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Efficient Service for Veterans Act [HB-498]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
Efficient Service for Veterans Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense to jointly ensure that certain VA readjustment counseling centers have access to the Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system and the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Denham
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
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SOAR Reauthorization Act Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act [HB-4901]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
SOAR Reauthorization Act Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program School Certification Requirements Act, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016. (Sec. 3) The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) is amended to limit its focus to students in the lowest-performing Washington, DC, elementary and secondary schools. (Sec. 4) The Department of Education (ED) shall not limit the number of eligible students receiving Opportunity Scholarship
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 564. on 07/14/2016
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Security Clearance Reform Act of 2015 [HB-490]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Security Clearance Reform Act of 2015 Directs the President to submit a strategic plan to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the intelligence committees of Congress (appropriate congressional committees) to improve security clearance and background investigation activities. Sets forth the required contents of such plan, including the development of a continuous evaluation or monitoring system of information used for security clearances, improvement of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/19/2015
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act [HB-4763]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers engaged in commerce, or in the production of goods for commerce, to make certain disclosures to employees about their employment, including a paystub corresponding to work the employee performed during the applicable pay period, and make final payments to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours the employee has worked. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/19/2016
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Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act [HB-4666]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act This bill requires a state or local educational agency (LEA) that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: require, for each school employee, a criminal background check that includes a search of specified registries and repositories; prohibit the employment of an individual who refuses to consent to, or who makes a false statement in connection with, a background check or who has been convicted of one of specified crimes; require background checks to be
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016 [HB-4532]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Safe Harbor for Reporting Violent Behavior Act of 2016 This bill makes an employer immune from civil liability for reporting to a potential future employer an employee or former employee’s violent or threatening behavior. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion. Additionally, the bill makes a potential employer immune from civil liability for taking a reasonable action in good faith to respond to a report of violent or threatening behavior of an employee or potential employee.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/29/2016
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Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4441]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Small Business ]
[Aerospace ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Safety ]
Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through FY2019 and specified FAA programs for FY2016-FY2022. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and airport improvement program. The bill establishes: the ATC Corporation as a federally-chartered, not-for-profit corporation; and an Advisory Board of the Corporation. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall transfer to the Corporation: by a certain deadline
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Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 02/11/2016
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Pay Stub Disclosure Act [HB-4376]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Data Privacy ]
Pay Stub Disclosure Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require each employer to provide an initial disclosure to each employee who is not subject to certain exemptions from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements within 15 days after: (1) the employee is hired, or (2) specified information in the initial disclosure changes. The information specified in that initial disclosure shall include: the pay rate and form of compensation; the name of the employer and any other name used by the employer to conduct business; and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
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Official Personnel File Enhancement Act [HB-4360]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
Official Personnel File Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires that a permanent notation be made in the official personnel record file of a federal employee in the competitive or excepted service who is the subject of a personnel investigation and who resigns prior to the resolution of such investigation, if an adverse finding is made against such employee at the close of such investigation. The bill defines "personnel investigation" to include: (1) an investigation by an Inspector General; and (2) an adverse personnel action as a result of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 04/27/2016
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Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 [HB-4300]
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[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Arm All Pilots Act of 2015 This bill revises requirements for the federal flight deck officer program. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall designate additional training facilities for: firearms training and recurrent training for federal flight deck officers, and initial firearm training and certification of pilots seeking to be deputized as federal flight deck officers. DHS (formerly, the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security of the Department of Transportation) shall: require officers, but no less than once every six months,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation Security. on 01/05/2016
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Access to Military Service Records Act of 2015 [HB-4159]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Access to Military Service Records Act of 2015 This bill limits to the cost of mailing the fee that the National Archives and Records Administration may charge a veteran (or, if such individual is deceased, the individual's next of kin or immediate family) who requests his or her military service record.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 12/02/2015
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-4127]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2016 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the Department of Defense (DOD); the Defense Intelligence Agency; the National Security Agency; the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the Coast Guard; the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), and Justice; the Federal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam B. Schiff
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 309. on 12/02/2015
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015 [HB-4073]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2015 This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to: (1) establish policies and procedures to streamline the process of obtaining national criminal history background checks on covered individuals, and (2) establish a criminal history review program to provide covered entities with reliable and accurate information on the criminal history of a covered individual. It defines "covered entity" as any business or organization that provides, or licenses, certifies,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 12/04/2015
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-3427]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Unemployment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Small Business ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Crime ]
Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require every person (including every employer and enterprise) that employs an employee or non-employee who performs labor or services, including through an entity such as a trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation, to: (1) classify such individuals accurately as employees or non-employees; and (2) notify each new employee and new non-employee of his or her classification as an employee or non-employee, together with information concerning
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
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Defense Against Digital Theft Act [HB-3360]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Defense Against Digital Theft Act This bill directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to provide individuals who have been affected by a breach of personnel records in a database network maintained by the Department of the Interior or OPM with complimentary identity protection coverage that: (1) is not less comprehensive than the complimentary identity protection coverage provided before the enactment date of this Act, (2) is effective for a period of not less than 10 years, and (3) includes not less than $5 million in identity theft insurance.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Derek Kilmer
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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Fair Chance for Youth Act of 2015 [HB-3156]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Fair Chance for Youth Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to expunge and seal certain youth criminal records. A youth is an individual who was arrested, prosecuted, or sentenced for a criminal offense committed at age 21 or younger. A youth may petition to expunge records related to: (1) a misdemeanor conviction, (2) a nonviolent felony drug conviction, (3) a conviction for any nonviolent offense committed prior to attaining age 18, or (4) an arrest or prosecution for a nonviolent offense that is disposed
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/08/2015
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Airport Access Control Security Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3102]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Aerospace ]
[Crime ]
Airport Access Control Security Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a risk-based, intelligence-driven model for the screening of airport employees based on level of employment-related access to Secure Identification Display Areas, Airport Operations Areas, or secure areas at U.S. airports. TSA shall conduct an aviation security risk-based review of certain federal disqualifying criminal offenses to determine their appropriateness
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 10/07/2015
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POW Accountability Act [HB-3101]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
POW Accountability Act Requires: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review the VA POW list and the Department of Defense POW list to identify any discrepancies in them, and (2) the VA Inspector General to review the process by which the VA determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war. Requires the VA to report to Congress on the VA POW list, including information on such discrepancies and the results of the Inspector General's review.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 08/05/2015
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Restore Honor to Service Members Act [HB-3068]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Restore Honor to Service Members Act Requires appropriate military record correction boards or discharge review boards to review the discharge characterization of any former members of the Armed Forces requesting a review who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Permits such boards to change a characterization to honorable if such characterization is any characterization except honorable. Directs the Department of Defense to ensure that any such changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across the military departments using
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
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Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act [HB-3065]
[Finance ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
Financial Services Conflict of Interest Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any pension, retirement, group life, health or accident insurance, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other employee welfare or benefit plan maintained by a federal employee's former private sector employer that makes payment of compensation contingent on accepting a position in the federal government shall not be considered exempt from certain conflict-of-interest restrictions. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is amended with respect to a financial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/29/2015