Rep. Walter Jones

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District HD-NC-3
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 24

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US Congress 115th Congress

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-400] [Immigration ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. A state or political subdivision that complies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 01/11/2017

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Honoring our Heroes Act [HB-406] [Veterans ] [Military ]
Honoring our Heroes Act This bill permits, where there is no living immediate next of kin of a deceased member of the Armed Forces, a covered relative to request the one-time free replacement of certain military decorations of such deceased member. "Covered relative" means a relative of a deceased recipient of a military decoration who is: (1) not the immediate next of kin; and (2) related within the fourth degree of consanguinity to the deceased recipient, or a more distant relative if determined appropriate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/21/2017

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HEART Act of 2017 Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2017 [HB-398] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
HEART Act of 2017 Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the notice period in civil forfeiture proceedings that involve the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting. It requires the government to send notice of the seizure to interested parties within 30 days (currently, 60 days). The notice period may be extended only if a delay is warranted after considering certain factors, including the cost to the government of providing shelter for the animal, the health of the animal and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/06/2017

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Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act [HB-389] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Small Business ]
Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act This bill amends the Federal Credit Union Act to allow a credit union to extend a member business loan with respect to a one- to four-family dwelling, regardless of whether the dwelling is the member's primary residence. Under current law, a member business loan may be extended with respect to such a dwelling only if it is the member's primary residence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 01/10/2017

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Veteran Suicide Prevention Act [HB-411] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ]
Veteran Suicide Prevention Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a publicly available review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the preceding five-year period. Such review shall include: the total number of veterans who died by suicide during the five-year period; a summary that includes age, gender, and race; a list of the medications prescribed to, and found in the systems of, such veterans at the time of their deaths, and a summary of medical diagnoses by VA physicians which led (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience. [HB-450] [Military ] [Religion ] [Veterans ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience. This bill authorizes a military chaplain to close a prayer according to the dictates of the chaplain's conscience if called upon to lead a prayer outside of a religious service or during a chaplain-led program to assist members of the Armed Forces on active duty, members of reserve components in an active status, and their immediate family members (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/21/2017

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Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017 [HB-453] [Air Quality ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Manufacturing ]
Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill delays by three years the date by which manufacturers, owners, and operators of new residential wood heaters, including residential hydronic heaters (wood-fired boilers) and forced-air furnaces, must comply with emission standards promulgated under the Clean Air Act.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-508. on 01/10/2018

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Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 [HB-451] [Taxes ]
Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the federal estate tax, effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/11/2017

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The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017 [HB-435] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Data Privacy ]
The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow the reporting of certain positive consumer-credit information to consumer reporting agencies. Specifically, a person or the Department of Housing and Urban Development may report information related to a consumer's performance in making payments either under a lease agreement for a dwelling or pursuant to a contract for a utility or telecommunications service. However, information about a consumer's usage of any utility or telecommunications (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/26/2018

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WINGMAN Act Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act [HB-512] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
WINGMAN Act Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide each veteran who submits a claim for VA benefits with an opportunity to permit a covered congressional employee in the office of the veteran's Member of Congress to have read-only access to all of the veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration databases. A Member may designate up to two such covered congressional employees. A covered congressional employee may not be recognized (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/14/2017

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