Rep. Andy Biggs
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Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 [HB-250]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit, to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada. The bill designates locations where the new circuits are to hold regular sessions. The bill distributes active circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit to the new circuits. Circuit judges and senior
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 01/13/2017
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Defunding United Nations Act of 2017 [HB-249]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[International ]
Defunding United Nations Act of 2017 This bill prohibits funds made available to any federal agency for FY2017 and subsequent fiscal years from being used to make U.S. voluntary contributions to the regular budget of the United Nations or any U.N. agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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January 8th National Memorial Act [HB-362]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
January 8th National Memorial Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the January 8th National Memorial in Tucson, Arizona, as an affiliated area of the National Park System in commemoration of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tuscon on January 8, 2011. The memorial shall not be established until Interior certifies that Tucson's January 8th Memorial Foundation, which shall be the management entity for the memorial, has established a trust fund to receive donations and provide for the construction,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017
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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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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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Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 [HB-372]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to declare that nothing in that Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance, including the business of dental insurance. This declaration does not apply to a contract, combination, or conspiracy to: (1) collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data; (2) determine a loss development factor for historical loss data; (3) perform actuarial services if the collaboration does
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/23/2017
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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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One Subject at a Time Act [HB-395]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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One Subject at a Time Act This bill requires: (1) each bill or joint resolution to embrace no more than one subject, and (2) the subject to be clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's title. An appropriations bill may not contain any general legislation or change of existing law requirement if its subject is not germane to the subject of such bill. The bill voids: (1) an entire Act or joint resolution if its title addresses two or more unrelated subjects, (2) provisions in legislation not clearly and descriptively expressed in the measure's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017
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Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution [HR-43]
[Budget and Spending ]
Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order for the House to consider a concurrent resolution for its adjournment during any day in August of any calendar year until the House has passed by July 31 of that year each of the regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year beginning on October 1.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 01/10/2017