Native American Indian Education Act [HB-1528]
[Education ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Native American Indian Education Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Department of Education, for FY2018-FY2022, to pay Native American-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education the tuition of their out-of-state Native American students. This applies only to schools that are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American students as a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government.
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HB-1528: Native American Indian Education Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Introduced In House on 03/15/2017
Social Security Expansion Act [HB-1114]
[Social Security ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Retirement ]
Social Security Expansion Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the primary insurance amount for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2023; (2) revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; and (3) increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) apply employment and self-employment taxes to
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HB-1114: Social Security Expansion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 03/01/2017
Military Hunger Prevention Act [HB-1078]
[Military ]
[Food ]
[Human Services ]
[Veterans ]
[Poverty ]
Military Hunger Prevention Act This bill excludes the value of a housing allowance for a member of a uniformed service from any income, assets, or resources calculation for determining eligibility for any federal program issuing benefits for nutrition assistance (including the family subsistence supplemental allowance program).
HB-1078: Military Hunger Prevention Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017 [HB-1098]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the new markets tax credit, (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2016, and (3) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax for such credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments initially made after 2016).
HB-1098: New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Reed Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1098, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 01/30/2018
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act [HB-219]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after consulting with the U.S. Forest Service, to modify the boundary of the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) in southeast Alaska and to convey any additional land necessary for the project to the State of Alaska.
HB-219: Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Became Public Law No: 115-200. (txt | Pdf) on 07/20/2018
Summer Meals Act of 2017 [HB-203]
[Food ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Summer Meals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to redefine "areas in which poor economic conditions exist," where the summer food service program for children may operate, as areas in which at least 40% (currently, 50%) of the children have been determined to be eligible for free or reduced price school meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs. The bill reimburses service institutions (other than school food authorities) for up to one meal and one snack per child each day during after-school
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HB-203: Summer Meals Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
2020 Census Accountability Act [HB-5292]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
2020 Census Accountability Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census to establish the Task Force on the 2020 Census, which shall report to Congress on: existing and potential policies and measures that promote full participation in the decennial census by all residents of the United States; potential negative impacts on minority populations resulting from the addition of a citizenship question to the census, including potential impacts on congressional reapportionment, legislative redistricting, and distribution of federal funds; civil rights
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HB-5292: 2020 Census Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/15/2018
HJR-129: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom".
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/02/2018
You have voted HJR-129: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom"..
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act [HB-2862]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2026 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior. If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to Congress
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HB-2862: Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 06/26/2017