State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 [S.412]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to assist state and local governments with cybersecurity by: upon request, identifying system vulnerabilities and information security protections to address unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information collected or maintained by, or information systems used or operated by, state
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S.412: State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/16/2017
SJR-23: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/16/2017
You have voted SJR-23: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants..
Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [S.435]
[Poverty ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Interagency Council on Multigenerational Poverty to carry out specified objectives and the 2-generation approach, including by providing guidance, and addressing questions pertaining to 2-generation programs and other programs engaging in efforts to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. The "2-generation approach" means the approach to breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty by improving family economic security through the implementation of 2-generation pilot
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S.435: Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/16/2017
S.415: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/16/2017
You have voted S.415: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that makes the vast majority of unauthorized individuals priorities for removal and aims to withhold critical Federal funding to sanctuary cities..
PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 [S.421]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 This bill nullifies a Federal Communications Commission regulation that prohibits a state commission from designating Lifeline broadband providers that are eligible to accept government subsidies in exchange for providing discounted Internet service to qualifying low-income consumers under the universal service program. The bill also amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit anything in such Act or the Telecommunications Act of 1996 from being construed as modifying
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S.421: PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/16/2017
WMATA Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1140]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
WMATA Improvement Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to provide additional grants for each of FY2018-FY2028 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for financing approved capital and preventive maintenance projects. No grants may be provided until: the WMATA Board of Directors certifies that amendments have been made to the existing collective bargaining agreement between WMATA and a collective bargaining unit allowing WMATA to implement necessary operational changes required to provide a high
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HB-1140: WMATA Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. John Delaney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/16/2017
Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-1189]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill reduces administrative requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), authorizes funding to increase access to SNAP offices, and authorizes grants for community-based nonprofits to expand anti-hunger activities. The bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to repeal existing provisions regarding administrative costs and authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay 75% of the administrative costs for state agencies to increase
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HB-1189: Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Brady
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/10/2017
State and Local Pensions Accountability and Security Act [HB-1124]
[Pensions ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Retirement ]
State and Local Pensions Accountability and Security Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board from providing any loan, grant, or other form of financial assistance in support of a state or local pension plan.
HB-1124: State and Local Pensions Accountability and Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017
HJR-76: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-54. (txt | Pdf) on 08/22/2017
You have voted HJR-76: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission..
Local Fishing Access Act [HB-1195]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Animals ]
Local Fishing Access Act This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to permit and regulate Atlantic striped bass fishing in the Block Island Sound Transit Zone. The transit zone is the area of federal waters within Block Island Sound, located between areas south of Montauk Point, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island.
HB-1195: Local Fishing Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 03/07/2017
PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 [HB-1139]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017 This bill nullifies a Federal Communications Commission regulation that prohibits a state commission from designating Lifeline broadband providers that are eligible to accept government subsidies in exchange for providing discounted Internet service to qualifying low-income consumers under the universal service program. The bill also amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit anything in such Act or the Telecommunications Act of 1996 from being construed as modifying
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HB-1139: PSC Oversight Act of 2017 Preserving State Commission Oversight Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/17/2017
Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1102]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 Redistricting Reform Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives based on the results of the census from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Redistricting must be conducted in accordance with a plan established by a state independent redistricting commission or, if
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HB-1102: Redistricting Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/06/2017
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 [S.382]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters to collect history and occupational information that can be linked to existing data in state cancer registries. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information regarding cancer among firefighters. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type
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S.382: Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. Reported By Senator Alexander With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/25/2018
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act [S.385]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances. TITLE I--BUILDINGS Subtitle A--Building Energy Codes (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) to require states and Indian tribes to measure and certify their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes by a specified deadline. The Department of Energy (DOE) must: (1) provide technical and financial
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S.385: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-60. on 05/10/2017
SJR-22: A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/17/2017
You have voted SJR-22: A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission..
HB-1081: To eliminate the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the definition of the term "official purpose" as it applies to drivers' licenses and personal identification cards, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Emmer
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
You have voted HB-1081: To eliminate the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the definition of the term "official purpose" as it applies to drivers' licenses and personal identification cards, and for other purposes..
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017 [HB-1068]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise regulations for drinking water contaminants, including by: requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether or not to regulate no fewer than 10 contaminants every 3 years (current law requires 5 contaminants every 5 years); revising the process and requirements for setting maximum containment levels in national primary drinking water regulations; directing the EPA to revise national primary drinking water regulations for lead
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HB-1068: Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 [HB-1071]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
[Infrastructure ]
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2022 and revise the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF), including to require SRF-funded projects to use iron and steel produced in the United States. The bill revises requirements for state Intended Use Plans for SRF funds, including to require the plans to: (1) list systems that are not in compliance with national primary drinking water regulation, (2) reserve a specified amount of funding for assistance for disadvantaged
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HB-1071: Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017
Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-1076]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act This bill: (1) nullifies section 9 of Executive Order 13768 (Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States), and (2) prohibits using appropriations to promulgate or enforce any executive order that compels state, city, or local officials to assist federal authorities in the removal of aliens from the United States. Section 9 authorizes: (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a state or local subdivision that fails to make required communications with the Immigration and Naturalization
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HB-1076: Protect Our Sanctuary Cities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/06/2017
Obamacare Replacement Act [HB-1072]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits. The bill allows a refundable
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HB-1072: Obamacare Replacement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017