Rep. Tom Cole

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Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom. [HR-60] [Trade ] [International ]
Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom. Reaffirms the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. Expresses respect for the decision of the June 23, 2016, referendum to leave the European Union and recognizes that it will not diminish the bond between the governments and people of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017

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Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [HCR-13] [Media and Advertising ] [Taxes ] [Telecommunications ] [Small Business ] [Arts and Culture ]
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017 [HB-637] [Air Quality ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride pollution from the scope of that Act. The bill declares that current law does not authorize or require the regulation of climate change or global warming and nullifies certain final rules relating to: (1) greenhouse gas and volatile organic compounds emissions, including methane emissions, from the oil and natural gas sector; and (2) carbon pollution emissions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/25/2017

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Follow the Rules Act [HB-657] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Follow the Rules Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Became Public Law No: 115-40. (txt | Pdf) on 06/14/2017

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BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act [HB-721] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ]
BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 01/30/2017

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Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients". [HJR-39] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Public Health ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ]
Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients". This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide family planning services.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017

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Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 [HB-723] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ]
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to revise requirements for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (performance contracts). These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities, unless the facilities are dams, reservoirs, or hydropower facilities owned or operated by federal agencies. Current law requires federal facility energy managers to evaluate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-575. on 02/23/2018

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. [HJR-43] [Healthcare ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide family planning services.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Became Public Law No: 115-23. (txt | Pdf) on 04/13/2017

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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. [HB-742] [Defense ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [National Security ]
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other action by the President to prevent a department or agency from filling vacant civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to any Department of Defense (DOD) civilian position under which an employee performs a DOD function at a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott Introduced In House on 01/30/2017

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. [HJR-40] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Social Security ] [Mental Health ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disabilities ] [Crime ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. rule finalized by the Social Security Administration on December 19, 2016. The rule implements a plan to provide to the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System the name of an individual who meets certain criteria, including that benefit payments are made through a representative payee because the individual is (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Became Public Law No: 115-8. (txt | Pdf) on 02/28/2017

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