Rep. Brenda Lawrence

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District HD-MI-14
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 51

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US Congress 114th Congress

LGBT Data Inclusion Act [HB-5373]
LGBT Data Inclusion Act This bill requires federal agencies that collect information through a survey that includes demographic data (where subjects self-report information or a proxy provides information about the subject or responds for all persons in a household) to establish data standards that require: a determination of which existing data sets exclude information about sexual orientation and gender identity; an identification, and a use, of appropriate methods to include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity in surveys that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/27/2016

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Action for Dental Health Act of 2015 [HB-539]
Action for Dental Health Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may award grants or enter into contracts to obtain portable or mobile dental equipment and pay operational costs for the provision of free dental services to underserved populations. The CDC may also award grants or enter into contracts to collaborate with state, county, or local public officials and other stakeholders to develop (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/30/2015

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FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-540]
FAIR Act Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act of 2015 This bill modifies general rules governing civil forfeiture proceedings to: (1) ensure that a person contesting a civil forfeiture has legal representation without regard to whether the property subject to forfeiture is being used by such person as a primary residence; (2) increase the federal government's burden of proof in civil forfeiture proceedings to clear and convincing evidence; (3) require the government, in addition to showing a substantial connection between the seized property (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/19/2015

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SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 [HB-5423]
SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 06/30/2016

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Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act [HB-5470]
Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1075) on 07/08/2016

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Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act [HB-5474]
Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act This bill prohibits funds from being made available to Honduras for the police and military (including for equipment and training), and directs the Department of the Treasury to vote against multilateral loans to Honduras for its police and military, until the Department of States certifies that the government of Honduras has: prosecuted members of the military and police for human rights violations and ensured that such violations have ceased; established the rule of law and guaranteed a judicial system (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 06/14/2016

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Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act [HB-5500]
Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation. In addition, any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation are required to be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/23/2016

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Dialysis PATIENT Demonstration Act of 2016 Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists and Treatment Demonstration Act of 2016 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes. [HB-5506]
Dialysis PATIENT Demonstration Act of 2016 Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists and Treatment Demonstration Act of 2016 Official Titles: Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program for the provision (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Introduced In House on 06/16/2016

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IDEA Full Funding Act [HB-551]
IDEA Full Funding Act Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to reauthorize and make appropriations for the grant program to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. Sets the amount to be authorized and the amount to be appropriated for each fiscal year from FY2016-FY2024 as the greater of: (1) a specified amount, or (2) a specified percentage of an amount determined pursuant to a formula that multiplies the number of children receiving special education (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015

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Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016 [HB-5543]
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 09/19/2016

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