Sen. Jim Banks

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Bills Introduced 150

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US Congress 115th Congress

Employee Rights Act [HB-2723]
Employee Rights Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions Prior To Referral. on 06/14/2017

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Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act [HB-2832]
Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act This bill requires the President to include in the annual budget proposal the total level of means-tested welfare spending by the federal, state, and local governments for the most recent fiscal year for which such data is available, and estimated levels for the current and 10 ensuing fiscal years. For each of FY2018-FY2028 each state that receives means-tested welfare spending by the federal government shall report annually to the Congressional Budget Office on the total amount of such spending by the state (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 06/26/2017

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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reform Act of 2017 [HB-2996]
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) work requirements that apply to able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs). The bill modifies the work requirements to: terminate the authority of the Department of Agriculture to waive the requirements, upon the request of a state agency, for individuals residing in an area that has an unemployment rate of over 10% or does not (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 07/11/2017

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Veterans ACCESS Act Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 [HB-3095]
Veterans ACCESS Act Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deny or revoke eligibility to provide non-VA health care services to veterans for any any health care provider that: (1) was removed from VA employment for violating VA policy relating to the delivery of safe and appropriate health care, (2) violated medical license requirements, (3) had a VA credential revoked on grounds that impact the provider's ability to deliver safe and appropriate health care, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Introduced In House on 06/28/2017

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ISA Act of 2017 Investing in Student Achievement Act of 2017 [HB-3145]
ISA Act of 2017 Investing in Student Achievement Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/26/2017

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Hearing Protection Act of 2017 [HB-3139]
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code: (1) to remove silencers from the list of firearms subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act (NFA), and (2) to specify that a person who lawfully acquires or possesses a silencer under provisions of the federal criminal code meets the registration and licensing requirements of the NFA. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code: to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers, to exclude a muffler or silencer from the list of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/24/2017

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Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-3218]
Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 This bill revises education and related benefits provided to veterans, service members, dependents, and survivors. The bill amends the Post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program to: remove certain time restrictions on program use; increase assistance for reservists, guardsmen, dependents, and surviving spouses and dependents; provide full eligibility for Post-9/11 Purple Heart recipients and certain reservists and guardsmen; provide an extra academic years' worth of benefits for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Became Public Law No: 115-48. (txt | Pdf) on 08/16/2017

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President John F. Kennedy Commemorative Coin Act [HB-3274]
President John F. Kennedy Commemorative Coin Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 07/17/2017

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ELD Extension Act of 2017 [HB-3282]
ELD Extension Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Introduced In House on 07/18/2017

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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1436) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. [HR-458]
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1436) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1436) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Garrett. Petition No: 115-3. (discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 08/11/2017

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