Rep. Juan Vargas

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District HD-CA-52
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 50

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US Congress 115th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office". [HB-638] [Veterans ]
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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Government By the People Act of 2017 [HB-20] [Elections ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Media and Advertising ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Ethics ]
Government By the People Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to establish a program for small individual donations to campaigns for public office and make other changes to campaign finance law. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit of 50% of qualified congressional House campaign contributions (i.e., cash contributions by an individual to a candidate for the House of Representatives or a political committee established (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-630] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ]
National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to collect, compile, and submit data to the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers. The BJS must report to Congress and publish such data. DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state or local government that fails to substantially comply.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2017. [HR-63] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Religion ]
Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2017. Recognizes the cultural and historical significance of the Lunar New Year. Expresses, in observance of this Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rooster, the deepest respect of the House of Representatives for Asian Americans and all individuals throughout the world who celebrate this significant occasion. Wishes Asian Americans and all individuals who observe this holiday a happy and prosperous new year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs. [HB-696] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ]
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agent of the federal government from filing vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Introduced In House on 01/24/2017

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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act [HB-632] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017

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Recognizing January 2017 as "National Mentoring Month", and for other purposes. [HR-66] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ]
Recognizing January 2017 as "National Mentoring Month", and for other purposes. Recognizes: (1) National Mentoring Month, and (2) the staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs who help young people reach their full potential. Acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial in that it encourages educational achievement and self-confidence, reduces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens communities. Expresses support for: (1) the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the United States, and (2) initiatives (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/27/2017

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No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act [HB-722] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ]
No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to carry out any of the policy changes set forth in the executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 27, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/14/2017

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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [HB-747] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/30/2017

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This Land Is Our Land Act [HB-739] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Immigration ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Agriculture ]
This Land Is Our Land Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 02/10/2017

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