Rep. Gregory Meeks

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District HD-NY-5
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 92

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US Congress 112th Congress

Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2011 [HB-1810]
Tom Lantos Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2011 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, should continue aggressive work on pulmonary hypertension; and (2) the Director of the Institute should continue research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, pulmonary hypertension. Requires inclusion of information (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/13/2011

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Lena Horne Recognition Act [HB-1815]
Lena Horne Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Lena Horne in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/18/2012

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Servicemembers' Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011 [HB-1832]
Servicemembers' Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011 or STEP Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to allow certain licensed health-care professionals to provide care to members of the Armed Forces at any location and regardless of where the professional or patient are located, so long as the practice is within the scope of authorized federal duties. Includes among authorized health-care professionals civilian DOD employees, DOD personal service contractors, or other health-care professionals credentialed and privileged at (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/25/2011

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Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 [HB-1842]
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 or DREAM Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who: (1) entered the United States on or before his or her 15th birthday and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding this Act's enactment, (2) is a person of good moral character, (3) is not inadmissible under specified grounds of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 06/01/2011

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Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-1860]
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 - Prohibits a state or local jurisdiction from imposing multiple or discriminatory taxes on or with respect to the sale or use of digital goods or services delivered or transferred electronically to a customer. Excludes from the definition of "digital service" telecommunications service, Internet access service, or audio or video programming service. Restricts taxation of digital goods and services to the retail sale of such goods and services and by the jurisdiction encompassing a customer's tax (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/28/2012

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Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act [HB-1880]
Status Report on the 30th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Act - Directs the President to transmit to Congress and make publicly available: (1) a report on the status of the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, and (2) a report on the status of international progress towards achieving universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, And Human Rights. on 08/02/2011

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Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 [HB-1905]
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 - Title I: Expansion of Multilateral Sanctions Regime with Respect to Iran - (Sec. 101) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the goal of compelling Iran to abandon efforts to acquire a nuclear weapons capability and other threatening activities can be achieved through a policy that includes economic sanctions, diplomacy, and military planning; and (2) this objective is consistent with the one stated by President Obama in the 2012 State of the Union Address. (Sec. 102) Urges the President (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Became Public Law No: 112-158. on 08/10/2012

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FFSCC Charter Act of 2011 [HB-1909]
FFSCC Charter Act of 2011 - Directs the Comptroller of the Currency to: (1) provide for the establishment and chartering of Federal Financial Services and Credit Companies (FFSCCs); and (2) ensure that credit alternatives are available to the underbanked. Prescribes eligibility criteria for an FFSCC charter. Subjects FFSCCs to specified requirements, including: (1) credit disclosures; (2) account access; (3) financial literacy programs; (4) a comprehensive array of financial services to the underbanked, unbanked, and consumers with low credit scores; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 07/29/2011

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Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act [HB-1966]
Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace the program providing incentive payments to public elementary schools for foreign language instruction with a partnership program in foreign languages that provides matching grants to partnerships composed of state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. Requires such partnerships to establish, improve, or expand model programs of foreign language learning from kindergarten through grade 12 that increase (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/08/2011

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Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act [HB-198]
Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program for assessing the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through a therapeutic medium of service dog training and handling for veterans with disabilities. Requires such program to be carried out at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers that can provide training areas for such purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/25/2011

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