Digital GAP Act Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2017 [HB-600]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Digital GAP Act Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill states that it is U.S. policy to coordinate with foreign governments, international and regional organizations, businesses, and civil society to close the digital gap in developing countries. (Sec. 5) The President is urged to direct U.S. representatives to international bodies to advocate for: (1) increasing efforts to promote affordable and gender-equitable Internet access and integrating such access data into economic and business assessments, evaluations, and indexes;
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HB-600: Digital GAP Act Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 10/05/2018
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act [HB-676]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act This bill establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Only public or nonprofit institutions may participate. Nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that deliver care in their own
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HB-676: Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Ellison Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 676, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/07/2018
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
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HB-20: Government By the People Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act HER Act [HB-671]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act HER Act This bill states that foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be ineligible for U.S. international development assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. Such organizations also shall not be subject to requirements
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HB-671: Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act HER Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2017 [HB-683]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Construction ]
[Trade ]
American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe minimum safety standards to require gas or hazardous liquid pipelines constructed or replaced after enactment of this bill to be made of steel that: (1) is produced in the United States, and (2) originates from (or in the case of recycled steel is combined with) iron ore and taconite mined and processed in the United States. DOT may waive such requirement if certain conditions are met. The bill requires DOT inspection and testing of
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HB-683: American Pipeline Jobs and Safety Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 01/25/2017
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017 [HB-653]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.
HB-653: Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/18/2017
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.
HR-63: Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2017 [HB-652]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to extend its rights and protections from workplace harassment and discrimination to current or former interns, or applicants for internships in the legislative branch, who perform uncompensated voluntary service for an employing office to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation.
HB-652: Congressional Intern Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 [HB-651]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017 This bill prohibits employers from discriminating against unpaid interns on the basis of: (1) race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or age; or (2) disability if such intern can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The bill applies procedures from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to claims for a violation of this bill. Federal courts may grant legal and equitable
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HB-651: Unpaid Intern Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
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.
HB-632: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017