Rep. Jared Polis
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District HD-CO-2
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 30
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
LEARN Act Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act [HB-858]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
LEARN Act Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states to develop or improve a comprehensive plan to improve the literacy of children from birth through grade 12. Directs the Secretary to award grants to states to implement their comprehensive literacy plans for such children through: competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or early learning programs for specified activities that support early language and literacy development in children from birth through
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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FAFSA Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-860]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
FAFSA Fairness Act of 2015 Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to disclose, on the form notifying students of their expected family contribution, the special circumstances under which students may qualify as independent for purposes of the determination regarding their need and eligibility for title IV assistance. Allows students who may qualify as independent on the basis of those special circumstances to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid as independent
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-861]
[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 Provides FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Provides appropriations for Departmental Management and Operations for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Analysis and Operations, and the Office of Inspector General. Provides appropriations for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations for U.S. Customs and Border
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/11/2015
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You Own Devices Act [HB-862]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
You Own Devices Act Amends federal copyright law to allow the owner of a machine or other product operated in any part by a computer program to transfer an authorized copy of the computer program, or the right to obtain such copy, when the owner sells, leases, or otherwise transfers the machine or product to another person. Prohibits such right to transfer the computer program from being waived by any agreement. Requires any right to receive modifications to such a computer program relating to security or error correction that applied to the owner
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 03/16/2015
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Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 [HB-870]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015 Amends the federal bankruptcy code to treat Puerto Rico as a state under chapter 9 (Adjustment of the Debts of a Municipality).
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 03/16/2015
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No Child Left Inside Act of 2015 [HB-882]
[Environmental ]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
No Child Left Inside Act of 2015 Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to eligible partnerships to support the implementation of state environmental literacy plans that include environmental education standards and teacher training. Includes in the eligible partnerships a local educational agency (LEA) and at least one institution of higher education, another LEA, an elementary or secondary school, or a government or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Veteran's I.D. Card Act [HB-91]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Veteran's I.D. Card Act (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue a veteran's identification card to a requesting veteran who is neither entitled to military retired pay nor enrolled in the VA system of patient enrollment. Requires such card, among other things, to: (1) display the veteran's name and photograph, and (2) serve as proof that the veteran has a DD-214 form or other official document in his or her military personnel file that describes the veteran's military service. Directs VA to charge a card fee. States that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 114-31. (txt | Pdf) on 07/20/2015
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Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act [HB-913]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of food that has been genetically engineered or contains genetically engineered ingredients, unless that information is clearly disclosed. This prohibition does not apply to: (1) food served in restaurants, (2) medical food, (3) packaged food that is less than 0.9% genetically engineered material, and (4) food that qualifies as genetically engineered solely because it is produced using a genetically engineered vaccine or because
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/13/2015
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Voices for Veterans Act [HB-915]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
Voices for Veterans Act Expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Terminates the Commission on December 31, 2017 (currently, 2015).
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2015
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Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 [HB-920]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to direct the court to impose a sentence for specified controlled substance offenses without regard to any statutory minimum sentence if the court finds that the criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category two. (Currently, the court may disregard the statutory minimum if the defendant does not have more than one criminal history point.) Authorizes a court that imposed a sentence for a crack cocaine possession or trafficking offense committed before August
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/16/2015