CPI-E Act of 2015 [HB-3351]
CPI-E Act of 2015 This bill bases cost-of -living increases in benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefit program, and specified veterans benefits programs on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.
HB-3351: CPI-E Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015
America Votes Act of 2015 [HB-3364]
America Votes Act of 2015 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local election official with a sworn written statement, signed by the individual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. Allows an individual desiring to vote by mail to submit such a statement with the ballot. Requires
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HB-3364: America Votes Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 [HB-3365]
Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces. Requires provision of fertility treatment and counseling to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a member of the Armed
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HB-3365: Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015
Teach Our Teachers Act [HB-3366]
Teach Our Teachers Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions of the teacher loan forgiveness program. Specifically, the legislation reduces from five to three years the period of service a full-time teacher must complete consecutively to be eligible for forgiveness under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan program. It also increases from $5,000 to $17,500 the amount of available loan forgiveness for an elementary or secondary school teacher in any subject. (Currently,
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HB-3366: Teach Our Teachers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015 [HB-3377]
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act with respect to determining entitlement to and the amount of any monthly benefit, including any lump-sum death payment, payable under OASDI on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of any individual. Wages shall be deemed to have been paid (according to a specified formula) during each month in which the individual was engaged for at least 80 hours in providing care to a dependent relative
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HB-3377: Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 08/12/2015
Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act [HB-3378]
Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate rules to prohibit, as an unfair and deceptive act or practice, a person from advertising with the intent to deceptively create the impression that: (1) such person is a provider of abortion services if such person does not provide such services, or (2) such person is not a provider of abortion services if such person does provide such services. Defines "abortion services" as providing surgical and non-surgical procedures to terminate a pregnancy,
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HB-3378: Stop Deceptive Advertising for Women's Services Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 07/31/2015
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2016 [HB-3381]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer to improve the understanding of these cancers and of the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2020 and revised to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants
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HB-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate. on 12/07/2016
Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act [HB-3395]
Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations that require each firearm manufactured in the United States to be marked with a serial number that is located inside the firearm's receiver or that is visible only in infrared light, in addition to the serial number mark otherwise required. Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) prohibit national instant criminal background check system records about a prospective firearm transferee from being destroyed until after 180 days after the
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HB-3395: Trafficking Reduction And Criminal Enforcement (TRACE) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/28/2015
CURE Act of 2015 Communities United with Religious leaders for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2015 [HB-3396]
CURE Act of 2015 Communities United with Religious leaders for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2015 The Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may make grants to health entities, including public health agencies, health centers, community-based organizations, or faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS: (1) education and outreach activities, (2) prevention and access to treatment, and (3) testing. Priority must be given to applications that propose to serve minority groups with an HIV occurrence rate that
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HB-3396: CURE Act of 2015 Communities United with Religious leaders for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2015 [HB-3399]
Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2015 This bill establishes the National Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Commission to: (1) study the impact of solitary confinement in correctional facilities on governments, communities, and social institutions; (2) report findings; and (3) recommend national standards to reduce the use of solitary confinement. The bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish national standards to reduce solitary confinement in correctional facilities. The Bureau of Prisons must comply with the national
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HB-3399: Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/28/2015