Health Care Conscience Rights Act [HB-940]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Religion ]
Health Care Conscience Rights Act Amends title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to declare that nothing in that title requires an individual to purchase individual health insurance coverage that includes coverage of an abortion or other item or service to which the individual has a moral or religious objection, or prevent an issuer from offering coverage excluding such item or service to that individual. Denies that title I requires a health plan sponsor or a health insurance issuer to cover an item or service to which the sponsor
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HB-940: Health Care Conscience Rights Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 [HB-957]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). (Sec. 3) The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended to create an Inspector General for the CFPB. Within 60 days after enactment of this bill, the President must appoint a CFPB Inspector
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HB-957: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 CFPB-IG Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Rothfus
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-865, Part I. on 12/12/2016
Social Security Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-973]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Social Security Fairness Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset requirement applicable to and reducing husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and divorced mother's and divorced father's insurance benefits with respect to federal, state, or local government employees who receive a government pension and did not pay Social Security taxes during their years of government service, and so did not earn
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HB-973: Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 [HB-985]
[Construction ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products. An order regarding the generic research, education, and promotion of concrete masonry products may be: proposed by Commerce at any time, or requested (and submitted to Commerce) by an existing national organization of concrete masonry product manufacturers or any person that may be affected by the issuance of such an order. (Sec. 5) Any order issued
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HB-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 11/15/2016
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 [HB-986]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, and who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit issued by any state to carry a concealed firearm, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any other state that permits residents to carry a concealed firearm, in accordance
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HB-986: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/16/2015
HCR-121: Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the gross violations of international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict in Syria, and asking the President to direct his Ambassador at the United Nations to promote the establishment of a war crimes tribunal where these crimes could be addressed.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eliot Engel
Received In The Senate And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/15/2016
You have voted HCR-121: Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the gross violations of international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict in Syria, and asking the President to direct his Ambassador at the United Nations to promote the establishment of a war crimes tribunal where these crimes could be addressed..
HCR-140: Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 07/05/2016
You have voted HCR-140: Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch..
Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid. [HCR-142]
[Sports ]
[Tourism ]
Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid. Advises the International Olympic Committee that the United States would welcome the holding of the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, California, the site designated by the United States Olympic Committee. Expresses the hope that the United States will be selected. Pledges cooperation and support toward the successful fulfillment of those games.
HCR-142: Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 07/15/2016
You have voted HCR-142: Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid..
Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims. [HCR-159]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims. Condemns the government of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and for denying the evidence of crimes against humanity. Urges: (1) the Administration and U.S. allies to condemn the massacre and pressure the Iranian government to provide detailed information to the victims' families about their loved ones and their final resting places; and (2) the United Nations (U.N.) Special Rapporteur on
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HCR-159: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 09/21/2016
You have voted HCR-159: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims..