Land-Grant Opportunity Act [HB-3828]
Land-Grant Opportunity Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to modify the formula that the Department of Agriculture uses to distribute funds for land-grant colleges and universities to provide additional funding for certain historically black colleges and universities.
HB-3828: Land-Grant Opportunity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research. on 11/16/2015
Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015 [HB-3830]
Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional tax of $100 on the sale of a firearm by a manufacturer, producer, or importer. Firearm purchases by federal, state, and local governments for law enforcement purposes are exempt from the additional tax. The bill establishes the Gun Violence Reduction and Mental Health Counseling Trust Fund at the Department of the Treasury. It transfers revenues from the additional tax into the trust fund to support the Community Mental Health
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HB-3830: Reducing Gun Violence in our Neighborhoods Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 11/23/2015
To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. [HB-3833]
To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram. This bill requires: the Department of State and the Department of Defense to develop jointly and submit to Congress a five-year strategy to help Nigeria, members of the Multinational Joint Task Force to Combat Boko Haram, and relevant partners to counter Boko Haram, and to assist Nigeria and its neighbors to address legitimate grievances of vulnerable populations in areas affected by Boko Haram; and the Director of National Intelligence to assess the willingness and capability
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HB-3833: To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/22/2016
Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act [HB-3838]
Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute an individual who is incarcerated in a state, federal, county, or municipal correctional center as of the date on which such census is taken to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.
HB-3838: Fairness in Incarcerated Representation Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 10/27/2015
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 [HB-3841]
Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act to require the National Resource Center on Workplace Response provide information and assistance through domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and survivor service organizations. These organizations and coalitions shall provide resource materials and assistance to employees, employers, and labor organizations to aid in efforts to develop adequate workplace responses to domestic and sexual violence. In addition, the bill requires employers to provide
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HB-3841: Security and Financial Empowerment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/23/2016
HSA Technical Corrections Act [HB-3859]
HSA Technical Corrections Act (Sec. 3) This bill makes technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill updates obsolete language and strikes out outdated offices and reporting requirements. References to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are updated. The bill: (1) eliminates reference to the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, (2) updates a reference to the Director of Central Intelligence to read as the Director of National Intelligence,
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HB-3859: HSA Technical Corrections Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/09/2015
Community College to Career Fund Act [HB-3862]
Community College to Career Fund Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible community colleges, four-year public institutions of higher education, tribal colleges or universities, private or nonprofit two-year institutions of higher education in specified U.S. territories, or a consortium of any of them, in partnership with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers, in order to develop, offer, improve, and provide
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HB-3862: Community College to Career Fund Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
HB-3866: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as the "First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross
Became Public Law No: 114-175. (txt | Pdf) on 06/13/2016
You have voted HB-3866: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as the "First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building"..
Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 [HB-3872]
Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program to include grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support criminal justice-related majors. It prioritizes grants to predominantly black institutions, historically black colleges and universities, IHEs where at least 40% of students are Latino, and IHEs where at least 40% of students are Native American.
HB-3872: Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act [HB-3882]
Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act This bill establishes the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument in Arizona. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to lands under their respective jurisdictions, shall manage the Monument to conserve, protect, and enhance its natural resources and values. Interior and USDA shall collaborate with the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Advisory Council (established by this Act) to develop a plan for the protection and management
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HB-3882: Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 11/05/2015