Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2013 [HB-393]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2013 - Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, as amended by the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to state and local governments, Indian tribal governments, courts and other specified providers for: (1) supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children and youth by and between parents in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child sexual abuse, sexual
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HB-393: Domestic Violence Judicial Support Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Honda
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/28/2013
HB-3659: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify policy with respect to collecting reimbursement from third-party payers for medical assistance paid under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/06/2013
You have voted HB-3659: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify policy with respect to collecting reimbursement from third-party payers for medical assistance paid under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes..
Protecting Adoption Act [HB-3549]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protecting Adoption Act - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry. Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry. Limits access to Registry information to eligible parties, including: (1) public and licensed
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HB-3549: Protecting Adoption Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 11/20/2013
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-3465]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects and to extend the authorization for appropriations for such program through FY2018. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the technology careers training demonstration program, and (3)
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HB-3465: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/09/2014
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 [HB-3212]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should set a strong example for other countries under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Convention) in the resolution of cases involving children abducted abroad and brought to the United States. Title I: Department of State Actions - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of State (Secretary) to submit to Congress an Annual Report on International Child Abduction,
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HB-3212: Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 113-150. on 08/08/2014
Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act [HB-3151]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act, with respect to the state maintenance of effort required to avoid a reduction in its TANF grant, to include as qualified state expenditures transitional cash assistance provided for up to one year to otherwise eligible families who have exceeded the five-year limitation on TANF assistance. Specifies as transitional cash assistance an amount necessary to replace the loss of any food assistance, rent
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HB-3151: Promoting Assistance with Transitional Help Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Kelly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 09/19/2013
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2013 [HB-3030]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. Repeals the condition limiting an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to the connection of those bonds and excise taxes to an essential government function. Amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat employee benefit plans maintained by Indian tribes and
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HB-3030: Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/13/2013
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act [HB-2772]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states that have in place a law that allows the mother of any child that was conceived through rape to seek court-ordered termination of the parental rights of her rapist with regard to that child, which the court shall grant upon clear and convincing evidence of rape. Limits such a grant to: (1) an amount that is not greater than 10% of the average of the total funding of the 3 most recent awards a state received under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant
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HB-2772: Rape Survivor Child Custody Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013
Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 [HB-2666]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013 - Prohibits a person from (and requires a fine under the federal criminal code, imprisonment up to five years, or both for) operating an Internet poker facility without a license in good standing issued by a qualified regulatory authority. Defines "qualified regulatory authority" as: (1) a state agency or regulatory body qualified by the Secretary of Commerce (in the case of a state) or the National Indian Gaming Commission (in the case of a federally recognized Indian tribe) as having met certain minimum standards
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HB-2666: Internet Poker Freedom Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Barton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 07/12/2013
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013 [HB-2439]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry. Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry. Limits access to Registry information to eligible
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HB-2439: Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/19/2013
Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2013 [HB-2359]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Food ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to condition continued approval of a state plan upon state assessment of its policies with respect to barriers to employment and financial support of children. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for an employment demonstration project involving a court- or state child support agency supervised-employment program for noncustodial parents
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HB-2359: Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 07/08/2013
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 [HB-2117]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Veterans ]
Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to repeal the 10% cap on the qualified percentage of an employee's compensation as the standard for an employer's contribution to an automatic cash or deferred contribution arrangement under the alternative method for meeting nondiscrimination requirements. Prescribes criteria for an alternative method for qualified secure deferral arrangements (under a qualified profit-sharing or stock bonus plan, a rural cooperative plan, or a "pre-ERISA" money
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HB-2117: Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Neal
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/29/2013
Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2013 [HB-2116]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) make permanent the increase in the rate of such credit for taxpayers with three or more qualifying children and the reduction in the amount of the marriage penalty for such credit; (2) allow such credit for an individual with no qualifying children who has attained the age of 21 but not 25 and is not a full-time student, and whose qualifying children do not have valid social security numbers;
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HB-2116: Earned Income Tax Credit Improvement and Simplification Act 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/22/2013
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013 [HB-1951]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an Annual Report on International Child Abduction. Directs the Secretary to ensure that U.S. diplomatic and consular missions: (1) maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction or access cases, and (2) designate at least one official in each mission to assist U.S. parents who are visiting to resolve such cases. Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding
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HB-1951: Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Kennedy
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/14/2013
To protect the child custody rights of deployed members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. [HB-1898]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide that if a court renders a temporary order for custodial responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment or anticipated deployment of a parent-servicemember, then the court shall require that upon the return of that servicemember from deployment the custody order that was in effect preceding such deployment shall be reinstated, unless the court finds that reinstatement in not in the child's best interest. Prohibits a servicemember's deployment or possible deployment from being considered
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HB-1898: To protect the child custody rights of deployed members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 05/24/2013
International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-1896]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[International ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use the authorities otherwise provided by law to ensure U.S. compliance with any multilateral child support convention to which the United States is a party. Authorizes access to the Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS) by an entity designated as a Central Authority for child support enforcement in a foreign
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HB-1896: International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/19/2013
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act [HB-15]
[Immigration ]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Real Estate ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act - States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U.S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. States that the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) border security goal is to gain situational awareness and operational control of high traffic areas and operational control along the Southwest border of the United States. Establishes a Southern Border
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HB-15: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Garcia. Petition No: 113-9. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 03/26/2014
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-102]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents. Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties.
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HB-102: Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 01/15/2013
Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 [HB-8704]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the grant program to promote responsible fatherhood, to modernize the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.
HB-8704: Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Introduced In House on 10/30/2020