Rep. Steny Hoyer
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Bills Introduced 46
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Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact. [HJR-92]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact. (Sec. 2) This joint resolution grants congressional consent to amendments of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact relating to the appointment and removal of members and alternates of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by compact signatories.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/18/2017
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Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-1869]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Small Business ]
Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 [HB-1927]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 115-104. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018
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MGT Act Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 [HB-2227]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
MGT Act Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes each of specified agencies for which there are Chief Financial Officers to establish an information technology system modernization and working capital fund to: improve, retire, or replace existing information technology systems to enhance cybersecurity and to improve efficiency and effectiveness; transition legacy information technology systems to cloud computing and other innovative platforms and technologies; assist and support efforts to provide adequate, risk-based,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/18/2017
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School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act [HB-2285]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
School-Based Respiratory Health Management Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the conditions under which the Department of Health and Human Services, in making asthma-related grants, gives preference to a state. A preference is given to states that require elementary and secondary schools to have: (1) on the premises during operating hours at least one individual trained in the administration of rescue medications for allergies and reversible lower airway disorders, and (2) an allergies and reversible lower airway disorders
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017
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Equality Act [HB-2282]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Equality Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. The bill defines: "sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/02/2017
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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-2477]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that allows eligible students with loans under the Federal Direct Loan program (a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to refinance their loans down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill allows student
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
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Protecting Our Democracy Act [HB-356]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Voting Rights ]
Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to examine any attempts or activities by the Russian government or other governments, persons or entities associated with such governments, or persons or entities within Russia to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Swalwell (ca). Petition No: 115-2. on 05/17/2017
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Government By the People Act of 2017 [HB-20]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Ethics ]
Government By the People Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to establish a program for small individual donations to campaigns for public office and make other changes to campaign finance law. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) individual taxpayers a refundable tax credit of 50% of qualified congressional House campaign contributions (i.e., cash contributions by an individual to a candidate for the House of Representatives or a political committee established
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. [HJR-33]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. The amendment prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017