Rep. Barbara Lee

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District HD-CA-12
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 221

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ZZZ's to A's Act [HB-2245] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ] [Science ]
ZZZ's to A's Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to conduct a study that: examines the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance; comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that relationship; compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and evaluates factors that contribute to, or affect, school start times. ED shall report its findings and recommendations to Congress.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/28/2017

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Recognizing and honoring the essential role of classified school education support employees through the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award. [HR-294] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Children and Youth ]
Recognizing and honoring the essential role of classified school education support employees through the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award. Supports the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award program. Urges the Department of Education, states, state educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and residents to join in this observance. Congratulates the honorees of the program. Congratulates classified school education support employees for their ongoing contributions to education and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 04/28/2017

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Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act [HB-2234] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ]
Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to grant "Recognizing Inspiring School Employees" awards to classified public school employees, within certain occupational specialties, who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through higher education. ED must annually select an awardee, out of nominations received from states, from any of the following occupational specialties: (1) paraeducator services, (2) clerical and administrative services, (3) transportation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 04/28/2017

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building". [HB-2254] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Became Public Law No: 115-142. (txt | Pdf) on 03/23/2018

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Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017 [HB-2242] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Climate Change ] [National Security ] [Mining ]
Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing, renewing, reinstating, or extending any nonproducing lease, or issuing any authorization for the exploration or production of oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuel in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or any other area of the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM shall also cancel within 60 days any lease issued in the Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet, or Chukchi Sea (three (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/11/2017

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Free Credit Score Act of 2017 [HB-2262] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Data Privacy ]
Free Credit Score Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies to include the consumer's credit score when furnishing a consumer with a free annual report.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 05/01/2017

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Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act [HB-2289] [Taxes ] [Food ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ] [Small Business ] [Finance ]
Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the rehabilitation tax credit for a supermarket building placed in service after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2020, in an underserved area (i.e., any enterprise community or empowerment zone and any renewal community); (2) increase by $1,000 the limit on wages eligible for the work opportunity tax credit for employees of a supermarket located in an underserved area; and (3) allow a business-related tax credit for 15% (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/02/2017

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Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017 [HB-2301] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Consumer Protection ]
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017 This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE). The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forbid an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs, including work-study programs, from requiring a student to agree to any restriction on the student's ability to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against it in court.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/02/2017

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Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-2295] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Investments ]
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth a special rule for the inclusion in gross income of partnership interests transferred in connection with the performance of services, (2) treat as ordinary income the net capital gain with respect to an investment services partnership interest except to the extent such gain is attributable to a partner's qualified capital interest, (3) exempt income from investment services partnership interests from treatment as qualifying income of a publicly traded (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/02/2017

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Students Before Profits Act of 2017 [HB-2300] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Consumer Protection ]
Students Before Profits Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 05/02/2017

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