Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to conservative environmental stewardship. [HR-195]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to conservative environmental stewardship. Expresses the commitment of the House of Representatives to work constructively on creating and supporting economically viable and broadly supported solutions to measured changes in global and regional climates.
HR-195: Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to conservative environmental stewardship.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 03/17/2017
Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017 [HB-1513]
[Social Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration to ensure that no document it sends by mail includes a complete Social Security account number unless necessary.
HB-1513: Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/21/2017
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 [HB-1545]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
HB-1545: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Became Public Law No: 115-86. (txt | Pdf) on 11/21/2017
Servicemember Intimate Privacy Protection Act [HB-1588]
[Military ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Servicemember Intimate Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images. To be guilty of such offense, a person must have: knowingly broadcast or distributed a visual image of another person who is at least 18 years of age, who is identifiable from the image itself or from information displayed in connection with the image, and who is engaged in a sexual act or exposes a private area; obtained the image under circumstances in which a reasonable person
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Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 [HB-1616]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a National Computer Forensics Institute within the U.S. Secret Service for FY2017-FY2022. The institute shall: (1) disseminate information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats; and (2) educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. Institute functions include: educating such officers, prosecutors,
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HB-1616: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 115-76. (txt | Pdf) on 11/02/2017
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act [HB-1659]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Mental Health ]
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or
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HB-1659: Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/21/2017
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1677]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017 This bill declares that it is U.S. policy to use all diplomatic and economic means to compel the government of Bashar al-Assad to halt the slaughter of the Syrian people and work toward a democratic government. The President shall prohibit, or impose conditions on, the opening or maintaining in the United States of a correspondent account or payable-through account by any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency for or on behalf of the Central Bank of Syria that is of primary money
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HB-1677: Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 620. on 10/03/2018
Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act [HB-1698]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to prevent Iran from undertaking any activity related to nuclear-capable ballistic missiles. The President shall report to Congress regarding the foreign and domestic supply chain in Iran that supports Iran's ballistic missile program. The report shall identify individuals and companies involved in such activities. The President shall submit to Congress a determination of whether any Iranian ballistic missile test violates United Nations Security
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HB-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/29/2017
Israel Anti-Boycott Act [HB-1697]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Israel Anti-Boycott Act This bill declares that Congress: (1) opposes the United Nations Human Rights Council resolution of March 24, 2016, which urges countries to pressure companies to divest from, or break contracts with, Israel; and (2) encourages full implementation of the United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 through enhanced, governmentwide, coordinated U.S.-Israel scientific and technological cooperation in civilian areas. The bill amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to declare that it shall be U.S. policy to oppose:
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HB-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/28/2018
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 [HB-1725]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 180 days of enactment of this bill, to submit a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations. Such report shall include: (1) the number of claims eligible for the initiative, disaggregated by fiscal year; (2) the total number of claims eligible for the initiative that required a VA medical examiner to supplement the evidence with information
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HB-1725: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 115-130. (txt | Pdf) on 03/09/2018