Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Stats
District HD-ME-2
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 18
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 [HB-5047]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) counselors who provide specified educational or vocational counseling services to provide a requesting veteran or member of the Armed Forces with information about the articulation agreements (agreements governing the transferability of credits toward meeting specific degree or program requirements) of each institution of higher learning in which the individual is interested. The VA shall: (1) provide a veteran who is certified as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Received In The Senate. on 12/01/2016
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Insourcing American Airport Jobs Act of 2016 [HB-5071]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
[National Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Insourcing American Airport Jobs Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the President from regulating or prohibiting the provision of technical services in the United States for aircraft of a foreign carrier en route to or from another country that are otherwise permitted under an international air transportation agreement. The requirement shall not apply if: the country is a state sponsor of terrorism, or the United States is at war with the country or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of travelers to the country.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/27/2016
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To establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment. [HB-510]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment. Prohibits federal or state agencies from taking private property in whole or in part (including by physical invasion, regulation, exaction, or condition) except for public purpose and with just compensation to the property owner. Requires a property owner to receive just compensation if, as a consequence of an agency's decision, the property has been physically invaded or taken without the owner's consent in an action
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/19/2015
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Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016 [HB-5133]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Rural Hospital Enhancement and Long Term Health Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 05/20/2016
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Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 [HB-5143]
[Insurance ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 (Sec. 3) This bill specifies U.S. objectives regarding international insurance standards. (Sec. 4) The United States may not agree to, accept, establish, enter into, or consent to the adoption of a final international insurance standard with an international standard-setting organization or a foreign government, authority, or regulatory entity unless certain public notice-and-comment requirements and capital standards are met. In the case of an international insurance standard setting forth a capital standard
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Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Received In The Senate. on 12/08/2016
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Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5180]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 05/13/2016
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Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016 [HB-5182]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award the sponsor of a new drug or biological product for the treatment of newborns a neonatal drug exclusivity voucher upon approval of the medication. A neonatal drug exclusivity voucher is a transferable voucher for a one-year extension of all existing patents and marketing exclusivities for a brand name medication. For a sponsor to be eligible for a voucher, the new medication
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/13/2016
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Help All Americans Save for College Act of 2016 [HB-5186]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
Help All Americans Save for College Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) and ABLE accounts. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.) The bill excludes employer contributions to an employee's 529 plan or ABLE account from the gross income of an individual, certain employment taxes, and taxes on self-employment earnings. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Introduced In House on 05/10/2016
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Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act [HB-5204]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-861, Part I. on 12/08/2016
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American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5209]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to distribute semiannually all funds (including any interest earned) from duties assessed pursuant to a countervailing duty order or antidumping duty order or finding (antidumping and subsidy protection amount) to affected domestic producers for qualifying expenditures and cash to eligible employees. The term "affected domestic producer" means a currently operating manufacturer or producer that was
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 05/17/2016