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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Harambee House Community Outreach Center [HB-985]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $54,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Mount Olive Community Development Corporation for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Harambee House Community Outreach Center, located in Anne Arundel County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Busch
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Ner Israel Rabbinical College [HB-890]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $188,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Ner Israel Rabbinical College, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of emergency generators for the Ner Israel Rabbinical College facility, located in Baltimore County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy [HB-825]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping related to the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Prince George's County - Highland Park Christian Academy [HB-577]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt in the amount of $600,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the First Baptist Church of Highland Park, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Highland Park Christian Academy, located in Prince George's County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Revise laws on siting of bars and taverns [HB-535]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Revise laws on siting of bars and taverns
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Hamilton
(h) Died In Standing Committee on 04/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Benedictine School [SB-388]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Benedictine School for Exceptional Children Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Benedictine School, located in Caroline County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 3/11 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/11/2017
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Revise workers compensation relating to religious individuals and entities [SB-298]
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Revise workers compensation relating to religious individuals and entities
Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan Osmundson
(h) Died In Standing Committee (h) Business And Labor on 04/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Schools - Voluntary Nonsectarian Prayer at School-Sponsored Student Events [HB-372]
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Requiring specified county boards of education to allow nonsectarian student-initiated voluntary prayer during mandatory and voluntary school-sponsored student events; providing that the Act does not diminish specified rights of specified individuals relating to free speech and the free exercise of religion; providing that the exercise of specified rights may not be construed as a specified support, approval, or sanction of the contents of a specified prayer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Benedictine School [HB-314]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $300,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Benedictine School for Exceptional Children Foundation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the Benedictine School, located in Caroline County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Ghrist
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy [SB-351]
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Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $150,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement and capital equipping related to the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, located in Montgomery County; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/13 At 10:00 A.m. on 03/13/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Discrimination - Prohibited MC/PG 102-17 [HB-355]
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[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Prohibiting the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission from discriminating against a person on the basis of religion, marital status, or gender identity; and altering a nondiscrimination clause required in all contracts entered into by the Commission to require the contractor not to discriminate in any manner against an employee or applicant for employment on the basis of religion, marital status, or gender identity and require the contractor to include a similar nondiscrimination clause in all subcontracts.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 561 on 05/04/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays. [SB-1609]
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Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Comm. Report Sent To Local & Consent Calendar on 05/20/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the ability of a child-placing agency to decline to provide services or accept a referral from the Department of Family and Protective Services on the basis of sincerely held religious beliefs. [SB-1536]
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[Human Services ]
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Relating to the ability of a child-placing agency to decline to provide services or accept a referral from the Department of Family and Protective Services on the basis of sincerely held religious beliefs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry
Read First Time on 03/21/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to rates charged by certain transmission and distribution utilities to certain places of worship. [SB-1510]
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Relating to rates charged by certain transmission and distribution utilities to certain places of worship.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry
Referred To State Affairs on 05/08/2017
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US Congress 115th Congress
Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act [HB-1740]
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Faith-Based Community Center Protection Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to: (1) permit the use of Urban Area Security Initiative or State Homeland Security Grant Program grant funds to protect a faith-based community center or vulnerable populations, including children or the elderly; and (2) define "faith-based community center" as a facility operated by a nonprofit faith-based community organization for the provision of recreational, social, or education services to the general public. The bill amends the federal criminal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/06/2017
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Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 [HB-1730]
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Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify prohibitions with respect to intentionally defacing, damaging, or destroying religious real property. Specifically, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to also criminalize threats to deface, damage, or destroy religious real property. Additionally, it establishes a criminal penalty—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—for a violation that results in damage or destruction to religious property. Finally, the bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 12/12/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the rights of wedding industry professionals and their employees in connection with the provision of goods, services, and facilities that would violate a sincerely held religious belief. [HB-2876]
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Relating to the rights of wedding industry professionals and their employees in connection with the provision of goods, services, and facilities that would violate a sincerely held religious belief.
Sponsored by: Sen. Drew Springer
Read First Time on 03/29/2017
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US Congress 115th Congress
Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 [S.722]
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Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the Departments of State, Defense, and Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a strategy every two years for deterring conventional and asymmetric Iranian activities that threaten the United States and key allies in the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. The President shall impose asset blocking and U.S. exclusion sanctions against any person that materially contributes to: (1) Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, or (2)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 06/29/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. [HR-226]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. Reaffirms the commitment of the House of Representatives to supporting U.S. actions that promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians and are designed to ensure the security of Israel and its people. Reaffirms support for previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinians and adopted by third parties that recognize Israel's right to exist and promote a Palestinian state. Commends the Obama administration and its predecessors
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 05/18/2017
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Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1689]
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Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain, or allowing the exercise of such power by delegation, over property to be used for economic development or over property that is used for economic development within seven years after that exercise, if the state or political subdivision receives federal economic development funds during any fiscal year in which the property is so used or intended to be used. The bill also prohibits the federal government
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Sponsored by: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/24/2018