Break the Cycle of Violence Act [HB-5003]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes.
HB-5003: Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/27/2023
Tax Fairness for Workers Act [HB-4963]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.
HB-4963: Tax Fairness for Workers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/27/2023
Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act [HB-4965]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To create and disseminate best practices regarding safe firearm storage, to create a grant program for the distribution of safe storage devices, and for other purposes.
Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act [HB-4895]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the drug price negotiation program, and for other purposes.
HB-4895: Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/28/2023
More Teaching Less Testing Act of 2023 [HB-1741]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to decrease the frequency of standardized tests administered to students in grades 3 through 12, and for other purposes.
HB-1741: More Teaching Less Testing Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 03/23/2023
COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2023 [HB-5086]
[Food ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Human Services ]
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income, for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefits, increased income received from cost of living adjustments made under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 3(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231b(a)(1)), or section 5312 of title 38 of the United States Code, and income received from supplementary payments received under section 1616 of the Social Security Act.
HB-5086: COLAs Don’t Count Act of 2023
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, And Horticulture. on 09/26/2023
HJR-82: Expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the Archivist of the United States must certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment without delay.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/14/2023
You have voted HJR-82: Expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the Archivist of the United States must certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the Twenty-Eighth Amendment without delay..
Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act [HB-45]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry.
HB-45: Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 01/09/2023
Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-4122]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights.
HB-4122: Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 06/14/2023