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Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2018 [S.3268]
Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2018 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program providing eligible households with summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards in order to give children access to food during the summer months to: (1) reduce or eliminate children's food insecurity and hunger, and (2) improve their nutritional status. An "eligible household" is a household that includes one or more children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals
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Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018 [HB-6467]
Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018
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Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018 [S.3247]
Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018
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Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018 [S.3231]
Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018
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COVS Act Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2018 [HB-6407]
COVS Act Computers for Veterans and Students Act of 2018 This bill directs federal agencies to offer, through the General Services Administration (GSA), to transfer surplus computers and technology equipment to nonprofit computer refurbishers for repair and distribution to educational institutions, veterans, disabled individuals, low-income individuals, students, and seniors in need. Each nonprofit computer refurbisher to whom the GSA transfers a surplus computer or technology equipment must offer training programs for such an institution or individual
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Healthy Food Choices Act [HB-6394]
Healthy Food Choices Act This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to apply nutritional standards for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to foods purchased for the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). Under current law, foods purchased for WIC must: (1) contain nutrients determined by nutritional research to be lacking in the diets of pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, or children;
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Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act [S.3220]
Refund to Rainy Day Savings Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish and implement a Refund to Rainy Day Savings Program to permit a taxpayer to defer payment on 20% of a tax refund to be deposited into a Treasury account, accumulate interest, and disbursed to the taxpayer in six months. The bill also amends the Assets for Independence Act to reauthorize the Assets for Independence (AFI) federal matched savings program through FY2023 and require appropriations for the program to be reserved for: general research and evaluation,
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CHIP Mental Health Parity Act [S.2253]
CHIP Mental Health Parity Act This bill requires Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plans to cover mental health and substance use disorder services. Financial requirements and treatment limitations applicable to such services shall not differ from those applicable to other medical services under CHIP.
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Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. [HR-978]
Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, urging the repeal of Stand Your Ground laws, and calling on the United States Government to address the crisis of racial profiling. Condemns unfounded reliance on Stand Your Ground laws to protect actions that extend far beyond historical use of self-defense. Urges state legislatures to reject or repeal Stand Your Ground legislation. Commits to developing incentives for states to find alternatives to such legislation, such as grants for community policing. Encourages states to create penalties for individuals
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Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act [HB-6233]
Family Poverty is Not Child Neglect Act
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Preserving Opportunities for Childhood Arrivals Act [HB-4488]
Preserving Opportunities for Childhood Arrivals Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide renewable 10-year conditional protected status for an alien who: (1) was in deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status as of September 5, 2017, and has been continuously present and residing in the United States since receiving such status, (2) has not been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, (3) is admissible and not deportable, and (4) files an application and pays a registration fee. An individual in such status: (1) may
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6157]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of that division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that this bill provides appropriations for FY2019. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 This division provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. It does not include funding for military construction,
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Children's Budget Act [S.3075]
Children's Budget Act This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to include a detailed and separate analysis of current and requested levels of spending for children and children's programs.
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America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 [S.3021]
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse."
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Water Affordability Act [S.3015]
Water Affordability Act This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that awards grants to at least 10 eligible entities to assist low-income and environmentally at-risk households maintain access to sanitation and drinking water services. In order to be eligible for grants, entities must be municipalities, or public entities that own or operate public water systems, that are affected by consent decrees related to compliance
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America Wins Act [HB-4209]
America Wins Act The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the carbon dioxide content of coal, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural gas sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer and require the revenues to be used for infrastructure and other purposes. Refunds or credits for the tax must be issued for carbon substances that are: (1) not emitted due to use as a feedstock or through carbon capture and sequestration, or (2) previously taxed carbon substances used to make another taxable carbon substance. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 [HB-4074]
Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2017 This bill establishes and expands various programs related to education, housing, employment, and social welfare. The Department of Education must award grants to states for the development and implementation of prekindergarten programs. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention within the Department of Justice may award grants to assist communities in addressing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention. The bill expands: the Pell Grant program, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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Improper Tax Payments Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-4233]
Improper Tax Payments Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) specify that a taxpayer must claim all allowable deductions when determining net earnings from self-employment, (2) require employers who report wages to include the name and address of each employee and the amount of reportable wages received by each of those employees, and (3) limit earned income to amounts substantiated by the taxpayer on statements furnished or returns filed under third-party information
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Environmental Justice Act of 2017 [S.1996]
Environmental Justice Act of 2017
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To amend title XXI to allow for the blending of risk pools of children's health insurance buy-in programs with the risk pools of State child health plans under such title, and for other purposes. [HB-3927]
To amend title XXI to allow for the blending of risk pools of children's health insurance buy-in programs with the risk pools of State child health plans under such title, and for other purposes. This bill allows a state to include in a single risk pool: (1) children enrolled in a state plan under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and (2) children enrolled in a health insurance buy-in program that is run by the state and provides, at minimum, benefits identical to those provided under CHIP.