Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. [HR-269]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Recognizes that National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month provides an opportunity for sexual violence education and sexual assault prevention, treatment, and prosecution. Calls for: (1) acknowledging survivors and commending volunteers and professionals who assist them; (2) recognizing and applauding national and community organizations
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HR-269: Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/21/2017
Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017 [HB-2046]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to eligible entities to develop and sustain behavioral health paraprofessional training and education programs, including through tuition support. Eligible entities are community colleges, training or credentialing programs, and other entities deemed appropriate by HHS. HHS must report on and publish best practices and professional standards in states for: (1) establishing and operating health care programs using peer-support
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HB-2046: Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
HB-1988: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Signed By President. on 03/20/2018
You have voted HB-1988: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building"..
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act [HB-2044]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. The bill sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks
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HB-2044: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/19/2017
FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 [HB-2001]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to eliminate a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. The Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff
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HB-2001: FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 04/07/2017
You have voted HB-2001: FRESHER Act of 2017 Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2017.
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 [HB-2012]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017 This bill repeals the exemption for hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The chemicals intended for use in underground injections
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HB-2012: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 04/07/2017
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. [HR-270]
[Public Health ]
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week. Recognizes the efforts of public health professionals, governments, tribes, and individuals in preventing disease and injury. Encourages increased efforts and resources to improve the health of individuals in the United States to create the healthiest nation in one generation through greater opportunities to improve community health and by strengthening the public health system.
HR-270: Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act [HB-2084]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make qualified students eligible to receive more than one Pell Grant in an award year, thus allowing year-round Pell Grants. If a student receives more than one Pell Grant in an award year, the total amount of the Pell Grants awarded to the student may exceed the maximum Pell Grant available for an award year.
HB-2084: Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/08/2017