HR-78: Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017
You have voted HR-78: Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact..
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 [HB-790]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017 This bill prohibits an insured depository institution from affiliating with any person or firm engaged principally in, among other things, issuing or selling stocks, bonds, notes, or other securities. Officers, directors and employees of securities firms are prohibited from simultaneously serving as an officer, director, or employee of a depository institution, except in specified circumstances. Any such individual serving as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured
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HB-790: Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E139) on 02/03/2017
Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act [HB-813]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase from one to two the number of Pell Grants an eligible student may receive in a single award year (i.e., it restores year-round Pell Grants). A student's total amount of Pell Grants must not exceed 150% of the maximum Pell Grant for that award year. Also, any period during which a student receives an additional Pell Grant counts toward that student's lifetime
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HB-813: Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 [HB-807]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017 This bill repeals existing caps on Medicare payment for certain outpatient physical-therapy services and speech-language pathology services. Under current law, annual payment for such services is capped at $1,980 in 2017, with specified percentage increases to that limit in subsequent years.
HB-807: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017
Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017 [HB-804]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the President from designating any individual whose primary or predominant responsibility is political in nature to serve as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) or to regularly attend or participate in NSC meetings or meetings convened under the auspices of the NSC, including Principals Committee meetings. Organized under presidential memorandum, the Principals Committee is a cabinet-level senior
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HB-804: Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
Build Bridges Not Walls Act [HB-837]
[Immigration ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Build Bridges Not Walls Act This bill provides that the executive order titled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements" signed by the President on January 25, 2017, or any other substantially similar action by the President to use taxpayer dollars or fees to construct a continuous wall or fence between the United States and Mexico shall have no force or effect.
HB-837: Build Bridges Not Walls Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
FACT Act Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act [HB-816]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
FACT Act Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act This bill amends the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 to require the reports of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) to include a description of the progress on the development and use of alternative methods for toxicological testing by participating federal agencies. Federal agencies that require or recommend toxicological testing must provide the ICCVAM with the information needed to carry out the Act.
HB-816: FACT Act Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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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HB-820: Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
Investing in Opportunity Act [HB-828]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
Investing in Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the designation of opportunity zones in low-income communities and to provide tax incentives for investments in the zones, including deferring the recognition of capital gains that are reinvested in the zones. Governors may submit nominations for a limited number of opportunity zones to the Department of the Treasury for certification and designation. Governors must give particular consideration to areas that: are currently the focus of mutually reinforcing state,
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HB-828: Investing in Opportunity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017 [HB-823]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a modified American Opportunity Tax Credit that: (1) allows an income tax credit of up to $2,500 of the qualified tuition and related expenses of a student who is carrying at least one half of a normal course load, (2) allows a lifetime dollar limitation for the credit of $15,000 for all taxable years, and (3) increases the refundable portion of the credit to a maximum of $1,500. The
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HB-823: Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017