Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 [HB-796]
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[Elections ]
Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 This bill increases the ban on certain former executive branch officials, Members of Congress, and legislative staff within five years of termination of employment to knowingly make, with the intent to influence, any communication or appearance before an officer or employee of the executive branch, a Member of Congress or their staff, or any other legislative office on behalf of any other person (except the United States). The bill establishes penalties for such violations. The bill eliminates a similar two-year ban on
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HB-796: Drain the Swamp Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Rokita
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
You have voted HJR-6: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve..
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. [HJR-2]
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[National Security ]
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Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit. It requires
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HJR-2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Mr. Goodlatte Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Resolution. on 04/12/2018
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. [HB-2340]
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[Education ]
[Community Development ]
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To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 through FY2017, including provisions concerning secure payments to eligible states, territories, and counties containing federal land. The bill: (1) sets forth special rules for state and county payments for FY2016, and (2) requires all FY2016 payments to be made within 45 days of enactment of this bill. No funds made available to eligible counties under such Act may be used in lieu
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HB-2340: To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 05/19/2017
Listing Reform Act [HB-717]
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[Animals ]
[Economic Development ]
Listing Reform Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to prioritize the consideration of petitions to list a species as endangered or threatened other than in the order in which the petitions are received. The appropriate department may not give general priority to petitions to add species to the list of endangered or threatened species over petitions to remove a species from the list. The deadline for the appropriate department to decide
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HB-717: Listing Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Babin
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-560. on 02/15/2018
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act [HB-873]
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[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[National Security ]
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The memorial shall be established in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expenses for the establishment of the memorial. The
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HB-873: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Became Public Law No: 115-51. (txt | Pdf) on 08/18/2017
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act [HB-1274]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Native American Affairs ]
State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to provide to affected states all data that is used as the basis of a determination on whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species before making a determination. The appropriate department must: (1) use data submitted by a state, tribal, or county government in making such a determination; and (2) publish online the
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HB-1274: State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-561. on 02/15/2018