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

Restore Honor to Service Members Act [HB-2839]
Restore Honor to Service Members Act - Requires appropriate military record correction boards or discharge review boards to review the discharge characterization of any former members of the Armed Forces requesting a review who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Permits such boards to change a characterization to honorable if such characterization is any characterization except honorable. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that any such changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across the military departments (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/29/2013

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End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 [HB-2851]
End Racial Profiling Act of 2013 - Prohibits any law enforcement agent or agency from engaging in racial profiling. Defines "racial profiling" to mean the practice of a law enforcement agent or agency relying, to any degree, on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or religion in selecting which individual to subject to routine or spontaneous investigatory activities, or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law enforcement activity following the initial investigatory activity, except when there is trustworthy information relevant to the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013

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Captive Primate Safety Act [HB-2856]
Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Modifies exceptions to such prohibition, including by making it inapplicable to a (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 08/06/2013

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GREEN Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-2863]
Growing Responsible Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Jobs Act of 2013 or the GREEN Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to allow financial and technical assistance provided under such Act to be used by community development financial institutions to develop or support small businesses that provide green jobs to low-income individuals in low-income communities. Limits such assistance to $2 million in financial assistance and $100,000 in technical assistance. Defines "green jobs" as jobs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/30/2013

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Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of 2013 [HB-2875]
Waterfront of Tomorrow Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study measures that provide the greatest flood protection and climate resilience for New York City coastal communities from a disaster such as Hurricane Sandy. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the environmental impact of each major disaster that will have a significant environmental impact on U.S. waters. Makes one of the goals of national freight policy to ensure that the socioeconomic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 08/29/2013

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Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act of 2013 [HB-29]
Mobile Medical Homeless Health Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to hospitals or other local health care facilities to improve access of homeless individuals to mobile medical health care services (any health care related services provided in a moveable vehicle or a non-permanents clinic). Directs the Secretary to give priority to applicants from a geographic area that has a comparatively high ratio of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/04/2013

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Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2013 [HB-2902]
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2013 - Requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 09/13/2013

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Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 [HB-2917]
Financial Security Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based tax credit equal to the lesser of $500 or 50% of the total amount deposited or contributed into designated savings products in a taxable year. Defines "designated savings products" as a qualified retirement plan, a qualified tuition plan, a Coverdell education savings account, a U.S. savings bond, a certificate of deposit with a duration of at least 8 months, a savings account, or other savings product considered appropriate by the Secretary of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 08/01/2013

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United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2932]
United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue in commemoration of the United States Coast Guard: (1) $5 gold coins, (2) $1 silver coins, and (3) half-dollar clad coins. Requires the design of such coins to be emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the Coast Guard, and its role in securing our nation since 1790. Prescribes design requirements. Restricts the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2017. Prescribes the sale price of the coins (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 08/01/2013

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To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. [HB-2939]
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in honor of President Shimon Peres of Israel.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Signed By President. on 06/09/2014

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