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

Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-377]
Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for, enforcement of, and exceptions to prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages. Revises the exception to the prohibition for a wage rate differential based on any other factor other than sex. Limits such factors to bona fide factors, such as education, training, or experience. States that the bona fide factor defense shall apply only if the employer demonstrates that such factor: (1) is not (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/23/2013

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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act [HB-3824]
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act - Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before April 1, 2014. Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act to extend until March 31, 2014, requirements that federal payments to states cover 100% of EUC. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 to exempt weeks of unemployment between enactment of this Act and September (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H2068-2069) on 02/28/2014

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218-10 Merrick Boulevard in Springfield Gardens, New York, as the "Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building". [HB-3957]
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218-10 Merrick Boulevard in Springfield Gardens, New York, as the "Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building."

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Became Public Law No: 113-218. on 12/16/2014

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Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act [HB-3970]
Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the $1 million limitation on the deductibility of employee compensation, to: (1) extend such limitation to any individual who is a current or former officer, director, or employee of a publicly-held corporation; (2) eliminate the exemption from such limitation for compensation payable on a commission basis or upon the attainment of a performance goal; and (3) make such limitation applicable to all publicly-held corporations that are required (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 01/29/2014

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Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014 [HB-3992]
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2014 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), with regard to sequestration adjustments, to require any adjustments in enacted appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior for a fiscal year, to be the amount of additional new budget authority provided for wildfire suppression operations in the appropriations Act, but not to exceed $2.689 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Peters (ca). Petition No: 113-10. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 07/11/2014

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First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-4045]
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act - Requries the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a congressional gold medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates of such medal at a price sufficient to cover the costs of such medals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On House Administration, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 02/11/2014

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Smartphone Theft Prevention Act [HB-4065]
Smartphone Theft Prevention Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require commercial mobile service providers to make available on mobile devices a function that an account holder may use remotely to: (1) delete or render inaccessible all information relating to the account holder that has been placed on the device; (2) render the device inoperable on the global networks of such service providers, even if the device is turned off or has the data storage medium removed; (3) prevent the device from being reactivated or reprogrammed without (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/21/2014

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Afterschool for America's Children Act [HB-4086]
Afterschool for America's Children Act - Amends the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). (21st Century Community Learning Centers provide students with before school, after school, and summer learning programs to improve their academic performance.) Requires the Centers to provide students' families with opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children's education. Includes Indian tribes or organizations among the local public or (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 02/25/2014

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To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program. [HB-41]
Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to increase from $20.725 billion to $30.425 billion the total amount of notes and obligations (federal borrowing authority) which may be issued by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with the President's approval, for the National Flood Insurance program. Designates such increase as an emergency requirement under the the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Signed By President. on 01/06/2013

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Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2014 [HB-4121]
Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities that provide assistance to smaller enterprises. Declares (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 113-461. on 05/21/2014

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