Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act [HB-456]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs incurred by DOE in connection with disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste in a repository, unless DOE has entered into an agreement to host the repository with certain affected entities. Additionally, any agreement to host the repository must meet certain conditions.
HB-456: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 01/25/2017
Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act [HB-448]
[Water ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities to exclude from gross income subsidies provided (directly or indirectly): (1) by a public utility to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any water conservation or efficiency measure; and (2) by a storm water management provider to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident
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HB-448: Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/11/2017
VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-457]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits appeals process to permit a claimant to request: a review of the Agency of Original Jurisdiction's decision by a higher-level adjudicator within the agency under which no additional evidence may be submitted; or a Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) review under which no BVA hearing is requested and no additional evidence may be submitted or under which a BVA hearing is requested and the appellant requests an opportunity to submit additional evidence
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HB-457: VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017 [HB-459]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrests for criminal offenses committed by trafficking victims that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim. A trafficking victim may file a motion: (1) to vacate a conviction for a nonviolent offense that does not include a child victim (i.e., under age 18); (2) to expunge records of an arrest for a nonviolent offense that does not include a child victim; or (3) to expunge records
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HB-459: Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017
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.
HB-508: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2017
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.
HB-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1091. on 12/20/2018
Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2017 [HB-540]
[Taxes ]
[Ethics ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Crime ]
Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2017 7 This bill requires any individual holding the office of President to submit federal tax returns to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The individual must submit: (1) each return filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for any year ending while the individual is President, and (2) each return filed with the IRS for the three years before the individual assumed office. After receiving the returns, the OGE must: (1) make the returns publicly available on the Internet, and (2) submit the returns to
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HB-540: Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day". [HCR-9]
[Voting Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Elections ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day". Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to: (1) remind all Americans of the critical role that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to play in protecting the right to vote, and (2) be an occasion for them to voice their support for this landmark civil rights law.
HCR-9: Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 [HB-564]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Food ]
Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and from user fees assessed on tobacco products by the FDA.
HB-564: Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/13/2017