Rep. Nydia Velazquez

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District HD-NY-7
Party Democrat
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Bills Introduced 244

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US Congress 113th Congress

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-11]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in such Act. Modifies or expands grant conditions under such Act, including requirements relating to: (1) nondisclosure of personally identifying information or other client information, (2) information sharing between grantees and subgrantees, (3) civil rights and nondiscrimination, (4) audits, and (5) nonprofit organizations. Requires the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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Iron Dome Support Act [HB-1130]
Iron Dome Support Act - Authorizes the President to provide assistance to the government of Israel for the procurement, maintenance, enhancement, and sustainment of the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system for purposes of intercepting short- and medium-range rockets, missiles, and projectiles launched against Israel.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 03/13/2013

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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 [HB-1180]
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DGME) costs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2015-FY2019 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital. Directs the Secretary to determine (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/11/2013

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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act [HB-1187]
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth provisions for the management of the lands designated as wilderness by this Act, including regarding water rights, tribal rights, fish and wildlife, and grazing permits and leases. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Public Lands And Environmental Regulation. on 03/26/2013

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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-1199]
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects their education. Requires LEAs to also provide: (1) students, parents, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013

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Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 [HB-12]
Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/23/2013

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Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 [HB-1281]
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2019 a grant program for screening, counseling, and other services related to heritable disorders that can be detected in newborns. Allows grants to be used to improve timeliness of newborn screening and provide training to health care professionals on the importance of timely screening and on the sharing of medical and diagnostic information with providers and families. (Sec. 3) Extends through FY2019 a grant (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Became Public Law No: 113-240. on 12/18/2014

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Healthy Families Act [HB-1286]
Healthy Families Act - Requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Declares that an employer shall not be required to permit an employee to earn more than 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, unless the employer chooses to set a higher limit. Allows employees to use such time to: (1) meet their own medical needs; (2) care for the medical needs of certain family members (including (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/23/2013

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Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act [HB-139]
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act - Declares the policy of the United States concerning protection and preservation of the wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic coastal plain. Designates specified lands within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Unanimous Consent Request - Mr. Holt Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 139, A Measure Originally Introduced By Representative Edward J. Markey Of Massachusetts, For The Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule 12. Agreed To Without Objection. on 10/07/2013

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the "Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building". [HB-1451]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the "Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Signed By President. on 06/09/2014

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