HR-152: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/28/2017
You have voted HR-152: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that clean water is a national priority, and that the June 29, 2015, Waters of the United States Rule should be withdrawn or vacated..
To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes. [HB-1349]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Wilderness Act to declare that provisions of such Act prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles, aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport shall not prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, or game carts within any wilderness areas.
HB-1349: To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1032. on 11/16/2018
You have voted HB-1349: To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes..
ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 [HB-1334]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, upon request by a federal, state, or local law enforcement official, to determine whether to issue a detainer to detain an alien arrested by such official for a violation of any law, not just one relating to controlled substances.
HB-1334: ALERTED Act of 2017 Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/17/2017
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act [HB-1314]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.
HB-1314: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/17/2017
National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act [HB-1417]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Public Safety ]
National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to permit the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC, to acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms in fulfilling the museum's purposes.
HB-1417: National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Became Public Law No: 115-321. on 12/17/2018
Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims. [HR-188]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims. Condemns the government of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and for denying the evidence of crimes against humanity. Urges: (1) the Administration and U.S. allies to condemn the massacre and pressure the Iranian government to provide detailed information to the victims' families about their loved ones and their final resting places; and (2) the United Nations (U.N.) Special Rapporteur on
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HR-188: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 05/18/2017
You have voted HR-188: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre of political prisoners and calling for justice for the victims..
Future Logging Careers Act [HB-1454]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Future Logging Careers Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make the restrictions on oppressive child labor inapplicable to employment of an employee age 16 or 17 by a parent, or a person standing in place of a parent, in a logging or mechanized operation owned or operated by that parent or person.
HB-1454: Future Logging Careers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/09/2017
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 [HB-1491]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Gaming ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to: (1) take approximately 1,427 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, (2) assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and (3) dismiss those appeals. The land is made part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation. The bill removes restrictions on the land pursuant to certain state laws.
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HB-1491: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 559. on 08/23/2018
Recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and for other purposes. [HR-189]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
[Religion ]
Recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and for other purposes. Recognizes the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi and its significance to Sikh communities in the United States and around the world. Expresses respect for all communities that celebrate Vaisakhi.
HR-189: Recognizing the historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/10/2017
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-1555]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017 This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a primary residence; (2) increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence; (3) require the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property
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HB-1555: FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2017