Voices for Veterans Act [HB-915]
Voices for Veterans Act Expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Terminates the Commission on December 31, 2017 (currently, 2015).
HB-915: Voices for Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2015
CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-919]
CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015 Revises and extends through FY2019 at generally increased levels the program under title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), and adjusts CHIP allotment requirements accordingly, including the rebasing and growth factor update rules for computing state allotments. Makes appropriations for certain allotments. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make payments to shortfall states from the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund in each of FY2016-FY2019.
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HB-919: CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/27/2015
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 [HB-920]
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category two. (Currently, the court may disregard the statutory minimum if the defendant does not have more than one criminal history point.) Authorizes a court that imposed a sentence for a crack cocaine possession or trafficking offense committed before August
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HB-920: Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/16/2015
Healthy Families Act [HB-932]
Healthy Families Act Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Requires any small employer that opts out to provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to
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HB-932: Healthy Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 [HB-969]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
HB-969: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2015
Social Security Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-973]
Social Security Fairness Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to repeal the government pension offset requirement applicable to and reducing husband's and wife's insurance benefits, widow's and widower's insurance benefits, and divorced mother's and divorced father's insurance benefits with respect to federal, state, or local government employees who receive a government pension and did not pay Social Security taxes during their years of government service, and so did not earn
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HB-973: Social Security Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 [HB-985]
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to issue orders applicable to manufacturers of concrete masonry products. An order regarding the generic research, education, and promotion of concrete masonry products may be: proposed by Commerce at any time, or requested (and submitted to Commerce) by an existing national organization of concrete masonry product manufacturers or any person that may be affected by the issuance of such an order. (Sec. 5) Any order issued
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HB-985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 11/15/2016
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015 [HB-994]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015 Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes additional periods of required presence in an affected area during atmospheric nuclear testing for individuals filing leukemia or specified disease claims. Increases the amount of compensation an individual filing a claim may receive to $150,000. Expands "affected area" to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, as well as any
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HB-994: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
HCR-142: Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 07/15/2016
You have voted HCR-142: Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid..