Rep. Bill Posey
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Bills Introduced 127
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Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 [HB-772]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. The nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board must include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole menu item; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per common unit of the item, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate. on 02/07/2018
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American Innovation $1 Coin Act [HB-770]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Science ]
American Innovation $1 Coin Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, over a 14-year period beginning in 2019, to mint and issue "American Innovation" $1 coins commemorating innovation and innovators from each state, each U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. Such coins shall be issued in the order in which the states ratified the Constitution or were admitted into the Union. After all such coins are issued, coins shall be issued for the District of Columbia and the territories. Treasury shall issue four coins per year
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 115-197. on 07/20/2018
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Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 [HB-799]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Shift Back to Society Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a pilot program that awards matching grants to historically black colleges and universities to provide educational programs for eligible offenders to facilitate re-entry into the community. An eligible offender is a convicted criminal offender who has been released from incarceration for less than one year or who is scheduled to be released from incarceration within one year. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the results of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/02/2017
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REAL Space Act Reasserting American Leadership in Space Act [HB-870]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
REAL Space Act Reasserting American Leadership in Space Act This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to plan to return to the Moon by 2023 and to develop a sustained human presence there in order to promote exploration, commerce, science, and U.S. preeminence in space as a stepping stone for future exploration of Mars and other destinations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Space. on 04/25/2017
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Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act [HB-849]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2017
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Right to Try Act of 2017 [HB-878]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Right to Try Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government to allow unrestricted manufacturing, distribution, prescribing, and dispensing of experimental drugs, biological products, and medical devices that are: (1) intended to treat a patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and (2) authorized by state law. The federal government must allow unrestricted possession and use of such treatments by patients certified by a physician as having exhausted all other treatment options. A manufacturer, distributor, prescriber, dispenser,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
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English Language Unity Act of 2017 [HB-997]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
English Language Unity Act of 2017 This bill establishes English as the official language of the United States. Naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, must be conducted in English. The bill declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws. A person injured by a violation of this bill may obtain relief, including a declaratory judgment, in a civil action. English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in the public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. [HJR-73]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on November 22, 2016, relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. The rule establishes various consumer protections with respect to prepaid accounts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017
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Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. [HR-129]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. Calls upon: (1) the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, other elements of the federal government, and foreign governments to resolutely continue efforts to investigate, recover, identify, and account as fully as possible for all U.S. personnel designated as unaccounted-for from past wars and conflicts; and (2) all foreign governments
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H1147) on 02/14/2018
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Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens. [HR-133]
[Animals ]
Expressing support for designation of April 11 as "National Pet Adoption Day" and the month of April as "National Pet Adoption Month" to highlight the important role pets play in the lives of United States citizens. Supports the designation of April 11 as National Pet Adoption Day and the month of April as National Pet Adoption Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/16/2017