Rep. Kim Schrier
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Bills Introduced 81
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Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act [HB-657]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to provide interest-free loans to federal and District of Columbia government employees affected by a government shutdown and to notify the individual's employer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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Social Security 2100 Act [HB-860]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increases various Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and related taxes. The bill increases the primary insurance amount (e.g., the amount a Social Security beneficiary receives if the beneficiary begins receiving benefits at normal retirement age) by increasing the percentage of the beneficiary's average indexed monthly earnings used to calculate the amount. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers, which the Social Security Administration (SSA) shall use to calculate cost-of-living
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Phase III Act [HB-1048]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
Directs the Department of the Interior to implement projects under the third phase of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project in Washington. The bill also addresses various issues related to the project, such as the treatment of certain additional stored water made available by the project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Oceans, And Wildlife. on 02/25/2019
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Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act [HB-1055]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
Establishes that a foreign nongovernmental organization shall not be disqualified from receiving certain U.S. international development assistance solely because the organization provides medical services using non-U.S. government funds if the medical services are legal in both the United States and the country in which they are being provided. Such foreign organizations shall not be subject to requirements relating to their use of non-U.S. funds for advocacy or lobbying activities, other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/07/2019
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. [HJR-35]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
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
Introduced In House on 01/29/2019
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Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [HJR-38]
[Human Rights ]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [HB-1185]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Insurance ]
Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration. The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount, An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
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State Public Option Act [HB-1277]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Public Health ]
Allows residents who are not already eligible for Medicaid and not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2020, at the option of the state. State Medicaid programs may set premiums and cost-sharing requirements for such coverage in accordance with specified limitations. The bill also (1) provides the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 12/10/2019
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Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act [HB-1225]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund into which, through FY2024, there shall be deposited an amount equal to 50% of all energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters that would otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under federal law. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.3 billion for any such fiscal year. From such amounts 80% shall be allocated to the National
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-250, Part I. on 10/22/2019
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Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 [HB-1044]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
Increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability), EB-3 (skilled and other workers), and EB-5 (investors) visas for individuals not from the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/03/2020