Rep. Jim Cooper
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Hold Congress Accountable Act [HB-1794]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
Hold Congress Accountable Act This bill requires a reduction in the annual rate of pay of a Member of Congress during a government shutdown equal to the product of one day's worth of pay under such annual rate and the number of 24-hour periods during which the government shutdown is in effect. Such reduction applies to days occurring after the date of the general election for federal office held in November 2018. For the 115th Congress, such amount of the pay of a Member of Congress shall be withheld due to a government shutdown, held in escrow
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OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act [HB-1770]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act This bill requires open government data assets made available by federal agencies (excluding the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Election Commission, and certain other government entities) to be published as machine-readable data. When not otherwise prohibited by law, and to the extent practicable, public data assets and nonpublic data assets maintained by the federal government must be available: (1) in an open format that does not impede use or reuse
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No Budget, No Pay Act [HB-1779]
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No Budget, No Pay Act
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Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act [HB-19]
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[Education ]
Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act This bill establishes a comprehensive women's history museum within the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to provide for: (1) the collection, study, and establishment of programs related to women's contributions that have influenced the direction of the United States; (2) collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and facilities, outside museums, and educational institutions; and (3) the creation of exhibitions and programs that recognize diverse perspectives on women's history and contributions.
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Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-1869]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Small Business ]
Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
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Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 [HB-1960]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.
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VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 [HB-2123]
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[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state regardless of where the professional or patient is located if the covered health care professional is using telemedicine to provide VA medical or health services. Such authority shall apply to a covered health care professional regardless of whether the covered health care professional or patient
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Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2017 [HB-2153]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2017 This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress for specified time periods if the house has not: (1) agreed to a budget resolution for the upcoming fiscal year by May 15 of any calendar year, or (2) passed each of the regular appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year by July 31 of any calendar year.
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Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection. [HR-282]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection. Expresses support for efforts to: (1) exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication bans in schools, and (2) encourage health care professionals
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering. [HR-283]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that congressional redistricting should be reformed to remove political gerrymandering.