Rep. Lucy McBath
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Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-1396]
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[Grants ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
(Sec. 3) requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of one Congressional Gold Medal to Katherine Johnson, in recognition of her service to the United States as a mathematician; one Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Christine Darden, for her service to the United States as an aeronautical engineer; two Congressional Gold Medals in commemoration of the lives of Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, in recognition of their service to the United States during the Space Race;
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day. [HR-297]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution recognizes the contributions of the Jubilee Singers to the musical landscape of the United States. The resolution also supports the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day.
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Homeless Veteran Families Act [HB-95]
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[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
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Updates the Department of Veterans Affairs per diem payment calculation for entities furnishing services to homeless veterans to include funding for a minor dependent. The rate for per diem payments is the daily cost of care as estimated by the grant recipient or eligible entity. would expand the per diem payment amount for a homeless veteran who has care of a minor dependent to the daily cost of care plus, for each minor dependent, an amount that equals 50% of such daily cost of care.
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Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-2207]
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[Manufacturing ]
Repeals the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.
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Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019 as "Black Maternal Health Week". [HR-317]
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[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution recognizes that (1) Black Maternal Health Week is an opportunity to raise national awareness of the state of black maternal health in the United States; and (2) black women experience high, disproportionate rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.
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CREATES Act of 2019 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 [HB-965]
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To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products.
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To designate the Federal building located at 158-15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York, as the "Floyd H. Flake Federal Building". [HB-718]
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Designates the federal building at 158-15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York, as the "Floyd H. Flake Federal Building."
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Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 [HB-1236]
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Addresses extreme risk protection order laws. Extreme risk protection order laws, or red flag laws, generally allow certain individuals (e.g., law enforcement officers or family members) to petition a court for a temporary order that prohibits an at-risk individual from purchasing and possessing firearms. First, the bill establishes a grant program to help states and Indian tribes implement extreme risk protection order laws and carry out related activities. Local governments and other entities may also receive grants to carry out certain activities,
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Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [HJR-38]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was 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.
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Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Resolution [HR-299]
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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that immigration makes the United States stronger and that the House is committed to keeping the United States open to those lawfully seeking refuge and asylum from violence and oppression, regardless of their race, faith, or country of origin. The resolution rejects white supremacist ideology and condemns political leaders who legitimize it.