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Rep. Trent Franks

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District HD-AZ-8

Party Republican

Bills Introduced 11

Sponsored Legislation

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1847	Federal	PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect and diagnose sore horses. A license may not be issued to a person with conflicts of interest, and USDA must give preference to veterinarians. USDA may revoke a license for unsatisfactory performance. USDA must assign licensed inspectors after receiving notice that management intends to hire the inspectors. An inspector must issue a citation for violations and notify USDA of violations. USDA must publish information on violations of this bill and disqualify a horse that is sore. The bill prohibits a person in any horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction from causing or directing a horse to become sore for the purpose of showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning the horse. The bill prohibits the use of specified devices on a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse at a show, exhibition, sale, or auction. The bill increases the maximum criminal and civil liability penalties for certain violations. USDA may disqualify violators from specified activities related to horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions. Republican: 33% (98) Democrat: 65% (191) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1) 33% Republican support 65% Democrat support 0% Unaffiliated support 0% Independent support	Animals Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships Crimes Against Animals And Natural Resources Department Of Agriculture Government Information And Archives Licensing And Registrations Mammals Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers Veterinary Medicine And Animal Diseases
HB-1813	Federal	Border Wall Funding Act of 2017 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a remittance transfer provider to collect from the sender a remittance fee of 2% of the U.S. dollar amount to be transferred to a recipient in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, or Argentina. Such fees shall be submitted to the Treasury to be expended for improving border security. By September 30, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shall provide a system for remittance transfer providers to: (1) submit such fees, and (2) retain a portion of such fees to cover administrative costs. The bill establishes penalties for individuals who, with intent to evade such fee, request or facilitate an initial transfer of such remittance to a recipient located in a different country. Countries that aid or harbor an individual conspiring to avoid the fee shall be ineligible to receive foreign assistance or participate in the visa waiver program or any other programs at the discretion of the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State. Republican: 100% (14) 100% Republican support	International Affairs Anguilla Antigua And Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Brazil
HR-238	Federal	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Army should report on the status of future Ground Combat Vehicles of the Army. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of the Army should submit to Congress: a report on the modernization strategy for Army ground combat systems; a report on the current technological, engineering, and capability needs for a future Army ground combat vehicle; classified briefs on the capabilities of ground combat vehicles that are used by U.S. allies and adversaries, that are available from industry, and that require further development or that have the potential to become fully developed over the course of development and production; and a research and development timeline for the rapid innovation and production of future vehicles. Republican: 75% (9) Democrat: 25% (3) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security
HJR-93	Federal	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the United States or a state from denying or abridging certain rights of crime victims (e.g., the right to be notified of proceedings related to the offense). Republican: 100% (3) 100% Republican support	Crime And Law Enforcement Constitution And Constitutional Amendments Crime Victims Criminal Procedure And Sentencing Judicial Procedure And Administration
HB-1895	Federal	Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017 Republican: 100% (22) 100% Republican support	Health
HB-1928	Federal	Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted. The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable due to the absence of the timely enactment of an Act or joint resolution providing appropriations or continuing appropriations for the death gratuity and related benefits. Democrat: 67% (135) Republican: 31% (63) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1) 67% Democrat support 31% Republican support 0% Unaffiliated support 0% Independent support	Armed Forces And National Security Appropriations Cemeteries And Funerals Defense Spending Department Of Defense Executive Agency Funding And Structure Housing Finance And Home Ownership Military Personnel And Dependents Veterans' Pensions And Compensation
HB-1916	Federal	Patriot Inventory Protection Act This bill requires the Army to evaluate its ability to meet war fighter requirements and operational needs, if GEM-T interceptors are removed from its operational inventory, by either: (1) recertifying GEM-T interceptors; or (2) developing, testing, and fielding a new low-cost interceptor that can be placed on the Army's operational inventory prior to the retirement of GEM-T interceptors. GEM-T interceptors are surface-to-air Patriot Guided Enhanced Missiles. The bill prohibits funds made available for the Army for FY2018 or thereafter from being obligated or expended to demilitarize any GEM-T interceptor or to remove any such interceptor from its operational inventory until the Army submits such evaluation to the congressional defense committees. Such limitation shall not apply to activities that the Army determines are critical to the safety of GEM-T interceptors. Republican: 77% (7) Democrat: 22% (2) 77% Republican support 22% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security Congressional Oversight Defense Spending Government Studies And Investigations Military Operations And Strategy Military Procurement, Research, Weapons Development
HB-1919	Federal	Child Tax Credit Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide a valid identification number (i.e., a Social Security account number issued by the Social Security Administration) on their tax returns in addition to the name and taxpayer identification number of each qualifying child. A "valid identification number" does not include a taxpayer identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service. Republican: 100% (11) 100% Republican support	Taxation
HB-2024	Federal	End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017 This bill prohibits state or local taxes that discriminate against the rental of motor vehicles, the business of renting motor vehicles, or motor vehicle rental property, except where such tax is imposed as of the enactment date of this bill, the tax does not lapse, the tax rate does not increase, and the tax base for such tax does not change. A tax that is imposed on the rental of motor vehicles or a motor vehicle rental business is discriminatory if: (1) it is not generally applicable to more than 51% of other rentals of tangible personal property or businesses within a state or locality, or (2) the rate exceeds the generally applicable tax rate on at least 51% of the other rentals of tangible personal property or businesses within the jurisdiction. A tax discriminates against motor vehicle rental property if a state or locality: (1) assesses the property at a value that has a higher ratio to the true market value of the property than the ratio applicable to commercial and industrial property, or (2) levies or collects either a tax on an assessment prohibited by this bill or an ad valorem property tax on motor vehicle rental property at a generally applicable rate that exceeds the rate for commercial and industrial property in the jurisdiction. A person who is aggrieved by a discriminatory tax may bring a civil action in a U.S. district court for damages, injunctive relief, other legal or equitable relief, or declaratory relief. Republican: 70% (21) Democrat: 30% (9) 70% Republican support 30% Democrat support	Taxation Civil Actions And Liability Lease And Rental Services Motor Vehicles Property Tax Sales And Excise Taxes State And Local Taxation Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers
HB-2106	Federal	Partner with Korea Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to create an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services and with respect to whom the Department of Labor has certified to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation concerning U.S. worker protections with the Department of Labor. Republican: 46% (38) Democrat: 53% (44) 46% Republican support 53% Democrat support	Immigration Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Foreign Labor Visas And Passports Asia South Korea

