Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act [HB-4144]
Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a payment equal to 3.9% of the average amount of annual benefits to certain individuals (except prisoners, fugitive felons, or aliens) who are entitled to a specified benefit under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA), an annuity under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, a veterans benefit, or are eligible for a cash benefit under SSA title XVI (Supplemental Security Income),
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HB-4144: Seniors And Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 12/03/2015
Food Recovery Act of 2015 [HB-4184]
Food Recovery Act of 2015 This bill amends the following to provide funding, expand tax deductions, and establish requirements to reduce food waste: the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act; the Internal Revenue Code; the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and several agricultural laws. The bill expands and establishes federal grant and loan programs to: improve the nutritional health of children and raise awareness about food waste, improve cooperation between agricultural producers and emergency feeding
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HB-4184: Food Recovery Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 03/23/2016
CLEANER Act of 2015 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2015 [HB-4215]
CLEANER Act of 2015 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2015 This bill amends the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to eliminate the exemption for waste derived from the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of this bill's enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must: determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria
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HB-4215: CLEANER Act of 2015 Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 12/11/2015
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015 [HB-4235]
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their products or services an easily accessible link to the
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HB-4235: Women's Pension Protection Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2016
HB-4238: To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 114-157. (txt | Pdf) on 05/20/2016
You have voted HB-4238: To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities..
Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 [HB-4269]
Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is: (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. Additionally, the bill does not prohibit, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: importation,
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HB-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/15/2016
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015 [HB-4278]
Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to make grants to states, local governments, or gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs. The BJA may distribute smart prepaid cards for use by a state, local government, or gun dealer to compensate individuals who dispose of firearms. Additionally, the bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use or accept a smart prepaid card in the acquisition or transfer of a firearm or ammunition. A violator is
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HB-4278: Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/15/2016
Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015 [HB-429]
Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015 Conditions a state or local government's eligibility for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program on the state's compliance with this Act. Requires: (1) the chief officer of the law enforcement agency of a locality in which a death results from the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer of such agency to report the death to the elected prosecutor of that locality within 24 hours of such death, and (2) the elected prosecutor to report the death to the governor of the state within
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HB-429: Grand Jury Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/05/2015
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots. [HB-4295]
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots. This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods for flight attendants to ensure that a flight attendant scheduled to a duty period of 14 hours or less is given a scheduled rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours. The scheduled duty period may be reduced to at least 9 consecutive hours if the flight attendant is provided a subsequent rest period of at least
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HB-4295: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 12/21/2015
You have voted HB-4295: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the rest periods of flight attendants to the same rest periods of pilots..
DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 [HB-430]
DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication
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HB-430: DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/05/2015