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United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 [S.2078]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through FY2019. (Sec. 2) It expresses the sense of Congress that USCIRF: (1) was created to independently assess and accurately describe threats to religious freedom around the world; and (2) should ensure that U.S. efforts to advance religious freedom abroad are timely, appropriate to the circumstances, prudent, and effective. (Sec. 3) The termination date of USCIRF is extended
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S.2078: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Corker
Signed By President. on 10/16/2015
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2015 [S.1975]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[National Security ]
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2015 This bill establishes the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (the former headquarters of the National Woman's Party of the women's suffrage movement) as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). The Site shall not be established as an NPS unit, however, until the Department of the Interior determines that: (1) the National Woman's Party has transferred to Interior the land and any improvements within the boundaries of the Site, and (2) Interior and the National Woman's Party have entered into a management
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S.1975: Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 03/17/2016
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [S.1705]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2016 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: (1) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI); (2) the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); (3) the Department of Defense (DOD); (4) the Defense Intelligence Agency; (5) the National Security Agency; (6) the Departments of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force; (7) the Coast Guard; (8) the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE),
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S.1705: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-83. Additional Views Filed. on 07/16/2015
Fair Elections Now Act [S.1538]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Fair Elections Now Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) with respect to: eligibility and qualifying contribution requirements and benefits of fair elections financing of Senate election campaigns, establishment of a Fair Elections Fund, eligibility for Fund allocations, contribution and expenditure requirements, a public debate requirement, certification of whether or not a federal election candidate is a participating candidate, benefits for participating candidates, 600% matching payments to candidates for certain small
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S.1538: Fair Elections Now Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S4098-4099; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4025-4031) on 06/10/2015
Student Privacy Protection Act [S.1341]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Student Privacy Protection Act Amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) to prohibit funding of educational agencies or institutions that allow third parties to access student data, unless: the agency or institution, prior to receiving parental consent, notifies parents of the data that would be accessed, that the data will be made available to the third party only if the parent consents, that the parent has the ability to access and correct inaccurate data, and that the agency or institution and the outside party are
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S.1341: Student Privacy Protection Act
Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/14/2015
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering. [HR-357]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: Congress should establish a federal reapportionment system that would create compact and contiguous congressional districts that, to the greatest extent possible, follow geographic boundaries and county lines; congressional districts should not favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party; congressional districts should adhere to the existing standards of equal
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HR-357: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard M. Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/29/2015
You have voted HR-357: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering..
Restore Democracy Resolution [HR-298]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Restore Democracy Resolution It is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact and the states should ratify a constitutional amendment providing that any right of a corporation or other artificial entity to engage in political activity is not derived from the first amendment but from the laws of the United States and the states, and may be exercised only to the extent provided by such laws. It is the sense of the House that: (1) the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opened the door to the corrupting
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HR-298: Restore Democracy Resolution
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard M. Nolan
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/16/2015
Honoring the Tunisian People for their democratic transition. [HR-277]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
Honoring the Tunisian People for their democratic transition. Commends the people of Tunisia for their commitment to democracy, the rule of law, and free and fair elections. Commends the government of Tunisia for holding successful legislative elections and the peaceful and fair completion of the presidential election. Recognizes Tunisia's legislative and presidential elections as an example of a peaceful, democratic transition of power for other nations throughout the region to follow. Encourages all political parties in Tunisia to work together
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HR-277: Honoring the Tunisian People for their democratic transition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/17/2015
Fair Districts Amendment [HJR-80]
[Voting Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Elections ]
Fair Districts Amendment This joint resolution requires a state, in establishing districts for the election of Representatives in Congress, to ensure that: no plan for the apportionment of Representatives among individual districts, or any individual district established under such plan, is drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent; districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish
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HJR-80: Fair Districts Amendment
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/03/2016
Protecting Our Democracy Act [HB-6447]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to investigate activities of the Russian government and others to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in the elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.
HB-6447: Protecting Our Democracy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
Introduced In House on 12/07/2016
Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2016 [HB-5727]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Military ]
Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2016 This bill declares it shall be the policy of the United States to impose sanctions with respect to terrorist organizations and foreign countries, including the government of Iran, that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq. The bill directs the President to impose sanctions to block transactions in property and interests in property in the United States of, and the Department of State or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deny admissions into the United States or revoke the visa
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HB-5727: Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 07/12/2016
EPIC Act Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act [HB-5515]
[Elections ]
[Taxes ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
EPIC Act Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an organization applying for tax-exempt status to certify that it will not: (1) use foreign funds to make certain expenditures in connection with an election, a political party, or an electioneering communication; or (2) solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation from a foreign national for an election or a political party. A tax-exempt organization must certify in its annual tax return that it has not violated the requirements
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We the People Act of 2016 [HB-5494]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Supported by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2016 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: redefine "independent expenditure" to expand the meaning of express advocacy for the election or defeat of a candidate; expand the period for treating communications as electioneering communications; repeal the prohibition against contributions by minors; prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor organizations,
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HB-5494: We the People Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. David E. Price
Introduced In House on 06/16/2016
Voting Access Act [HB-5488]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Voting Access Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. The Commission shall establish such standards and study instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office.
HB-5488: Voting Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/15/2016
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016 [HB-4986]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (the former headquarters of the National Woman's Party of the women's suffrage movement) as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). The Site shall not be established as an NPS unit, however, until the Department of the Interior determines that: (1) the National Woman's Party has transferred to Interior the land and any improvements within the boundaries of the Site, and (2) Interior and the National Woman's Party have entered into a management
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HB-4986: Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/28/2016
People Before Party Act of 2016 [HB-4679]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
People Before Party Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from providing a voter, in a federal election, with the opportunity to indicate the selection of a political party as a representation of the selection of an individual candidate. (Thus prohibits voting for a party instead of an individual or "straight-party voting.")
HB-4679: People Before Party Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Introduced In House on 03/03/2016
DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 [HB-430]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication
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HB-430: DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/05/2015
Empowering Citizens Act [HB-424]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Empowering Citizens Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to revise the system of public financing for presidential primary and general elections occurring after January 1, 2016, and to establish a system of public financing for congressional elections. Increases the amount of matching funds for presidential primaries from a one-to-one match to a six-to-one match for contributions of $250 or less from individuals, with a limit on aggregate individual contributions of $1,000. Limits the total amount
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HB-424: Empowering Citizens Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 01/21/2015