Title: PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1847

Subjects: Animals, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships, Crimes Against Animals And Natural Resources, Department Of Agriculture, Government Information And Archives, Licensing And Registrations, Mammals, Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers, Veterinary Medicine And Animal Diseases

Republican: 33% (98) Democrat: 65% (191) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Border Wall Funding Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1813

Subjects: International Affairs, Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Brazil

Republican: 100% (14)

Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Army should report on the status of future Ground Combat Vehicles of the Army.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HR-238

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security

Republican: 75% (9) Democrat: 25% (3)

Title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HJR-93

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Constitution And Constitutional Amendments, Crime Victims, Criminal Procedure And Sentencing, Judicial Procedure And Administration

Republican: 100% (3)

Title: Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1895

Subjects: Health

Republican: 100% (22)

Title: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1928

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security, Appropriations, Cemeteries And Funerals, Defense Spending, Department Of Defense, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, Military Personnel And Dependents, Veterans' Pensions And Compensation

Democrat: 67% (135) Republican: 31% (63) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Patriot Inventory Protection Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1916

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security, Congressional Oversight, Defense Spending, Government Studies And Investigations, Military Operations And Strategy, Military Procurement, Research, Weapons Development

Republican: 77% (7) Democrat: 22% (2)

Title: Child Tax Credit Protection Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1919

Subjects: Taxation

Republican: 100% (11)

Title: End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2024

Subjects: Taxation, Civil Actions And Liability, Lease And Rental Services, Motor Vehicles, Property Tax, Sales And Excise Taxes, State And Local Taxation, Tax Administration And Collection, Taxpayers

Republican: 70% (21) Democrat: 30% (9)

Title: Partner with Korea Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2106

Subjects: Immigration, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Foreign Labor, Visas And Passports, Asia, South Korea

Republican: 46% (38) Democrat: 53% (44)

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