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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require Members to post on their official public websites information on official travel taken by the Member for which reimbursement was provided by a private source. [HR-441] [Ethics ]
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require Members to post on their official public websites information on official travel taken by the Member for which reimbursement was provided by a private source. Amends Rule XXV (Limitations on Earned Income and Outside Acceptance of Gifts) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, following related notice from the Clerk of the House, to post on his or her official website: a brief description of travel taken by the individual or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Peters Introduced In House on 09/25/2015

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Commuter Parity Act of 2015 [HB-990] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Commuter Parity Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the exclusion from gross income, for income tax purposes, of certain transportation benefits provided by an employer to an employee, including cash reimbursements for such benefits, to allow a monthly exclusion amount of: (1) $235 for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle from home to work and any transit pass, (2) $235 for qualified parking, and (3) $35 for qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement. Allows an annual cost-of-living adjustment to such exclusion amounts (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/13/2015

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-861] [National Security ] [Immigration ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/11/2015

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Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015 [HB-745] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2015 Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the ambulance fee schedule to: (1) increase the conversion factor for ground ambulance services in the formula for determining the appropriate fee, and (2) increase the mileage rate for such services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study how the conversion factor should be modified, if at all, to take into account the cost of providing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/18/2015

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 [HB-6531] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lamar Smith Introduced In House on 12/20/2016

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [HB-642] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Mental Health ] [Military ] [Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Makes eligible for beneficiary travel through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a VA facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015

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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 [HB-635] [Agriculture ] [Healthcare ] [Trade ] [Taxes ] [International ] [Food ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba. Authorizes the issuance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/16/2015

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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016 [HB-5985] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mental Health ] [Education ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016 This bill extends specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE (Sec. 101) Authority for collection of copayments for hospital care and nursing home care is extended through FY2017. (Sec. 102) The requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities is extended through December 31, 2017. (Sec. 103) The authorization of appropriations for assistance and support services for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 10/19/2016

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5926] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ] [Social Security ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Disabilities ] [Senior Citizens ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Ethics ] [Law Enforcement ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and several related agencies. Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Provides FY2017 appropriations for agencies and programs within the Department of Labor. Provides appropriations to the Employment and Training Administration for: Training and Employment Services, the Job Corps, Community Service Employment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-699, By Mr. Cole. on 07/22/2016

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Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2016 [HB-5922] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Finance ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Safety ]
Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2016 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop a strategy to expand the use of data analytics in managing government purchase and travel charge card programs for the purpose of: identifying questionable transactions and developing enhanced tools and methods for agency use in identifying questionable transactions and recovering improper payments; identifying potential opportunities for agencies to further leverage administrative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elijah Cummings Introduced In House on 07/21/2016

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain ride-sharing services provided by transportation network companies as excludable transportation fringe benefits, and for other purposes. [HB-5647] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Technology and Innovation ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain ride-sharing services provided by transportation network companies as excludable transportation fringe benefits, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat any qualified ride-sharing service provided after the date of the enactment of this bill and before June 1, 2017, as a qualified transportation fringe benefit that is excluded from an employee's gross income. A qualified ride-sharing service is transportation provided through a transportation network (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 07/06/2016

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5634] [Cybersecurity ] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight for: Departmental Management and Operations, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Carter The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-668, By Mr. Carter (tx). on 07/06/2016

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Modernizing Government Travel Act [HB-5625] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ]
Modernizing Government Travel Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to prescribe regulations to provide for the reimbursement of federal employees traveling on official business for the use of a transportation network company or innovative mobility technology. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations with respect to judicial branch employees. An "innovative mobility technology company" is an entity that applies technology to expand and enhance available transportation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 09/26/2016

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VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 [HB-5620] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct and provides that specified federal employee performance appraisal provisions shall not apply to such removals or demotions. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 09/15/2016

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National Parks for America's Children Act [HB-5564] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Recreation ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
National Parks for America's Children Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to create a program that helps to ensure that youths from urban areas have access to the National Parks. The program shall include: an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths and transportation programs to help ensure that they have better access to National Parks, partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology, and a grant program that helps to ensure that urban youths can (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/28/2016

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Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act [HB-5558] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/05/2016

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Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 [HB-5517] [Education ] [Funding ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Religion ]
Local Education Freedom Act of 2016 This bill requires a state to carry out an education voucher program as a condition of receiving federal funds for elementary and secondary education. Through the program, a parent of an eligible child may enter into an agreement with a state educational agency (SEA) if the child's school receives federal funds on the condition of implementing a federal mandate with which the parent disagrees. An SEA shall: (1) provide an education savings account to each eligible child whose parent enters into such an agreement, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cynthia Lummis Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016

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HEALTTH Act Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act [HB-5406] [Healthcare ] [Native American Affairs ]
HEALTTH Act Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-882, Part I. on 12/20/2016

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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5393] [Science ] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Public Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Consumer Protection ] [Voting Rights ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), science agencies, and several related agencies. Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2017 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: the International Trade Administration, the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Economic Development Administration, the Minority Business Development Agency, Economic and Statistical Analysis, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-605, By Mr. Culberson. on 06/07/2016

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Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-5336] [Budget and Spending ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Ethics ] [Funding ]
Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016 This bill requires each Member of the House of Representatives to post on the Member's official public website, and to furnish to the Committee on House Administration: a description of each trip taken by the Member for which transportation, lodging, or related expenses were paid by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, or an office of the House; and the amounts paid by DOD, State, or the office for such expenses. These reporting requirements shall not apply with respect to a trip (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Renee Ellmers Introduced In House on 05/26/2016

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