Girls LEAD Act Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2019 [HB-6626]
Directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to jointly report to Congress a strategy to strengthen the participation of adolescents, particularly girls, in democracy, human rights, and governance. The State Department and the USAID shall (1) implement activities to achieve this goal, including activities to increase adolescent girls' civic and political knowledge and skills and address barriers to political participation; and (2) prioritize foreign assistance funding for democracy, human rights, and
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HB-6626: Girls LEAD Act Girls' Leadership, Engagement, Agency, and Development Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, And International Organizations. on 05/01/2020
Major Richard Star Act [HB-5995]
Provides that a combat-disabled uniformed services retiree with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction veterans' disability compensation, and retired pay or combat-related special compensation.
HB-5995: Major Richard Star Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/09/2020
Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2020 [HB-7177]
Requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) , the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services to form a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The task force must develop recommended requirements, plans, and guidelines to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation of air travel during the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as the resumption of full operations at airports and
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HB-7177: Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation And Maritime Security. on 08/01/2020
Ban Conflicted Trading Act [HB-6401]
Prohibits a Member of Congress or certain congressional officers or employees from (1) purchasing or selling specified investments, (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security, or (3) serving as an officer or member of any board of any for-profit entity.
HB-6401: Ban Conflicted Trading Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 03/26/2020
RESTAURANTS Act of 2020 Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2020 [HB-7197]
Temporarily establishes and provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, from which the Department of the Treasury shall make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors to cover specified costs. The amount of such a grant shall be reduced by the amount of (1) any emergency grant received for an economic injury disaster loan, or (2) any paycheck protection loan amount forgiven under the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). For the grant program's
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HB-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020 Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2598-2599) on 06/29/2020
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act [HB-5610]
Provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
HB-5610: Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 01/15/2020
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act [HB-1090]
Makes the Mayor of the District of Columbia (under current law, the President of the United States) the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District. Notwithstanding the authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as such Commander-in-Chief, the President shall retain control over units and members of the District of Columbia National Guard to conduct necessary and appropriate homeland defense activities.
HB-1090: District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/08/2019
To counter White identity terrorism globally, and for other purposes. [HB-7345]
Requires the Department of State to develop a strategy titled the Department of State Strategy for Countering White Identity Terrorism Globally, and it establishes related reporting requirements. Such strategy shall include (1) an assessment of the global threat from white identity terrorism abroad, (2) detailed plans for using public diplomacy to degrade and delegitimize white identity terrorist ideologues and ideology globally, and (3) an outline of how the State Department plans to use designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist or
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HB-7345: To counter White identity terrorism globally, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Introduced In House on 06/25/2020
Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act [HB-7415]
Designates certain Hong Kong residents with priority status for refugee consideration and contains other related provisions. An individual and certain family members shall have such priority status if the individual (1) is a Hong Kong resident who suffered persecution or has a well-founded fear of persecution as a result of peaceful political activity; or (2) has been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions. An individual receiving refugee status under this bill shall not be counted against various numerical limitations.
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HB-7415: Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 06/30/2020