Rep. Ted Poe
Stats
District HD-TX-2
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 49
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 [HB-461]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Taxes ]
[Animals ]
Wild Game Donation Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions, and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. Defines "qualified wild game meat" as the meat of any animal typically used for human consumption but only if: (1) such animal is killed in the wild by the individual making the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 01/21/2015
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PRO-LIFE Act Protecting Life in Funding Education Act [HB-463]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
PRO-LIFE Act Protecting Life in Funding Education Act Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the provision of federal education funding to state or local educational agencies that make health services available to students through school-based health centers, unless those centers certify that they will not provide students with abortions, abortion-related materials or referrals, or directions to abortion services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Constitutional Check and Balance Act [HB-464]
[Law Enforcement ]
Constitutional Check and Balance Act Authorizes any Member of Congress who casts a recorded vote on final passage of a version of a bill or joint resolution enacting a provision into law to bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief in an appropriate U.S. district court to compel an executive branch official to enforce the provision, if the President or any other executive branch official issues a memorandum or other written statement directing the official to not enforce it.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/19/2015
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 [HB-465]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. Prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act [HB-4664]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act This bill directs the President to report annually to Congress on actions the Department of State and other relevant federal departments and agencies have taken in the preceding year regarding resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran. The report shall include a description of: actions in bilateral and multilateral fora to address the issue of rights for Jewish refugees from Arab countries; and measures to help ensure that the interests of Jews displaced from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 04/29/2016
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Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 [HB-469]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to condition eligibility to receive a state grant for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs on inclusion in the state plan of a certification by the governor that the state has in effect and is enforcing a state law, or is operating a statewide program, that includes provisions and procedures to: identify and assess reports involving children who are sex trafficking victims (and which may also involve children
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Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/28/2015
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Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 [HB-4731]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) establish the number of annual refugee admissions at 60,000, (2) authorize the President to submit an adjustment recommendation to Congress for approval based upon humanitarian or national interest concerns, and (3) provide that the President must submit emergency refugee admission recommendations to Congress for approval. The President shall (currently, may) terminate the refugee status of a person not entitled to such status. Refugee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/16/2016
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Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 [HB-4764]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, to carry out a five-year pilot program under which the VA shall provide service dogs and veterinary health insurance to certain veterans who: (1) served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001; and (2) were diagnosed with, and continue to suffer from, post-traumatic stress disorder. The provision of a service dog shall be done in addition to other types
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/16/2016
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Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 [HB-4768]
[Law Enforcement ]
Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 This bill modifies the scope of judicial review of agency actions to authorize courts reviewing agency actions to decide de novo (without giving deference to the agency's interpretation) all relevant questions of law, including the interpretation of: (1) constitutional and statutory provisions, and (2) rules made by agencies. No law may exempt such a civil action from the application of the amendments made by this bill except by specific reference to these provisions.
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Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/13/2016
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Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act [HB-4773]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Inflation ]
Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act This bill declares that the proposed or the final rule of the Department of Labor entitled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees" shall cease to have any force or effect. The rule revises the "white collar" exemption of executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees from minimum wage and maximum hour, or overtime, requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). If the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/17/2016