Rep. Brenda Lawrence

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District HD-MI-14
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 51

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US Congress 114th Congress

Domestic Violence Safety Plan Grant Program Act of 2015 My Sister's Keeper Act of 2015 [HB-67]
Domestic Violence Safety Plan Grant Program Act of 2015 My Sister's Keeper Act of 2015 Directs the Attorney General to establish a program to award grants to eligible state and local governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to develop, promote, and teach the importance of the critical role that can be played by relatives, friends, and co-workers in combatting domestic violence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/12/2015

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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel. [HB-671]
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel. Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders in recognition of their contribution to civil rights, which inspired a movement to equality in interstate travel. Requires such medal to be given to the Smithsonian (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/03/2015

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Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act [HB-676]
Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act Establishes the Medicare for All Program to provide all individuals residing in the United States and U.S. territories with free health care that includes all medically necessary care, such as primary care and prevention, dietary and nutritional therapies, prescription drugs, emergency care, long-term care, mental health services, dental services, and vision care. Prohibits an institution from participating unless it is a public or nonprofit institution. Allows nonprofit health maintenance organizations (HMOs) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/16/2015

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Email Privacy Act [HB-699]
Email Privacy Act Amends the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 to prohibit a provider of remote computing service or electronic communication service to the public from knowingly divulging to a governmental entity the contents of any communication that is in electronic storage or otherwise maintained by the provider, subject to exceptions. Revises provisions under which the government may require a provider to disclose the contents of such communications. Eliminates the different requirements applicable under current law depending on (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Received In The Senate. on 04/28/2016

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Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015 [HB-711]
Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015 Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to replace the current windfall elimination provision (WEP) (that reduces the Social Security benefits of workers who also have pension benefits from employment not covered by Social Security) for individuals who: (1) become eligible for old-age insurance benefits after 2016 or would attain age 62 after 2016 and become eligible for disability insurance benefits after 2016, (2) subsequently become entitled (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015

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Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 [HB-721]
Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation and Investment Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for railroad track maintenance, to: (1) expand the types of maintenance expenditures eligible for such credit, and (2) extend such credit through 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Introduced In House on 02/04/2015

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America RISING Act of 2015 America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2015 [HB-73]
America RISING Act of 2015 America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to jointly establish a program providing grants to: eligible employers to defray the cost of compensation they pay to recent graduates from institutions of higher education (IHEs); and such graduates to enable them to defray the cost of undertaking further postsecondary education at an IHE for up to 24 months in subjects relating to mathematics, science, engineering, or technology. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015

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AWARE Act Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act [HB-746]
AWARE Act Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to apply standards for humane treatment to farm animals at federal research or laboratory animal facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 02/27/2015

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GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2015 [HB-748]
GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2015 Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a veteran who has used all of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to which he or she was entitled and who: (1) is enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) has earned a postsecondary degree in one of those fields (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/14/2016

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HERO Transition from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2015 Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity for Veterans Transitioning from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2015 [HB-76]
HERO Transition from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2015 Helping to Encourage Real Opportunity for Veterans Transitioning from Battlespace to Workplace Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit for $1,000 times the number of veterans (not more than 25 in a taxable year) who begin work resulting from the efforts of a military relations manager. Deems as a reasonable effort of an employer to employ veterans, for purposes of veteran employment and reemployment programs, the designation of an employee (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/06/2015

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