Rep. Barbara Lee

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District HD-CA-12
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 221

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US Congress 115th Congress

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act [HB-2044] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Water ]
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. The bill sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/19/2017

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Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act [HB-1987] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Ethics ]
Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch an Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity to determine whether the President is mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of office. The commission: (1) within 72 hours after Congress adopts a concurrent resolution directing it to do so, shall conduct a medical examination to determine if the President is temporarily or permanently impaired by physical illness or disability, mental illness, mental deficiency, or alcohol (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/01/2017

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FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 [HB-2001] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Public Health ]
FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to eliminate a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. The Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 04/07/2017

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National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2017 [HB-1974] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ]
National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2017 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. The rule must direct: public water systems (the systems) to meet certain reporting requirements; the EPA to develop a sampling protocol and develop instructions for compliance with the protocol; the EPA, or the state exercising primary enforcement responsibility, to require on-site investigations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017

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Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 [HB-2012] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 This bill repeals the exemption for hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The chemicals intended for use in underground injections (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017

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FAFSA for All Act [HB-2070] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Immigration ]
FAFSA for All Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to include on the same website that is used to provide students with the electronic version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) questions to determine, for title IV eligibility purposes, whether: a dependent student is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States or is here for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police". [HB-2073] [Immigration ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police". This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security, including officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, from wearing clothing, accessories, or other items bearing the word "police" while performing duties (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/01/2017

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Community College Energy Training Act of 2017 [HB-2045] [Energy ] [Education ] [Community Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
Community College Energy Training Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/06/2017

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PRIVATE Act Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act [HB-2052] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
PRIVATE Act Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit a person from knowingly and wrongfully broadcasting or distributing an intimate visual image of a private area of another individual who is at least 18 years old, who is identifiable from the image or from information displayed in connection with the image, and who does not explicitly consent, if the person knows or reasonably should have known that: the image was made under circumstances (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/25/2017

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Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act [HB-2084] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ]
Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make qualified students eligible to receive more than one Pell Grant in an award year, thus allowing year-round Pell Grants. If a student receives more than one Pell Grant in an award year, the total amount of the Pell Grants awarded to the student may exceed the maximum Pell Grant available for an award year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 04/08/2017

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