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Rep. Peter Visclosky

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District HD-IN-1

Party Democrat

Bills Introduced 4

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
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-1928	Federal	Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted. The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable due to the absence of the timely enactment of an Act or joint resolution providing appropriations or continuing appropriations for the death gratuity and related benefits. Democrat: 67% (135) Republican: 31% (63) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1) 67% Democrat support 31% Republican support 0% Unaffiliated support 0% Independent support	Armed Forces And National Security Appropriations Cemeteries And Funerals Defense Spending Department Of Defense Executive Agency Funding And Structure Housing Finance And Home Ownership Military Personnel And Dependents Veterans' Pensions And Compensation
HB-1960	Federal	Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate. Democrat: 100% (97) 100% Democrat support	Law Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption Judges Supreme Court
HR-260	Federal	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plays an indispensable role in strengthening global nuclear security. Reaffirms that the United States has a vital interest in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and securing nuclear materials. Encourages the United States and other IAEA member states to ensure that the IAEA has the necessary resources carry out its duties. Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2) 60% Democrat support 40% Republican support	International Affairs
HB-2282	Federal	Equality Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. The bill defines: "sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's designated sex at birth. The bill expands the categories of public accommodations to include places or establishments that provide: exhibitions, recreation, exercise, amusement, gatherings, or displays; goods, services, or programs, including a store, a shopping center, an online retailer or service provider, a salon, a bank, a gas station, a food bank, a service or care center, a shelter, a travel agency, a funeral parlor, or a health care, accounting, or legal service; or transportation services. The bill prohibits "establishment" from being construed to be limited to a physical facility or place. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may bring a civil action if it receives a complaint from an individual who claims to be: denied equal utilization of a public facility owned, operated, or managed by a state (other than public schools or colleges) on account of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity; or denied admission to, or not permitted to continue attending, a public college by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity, thereby expanding DOJ's existing authority to bring such actions for complaints based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The bill revises public school desegregation standards to provide for the assignment of students without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill prohibits programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance from denying benefits to, or discriminating against, persons based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The bill prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity, subject to the same exceptions and conditions that currently apply to unlawful employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Employers must recognize individuals in accordance with their gender identity if sex is a bona fide occupational qualification that is reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise. The bill provides government employees with protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. DOJ may intervene in equal protection actions in federal court on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. Protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin shall include protections against discrimination based on: (1) an association with another person who is a member of such a protected class; or (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, that an individual is a member of such a protected class. The bill prohibits the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 from providing a claim, defense, or basis for challenging such protections. The bill prohibits an individual from being denied access to a shared facility, including a restroom, a locker room, and a dressing room, that is in accordance with the individual's gender identity. The bill amends Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and jury selection standards to add sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected against discrimination under such laws. Democrat: 98% (199) Republican: 0% (2) Independent: 0% (1) 98% Democrat support 0% Republican support 0% Independent support	Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues Civil Actions And Liability Consumer Credit Due Process And Equal Protection Elementary And Secondary Education Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Higher Education Housing Discrimination Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers Religion
HB-2412	Federal	Keep Our Pension Promises Act This bill repeals the elimination of the pension anti-cutback provisions under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. The anti-cutback provisions prohibit reductions in pension benefits to participants in multiemployer pension plans. The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), with respect to partitions of eligible multiemployer plans, to modify the procedures and allow plan sponsors to petition the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for a partition of additional financially-troubled pension plans. The PBGC must establish a legacy fund to cover the administrative and benefit costs resulting from a partition. The Department of the Treasury must transfer amounts to the fund that are equal to the increase in revenues as a result of specified provisions of this bill that amend the Internal Revenue Code. The provisions amend the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose a limit of $1 million on the exemption of the gain from the exchange of real property in a like kind exchange, (2) prohibit the use of like kind exchanges for collectibles, and (3) limit contributions and require increased minimum distributions for individuals with certain retirement plans with balances that exceed $5 million (adjusted for inflation after 2017). The bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to assign first claim priority to pension obligations under ERISA. Democrat: 100% (34) 100% Democrat support	Labor And Employment Art, Artists, Authorship Bankruptcy Employee Benefits And Pensions Income Tax Deferral Income Tax Exclusion Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
HB-2428	Federal	Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act Democrat: 97% (35) Independent: 2% (1) 97% Democrat support 2% Independent support	Labor And Employment
HB-2477	Federal	Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that allows eligible students with loans under the Federal Direct Loan program (a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to refinance their loans down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill allows student borrowers to refinance their private loans into the Federal Direct Loan program. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (tentative fair share tax). Democrat: 99% (137) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	Education Budget Deficits And National Debt Government Lending And Loan Guarantees Higher Education Income Tax Deductions Income Tax Rates Inflation And Prices Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations Student Aid And College Costs
HB-24	Federal	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to: (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) discussions or communications among Federal Reserve officers, board members, and employees regarding any of these matters. Republican: 95% (108) Democrat: 4% (5) 95% Republican support 4% Democrat support	Finance And Financial Sector Accounting And Auditing Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Congressional Oversight Federal Reserve System Government Studies And Investigations
HB-173	Federal	Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). Republican: 44% (133) Democrat: 55% (168) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) 44% Republican support 55% Democrat support 0% Unaffiliated support	Taxation Employee Benefits And Pensions Health Care Costs And Insurance Health Care Coverage And Access Sales And Excise Taxes

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: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1928

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security, Appropriations, Cemeteries And Funerals, Defense Spending, Department Of Defense, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Housing Finance And Home Ownership, Military Personnel And Dependents, Veterans' Pensions And Compensation

Democrat: 67% (135) Republican: 31% (63) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1960

Subjects: Law, Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption, Judges, Supreme Court

Democrat: 100% (97)

Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) nuclear security role.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HR-260

Subjects: International Affairs

Democrat: 60% (3) Republican: 40% (2)

Title: Equality Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2282

Subjects: Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues, Civil Actions And Liability, Consumer Credit, Due Process And Equal Protection, Elementary And Secondary Education, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Higher Education, Housing Discrimination, Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers, Religion

Democrat: 98% (199) Republican: 0% (2) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Keep Our Pension Promises Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2412

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Art, Artists, Authorship, Bankruptcy, Employee Benefits And Pensions, Income Tax Deferral, Income Tax Exclusion, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Democrat: 100% (34)

Title: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2428

Subjects: Labor And Employment

Democrat: 97% (35) Independent: 2% (1)

Title: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2477

Subjects: Education, Budget Deficits And National Debt, Government Lending And Loan Guarantees, Higher Education, Income Tax Deductions, Income Tax Rates, Inflation And Prices, Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates, Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations, Student Aid And College Costs

Democrat: 99% (137) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-24

Subjects: Finance And Financial Sector, Accounting And Auditing, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Congressional Oversight, Federal Reserve System, Government Studies And Investigations

Republican: 95% (108) Democrat: 4% (5)

Title: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-173

Subjects: Taxation, Employee Benefits And Pensions, Health Care Costs And Insurance, Health Care Coverage And Access, Sales And Excise Taxes

Republican: 44% (133) Democrat: 55% (168) Unaffiliated: 0% (1)

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