HCR-45: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
You have voted HCR-45: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991..
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1957]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents,
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HB-1957: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act [HB-1928]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted. The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable
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HB-1928: Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 [HB-1960]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.
HB-1960: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Johnson (ga) Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1960, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Slaughter Of New York, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Under Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/15/2018
CLEANER Act of 2017 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2017 [HB-2000]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
CLEANER Act of 2017 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2017 This bill amends the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to eliminate the exemption for waste derived from the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of this bill's enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must: determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria
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HB-2000: CLEANER Act of 2017 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. [HR-269]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Recognizes that National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month provides an opportunity for sexual violence education and sexual assault prevention, treatment, and prosecution. Calls for: (1) acknowledging survivors and commending volunteers and professionals who assist them; (2) recognizing and applauding national and community organizations
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HR-269: Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/21/2017
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act [HB-2044]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. The bill sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks
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HB-2044: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/19/2017
FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 [HB-2001]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to eliminate a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. The Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff
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HB-2001: FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 04/07/2017
You have voted HB-2001: FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017.
PRIVATE Act Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act [HB-2052]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
PRIVATE Act Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit a person from knowingly and wrongfully broadcasting or distributing an intimate visual image of a private area of another individual who is at least 18 years old, who is identifiable from the image or from information displayed in connection with the image, and who does not explicitly consent, if the person knows or reasonably should have known that: the image was made under circumstances
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HB-2052: PRIVATE Act Protecting the Rights of IndiViduals Against Technological Exploitation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/25/2017