Rep. Bruce Poliquin
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District HD-ME-2
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 18
Sponsored Legislation
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Local Control of Education Act [HB-524]
[Education ]
Local Control of Education Act Local Control of Education Act Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit the federal government from directly or indirectly mandating, directing, controlling, incentivizing, or conditioning federal support on a state's, local educational agency's (LEA's), or school's adoption of: the Common Core State Standards, any other academic standards common to a number of states, or any statewide or nationally recognized content standards; or any assessment, instructional content, or curriculum
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Senior Accessible Housing Act [HB-5254]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Senior Accessible Housing Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a nonrefundable personal tax credit for senior citizens who modify their residences to enhance their ability to remain living safely, independently, and comfortably in the residences. The credit applies to up to $30,000 of the expenses that individuals who are at least 60 years old incur over their lifetime to make modifications to their residences, including: the installation of entrance and exit ramps, the widening of doorways, the installation of handrails or grab
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/16/2016
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans. [HB-529]
[Education ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Student Loans ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans. This bill makes changes to the rules for qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans). (Sec. 2) The Internal Revenue Code is amended to allow payments from 529 plans for the purchase of computer or peripheral equipment, computer software, or Internet access and related services to be used primarily by a 529 plan beneficiary while enrolled in an eligible educational institution. (Sec. 3) The requirement that distributions from a 529 plan be aggregated for purposes of determining
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/16/2015
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Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016 [HB-5292]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/20/2016
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To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. [HB-5351]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
To prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Sec. 1) This bill prohibits U.S. agency funds from being used until the earlier of the enactment date of an Act authorizing FY2017 appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) or January 21, 2017, for the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions or to any foreign country or entity of an individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. "Individual detained at
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 863. (consideration: Cr H5505-5512) on 09/15/2016
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No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act [HB-5392]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), which shall: (1) outline performance indicators and objectives to improve the VCL, including at backup call centers; (2) include time frames to meet such indicators and objectives; and (3) be consistent with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget. The VA shall develop a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Became Public Law No: 114-247. (txt | Pdf) on 11/28/2016
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To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes. [HB-5457]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes. This bill redesignates as the "Nancy Reagan Memorial Park" the Gravelly Point Park located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/16/2016
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ACE Kids Act of 2015 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 [HB-546]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
ACE Kids Act of 2015 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015 Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program. Requires an MCCC program, among other things, to coordinate, integrate, and provide for the furnishing of the full range of MCCC program services to enrolled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/30/2015
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Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act [HB-5461]
[International ]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, in furtherance of efforts to prevent the financing of terrorism, money laundering, or related illicit finance and to make financial institutions' required compliance with remaining sanctions more easily understood, to submit within 270 days and annually thereafter for the next two years a report regarding: the funds or assets held in U.S. and foreign financial institutions that are directly or indirectly controlled by specified Iranian officials;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/22/2016
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To provide that certain project works on the St. Croix River, Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [HB-5464]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
To provide that certain project works on the St. Croix River, Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. This bill provides that the Vanceboro Dam Storage Project, West Branch Project, and Forest City Project, all located on the St. Croix River in Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Poliquin
Introduced In House on 06/13/2016