SECURE Our Democracy Act Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act [HB-530]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
SECURE Our Democracy Act Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act This bill directs the Department of State to submit within 120 days a list of each foreign person that: (1) was at any time since January 1, 2015, involved in actions to unlawfully access, disrupt, misappropriate, influence, or alter information related to U.S. political parties, federal election candidates, or the administration of federal elections; or (2) worked or acted as an agent or instrumentality of, or on behalf of, or that was otherwise
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HB-530: SECURE Our Democracy Act Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/08/2017
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act [HB-592]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage and payment with respect to certain pharmacist services that: (1) are furnished by a pharmacist in a health-professional shortage area, and (2) would otherwise be covered under Medicare if furnished by a physician.
HB-592: Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/01/2017
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. [HJR-31]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. The amendment grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. They are allowed to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial
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HJR-31: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017
You have voted HJR-31: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections..
Government By the People Act of 2017 [HB-20]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Ethics ]
Government By the People Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to establish a program for small individual donations to campaigns for public office and make other changes to campaign finance law. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit of 50% of qualified congressional House campaign contributions (i.e., cash contributions by an individual to a candidate for the House of Representatives or a political committee established
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HB-20: Government By the People Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act HER Act [HB-671]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act HER Act This bill states that foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be ineligible for U.S. international development assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 solely on the basis of health or medical services provided by such organizations with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. federal law if provided in the United States. Such organizations also shall not be subject to requirements
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HB-671: Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights Act HER Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017 [HB-627]
[Energy ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act by directing the Department of Energy's Office of Energy and Renewable Energy to establish a clearinghouse for disseminating information regarding available programs and financing mechanisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. The office must: (1) consult with appropriate agencies to develop a list of programs and financing
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HB-627: Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/13/2017
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-695]
[Children and Youth ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Immigration ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill provides continuing FY2019 appropriations to several federal agencies through February 8, 2019. It also provides additional appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, extends Medicaid provisions, and provides supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. DIVISION A--FURTHER ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 101) This division amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 to provide continuing FY2019 appropriations
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HB-695: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Considered By Senate (message From The House Considered). on 01/02/2019
Follow the Rules Act [HB-657]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Follow the Rules Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.
HB-657: Follow the Rules Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-40. (txt | Pdf) on 06/14/2017
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. [HJR-33]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. The amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.
HJR-33: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017
BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act [HB-721]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance.
HB-721: BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/30/2017