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US Congress 115th Congress
Vote By Mail Act of 2017 [S.1231]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Vote By Mail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to authorize automatic voter registration
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Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 [S.1287]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Tourism ]
[Human Rights ]
Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) the President may not prohibit or otherwise restrict travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; and (2) any law, regulation, or policy in effect on the date of enactment of this bill that prohibits or otherwise restricts such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effect. Nothing in this bill may be construed to limit the President's
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A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. [SR-184]
[Arts and Culture ]
A resolution relative to the death of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning, former United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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Temporary Judgeship Conversion Act of 2017 [S.1302]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Temporary Judgeship Conversion Act of 2017 This bill converts certain temporary U.S. district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified U.S. judicial districts in Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.
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Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 [S.1333]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an Indian area. The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal
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Medicare Mental Health Access Act [S.448]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
Medicare Mental Health Access Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.
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No Hearing, No Vote Act of 2017 [S.1376]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
No Hearing, No Vote Act of 2017
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Restore Honor to Service Members Act [S.1366]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Restore Honor to Service Members Act This bill 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. Such boards to change a characterization to honorable if such characterization is any characterization except honorable. The Department of Defense (DOD) shall ensure that any such changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across the military departments
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Stop Price Gouging Act [S.1369]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Inflation ]
[Economic Development ]
Stop Price Gouging Act
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Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017 [S.1371]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Inflation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to: (1) increase the credit and reduce the phaseout percentage for taxpayers with no qualifying children, (2) reduce from 25 to 21 the qualifying age for individuals with no children, (3) revise eligibility rules relating to married individuals living apart and qualifying children claimed by another family member, and (4) repeal the denial of such credit for taxpayers with excess investment income. This bill modifies
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