Rep. Joe Courtney

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Bills Introduced 82

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US Congress 115th Congress

Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act [HB-632] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/03/2017

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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

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BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act [HB-721] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Economic Development ]
BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 01/30/2017

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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [HB-747] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 01/30/2017

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SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 [HB-724] [Immigration ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ]
SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017

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DAIRY PRIDE Act Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act [HB-778] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ]
DAIRY PRIDE Act Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of any food that uses the market name of a dairy product, is not the milk of a hooved animal, is not derived from such milk, and does not contain such milk as a primary ingredient.

  

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

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GI Internship Program Act [HB-758] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
GI Internship Program Act This bill directs theDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a career transition internship program to match individuals who are eligible for veterans' educational assistance with employers to: (1) provide such individuals with work experience in the civilian sector, (2) address the growing skills gap in the U.S. economy, (3) increase the marketable skills of such individuals, and (4) assist such individuals in obtaining long-term employment. The VA shall establish criteria employers must meet to participate in (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/06/2017

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Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [HJR-53] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. This joint resolution eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/08/2017

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Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact. [HR-78] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Religion ]
Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is an indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust, and (2) to deny or minimize that the Holocaust was an effort to eliminate the Jewish people is shameful. Calls on all executive branch entities, including the White House, to affirm that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 02/16/2017

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Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act [HB-813] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Affordability for Constant and Continual Education to Enhance Student Success Act All-Year ACCESS Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase from one to two the number of Pell Grants an eligible student may receive in a single award year (i.e., it restores year-round Pell Grants). A student's total amount of Pell Grants must not exceed 150% of the maximum Pell Grant for that award year. Also, any period during which a student receives an additional Pell Grant counts toward that student's lifetime (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/01/2017

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