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Rep. Stacey Plaskett

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District HD-VI

Party Democrat

Bills Introduced 36

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
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
HCR-44	Federal	Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women. Recognizes the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women, and its impact on women, families, and the nation. Democrat: 100% (97) 100% Democrat support	Labor And Employment Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative Events And Holidays Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Sex, Gender, Sexual Orientation Discrimination Wages And Earnings Women's Employment
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-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
HB-1902	Federal	Social Security 2100 Act Democrat: 99% (174) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	Social Welfare Aging Disability Assistance Employment Taxes Government Trust Funds Inflation And Prices Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates Self-employed Social Security And Elderly Assistance Wages And Earnings
HB-1927	Federal	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic Places; and (3) other governmental and nongovernmental facilities and programs of an educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly related to such movement. In carrying out the network, Interior must: (1) review civil rights movement studies and reports, such as the Civil Rights Framework Study; (2) produce and disseminate educational materials relating to such movement; (3) provide technical assistance; and (4) adopt an official, uniform symbol or device for the Network and issue regulations for the symbol's use. The network shall expire seven years after enactment of this bill. Democrat: 93% (68) Republican: 5% (4) Independent: 1% (1) 93% Democrat support 5% Republican support 1% Independent support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property Government Studies And Investigations Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Protest And Dissent Racial And Ethnic Relations U.s. History
HB-2021	Federal	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Republican: 75% (6) Democrat: 25% (2) 75% Republican support 25% Democrat support	Taxation Alcoholic Beverages Caribbean Area Intergovernmental Relations Puerto Rico Sales And Excise Taxes State And Local Finance U.s. Territories And Protectorates Virgin Islands
HR-291	Federal	Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion. Supports: (1) the goals and values of the 49th anniversary of the enactment of the Fair Housing Act and the 29th anniversary of the enactment of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and (2) activities to celebrate the historical milestones represented by such anniversaries. Democrat: 100% (40) 100% Democrat support	Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative Events And Holidays Housing Discrimination
HB-2251	Federal	Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2014, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2018. Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services. Democrat: 96% (26) Republican: 3% (1) 96% Democrat support 3% Republican support	Armed Forces And National Security

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: Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HCR-44

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues, Commemorative Events And Holidays, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Sex, Gender, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wages And Earnings, Women's Employment

Democrat: 100% (97)

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: 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)

Title: Social Security 2100 Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1902

Subjects: Social Welfare, Aging, Disability Assistance, Employment Taxes, Government Trust Funds, Inflation And Prices, Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates, Self-employed, Social Security And Elderly Assistance, Wages And Earnings

Democrat: 99% (174) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1927

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property, Government Studies And Investigations, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Protest And Dissent, Racial And Ethnic Relations, U.s. History

Democrat: 93% (68) Republican: 5% (4) Independent: 1% (1)

Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2021

Subjects: Taxation, Alcoholic Beverages, Caribbean Area, Intergovernmental Relations, Puerto Rico, Sales And Excise Taxes, State And Local Finance, U.s. Territories And Protectorates, Virgin Islands

Republican: 75% (6) Democrat: 25% (2)

Title: Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HR-291

Subjects: Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues, Commemorative Events And Holidays, Housing Discrimination

Democrat: 100% (40)

Title: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2251

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security

Democrat: 96% (26) Republican: 3% (1)

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