Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 [HB-1761]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill makes it a federal crime, subject to certain jurisdictional requirements, to: (1) knowingly produce or cause to be produced a visual depiction of a minor engaged in any sexually explicit conduct; (2) knowingly transmit a live depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; (3) have a minor assist any other person in producing or transmitting a depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and (4) as parent or legal guardian, knowingly permit a minor to engage
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HB-1761: Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/05/2017
HB-1760: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area's high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals who reside in the area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 04/11/2017
You have voted HB-1760: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area's high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals who reside in the area..
HR-249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
You have voted HR-249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress..
Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 [HB-2465]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make permanent the elimination of a specified payment cap under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.
HB-2465: Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-469, Part I. on 12/18/2017
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-36]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides exceptions for an abortion: (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an
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HB-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/04/2017
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 [HB-26]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. (Sec. 3) The bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require federal agencies promulgating rules to: (1) identify and repeal or amend existing rules to completely offset any annual costs of new rules to the U.S. economy; and (2) publish information about the
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HB-26: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-21. on 03/29/2017
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 [HB-277]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance. Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be
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HB-277: American Health Care Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
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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HB-354: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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.
HB-367: Hearing Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017