America's Red Rock Wilderness Act [HB-2430]
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. Sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with
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HB-2430: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/10/2015
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-2442]
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015 Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase from $240 to $1,344 (increased for inflation each calendar year after 2016) the first amount of general income per year excluded in determining SSI program eligibility. Increases from $780 to $4,368 (similarly increased) the first amount of earned income similarly excluded (including for a blind or disabled individual or spouse under age 65). Sets at: (1) $15,000 in calendar year 2016 (increased
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HB-2442: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/01/2015
Every Child Deserves a Family Act [HB-2449]
Every Child Deserves a Family Act Prohibits adoption or foster care placement service entities that receive federal assistance (or that contract with entities receiving such assistance) from using the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of a prospective adoptive or foster parent, or from using the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child, to: (1) deny a person the opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent; (2) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption or into foster care; or (3) require different or
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HB-2449: Every Child Deserves a Family Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/01/2015
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act [HB-2450]
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act Prohibits sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy from being provided in exchange for monetary compensation. Bars advertisements for such therapy that claim to: (1) change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, (2) eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender, or (3) be harmless or without risk. Makes this Act inapplicable to practices that do not seek to change sexual orientation or gender identity if the therapy provides: (1)
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HB-2450: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/22/2015
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015 [HB-2493]
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015 Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Companion Corps program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. Defines "assistance dog" to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such term does not
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HB-2493: Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
Anna Westin Act of 2015 [HB-2515]
Anna Westin Act of 2015 This bill requires the Office on Women's Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to revise, promote, and make freely available the BodyWise Handbook and BodyWorks obesity prevention program. The handbook must include information about eating disorders relating to males as well as females. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants: (1) to integrate training on eating disorders into existing curricula for health, mental health, and public health professionals; and (2) to states,
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HB-2515: Anna Westin Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/03/2016
Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015 [HB-2530]
Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve a grant application for an airport development project only if the Secretary receives written assurances that the owner or operator of a large or medium hub airport will maintain a lactation area at each passenger terminal building of the airport behind the airport security screening area. The bill defines "lactation area" to mean a room or other location in a commercial service airport for members of the public to express breast milk that:
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HB-2530: Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/22/2015
Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015 [HB-2540]
Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery about the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options, with a focus on informing patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.
HB-2540: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2015
HB-2612: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/05/2015
You have voted HB-2612: To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention..
Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 [HB-2638]
Broadband Adoption Act of 2015 Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt a final rule establishing support under the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program for qualifying low-income consumers in urban and rural areas to purchase broadband Internet access service at reduced charges by reimbursing participating providers for each such consumer served. Requires the program to allow qualifying consumers to elect to apply support from the Lifeline program to basic telephone service,
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HB-2638: Broadband Adoption Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 06/05/2015