Rep. Gerald Connolly
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Bills Introduced 198
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Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017 [HB-2325]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 05/03/2017
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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-2477]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that allows eligible students with loans under the Federal Direct Loan program (a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to refinance their loans down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill allows student
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
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Global Respect Act [HB-2491]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Global Respect Act This bill directs the President to submit to Congress, biannually, a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible for or complicit in, or who acted as an agent for a foreign person in a mater relating to, torture, cruel treatment, prolonged detention, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. A listed person: (1) may be removed from the list under specified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 06/27/2017
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Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017 [HB-2498]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Finance ]
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to expand the categories of prohibited discrimination when extending credit to include discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Currently, such discrimination in credit is prohibited only on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or marital status, or age.) The bill defines: (1) "gender identity" as the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
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Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2017 [HB-70]
[Ethics ]
[Trade ]
Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to modify and expand requirements for federal advisory committees. A federal advisory committee is any term-limited committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or similar group that dispenses objective advice and recommendations to officers and agencies of the executive branch. (Sec. 2) The bill requires that appointments to federal advisory committees be made without regard to political affiliation or political
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-217. on 03/22/2018
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Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2017 [HB-194]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 to require the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide guidance and assistance to federal agencies for effective mail processing. The GSA: (1) must promote economy and efficiency in the selection and utilization of space, staff, equipment, and supplies for federal mail processing facilities; and (2) may inspect the mail processing practices and programs of federal agencies for purposes of recommending improvements.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Became Public Law No: 115-85. (txt | Pdf) on 11/21/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. [HR-15]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. Urges the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its six-day mail delivery service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Thoroughly Investigating Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act [HB-69]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
Thoroughly Investigating Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act Thoroughly Investigating Retaliation Against Whistleblowers Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 to reauthorize through FY2021 the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), an independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency led by an official appointed by the President to protect federal employees, former employees, and applicants for employment from prohibited personnel practices (i.e., employment-related activities that violate the merit system
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/05/2017
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017 [HB-267]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill redesignates the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the state of Georgia as the "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park." The bill replaces the current boundary map with a map of a proposed boundary revision dated June 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 115-108. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018
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Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization. [HCR-5]
[Ethics ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization. Calls upon President-elect Donald J. Trump to: (1) follow the precedent established by prior Presidents and convert his assets to conflict-free holdings, adopt blind trusts, or take other equivalent measures to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017