Rep. Gregory Meeks
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Bills Introduced 110
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National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-630]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
National Statistics on Deadly Force Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to collect, compile, and submit data to the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) on the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers. The BJS must report to Congress and publish such data. DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for a state or local government that fails to substantially comply.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs. [HB-696]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agent of the federal government from filing vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act [HB-632]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017
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No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act [HB-722]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
No Funds for Unconstitutional Executive Orders Act This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to carry out any of the policy changes set forth in the executive order entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," signed by President Donald J. Trump on January 27, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/14/2017
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SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 [HB-724]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
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Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act of 2017 [HB-748]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act of 2017 This bill prohibits reducing or withholding federal financial assistance that a state or local government would otherwise receive because such state or local government has in place any policy that limits or restricts compliance with a detainer. A "detainer" is defined as any order or request by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a state or local official to: temporarily hold a person until such person may be taken into federal custody, transport such a person for transfer to federal custody,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
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Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 [HB-771]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2017 This bill requires the federal government: (1) to ensure coverage for abortion care in public health insurance programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); (2) as an employer or health plan sponsor, to ensure coverage for abortion care for participants and beneficiaries; and (3) as a provider of health services, to ensure that abortion care is made available to individuals who are eligible to receive services. The federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
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American Innovation $1 Coin Act [HB-770]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Science ]
American Innovation $1 Coin Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, over a 14-year period beginning in 2019, to mint and issue "American Innovation" $1 coins commemorating innovation and innovators from each state, each U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. Such coins shall be issued in the order in which the states ratified the Constitution or were admitted into the Union. After all such coins are issued, coins shall be issued for the District of Columbia and the territories. Treasury shall issue four coins per year
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 115-197. on 07/20/2018
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Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Act of 2017 [HB-765]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that states give preference, under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, to eligible projects that are located in areas that are undergoing extensive repair or reconstruction of transportation infrastructure, including federal-aid highways, federally owned roads open for public travel, passenger rail facilities, and public transportation facilities and that will provide transportation alternatives related to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/01/2017
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Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [HJR-53]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/08/2017