Rep. Veronica Escobar
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Bills Introduced 58
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of door delivery for all business and residential customers. [HR-23]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should continue door delivery for all customers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/04/2019
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Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 [HB-1497]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Reauthorizes funding for several grants programs that address water pollution, such as wastewater and stormwater. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 grants to states for water pollution control programs; grants to municipalities for watershed pilot projects, such as projects that manage wet weather discharges (e.g., sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows) or control pollutants from municipal separate storm sewer systems; grants to states, local governments, private utilities, and nonprofit entities for alternative water source
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-484. on 09/04/2020
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Climate Action Now Act [HB-9]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to withdraw from the agreement. (Sec. 4) The bill outlines what must be included in the plan, including descriptions of steps to (1) cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, and (2) confirm that other parties to the agreement with major economies are fulfilling their announced contributions.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 79. on 05/07/2019
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Keeping guns out of classrooms. [HR-231]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
This resolution expresses the sense that federal funds shall not be used to train or arm school personnel with firearms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/08/2019
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Burn Pits Accountability Act [HB-663]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
Burn Pits Accountability Act requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military departments to evaluate whether each member of the Armed Forces has been (1) based or stationed where an open air burn pit was used to dispose of waste, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals. Members located where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects not to enroll. The evaluations must be included in periodic health assessments, physical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/08/2019
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization. [HR-33]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should ensure that the U.S. Postal Service is not privatized and remains an independent establishment of the federal government.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
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Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act [HB-1373]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill, from entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/31/2019
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Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 [HB-641]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishes a program for alien agricultural workers to obtain temporary resident status ("blue card status") and procedures to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify for the status if he or she performed the required amount of qualified agricultural work. The Department of Homeland Security may grant blue card status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/04/2019
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To express the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or Federal agencies should be made available to the press, except for under circumstances that are consistent with Federal law. [HR-325]
[Media and Advertising ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all briefings held by the President or federal agencies should be made available to the press, with certain exceptions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/18/2019
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Duty to Refuse and Report Foreign Interference in American Elections Act of 2019 [HB-2353]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
Prohibits campaigns from accepting foreign assistance and requires a campaign to report an offer of foreign assistance to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/25/2019