Presidents And Presidential Powers, Vice Presidents
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FAIR Act Financial Accountability in Reporting Act [HB-682]
T requires an individual who filed a financial disclosure report as a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, or Member of Congress to file a financial disclosure report by May 15 of the year in which the individual assumed the position or within 30 days of assuming the position, whichever is later.
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RIGGED Act Relatives in Government Getting Employment Dishonorably Act [HB-681]
Revises the restrictions on the employment of relatives to (1) make such restrictions applicable to the White House Office and the Executive Office of the President; and (2) include as a civilian position whose appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement is prohibited one acting in a professional or official capacity as a consultant or advisor, regardless of whether the position is voluntary, gratuitous, or authorized by law to be compensated. An individual appointed, employed, promoted, or advanced in violation of such restrictions shall
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21st Century President Act [HB-677]
Revises the definition of "immediate family" for purposes of a criminal offense involving a threat to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President. Specifically, it replaces gender-specific references to a former President's "wife" and "widow" with gender-neutral terms "spouse" and "surviving spouse."
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NATO Support Act [HB-676]
Prohibits the appropriation or use of funds to withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019 [HB-669]
Prohibits the President from conducting a nuclear strike against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States or a U.S. ally, unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act [HB-602]
Directs the President to determine annually whether telecommunications companies domiciled in China, including Huawei and ZTE, have violated U.S. export controls or sanctions. If a violation is found, the President must impose appropriate penalties. Chinese subsidiaries of foreign companies are excluded from the bill. The bill also prohibits executive agencies from reducing any penalty imposed on a Chinese telecommunications company for violating a sanction or export control, unless the President certifies that the company has not violated U.S.
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Georgia Support Act [HB-598]
Directs the Department of State to report to Congress on various topics related to Georgia. The reports shall cover (1) U.S. security assistance to Georgia and an assessment of threats to the country's independence and its ability to defend itself, (2) cybersecurity cooperation between the United States and Georgia, and (3) a strategy to help Georgia expand its capabilities to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda. The President shall impose entry and property-blocking sanctions against foreign persons responsible for or complicit in serious
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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2019 [HB-571]
Directs the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons that use violence to threaten peace and stability in Iraq or to undermine the country's democratic processes and economic reconstruction. The sanctions include blocking property transactions involving such a sanctioned individual and blocking such a person's entry into the United States. Any current visas belonging to a sanctioned individual shall be revoked. The Department of State shall report to Congress whether certain groups, including Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba,
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CLEARANCES Act Commonsense Legislation Ensuring Accountability by Reporting Access of Non-Cleared Employees to Secrets Act [HB-538]
Requires the President to submit quarterly reports to Congress on security clearance information with respect to individuals working in the White House or in the Executive Office of the President.
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FIRED Act Fighting for Intelligent, Rational, and Ethical Dismissal Act [HB-531]
Limits the circumstances under which the President may remove the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation—specifically, for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.
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Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019 [HB-526]
Directs the President to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for acts to undermine democracy in Cambodia, including acts that constituted serious human rights violations. The sanctions shall be directed at senior Cambodian government, military, or security forces officials responsible for such actions, as well as entities controlled or owned by such individuals. The sanctions shall include blocking assets and restricting the entry of sanctioned individuals into the United States, and shall not apply to the importation of goods. The President
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No Political Pay Raises During Shutdowns Act [HB-503]
Prohibits the Vice President and certain senior political appointees at federal agencies from receiving a pay increase during any lapse in appropriations beginning on or after December 22, 2018.
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White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-391]
Creates transparency requirements for ethics waivers (i.e., waivers from the requirement to sign an ethics pledge) issued to executive branch appointees. Specifically, such ethics waivers must be transmitted to the Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available online.
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To establish the Adams Memorial Commission to carry out the provisions of Public Law 107-62, and for other purposes. [HB-390]
Establishes the Adams Memorial Commission to replace the Adams Memorial Foundation in planning a permanent memorial in the District of Columbia to honor John Adams and his legacy. The commission terminates after seven years.
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George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act [HB-368]
Directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the childhood home of former President George W. Bush, which is located at 1412 West Ohio Avenue in Midland, Texas.
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This Land Is Our Land Act [HB-365]
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States. The bill prohibits the President from obligating or expending funds for the construction of any new border barrier, including walls or fences along the border between the United States
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Iranian Proxies Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2019 [HB-361]
Directs the President to impose sanctions on As-Saib Ahl al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba, two Iraqi paramilitary groups affiliated with Iran. The sanctions relate to blocking property and transactions and also apply to foreign individuals serving as the groups' officials, agents, and affiliates. The President shall submit detailed explanations as to whether sanctions should be imposed on various individuals identified in the bill. The Department of State shall annually publish a list of groups that receive logistical, military, or financial
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Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 [HB-336]
Authorizes assistance and weapons transfers to Israel, and extends defense cooperation with Jordan. It establishes additional sanctions related to the conflict in Syria, and allows states to divest from entities boycotting Israel. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2019 The bill reauthorizes through FY2028 Foreign Military Financing to Israel. It extends loan guarantees to Israel through FY2023, and authorizes the President to transfer precision-guided munitions to the country. The bill directs the
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Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act [HB-314]
Adds Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, all in Illinois, to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.