Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017 [HB-1907]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Voting Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to: (1) designate voting systems used in the United States as critical infrastructure; (2) include threats of compromise, disruption, or destruction of voting systems in national planning scenarios; and (3) conduct a campaign to proactively educate local election officials about the designation of voting systems as critical infrastructure and election officials at all levels of government of voting system threats. The National Institute
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HB-1907: Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 [HB-1927]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic
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HB-1927: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 115-104. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018
Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 [HB-2076]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Mental Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Ending Homelessness Act of 2017 This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to make additional FY2018-FY2022 appropriations available for: (1) emergency relief grants to address the unmet needs of homeless populations in jurisdictions with the highest need, (2) rental assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for persons and households who are homeless, and (3) homeless outreach and coordination services. Beginning in FY2018, the bill provides annual additional funds for: (1) the Housing Trust Fund to provide grants
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HB-2076: Ending Homelessness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017 [HB-2060]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Small Business ]
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group [e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients] to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) A "qualified foster care transition youth" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as: (1)
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HB-2060: Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2171]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish additional requirements and procedures for collecting taxes, regulating tax preparers, responding to identity theft, and assisting low-income taxpayers. The bill repeals the authority of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to contract with private companies to collect federal tax debts. It also excludes from the gross income of an individual up to $10,000 of income from the discharge of a debt over the individual's lifetime. The bill requires the statute of limitations
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HB-2171: Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month". [HR-281]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month". Honors the work of communities, governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, congregations, employers, and individuals to remove unnecessary legal and societal barriers that prevent an individual with a criminal record from becoming a productive member of society. Calls on the people of the United States to observe Second Chance Month through actions and programs that promote awareness of collateral consequences and provide closure for individuals who have paid their debts.
HR-281: Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "Second Chance Month".
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 04/26/2017
Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act [HB-2209]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the work opportunity tax credit, to: change the credit for summer youth employees to a credit for youth employees who will be employed for not more than 20 hours per week during any period between September 16 and April 30 in which the individual is regularly attending any secondary school, increase the amount of the credit for youth employees, and expand the credit to include at-risk youth. An "at-risk youth" is any individual
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HB-2209: Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for At-Risk Youth Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act [HB-2208]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize the Department of Labor to make available the following amounts for youth employment programs: up to $1.5 billion to provide youth ages 14-24 with subsidized summer employment opportunities, and up to $2 billion to provide them with subsidized year-round employment opportunities. Labor must award, on a competitive basis: one-year planning and three-year implementation grants out of the subsidized summer employment opportunities funding,
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HB-2208: Creating Pathways for Youth Employment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
HR-291: Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 05/02/2017
You have voted HR-291: Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion..