Pink Tax Repeal Act [HB-5686]
Pink Tax Repeal Act This bill prohibits the sale of substantially similar services or consumer products from the same manufacturer if they are priced differently based on the gender of the individuals to whom the products are marketed or intended or for whom the services are marketed, performed, or offered. A difference in coloring among consumer products shall not be construed as a substantial difference. Violations shall be treated as unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission and state
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HB-5686: Pink Tax Repeal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 07/08/2016
John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act [HB-5722]
John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes the John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission, which shall: plan, develop, and carry out activities to honor John F. Kennedy on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth; and provide advice and assistance to federal, state, and local governmental agencies and civic groups to carry out activities to honor Kennedy on such occasion. (Sec. 7) The commission shall submit to the President and Congress annual reports on its revenue and expenditures, such interim reports as appropriate,
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HB-5722: John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Signed By President. on 07/29/2016
Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 [HB-5738]
Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Stronger Together Program, through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award competitive grants for the development or implementation of plans to improve diversity or eliminate socioeconomic or racial isolation in public schools and publicly funded early education programs. The grants are available to local educational agencies, a consortium of such agencies, educational service agencies, or other regional
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HB-5738: Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 09/19/2016
Birth Control Privacy Act [HB-5746]
Birth Control Privacy Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs from sharing with an employer information related to an individual's use of contraceptives.
HB-5746: Birth Control Privacy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 07/13/2016
Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act [HB-5817]
Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil or gas exploration and development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The geological and geophysical activities are described in a final programmatic environmental impact statement by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled "Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas."
HB-5817: Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 08/04/2016
Vote By Mail Act of 2016 [HB-5819]
Vote By Mail Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: prohibit a state from imposing any additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in a federal election by mail, except to the extent of setting a deadline for returning the ballot to the appropriate state or local election official; and require each state to mail ballots, not later than two weeks before the election, and at no charge, to individuals registered to vote in it. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended
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HB-5819: Vote By Mail Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 07/14/2016