Rep. Mark Pocan

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District HD-WI-2
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 99

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US Congress 114th Congress

VETS Act of 2015 Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 [HB-2516]
VETS Act of 2015 Veterans E-Health & Telemedicine Support Act of 2015 Allows a health care professional who is authorized to provide health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs and who is a licensed, nationally registered, or certified professional to practice at any location in any state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, regardless of where the professional or patient is located, if the professional is using telemedicine to provide treatment. Allows such treatment regardless of whether such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/05/2015

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REAL Act of 2015 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2015 [HB-2521]
REAL Act of 2015 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration. This amendment takes effect in academic year 2015-2016.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015

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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. [HB-2522]
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/05/2015

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Hero Street USA Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2525]
Hero Street USA Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins emblematic of Hero Street (in Silvis, Illinois) in the following amounts in commemoration of the semi-centennial of the naming of Hero Street: (1) 50,000 $5 gold coins, (2) 400,000 $1 silver coins, and (3) 750,000 half-dollar clad coins. Coins may be issued only between January 1 and December 31, 2018. There must be surcharges of: (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin, (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin, and (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/21/2015

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Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015 [HB-2530]
Friendly Airports for Mothers Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to approve a grant application for an airport development project only if the Secretary receives written assurances that the owner or operator of a large or medium hub airport will maintain a lactation area at each passenger terminal building of the airport behind the airport security screening area. The bill defines "lactation area" to mean a room or other location in a commercial service airport for members of the public to express breast milk that: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/22/2015

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Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016 [HB-2566]
Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require intermediate providers that offer the capability to transmit voice communications and signaling information from one destination to another, and that charge a rate to any other entity (including an affiliated entity) for such a transmission, to: (1) register with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and (2) comply with service quality standards to be established by the FCC. An "intermediate provider" is an entity that: (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Young Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 668. on 11/16/2016

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Half in Ten Act of 2015 [HB-258]
Half in Ten Act of 2015 Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a Federal Interagency Working Group on Reducing Poverty, which shall develop a National Strategy to reduce the number of persons living in poverty in America in half within 10 years after release of the 2014 Census Report on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/09/2015

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Save Our National Parks Transportation Act [HB-2595]
Save Our National Parks Transportation Act Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a nationally significant federal lands and tribal projects program to fund construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of nationally significant federal lands and tribal transportation projects. The federal share of project costs may be up to 100%.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/02/2015

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Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015 [HB-2602]
Prioritizing Online Threat Enforcement Act of 2015 Directs the Attorney General to ensure: that there are at least 10 additional operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes against persons; that each office of a U.S. Attorney designates at least one Assistant U.S. Attorney as responsible for investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against persons; and the implementation of a regular and comprehensive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/16/2015

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Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act [HB-264]
Peace Stamp for the Peace Corps Act Directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a semipostal (a postage stamp sold at a premium in order to help provide funding for certain causes) to benefit the Peace Corps.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 01/09/2015

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