018 Provides FY2018 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Federal Unemployment Benefits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Departments Of Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education, And Related Agencies. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 115-277. on 12/05/2017
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Jobs Now Act of 2017 [HB-3376]
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Jobs Now Act of 2017 This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to carry out a two-year pilot program to award competitive grants to general local government units or community-based organizations to retain, employ, or train employees who provide a local government unit with a public service. The bill prescribes required and authorized uses of grant fund and priorities for awarding and using grant funds, including: encouraging grantees to use funds to retain, employ, or train veterans, individuals
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 07/24/2017
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 [S.1519]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S1886-1892, S1892-1931) on 03/22/2018
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21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act [HB-2997]
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21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. It also establishes the American Air Navigation Services Corporation as a federally chartered, not-for-profit corporation to assume operational control of FAA air traffic services on October 1, 2020. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and the airport improvement program. The bill extends the authorization for airport
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296. on 09/06/2017
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Covering our FAS Allies Act [S.1391]
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Covering our FAS Allies Act This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit 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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2017
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Covering our FAS Allies Act [HB-2982]
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Covering our FAS Allies Act This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to permit 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/23/2017
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 [HB-2810]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 This bill authorizes FY2018 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: (1) Procurement, including aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, space procurement, and other procurement; (2) Research, Development,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 12/12/2017
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
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To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. [HB-2085]
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To approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. This bill approves, with specified exceptions, the agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau. If Palau withdraws more than $9 million from the trust fund set up by the Compact in FY2018, certain amounts will be withheld from Palau until it reimburses the fund for the total amounts withdrawn that exceeded
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Committee On Foreign Affairs Discharged. on 12/28/2018
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018