Rep. Gerald Connolly
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Shareholder Protection Act of 2017 [HB-376]
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[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Shareholder Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization with respect to certain political expenditures by an issuer. A violation of this requirement shall be considered a breach of fiduciary duty, and the officers and directors who authorized the expenditure shall be subject to joint and several liability. The Securities and Exchange Commission must direct the national securities exchanges and associations to prohibit the listing of any equity security of an issuer whose corporate
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No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever [HJR-26]
[Ethics ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever This joint resolution declares that: the President, as holder of a federal office, is subject to the strict scrutiny of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution; as a holder of office of profit or trust, the President shall not accept any present, emolument, office, or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state, without the consent of Congress; historic meaning and precedent provides that what qualifies as an emolument
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Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 [HB-392]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. The Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 is amended to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. The bill establishes a transition
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Buyback Our Safety Act [HB-445]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Buyback Our Safety Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. The OJP must enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop standards to identify the guns likely to be used in violent crimes and to establish a pricing scale for guns purchased through a gun buyback program.
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Cameras in the Courtroom Act [HB-464]
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[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Cameras in the Courtroom Act This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
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Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017 [HB-508]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care.
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No Religious Registry Act of 2017 [HB-489]
[Human Rights ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Religion ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
No Religious Registry Act of 2017 This bill prohibits U.S. government officers or employees from collecting information or utilizing a registry or database to classify or surveil on the basis of religious affiliation: (1) U.S. nationals, (2) aliens lawfully present in the United States, or (3) aliens who apply for a visa or seek admission to the United States or on whose behalf a petition under the immigration laws is submitted. The bill also prohibits studies related to the collection of such information or the establishment or utilization of such
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Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act [HB-463]
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Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act t This bill states that is U.S. policy to not recognize the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. The bill prohibits any federal agency from taking any action or extending any assistance that recognizes or implies recognition of the de jure or de facto sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea, its airspace, or its territorial waters. The President may waive such prohibitions if such a waiver is vital to U.S. national security
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Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017 [HB-488]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. The bill defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.
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Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act [HB-502]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Water ]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. No less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million, whichever is greater, shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.