IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017 [HB-478]
IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, (2) impose sanctions against the IRGC, and (3) report to Congress on the results of such sanctions.
HB-478: IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H534) on 01/13/2017
No Resettlement Without Consent Act [HB-546]
No Resettlement Without Consent Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that: (1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall not place or resettle a refugee within a state without the governor's approval; and (2) notwithstanding such approval, the office shall not place or resettle a refugee in any locality within a state if the locality has in effect a law, or a policy with the effect of law, disapproving of refugee resettlement in that locality.
HB-546: No Resettlement Without Consent Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kristi Noem
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017
U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act [HB-534]
U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act (Sec. 3) This bill calls for: (1) the United States to rejoin the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) to promote global branding, domestic job creation, and U.S. tourism; and (2) the Department of State to facilitate the timely submission of a request to rejoin the BIE. (Sec. 4) The bill authorizes the State Department to: (1) take necessary actions for the United States to rejoin the BIE, and (2) accept contributions for such purpose. (Sec. 5) Nothing in this bill may be construed to authorize any
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HB-534: U.S. Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-32. (txt | Pdf) on 05/08/2017
Cuba Agricultural Exports Act [HB-525]
Cuba Agricultural Exports Act This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to exempt from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba: (1) any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, and the foreign market development cooperator program; or (2) any obligation or expenditure of funds to promote trade with Cuba by federal commodity promotion programs established in accordance with a commodity promotion law. This exemption shall not apply if the U.S. assistance recipient would
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HB-525: Cuba Agricultural Exports Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 [HB-7]
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 TITLE I--PROHIBITING FEDERALLY FUNDED ABORTIONS (Sec. 101) This bill makes permanent the prohibition on the use of federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion. The prohibitions in this bill, and current prohibitions, do not apply to abortions in cases of rape or incest, or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. Abortions may not be provided
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HB-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
Kari's Law Act of 2017 [HB-582]
Kari's Law Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit businesses from manufacturing or importing for use in the United States, or selling or leasing in the United States, a multi-line telephone system unless it is pre-configured to allow users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 (without dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, including any trunk-access code such as the digit "9") from any station equipped with dialing facilities. Businesses are prohibited from installing, managing, or operating
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HB-582: Kari's Law Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Became Public Law No: 115-127. (txt | Pdf) on 02/16/2018
Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act [HB-589]
Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act TITLE I--LABORATORY MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act (Sec. 102) This bill instructs the Department of Energy (DOE) to permit specified National Laboratories owned by DOE to use funds authorized to support technology transfer within DOE to: (1) carry out early stage and precommercial technology demonstration activities to remove technology barriers limiting private sector interest, and (2) demonstrate potential commercial applications of any
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HB-589: Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Became Public Law No: 115-246. on 09/28/2018
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 [HB-613]
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to allow a correctional officer at a federal prison or correctional institution to: (1) store firearms on BOP premises in a secure storage area outside the security perimeter of the institution or in a vehicle lockbox, and (2) carry a concealed firearm on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution.
HB-613: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/16/2018
Life at Conception Act [HB-681]
Life at Conception Act This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to authorize the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child.
HB-681: Life at Conception Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Women's Public Health and Safety Act [HB-656]
Women's Public Health and Safety Act This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from
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HB-656: Women's Public Health and Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017