Rep. Bruce Poliquin
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District HD-ME-2
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 18
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act of 2016 [HB-6234]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act of 2016 This bill provides that whoever knowingly purchases or attempts to purchase, mails, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt for, manufactures, sells or attempts to sell, or trades for anything of value any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces, any of the service medals or badges awarded to members of the Armed Forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 10/18/2016
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Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act [HB-6427]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
[Economic Development ]
Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act TITLE I--SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION ENHANCEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue a public statement, and disclose any actions it intends to take, each time its annual government-business forum submits findings or recommendations regarding the current status of problems and programs relating to small business capital formation. TITLE II--SEC SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE (Sec.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Received In The Senate. on 12/06/2016
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Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 [HB-672]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to extend the period of the rural community hospital demonstration program from 5 to 10 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/12/2015
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Email Privacy Act [HB-699]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Email Privacy Act Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider, subject to exceptions. Revises provisions under which the government may require a provider to disclose the contents of such communications. Eliminates the different requirements applicable under current law depending on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate. on 04/28/2016
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Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act [HB-709]
[Taxes ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act Amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to expand existing grounds for termination of the employment of an Internal Revenue Service employee to include performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/16/2015
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Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015 [HB-711]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to replace the current windfall elimination provision (WEP) (that reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security) for individuals who: (1) become eligible for old-age insurance benefits after 2016 or would attain age 62 after 2016 and become eligible for disability insurance benefits after 2016, (2) subsequently become entitled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015
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Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 [HB-721]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Infrastructure ]
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) extend such credit through 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/04/2015
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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2015 [HB-731]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2015 Amends the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 to: (1) expand the assistance provided under such Act, and (2) reauthorize appropriations for FY2016-FY2020. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to establish or expand: (1) veterans treatment court programs, which involve collaboration among criminal justice, veterans, and mental health and substance abuse agencies to provide qualified veterans (preliminarily qualified offenders who were discharged from the armed
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/16/2015
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Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act [HB-732]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals, for purposes of scheduling a veteran's appeal hearing at the earliest possible date, to determine whether to provide such hearing: (1) at its principal location or at another Department of Veterans Affairs facility or other federal facility, and (2) through the use of videoconferencing or by an appellant's personal appearance. Requires the Board to notify the appellant of such decisions. Allows the appellant to request a different location or type of hearing. Requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/14/2015
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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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/18/2015