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Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act [HB-2208]
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Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the Department of Labor to make available the following amounts for youth employment programs: up to $1.5 billion to provide youth ages 14-24 with subsidized summer employment opportunities, and up to $2 billion to provide them with subsidized year-round employment opportunities. Labor must award, on a competitive basis: one-year planning and three-year implementation grants out of the subsidized summer employment opportunities funding,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
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Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 [HB-10]
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Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other laws. Any rule that was issued or revised pursuant to a provision repealed by the bill is nullified. TITLE I--ENDING "TOO BIG TO FAIL" AND BANK BAILOUTS Subtitle A--Repeal of the Orderly Liquidation Authority (Sec. 111) The bill repeals the orderly liquidation authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC's orderly liquidation authority, as established under the Dodd-Frank Act, allows
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-108. on 07/13/2017
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 [S.951]
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. For major or high-impact rules, an agency must: publish a notice of initiation of rulemaking to invite interested parties to propose alternatives and ideas that accomplish
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-208. Minority Views Filed. on 02/14/2018
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FFOCUS Act of 2017. Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2017 [HB-2172]
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FFOCUS Act of 2017. Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to remove "maximum employment" as a goal of the Federal Reserve Board's duty to maintain long-run growth. The other goals, under current law, are stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Budd
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
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Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 [S.895]
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Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/07/2017
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Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act [HB-2031]
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Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to disqualify an individual from receiving disability insurance benefits with respect to any month for which the individual receives unemployment insurance benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Garrett
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/17/2017
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Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act [HB-2014]
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Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on certain greenhouse gas emissions. The tax is equal to $30 per metric ton of carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018, increasing each subsequent year at 4% above inflation. The Internal Revenue Service must: (1) provide certain refunds of the tax to account for the capture and permanent sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions, and (2) adjust the tax to account for goods that are exported or imported. The bill amends the Social Security
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018
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A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [SJR-39]
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A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes: outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, and outlays relating to a natural disaster
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/30/2017
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Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act [HB-1796]
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Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act This bill authorizes the military department concerned to reimburse a member of the Armed Forces who is reassigned for a permanent change of station or assignment from one state to another for qualified relicensing costs of the member's spouse. Reimbursement may not exceed $500 for each change of station or assignment. The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard) shall work with states to improve license portability. "Qualified relicensing
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/12/2017
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Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2017 [HB-1748]
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Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2017 Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide funding to states for the development or expansion of summer and year-round youth employment programs that: (1) match youth participants with appropriate employers for high-quality employment opportunities; and (2) provide work-readiness training and educational programs, coaching and mentoring, career and college planning services, financial literacy education, and supportive services. In addition, Labor must award grants
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/28/2017