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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 [HB-5456]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
Family First Prevention Services Act of 2016 TITLE I--INVESTING IN PREVENTION AND FAMILY SERVICES Subtitle A--Prevention Activities Under Title IV-E (Sec. 111) This bill amends Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require state plans under SSAct title IV part A (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) (TANF), at state option, to furnish foster care prevention and family services or programs for children who are candidates for foster care or who are pregnant or parenting foster youth, as well
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 527. on 06/23/2016
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Fourteenth Amendment Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5444]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Fourteenth Amendment Protection Act of 2016 This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision, notwithstanding a U.S. citizen's age, the immigration status of the citizen's custodial parent or legal guardian, or such parent's or guardian's ability to present a document establishing his or her lawful permanent resident status, from: depriving such citizen or the parent or legal guardian acting on behalf of such citizen of any federal, state, or local benefit to which the citizen is lawfully entitled; prohibiting such citizen, parent, or legal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/15/2016
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Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2016 [HB-5434]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2016 This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to redefine: (1) "debt" to include any obligation or alleged obligation of a consumer to pay a loan, an overpayment, a fine, penalty, a fee, or other money owed currently or originally to a federal agency and that is at least 180 days past due; and (2) "debt collector" to include any person who regularly collects debts currently or originally owed or allegedly owed to a federal agency. A federal agency that is a creditor may sell or transfer a debt to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Introduced In House on 06/09/2016
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Health Care Choice Act of 2015 [HB-543]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Health Care Choice Act of 2015 Repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related requirements of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by those provisions. Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/29/2015
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National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016 [HB-5421]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933, regarding the exemption of certain securities from state regulation, to replace limitations based upon listing on specific stock exchanges with a general exemption from state regulation of any securities listed on a national exchange whose listing standards are approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), consistent with SEC rules that establish minimum core quantitative listing standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edward Royce
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/13/2016
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Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016 [HB-5410]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the grace period that health insurers must provide to recipients of premium subsidies before discontinuing health coverage for nonpayment of premiums. The grace period is shortened from 3 months to 30 days unless state law includes an applicable grace period.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2016
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Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 [HB-5398]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[National Security ]
[Taxes ]
[International ]
Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reduce the annual cap for family-sponsored immigrants and increase the annual cap for certain employment-sponsored immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish an employment eligibility verification system (EEVS), patterned after the E-Verify system. (The current paper-based I-9 system is eliminated.) An employer shall verify that an individual is not an unauthorized alien by: (1) obtaining the individual's social security
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 08/19/2016
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All Kids Matter Act [HB-5364]
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[Human Services ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
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All Kids Matter Act This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to revise state plan requirements to require: the state to identify and provide appropriate prevention, intervention, and support services before placing a child in foster care as part of its reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify families; that all at-risk children, children in foster care, and children who have left foster care to return home through reunification or reinstatement of parental rights, or for kinship
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act [HB-5360]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Food ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act This bill requires the President to include in the annual budget proposal the total level of means-tested welfare spending by the federal, state, and local governments for the most recent fiscal year for which such data is available, and estimated levels for the current and 10 ensuing fiscal years. For each of FY2018-FY2028 each state that receives means-tested welfare spending by the federal government shall report annually to the Congressional Budget Office on the total amount of such spending by the state
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 06/10/2016
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Interstate Teaching Mobility Act [HB-5357]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Interstate Teaching Mobility Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kurt Schrader
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
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Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 [HB-5354]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
Improving Supports for Kinship Caregivers Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to require a state receiving a family assistance grant to ensure that the state agency administering the TANF program: employs a primary kinship resource employee trained to give legal custody and guardianship guidance to a relative caregiver of a TANF-receiving minor child; and notifies the relative caregiver of options to participate in the child's care and placement. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Davis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/03/2016
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HAND UP Act Help Americans in Need Develop their Ultimate Potential Act [HB-534]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Housing ]
[Food ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
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HAND UP Act Help Americans in Need Develop their Ultimate Potential Act Establishes a framework for the head of a state entity or of a sub-state entity administering two or more qualified federal programs to participate in a demonstration project, approved by the administering Secretary, that supports individuals and families with the goal of moving them towards self-sufficiency, reducing welfare dependence, and increasing work and earnings. Authorizes the administering Secretary to waive program requirements for purposes of the demonstration. Specifies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Curbelo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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SHIELD Act of 2016 Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act of 2016 [HB-5318]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
SHIELD Act of 2016 Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines or general statements of policy related either to unfair methods of competition, or to unfair or deceptive acts or practices, in or affecting commerce from: (1) conferring rights upon any person, state, or locality; or (2) binding the FTC or any person, state, or locality to a recommended approach. In enforcement actions, the FTC must
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Introduced In House on 05/24/2016
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Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-5306]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Libraries ]
Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016 This bill directs the Archivist of the United States to make and transmit to Congress an organized compilation of all applications and rescissions of applications ever made by states under article V of the Constitution to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution. The Archivist: (1) in complying with such requirement, shall use the records contained in the National Archive and Records Administration and attempt to obtain an official copy of any application or rescission that may not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 05/23/2016
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 [HB-5303]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Recreation ]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Animals ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Tourism ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Water Resources Development Act of 2016 TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Sec. 101) This title expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) water resources development projects are critical to maintaining economic prosperity, national security, and environmental protection; (2) Congress has required timely delivery of project and study authorization proposals from nonfederal project sponsors and the Corps of Engineers; and (3) Congress should consider a Water Resources Development Act at least once every Congress. (Sec. 102) The Corps of Engineers must
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Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Napolitano
Received In The Senate. on 09/29/2016
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World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 [HB-5284]
[Healthcare ]
World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Sessions
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2016
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act [HB-5281]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Introduced In House on 05/18/2016
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Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016 [HB-5275]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016 This bill declares that it shall not be unlawful under federal law for a state or local government to enact or enforce a policy regarding the use of sex-segregated bathrooms or locker rooms of educational institutions on the basis of gender identity. The bill prohibits the reduction or denial of federal financial assistance on the basis that a state or local government enacts or enforces such a policy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 05/18/2016
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Certainty for States and Tribes Act [HB-5259]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Certainty for States and Tribes Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee, which should include members representing states and Indian tribes who produce minerals on federal or tribal land. In addition, Interior must establish a State and Tribal Resources Board, a subcommittee to the Royalty Policy Committee. The board and committee must advise Interior as it formulates policies and regulations regarding mineral production on federal and tribal lands. The board can delay the issuance of a final
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-833. on 11/22/2016
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DUI Reporting Act of 2016 [HB-5258]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
DUI Reporting Act of 2016 This bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to enact a law or policy to ensure that law enforcement agencies report arrests involving driving under the influence to the National Crime Information Center. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/20/2016