Rep. Brenda Lawrence

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District HD-MI-14
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 51

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US Congress 114th Congress

Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 [HB-3872]
Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support criminal justice-related majors. It prioritizes grants to predominantly black institutions, historically black colleges and universities, IHEs where at least 40% of students are Latino, and IHEs where at least 40% of students are Native American.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016

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Gun Violence Research Act [HB-3926]
Gun Violence Research Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to specifically include injuries from gun violence as a research subject for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nothing in the CDC's research authorization may be construed to authorize support for advocacy or promotion of gun control. The CDC must improve the National Violent Death Reporting System, particularly through the voluntary participation of additional states. Nothing in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may be construed to prohibit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/06/2015

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Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015 [HB-3950]
Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015 This bill allows a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business. The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. The credit is allowed to any individual (or the surviving spouse of such individual) who: (1) has served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, (2) was stationed outside the United States, and (3) was not discharged or released under dishonorable conditions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Introduced In House on 11/05/2015

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Stop Social Security Garnishment for Student Debt Act of 2015 [HB-3967]
Stop Social Security Garnishment for Student Debt Act of 2015 This bill prohibits offsetting an individual's Social Security, railroad retirement, or black lung benefits to pay a federal student loan debt.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 11/05/2015

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Enlisted Legal Assistance Act [HB-3976]
Enlisted Legal Assistance Act This bill requires the Secretary of the department concerned to provide personal civil legal assistance to: an active duty member of the Armed Forces in pay grades E-1 through E-5 and his or her dependents; and a survivor who was a dependent of the member at the time of the member's death, except that survivor eligibility shall be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015

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JOBS Act of 2015 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2015 [HB-3985]
JOBS Act of 2015 Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Job Training Federal Pell Grant Program. The Department of Education must award job training Federal Pell Grants to eligible students. An eligible student is one who does not have a degree, attends an institution of higher education (IHE), is enrolled in a job training program at such IHE, and meets all other eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant. The maximum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016

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Statutes at Large Modernization Act [HB-4006]
Statutes at Large Modernization Act This bill requires the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to make the U.S. Statutes at Large available to the public at no cost on a website in a searchable, non-proprietary format. In making such information available to the public, NARA shall work with other federal agencies, including the Library of Congress, the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives, the Office of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Introduced In House on 11/16/2015

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Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015 [HB-4039]
Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015 This bill allows a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business. The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. The credit is allowed to any individual (or the surviving spouse of such individual) who: (1) has served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, and (2) has not been discharged or released from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Introduced In House on 11/17/2015

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Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act [HB-4043]
Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions related to financial aid and educational programs for children and youths who are homeless or in foster care. With respect to a student's independence for purposes of financial aid, a financial aid administrator must: (1) in the absence of conflicting information, accept a homelessness determination made by an authorized individual; and (2) make such a determination if the student cannot get documentation from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016

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Promote Startups Act of 2015 [HB-4068]
Promote Startups Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the maximum tax deduction for business start-up expenditures from $5,000 to $15,000 and to increase the deduction for the organizational expenditures of corporations from $5,000 to $10,000. The bill also increases the ceilings for such expenditures over which the amount of the tax deduction is reduced.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu Introduced In House on 11/18/2015

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