Rep. Terri Sewell

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District HD-AL-7
Party Democrat
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Bills Introduced 88

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US Congress 115th Congress

Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2017 [HB-1748] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Children and Youth ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2017 Opening Doors for Youth Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Labor to provide funding to states for the development or expansion of summer and year-round youth employment programs that: (1) match youth participants with appropriate employers for high-quality employment opportunities; and (2) provide work-readiness training and educational programs, coaching and mentoring, career and college planning services, financial literacy education, and supportive services. In addition, Labor must award grants (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/28/2017

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Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1834] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Senior Citizens ]
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements. During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/12/2017

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Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act [HB-1827] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Disabilities ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide eligibility for specified medical/hospital care for an employee who: (1) has a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability rating of between 30% and 50% and at least 833 hours of service with the employer (from whom leave is requested) during the previous eight-month period, or (2) has a VA disability rating of 60% or higher and at least 625 hours of service with such employer during the previous 6-month period. Medical/hospital (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 03/30/2017

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Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act [HB-19] [Arts and Culture ] [Education ]
Smithsonian Women's History Museum Act This bill establishes a comprehensive women's history museum within the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to provide for: (1) the collection, study, and establishment of programs related to women's contributions that have influenced the direction of the United States; (2) collaboration with other Smithsonian museums and facilities, outside museums, and educational institutions; and (3) the creation of exhibitions and programs that recognize diverse perspectives on women's history and contributions. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/07/2017

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Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month". [HR-243] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ]
Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month". Supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/03/2017

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Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States. [HR-246] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Military ]
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States. Commemorates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermon titled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence." Encourages the U.S. government to conduct foreign policy in a manner consistent with the vision delineated in that speech.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/04/2017

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Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-1869] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Small Business ]
Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 04/04/2017

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Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 [HB-1870] [Crime ] [Public Safety ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ]
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on diversity and sensitivity. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, the bill requires a state or local government that receives JAG funding to have in effect a law requiring the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate and prosecute an offense involving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 04/04/2017

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Social Security 2100 Act [HB-1902] [Social Security ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
Social Security 2100 Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 04/17/2017

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African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 [HB-1927] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ] [Education ] [Human Rights ] [Community Development ]
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Became Public Law No: 115-104. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018

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