Rep. Jamie Raskin

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Bills Introduced 101

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Global Health Security Act of 2020 [HB-2166]
Directs the President to create the Global Health Security Agenda Interagency Review Council to implement the Global Health Security Agenda, an initiative launched by nearly 30 nations to address global infectious disease threats. The council's responsibilities include (1) providing policy recommendations on agenda-related goals, objectives, and implementation; (2) helping federal agencies with implementation; and (3) reviewing the progress and challenges in achieving U.S. commitments, including assistance to help other countries meet agenda targets. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/23/2020

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Urging the Secretary of the Interior to approve the designation of James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network. [HR-1088]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network. The park stood at the center of the 1960s race riots in Jacksonville where ax handles were used to beat African Americans who were attempting to desegregate lunch counters. The resolution recognizes designating James Weldon Johnson Park as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network shall mark the day of the Ax Handle Saturday attack (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 09/10/2020

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SHARE Information Act Safety Hazard and Recall Efficiency Information Act [HB-5565]
Eliminates a manufacturer's ability to file a claim to prevent the public disclosure by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of certain product information (e.g., product safety warnings). The bill also increases the maximum civil penalty for consumer-product safety violations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 01/09/2020

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Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act [HB-8078]
Expands Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to provide premium processing services for certain immigration-related applications and contains other related provisions. DHS may collect a fee to provide premium processing of an application for any immigration benefit that DHS considers appropriate, subject to certain requirements. Currently, DHS only has statutory authority to provide premium processing for employment-based applications. Under current law, DHS must use such premium fees to provide premium processing services and make infrastructure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Introduced In House on 08/21/2020

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Community Immunity During COVID–19 Act of 2020 [HB-8061]
Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to governmental health departments to increase rates of recommended immunizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. The CDC must also develop, in consultation with specified entities, guidance for health care providers on counseling patients about COVID-19 vaccines.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Introduced In House on 08/14/2020

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Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act [HB-8089]
Expands Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to provide premium processing services for certain immigration-related applications and contains other related provisions. DHS may collect a fee to provide premium processing of an application for any immigration benefit that DHS considers appropriate, subject to certain requirements. Currently, DHS only has statutory authority to provide premium processing for employment-based applications. Under current law, DHS must use such premium fees to provide premium processing services and make infrastructure (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Received In The Senate. on 09/08/2020

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Protecting Democracy by Securing the Right To Vote by Mail Act [HB-8092]
Establishes certain rules for the treatment of absentee ballots in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires states to allow an individual to (1) submit a request for an absentee ballot through the internet or mobile application and by telephone, and (2) cast their ballot by delivering it by mail or to a polling place or drop-off location. Further, the bill prohibits states from refusing to accept or process an absentee ballot on the grounds that the individual did not meet a deadline for returning the ballot, if the ballot is (1) postmarked, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 08/22/2020

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To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities. [HB-6408]
Allows taxpayers to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions even if they do not otherwise itemize their deductions. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to make or guarantee loans to tax-exempt charitable organizations. The aggregate amount of such loans may not exceed $60 billion. Treasury must give priority in making such loans to organizations that are providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) response effort.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 03/27/2020

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Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Black women in comparison to men. [HCR-59]
This concurrent resolution recognizes the disparity in wages paid to Black women and its impact on women, families, and the nation, and reaffirms Congress' support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 08/23/2019

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TRUST in Congress Act Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act [HB-7200]
Requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 06/15/2020

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