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..
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 [HB-2283]
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to require the licensing of ammunition dealers. Prohibits any person except a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) selling ammunition, with an exception for a sale of ammunition to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer; or (2) engaging in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, from shipping, transporting, or receiving ammunition. Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) transferring
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HB-2283: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act [HB-2293]
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally engaging in animal crushing in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (Current law prohibits knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video.) Adds exceptions for conduct that is for predator or pest control, medical or scientific research, or necessary to protect the life or property of a person from a serious threat caused by an animal.
HB-2293: Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015
Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act [HB-2296]
Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide grants to establish or expand programs to finance energy efficiency retrofit, onsite clean and renewable energy, smart grid systems, and alternative vehicle fleet projects for industrial businesses. DOE must establish a process to identify financing opportunities for manufacturing and industrial business with asset portfolios across multiple states. Grant recipients must
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HB-2296: Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 05/15/2015
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015 [HB-2302]
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015 Requires states receiving funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, or the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to: (1) require all individuals enrolled in an academy of a law enforcement agency and all law enforcement officers of the state to fulfill a training session on sensitivity each fiscal year, including training on ethnic and racial bias, cultural diversity, and police
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HB-2302: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2015 [HB-2309]
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2015 Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to expand the categories of prohibited discrimination when extending credit to include discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Currently, such discrimination in credit is prohibited only on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or marital status, or age.) Provides for such Act to apply whether the basis for certain prohibited forms of discrimination is actual or perceived. Defines: (1) "gender identity" as the
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HB-2309: Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/13/2015
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 [HB-2311]
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by: expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, supporting
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HB-2311: Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2015
Lifetime Income Disclosure Act [HB-2317]
Lifetime Income Disclosure Act Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the quarterly pension benefit statement furnished to a participant or beneficiary with the right to direct the investment of assets in his or her account under an individual account plan to include a lifetime income disclosure at least once during any 12-month period. Requires such lifetime income disclosure to set forth the lifetime income stream equivalent of the participant's or beneficiary's total benefits accrued. Defines a lifetime
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HB-2317: Lifetime Income Disclosure Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015 [HB-2342]
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
HB-2342: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/15/2015
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act [HB-2350]
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution (EFC) used to determine financial need in the case of a Pell Grant-eligible student whose parent or guardian died in the line of duty as a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer. Such student is eligible to receive an automatic zero EFC and qualify for the maximum Pell Grant award if the student was less than 24 years old or enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of the
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HB-2350: Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015