Rep. Abigail Spanberger
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NO BAN Act National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act [HB-2214]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Imposes limitations on the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, unless there is a statutory basis for such discrimination. The President may temporarily restrict the entry of any aliens or class of aliens after the Department of State determines that the restriction would address specific
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Commending the University of Virginia men's basketball team for winning the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Championship. [HR-320]
[Sports ]
[Education ]
This resolution congratulates the University of Virginia men's basketball team for their performance in the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
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CREATES Act of 2019 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2019 [HB-965]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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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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.
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Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act [HB-1620]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
Reauthorizes the Chesapeake Bay Program through FY2025.
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Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 [HB-838]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Grants ]
[Mental Health ]
[Community Development ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating
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To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. [HB-587]
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Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.) After the medal has been awarded,
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Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act [HB-1630]
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[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
Directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons that have engaged in corruption, money laundering, or other specified activities in Guatemala. Specifically, the sanctions shall apply to a current or former Guatemalan official, or a foreign person acting in cooperation with such an official, that knowingly (1) committed or facilitated acts of significant corruption, money laundering, or narcotics trafficking; (2) obstructed investigations into any of those acts; (3) misued equipment provided by the
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Emphasizing the importance of alliances and partnerships. [HR-222]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
This resolution recognizes the importance of alliances in advancing U.S. interests and urges the President to reaffirm the United States' commitment to alliances.
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Reaffirming the importance of upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in United States foreign policy. [HR-221]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
This resolution reaffirms the United States' commitment to supporting democracy and human rights both domestically and internationally. The resolution also calls on the U.S. government to uphold all relevant international human rights agreements ratified by the United States.