Rep. Peter DeFazio

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District HD-OR-4
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 137

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US Congress 116th Congress

Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-4524]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/08/2019

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Fraud and Scam Reduction Act [HB-2610]
Expands activities to address mail, telephone, and internet fraud, particularly such scams targeting older adults, Indian tribes, or tribal members. The bill establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group, which must create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams that affect older adults. Further, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must establish an advisory office in the Bureau of Consumer Protection to assist the FTC in monitoring (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/18/2020

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Paid Sick Days for Public Health Emergencies and Personal and Family Care Act [HB-6150]
Expands the availability of paid sick time by requiring employers with at least one employee to provide a minimum amount of accrued paid sick time per work week and additional paid sick time in the event of a public-health emergency such as the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).Specifically, the bill requires employers to grant at least 1 hour of accrued paid sick time to each employee for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of 56 hours, or 7 days, of paid sick time per year. Accrued paid sick time may be used for, among other (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 03/09/2020

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Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 [HB-5845]
Sets forth requirements related to waste and recycling collection systems for a variety of products and materials, including plastics. The bill makes certain producers of products (e.g., packaging, paper, single-use products, beverage containers, or food service products) fiscally responsible for collecting, managing, and recycling or composting the products after consumer use. In addition, the bill establishes (1) minimum percentages of products that must be reused, recycled, or composted; and (2) an increasing percentage of recycled content that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/12/2020

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Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act [HB-1985]
Increases the amount that employees may exclude from their gross income for employer-provided dependent care assistance. The bill increases the existing $5,000 limit by requiring annual adjustments that account for inflation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin Introduced In House on 03/28/2019

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Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act [HB-5243]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish the Mobile Hotspot Grant Program. Under the program, the NTIA may provide grants to eligible institutions (e.g., elementary and secondary schools, universities, Indian Tribes, or libraries) to facilitate a mobile hotspot program that provides students with a portable hotspot device for connecting to the internet. The NTIA shall prioritize institutions that will provide hotspots to the highest number of low-income students and, to the extent practicable, shall (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 11/22/2019

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Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 [HB-6379]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and food assistance programs; provides economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Retirement Protection Act [HB-6377]
Permits a waiver in 2020 of required minimum distribution rules for retirement plans and accounts, including defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Rental Eviction Moratorium Act of 2020 [HB-6347]
Establishes a moratorium on the initiation of eviction proceedings, except with respect to tenants who have perpetrated certain criminal acts, for a period that lasts until six months after the termination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the presidential emergency declaration relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Medical Supply Chain Emergency Act of 2020 [HB-6390]
Directs the President to use existing authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 with respect to the production of ventilators, N-95 respirator masks, and specified personal protective equipment to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (That act confers upon the President a broad set of authorities to influence domestic industry in order to provide essential materials and goods needed for the national defense.) The President must (1) make a determination that such items are essential for the national defense, (2) identify (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/25/2020

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