Global Respect Act [HB-2368]
Global Respect Act Directs the President to submit to Congress a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible, or acted as an agent, for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Makes a listed foreign person ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Requires revocation of any visa issued for such person. Authorizes the Secretary
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HB-2368: Global Respect Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 08/20/2015
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act [HB-238]
Copyright and Marriage Equality Act Amends federal copyright law to revise the definition of "widow" or "widower" for purposes of provisions concerning the transfer of a copyright to an author's spouse or other next of kin following the author's death. Declares that an individual is the widow or widower of an author if the courts of the state in which the individual and the author were married (or, if the individual and the author were not married in any state but were validly married in another jurisdiction, the courts of any state) would find
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HB-238: Copyright and Marriage Equality Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 02/02/2015
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 [HB-2380]
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for any person to operate a gun show unless such person: (1) has attained 21 years of age; (2) is not prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving firearms and has not violated any federal firearms requirements; (3) has registered with the Attorney General as a gun show operator and has provided a photograph and fingerprints; (4) has not concealed material information nor made false statements in connection with a gun show operator registration; and
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HB-2380: Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/26/2015
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act [HB-239]
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act Designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
HB-239: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/02/2015
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015 [HB-2404]
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in addition to qualified primary care physicians and other primary care practitioners, to cover intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by: (1) a physician who is not a qualified primary care physician; (2) an evidence-based, community-based HHS-approved lifestyle counseling program; or (3) any other appropriate health care provider (including a physician assistant, nurse practitioner,
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HB-2404: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/01/2015
School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015 [HB-2407]
School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015 This bill revises the requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and other Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs. The bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the milk offered to students participating in the NSLP to include low-fat flavored milk containing no more than 150 calories per 8-ounce serving. For students who cannot consume fluid milk because of a medical or other dietary need, schools may offer a nondairy beverage that is nutritionally
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HB-2407: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
HB-2410: GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015
You have voted HB-2410: GROW AMERICA Act Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America Act.
Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 [HB-2411]
Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies, childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Grants are allotted to states based on each state's proportion of children who are age four and who are from families with incomes at or below 200% of the poverty level. "High-quality prekindergarten
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HB-2411: Strong Start for America's Children Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
New Energy for America Act [HB-2412]
New Energy for America Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend: (1) the tax credit for residential energy efficient property expenditures through calendar year 2021; and (2) the energy tax credit for energy property, including solar energy property, qualified fuel cell property, qualified microturbine property, combined heat and power system property, and thermal energy property, the construction of which begins before January 1, 2022.
HB-2412: New Energy for America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/19/2015
Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act [HB-242]
Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act Directs the Secretary of Education to award an additional Pell Grant to an eligible student who: (1) has received a Pell Grant for an award year, and (2) is enrolled in a program of study for one or more additional payment periods during the same award year that are not otherwise covered by the Pell Grant. Requires such a student to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis for a period of more than one academic year, or more than the equivalent
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HB-242: Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015