Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 [HB-1447]
Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to add sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected against discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. (Currently, the FHA prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.) The bill defines: (1) "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without
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HB-1447: Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/21/2017
Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2017 [HB-1655]
Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) include in the tax credit for investment in a qualifying gasification project any qualified methane conversion technology, and (2) allow an alternative fuel excise tax credit for liquid fuel produced through qualified methane conversion technology at a facility the construction of which begins before October 1, 2027. The bill defines "qualified methane conversion technology" as a process for the molecular conversion of a fuel consisting principally of
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HB-1655: Capitalizing on American Methane Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/21/2017
Condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya. [HR-351]
Condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya. Condemns the violence and persecution in Chechnya. Calls on: Chechen officials to cease the abduction, detention, and torture of individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation and hold accountable those involved in perpetrating such abuses; the government of the Russian Federation to protect the human rights of all its citizens, condemn the violence and persecution, investigate such crimes in Chechnya, and hold accountable those involved in perpetrating such abuses; and the U.S. government
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HR-351: Condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Mr. Royce (ca) Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 06/27/2017
NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 [HB-1566]
NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue grants to states and local governments to assist in implementing the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including training employees in identifying hate crimes. A state or local government receiving such funding must provide DOJ, through the Uniform Crime Reporting system, information pertaining to hate crimes committed in that jurisdiction. A state or local government failing to provide the required
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HB-1566: NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2017
Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017 [HB-2916]
Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify several tax provisions affecting charitable contributions and tax-exempt organizations. The Internal Revenue Service may determine the standard mileage rate for deducting the cost of using a passenger automobile for charitable purposes (currently set by statute at 14 cents per mile), and the rate may not be less than the rate for medical purposes (17 cents per mile for 2017). The bill modifies the substantiation requirements
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HB-2916: Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 06/15/2017
Save Oak Flat Act [HB-2915]
Save Oak Flat Act This bill repeals the provisions under the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 providing for a land exchange between the Department of Agriculture and Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. Under the provisions of that Act, 2,422 acres of Forest Service land located in Pinal County, Arizona, are to be exchanged for various parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper.
HB-2915: Save Oak Flat Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/27/2017
Restore Honor to Service Members Act [HB-2904]
Restore Honor to Service Members Act This bill requires appropriate military record correction boards or discharge review boards to review the discharge characterization of any former members of the Armed Forces requesting a review who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Such boards to change a characterization to honorable if such characterization is any characterization except honorable. The Department of Defense (DOD) shall ensure that any such changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across the military departments
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HB-2904: Restore Honor to Service Members Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/17/2017
Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 [HB-2401]
Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish requirements for the treatment of a child who is a student at a school participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program and is unable to pay for a meal at the school. The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority (SFA). A SFA may not permit public identification or stigmatization of the child, such as by
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HB-2401: Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/08/2017
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act [HB-2417]
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for job applicants or employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Specifically, the bill declares that it is an unlawful employment practice to: (1) fail to make reasonable accommodations to known limitations of such job applicants or employees, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on an entity's business operation; (2) deny employment opportunities based on the need
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HB-2417: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017
Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. [HR-390]
Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. Expresses strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Commends the group of states, cities, colleges and universities, businesses, investors, and individuals who have publicly expressed their support for such agreement. Urges the President to reverse his decision and maintain U.S. participation in such agreement.
HR-390: Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/16/2017