Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 [HB-213]
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Sets forth the following transition period for
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HB-213: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 02/02/2015
Woman on the Twenty Act [HB-2147]
Woman on the Twenty Act This bill instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of private citizens to: (1) analyze public input regarding suggestions for the likeness of a woman to appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note; and (2) report to Congress the panel's recommendations and a determination as to whether the likeness of a woman shall appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note.
HB-2147: Woman on the Twenty Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/30/2015
Raise the Wage Act [HB-2150]
Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to: (1) $8.00 an hour on January 1, 2016, or, if later, on the first day of the third month after enactment of this Act; (2) $9.00 an hour after one year; (3) $10.00 an hour after two years; (4) $11.00 an hour after three years; (5) $12.00 an hour after four years; and (6) the amount the Department of Labor determines (based on increases in the median hourly wage of all employees) after five years, and annually thereafter.
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HB-2150: Raise the Wage Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015
DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act [HB-2199]
DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act - Establishes a process for notifying DHS officials of a breach (e.g., failure to meet any cost, schedule, or performance requirements) in a major acquisition program (a program estimated to cost at least $300 million over its life cycle cost). Requires notice of a breach in an acquisition program with a cost overrun greater than 15% or a schedule delay greater than 180 days over the program baseline to the Secretary and Inspector General of DHS not later than 5 business days after the breach is
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HB-2199: DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
Home Energy Utility Assistance Act [HB-2226]
Home Energy Utility Assistance Act This bill amends the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to reauthorize the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for FY2016-FY2025. The bill also requires states to ensure that households seeking assistance under the program are not required to file more than one application per year.
HB-2226: Home Energy Utility Assistance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2015 [HB-2234]
Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2015 Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), for each industry category for which the Administrator established a size standard, to establish procedures, by rule, for designating a small business in that industry category as an emerging business enterprise (EBE). Requires the designation to expire when the small business is no longer in compliance with the criteria, except that: in the case of an EBE which existed as a business entity before its
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HB-2234: Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Introduced In House on 05/05/2015
HB-224: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/09/2015
You have voted HB-224: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health..
Firearm Safety Act of 2015 [HB-225]
Firearm Safety Act of 2015 Amends the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove from the definition of "consumer product" the exclusion for any article sold by a manufacturer, producer, or importer that would be subject to a firearms sales tax under the Internal Revenue Code for pistols, revolvers, and other firearms, including shells and cartridges, thereby permitting the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for such articles.
HB-225: Firearm Safety Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 01/09/2015
Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act [HB-226]
Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person: (1) has been convicted of a crime of violence in the previous 10 years; (2) is under age 25 and has been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult; (3) has been convicted on 2 separate occasions in any period of 3 consecutive years in the last
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HB-226: Keeping Guns from High Risk Individuals Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/02/2015
Parental Bereavement Act of 2015 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act [HB-2260]
Parental Bereavement Act of 2015 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee to up to 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period because of the death of a son or daughter. Allows such an employee to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay. Applies the same leave entitlement to federal employees.
HB-2260: Parental Bereavement Act of 2015 Sarah Grace-Farley-Kluger Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 11/16/2015