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Rep. Dwight Evans

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District HD-PA-2

Party Democrat

Bills Introduced 23

Sponsored Legislation

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-1815	Federal	Protecting Sensitive Locations Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an immigration enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security or an individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions may not take place at a sensitive location, except: (1) under exigent circumstances, and (2) with prior approval. A "sensitive location" includes all of the physical space located within 1,000 feet of: medical treatment or health care facilities; public and private schools; scholastic or education-related activities; school bus or school bus stops during periods when school children are present; emergency shelter or food locations; any organization that assists children, pregnant women, victims of crime or abuse, or individuals with significant mental or physical disabilities or that provides disaster or emergency social services; places of worship; funerals, weddings, or other public religious ceremonies; public demonstrations; federal, state, or local courthouses; congressional district offices; public assistance or social security offices; or motor vehicles departments. The bill shall not apply to the transportation of an individual apprehended at or near a land or sea border to a hospital or health care provider for the purpose of providing such individual with medical care. If an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this bill: (1) no information resulting from the action may be entered into the record or received into evidence in a resulting removal proceeding, and (2) the affected alien may file a motion for such proceeding's immediate termination. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall provide training to officers and report to Congress on any enforcement activity occurring at sensitive locations. Democrat: 100% (52) 100% Democrat support	Immigration Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Cemeteries And Funerals Child Safety And Welfare Congressional Oversight Crime Victims Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Department Of Homeland Security Detention Of Persons Disability And Paralysis
HB-1833	Federal	Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017 This bill amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions for: (1) the establishment of loan-loss reserve funds to defray the costs of small business lending, and (2) related technical assistance. A community development financial institution must provide nonfederal matching funds equal to 50% of the amount of any grant received. A grantee may not use grant funds to make direct loans to small businesses. Democrat: 100% (20) 100% Democrat support	Finance And Financial Sector Business Investment And Capital Credit And Credit Markets Housing And Community Development Funding Small Business
HB-19	Federal	Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act This bill establishes a comprehensive women's history museum within the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to provide for: (1) the collection, study, and establishment of programs related to women's contributions that have influenced the direction of the United States; (2) collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and facilities, outside museums, and educational institutions; and (3) the creation of exhibitions and programs that recognize diverse perspectives on women's history and contributions. The bill establishes a council within the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) make recommendations to the Smithsonian's Board of Regents for the construction of the museum; (2) advise and assist the board on the administration and preservation of the museum; (3) recommend annual operating budgets for the museum; and (4) report annually to the board on the acquisition, disposition, and display of objects related to women's art, history, and culture. The council shall have sole authority to: (1) acquire artifacts for the museum's collections, (2) dispose of any part of the collections but only if funds generated are used for additions to the collections, (3) specify criteria for the use of the museum's collections and resources, and (4) preserve and maintain the collections. The museum's director may carry out educational and liaison programs in support of its goals. Democrat: 76% (193) Republican: 22% (58) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1) 76% Democrat support 22% Republican support 0% Unaffiliated support 0% Independent support	Social Sciences And History District Of Columbia Executive Agency Funding And Structure Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers Smithsonian Institution U.s. History Women's Employment Women's Rights Arts, Culture, Religion
HB-1858	Federal	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office." Republican: 72% (13) Democrat: 27% (5) 72% Republican support 27% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Congressional Tributes Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property Military Personnel And Dependents Pennsylvania Postal Service
HR-239	Federal	Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa. Commends: the Department of State's and the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) timely response to early warning signals of drought in the Horn of Africa and for providing substantial assistance for the humanitarian response in FY2016 and FY2017; USAID's quick deployment of a Disaster Assistance Response Team in response to the previous drought in northeastern and central Ethiopia; the Somali diaspora for spearheading the response to humanitarian needs in Somalia; the work of United Nations and nongovernmental organizations in providing sustained life-saving assistance to vulnerable populations across the Horn of Africa; and USAID for its work to mitigate the impact of environmental shocks to pastoralist communities across the Horn of Africa. Calls on: the State Department and USAID to continue providing long-term development supporting programs that build resilience, protect livelihoods, strengthen global food security, and provide drought relief and emergency food assistance; the President to appoint high-level officials to engage the international community in responding to this crisis; the government of Kenya to publicly declare that the Dadaab refugee complex will remain open and to respect prima facie status for new arrivals from Somalia; and the U.S. government and the international community to continue life-saving assistance and development activities to alleviate drought and food insecurity in the region. Democrat: 84% (28) Republican: 12% (4) Unaffiliated: 3% (1) 84% Democrat support 12% Republican support 3% Unaffiliated support	International Affairs Africa Australia Canada Charitable Contributions Congressional Tributes Department Of State Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research Ethiopia Europe
HB-1857	Federal	Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress on: (1) serious crimes committed by informants maintained by their law enforcement agencies, (2) amounts paid to the informants, and (3) amounts received through information from or cooperation by the informants. The bill defines the term "serious crime." Democrat: 100% (5) 100% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Congressional Oversight Crimes Against Children Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Justice Information And Records Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances Evidence And Witnesses Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption Organized Crime Pornography
HR-246	Federal	Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States. Commemorates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermon titled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence." Encourages the U.S. government to conduct foreign policy in a manner consistent with the vision delineated in that speech. Democrat: 100% (55) 100% Democrat support	Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues
HB-1882	Federal	Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017 This bill directs the Bureau of Prisons to develop a comprehensive policy to provide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for federal inmates in prison and upon reentry. It amends the federal criminal code: to require an HIV test for each convicted federal offender sentenced to prison for any length of time regardless of risk factors, unless the individual declines; to make the HIV test part of the routine health screening conducted at intake; and to require a pre-release HIV test, unless the individual declines. Democrat: 100% (38) 100% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment Department Of Justice Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use Evidence And Witnesses Hiv/aids Health Information And Medical Records Health Promotion And Preventive Care Infectious And Parasitic Diseases
HB-1878	Federal	To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business Administration. Democrat: 100% (9) 100% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics
HB-1869	Federal	Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to: (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training for girls and women, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace is established for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. The bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination. Democrat: 99% (200) Independent: 0% (1) Republican: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support 0% Republican support	Labor And Employment Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Civil Actions And Liability Contracts And Agency Department Of Education Department Of Labor Employee Hiring Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc) Government Information And Archives

