Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 [HB-1022]
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 This bill allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay for either the birth of a child or the placement of a child for adoption or foster care. It makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) six administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved, and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave. The Office of Personnel Management may promulgate regulations to
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HB-1022: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/13/2017
Complete America's Great Trails Act [HB-1015]
Complete America's Great Trails Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. The Department of the Interior must study and report on the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails and the feasibility and cost of making such credit refundable and transferable.
HB-1015: Complete America's Great Trails Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/24/2017
Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1016]
Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President. Such Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the President with respect to audits, investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas that require access to information concerning the identity of a confidential source, an intelligence or counterintelligence matter, and an undercover operation. The President may prohibit such Inspector General from carrying out any audit
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HB-1016: Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 02/13/2017
Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1001]
Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017 This bill declares that notwithstanding any presidential action to prevent a federal agency from filling or creating federal civilian employee positions, an agency may appoint an individual to such a position that will be filled by an individual who is a preference eligible veteran, disabled veteran, or a specified relative of a veteran.
HB-1001: Veterans Federal Hiring Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 02/13/2017
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act [HB-1026]
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior may not acquire for the trail land in Minnesota or Vermont that was obtained by a state or local government through condemnation.
HB-1026: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 443. on 06/06/2018
Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act [HB-1054]
Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service, and other appropriate entities to support a program of intramural and extramural botanical science research to support the land management responsibilities of the Department of the Interior. Interior may hire additional personnel to augment its expertise in the botanical sciences. Interior's land management agencies,
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HB-1054: Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/23/2017
VA Provider Equity Act [HB-1058]
VA Provider Equity Act (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VA surgeons, physicians, and dentists. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for
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HB-1058: VA Provider Equity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/25/2017
Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [HB-1056]
Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill renames the Squaw Creek in Oregon as Wychus Creek.
HB-1056: Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/24/2017
Same Day Registration Act of 2017 [HB-1044]
Same Day Registration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.
HB-1044: Same Day Registration Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-1057]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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HB-1057: STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Faso Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1057, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 02/05/2018