Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act [HB-5930]
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act This bill establishes within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to make a systemic study of the conditions affecting Black men and boys in America.
HB-5930: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 08/10/2016
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016 [HB-5952]
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2016. Title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) is amended to: (1) increase from 90% to 95% over five years the first bend point factor used in determining the primary OASDI insurance amount; and (2) include surplus average indexed monthly earnings in the determination of
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HB-5952: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 09/12/2016
Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act Lost Boys and Girls Rebuilding Infrastructure to Sustain Enduring Peace in South Sudan Act [HB-6006]
Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act Lost Boys and Girls Rebuilding Infrastructure to Sustain Enduring Peace in South Sudan Act This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a three-year pilot program to provide fellowships to up to 500 eligible individuals to assist in developing agricultural, business development, educational, medical, technological, or transportation infrastructure in South Sudan. (The program may begin after the Department of State determines that it is safe for U.S. citizens, especially citizens
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HB-6006: Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act Lost Boys and Girls Rebuilding Infrastructure to Sustain Enduring Peace in South Sudan Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/13/2016
Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016 [HB-6073]
Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) designate voting systems used in the United States as critical infrastructure; (2) include threats of compromise, disruption, or destruction of voting systems in national planning scenarios; and (3) conduct a campaign to proactively educate local election officials about the designation of voting systems as critical infrastructure and election officials at all levels of government of voting system threats. In furtherance
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HB-6073: Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 09/30/2016
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes. [HB-6127]
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.
HB-6127: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 09/22/2016
Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016 [HB-6163]
Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of assistance and benefits for certain drug-related convictions.
HB-6163: Federal Benefits Fairness and Restoration Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 10/19/2016