Title: Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1815

Subjects: Immigration, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Cemeteries And Funerals, Child Safety And Welfare, Congressional Oversight, Crime Victims, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Department Of Homeland Security, Detention Of Persons, Disability And Paralysis

Democrat: 100% (52)

Title: Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1833

Subjects: Finance And Financial Sector, Business Investment And Capital, Credit And Credit Markets, Housing And Community Development Funding, Small Business

Democrat: 100% (20)

Title: Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-19

Subjects: Social Sciences And History, District Of Columbia, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers, Smithsonian Institution, U.s. History, Women's Employment, Women's Rights, Arts, Culture, Religion

Democrat: 76% (193) Republican: 22% (58) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office".

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1858

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Congressional Tributes, Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property, Military Personnel And Dependents, Pennsylvania, Postal Service

Republican: 72% (13) Democrat: 27% (5)

Title: Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HR-239

Subjects: International Affairs, Africa, Australia, Canada, Charitable Contributions, Congressional Tributes, Department Of State, Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research, Ethiopia, Europe

Democrat: 84% (28) Republican: 12% (4) Unaffiliated: 3% (1)

Title: Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1857

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Congressional Oversight, Crimes Against Children, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Justice Information And Records, Drug Trafficking And Controlled Substances, Evidence And Witnesses, Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption, Organized Crime, Pornography

Democrat: 100% (5)

Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HR-246

Subjects: Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues

Democrat: 100% (55)

Title: Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1882

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment, Department Of Justice, Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use, Evidence And Witnesses, Hiv/aids, Health Information And Medical Records, Health Promotion And Preventive Care, Infectious And Parasitic Diseases

Democrat: 100% (38)

Title: To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business Administration.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1878

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics

Democrat: 100% (9)

Title: Paycheck Fairness Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1869

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Civil Actions And Liability, Contracts And Agency, Department Of Education, Department Of Labor, Employee Hiring, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc), Government Information And Archives

Democrat: 99% (200) Independent: 0% (1) Republican: 0% (1)

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