Rep. Karen Bass
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [HB-1415]
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[Poverty ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act This bill expands programs to address neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are infections caused by pathogens, including viruses, microbes, and helminths (parasitic worms), that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries. The NTDs Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development must incorporate specified priorities, including: (1) conducting monitoring and evaluation of program investments, (2) including morbidity management in treatment plans,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/15/2017
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act [HB-2834]
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[Children and Youth ]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
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Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises requirements for grants to regional partnerships delivering services and producing activities designed to implement IV-E prevention services, improve the well-being of, and improve permanency outcomes for, children and families affected by heroin, opioids and other substance abuse. A regional partnership shall include as mandatory partners the state agencies responsible for administering: the state plans for child and family services and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2017
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Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act [HB-2866]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
Reducing Unnecessary Barriers for Relative Foster Parents Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify reputable model standards for the licensing of foster family homes. Part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act is amended to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to require submission to HHS of information addressing: whether the state licensing standards are in accord with HHS-identified model standards, and if not, the reason for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/21/2017
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. [HJR-48]
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only; (2) artificial entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state) shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/08/2017
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Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. [HR-390]
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Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. Expresses strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Commends the group of states, cities, colleges and universities, businesses, investors, and individuals who have publicly expressed their support for such agreement. Urges the President to reverse his decision and maintain U.S. participation in such agreement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/16/2017
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Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2017 [HB-2952]
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Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2017 This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to nonprofit organizations, state child welfare agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes or organizations, or faith-based organizations to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/28/2017
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act [HB-2742]
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children in foster care to include an electronic interstate case-processing system. Indian tribes are exempted from such requirement. (Sec. 4) Funding is authorized for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Received In The Senate. on 06/21/2017
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Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017 [HB-2978]
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[Elections ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to allow a representative official of an Indian tribe, with authorization from the governing body of the tribe, to request one or more polling places to be located on tribal lands. The state or political subdivision shall provide each requested polling place at no expense to the Indian tribe if certain criteria are met. A federal court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce constitutional voting guarantees, but also certain violations of the Act as well as of any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E999-1000) on 07/17/2017
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Voting Access Act [HB-2499]
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Voting Access Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. The Commission shall establish such standards and study instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017