RISE Act of 2017 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017 [HB-2782]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Student Loans ]
RISE Act of 2017 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth requirements about data collection related to students with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to outline which documents disabled students need to submit in order to ensure they are eligible for student disability support services. IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution
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HB-2782: RISE Act of 2017 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 06/06/2017
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-2130]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Myrlie Evers-Williams in recognition of the contributions and sacrifice that she and her husband, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, where it is
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HB-2130: Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-1057]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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HB-1057: STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Faso Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1057, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 02/05/2018
Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act [HB-2872]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Power Act to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an expedited licensing process for issuing and amending licenses and preliminary permits for any qualifying facility as defined by this bill. In establishing the expedited process, FERC shall convene an interagency task force with appropriate federal and state agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the regulatory process associated with the authorizations required
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HB-2872: Promoting Hydropower Development at Existing Nonpowered Dams Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 12/13/2017
Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act [HB-2620]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Sports ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act This bill modifies the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions to: (1) include a projectile that is designed and intended by the manufacturer or importer for use in a handgun; (2) exclude a projectile that is primarily intended by the manufacturer or importer to be used in a rifle or shotgun and a handgun projectile that is designed for hunting, recreational, or competitive shooting. This bill repeals a prohibition on assembling from imported parts a semiautomatic
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HB-2620: Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2017
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 [HB-2906]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including: (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access and whether another measure would be more accurate, and (2) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas. HHS must publish data comparing the availability
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HB-2906: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2017
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. [HB-2953]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office, upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health and preventive health services.
HB-2953: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 06/20/2017
FOCA Act Fair and Open Competition Act [HB-1552]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
FOCA Act Fair and Open Competition Act This bill prohibits a federal executive agency that awards any construction contract after the enactment of this bill from requiring or prohibiting a contract bidder from entering into agreements with labor organizations (i.e., Project Labor Agreements [PLAs]) or otherwise discriminating against a bidder or contractor who signs, or refuses to sign, a PLA. Agencies that award grants, provide financial assistance, or enter into cooperative agreements for construction projects after the enactment of this bill
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HB-1552: FOCA Act Fair and Open Competition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Reported By The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-1068. on 12/10/2018
Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. [HR-259]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Urges the government of Venezuela to heed the calls of the international community to: (1) hold free, fair, and open elections; (2) release all political prisoners, including U.S. citizens; (3) respect the constitutional rights of the National Assembly; and (4) open a channel for international humanitarian assistance and medicines. Calls for Organization of American States (OAS) member states to continue: (1) efforts to support the principles
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HR-259: Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H9730-9731) on 12/07/2017
Employee Rights Act [HB-2723]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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
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HB-2723: Employee Rights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Hearings Held By The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions Prior To Referral. on 06/14/2017