Rep. Jesus Garcia
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Bills Introduced 64
Sponsored Legislation
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FASTER Act Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act [HB-1171]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
Repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and instead requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure only to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation And Maritime Security. on 03/04/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. [HJR-48]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment providing that the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only. Artificial entities, such as corporations, shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation. The amendment requires federal, state, and local government to (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit election contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Justice. on 03/22/2019
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Debt-Free College Act of 2019 [HB-1571]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Immigration ]
Requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/06/2019
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American Family Act of 2019 [HB-1560]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Inflation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Modifies the child tax credit to (1) make the credit fully refundable, (2) increase the amount of the credit and allow an additional credit for children who are under six years of age, (3) require the amount of the credit to be adjusted annually for inflation, and (4) require the Department of the Treasury to establish a program for making advance payments of the credit on a monthly basis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/06/2019
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Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 [HB-1516]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Investments ]
Imposes a 0.1% excise tax on certain financial transactions such as the purchase of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. The tax applies to the purchase of a security if (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. A "security" includes a share of stock in a corporation; a partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust; a note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness; and derivatives that meet
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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SAFE Banking Act of 2019 Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 [HB-1595]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business; (2) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/26/2019
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Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2019 [HB-1581]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
Directs the Department of State to include in its annual reports on human rights in countries receiving U.S. development and security assistance a discussion of the status of reproductive rights in each country, including whether a country has adopted and enforced policies to (1) promote access to contraception and accurate family planning information, (2) provide services to ensure safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth, (3) expand or restrict access to safe abortion services, (4) prevent maternal deaths, and (5) prevent and treat sexually transmitted
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/07/2019
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GAAME Act of 2019 Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2019 [HB-1676]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Poverty ]
[Children and Youth ]
Specifies that funds that support the instructional needs of elementary and secondary students from low-income families shall be used for arts and music programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/11/2019
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Big Cat Public Safety Act [HB-1380]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
Revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to restrict direct contact between the public and big cats.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 12/07/2020
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Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2019 [HB-919]
[Animals ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
Requires each public building constructed, acquired, or of which more than 50% of the facade is substantially altered by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the following standards: at least 90% of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet shall not be composed of glass or shall be composed of glass which employs any combination of the methods of modification described in this bill; at least 60% of the exposed facade material above 40 feet shall meet such modified glass standard; there shall not be any transparent passageways
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019