Rep. Jody Arrington
Stats
District HD-TX-19
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 160
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 115th Congress
Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act [HB-308]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act This bill prohibits proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations published on August 4, 2016, relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes from taking effect. The bill prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed regulations or any substantially similar regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 01/05/2017
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Health Care Choice Act of 2017 [HB-314]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Health Care Choice Act of 2017 This bill repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Provisions of law amended or repealed by those provisions are restored. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of a state designated by a health insurer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that insurer in any state (secondary state) if
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [HB-352]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Social Security Act (SSAct) to replace federal requirements for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) with health care block grants to states. A state may use block grant funds to: (1) provide health care services to indigent individuals; (2) fund risk adjustment mechanisms for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of private health insurance for the high-risk population; and (3) support other welfare-related programs, as specified by the bill. In addition to repealing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
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Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017 [HB-354]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017 This bill prohibits, for a one-year period, the availability of federal funds for any purpose to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any of its affiliates or clinics, unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion during such period. This restriction does not apply in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. The Department of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch. [HCR-8]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch. Requires both chambers of Congress to assemble annually in the Hall of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General on the Government Accountability Office's audited financial statement of the accounts and associated activities of the executive branch, together with an analysis of the financial position and condition of the federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/06/2017
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RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 [HB-350]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls if the vehicle is used solely for competition.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-1073. on 12/11/2018
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Hearing Protection Act of 2017 [HB-367]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Hearing Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate the $200 transfer tax on firearm silencers, and (2) treat any person who acquires or possesses a firearm silencer as meeting any registration or licensing requirements of the National Firearms Act with respect to such silencer. Any person who pays a transfer tax on a silencer after October 22, 2015, may receive a refund of such tax. The bill amends the federal criminal code to preempt state or local laws that tax or regulate firearm silencers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017
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Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-400]
[Immigration ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. A state or political subdivision that complies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 01/11/2017
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Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-505]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Defense ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) ensure that each border security technology acquisition program that is determined to be a major acquisition program has an acquisition program baseline approved by the relevant acquisition decision authority; (2) document that each such program is meeting the cost, schedule, and performance thresholds specified in such baseline in compliance with relevant departmental acquisition
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017
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MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017 [HB-559]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
MERIT Act of 2017 Modern Employment Reform, Improvement, and Transformation Act of 2017 This bill establishes an alternative mechanism for the expedited removal by agency heads of federal employees for performance or misconduct by: (1) limiting an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to appeals made not later than 7 days after the date of such removal; and (2) making inapplicable to removals employee protections affording employees at least 30 days advance written notice of the proposed action and a reasonable time to answer the proposal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/17/2018