Rep. Steven Palazzo

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District HD-MS-4
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 21

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US Congress 114th Congress

State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 [HB-824]
State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 Prohibits, in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies as applied with respect to individuals domiciled in a state or in any other territory or possession of the United States: (1) the term "marriage" from including any relationship that the state, territory, or possession does not recognize as a marriage; and (2) the term "spouse" from including an individual who is a party to a relationship that is not recognized (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2015

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Safe Students Act [HB-86]
Safe Students Act Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions making it unlawful to possess or discharge a firearm in a school zone.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/02/2015

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STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 [HB-863]
STARS Act Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. Defines "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/16/2015

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Veterans TRICARE Choice Act [HB-868]
Veterans TRICARE Choice Act Allows an individual who is eligible to participate in the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to: (1) elect to be ineligible to enroll in such program, (2) make tax deductible contributions to a health savings account during the period such individual elects to be ineligible for TRICARE coverage, and (3) enroll in the TRICARE program at a later date during a special enrollment period. Requires DOD to: (1) submit to the Internal Revenue Service information on each TRICARE-eligible (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015

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Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act [HB-879]
Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act This bill repeals, effective for taxable years beginning after 2017, the excise tax on the excess benefit portion of high-cost employer-sponsored health care plans (known as Cadillac plans). The reporting requirement for such plans is also repealed for calendar years beginning after 2014.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015

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Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act [HB-893]
Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. (Sec. 4) Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. (Sec. 5) Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. (Sec. 7) Subjects all (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Signed By President. on 07/06/2015

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Veteran's I.D. Card Act [HB-91]
Veteran's I.D. Card Act (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to a requesting veteran who is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system of patient enrollment. Requires such card, among other things, to: (1) display the veteran's name and photograph, and (2) serve as proof that the veteran has a DD-214 form or other official document in his or her military personnel file that describes the veteran's military service. Directs VA to charge a card fee. States that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Became Public Law No: 114-31. (txt | Pdf) on 07/20/2015

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Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act [HB-918]
Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to declare that for any week in whole or in part within a month that an individual is paid or determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation he or she shall be deemed to have engaged in substantial gainful activity and so be disqualified from receiving Social Security disability benefits after a certain period has elapsed. States that, for purposes of determining (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015

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Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 [HB-923]
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document, to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/16/2015

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Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act [HB-924]
Responsibility in Federal Contracting Act Requires that the locally prevailing wage paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works (Davis-Bacon Act) be determined by the Secretary of Labor (as under current law), but acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), using surveys carried out by BLS that use proper random statistical sampling techniques.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015

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