Rep. Lauren Underwood
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Bills Introduced 101
Sponsored Legislation
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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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Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2019 as "Black Maternal Health Week". [HR-317]
[Healthcare ]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/15/2019
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Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [HB-1327]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
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[Grants ]
[Inflation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
(Sec. 2) funds through FY2092 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2090, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and to periodically adjust the annual limit on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-34. (txt | Pdf) on 07/29/2019
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Veterans' Care Quality Transparency Act [HB-2372]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on all memoranda of understanding and memoranda of agreement entered into by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with non-VA entities relating to suicide prevention and the provision or coordination of mental health services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Underwood
Became Public Law No: 116-177. (txt | Pdf) on 10/20/2020
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American Innovation Act [HB-2400]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform basic science research. Adjustments are required for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy Office of Science, Department of Defense science and technology programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and services, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate. The bill also requires annual appropriations
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Intelligence And Emerging Threats And Capabilities. on 05/01/2019
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American Cures Act [HB-2401]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Science ]
Requires certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits over FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program. The bill also requires annual appropriations in FY2020-FY2024 for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Foster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/06/2019
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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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Homeless Veteran Families Act [HB-95]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Poverty ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 10/16/2019
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Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019 [HB-2476]
[National Security ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security a Nonprofit Security Grant Program, under which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall make grants to eligible nonprofit organizations (tax-exempt organizations and those determined to be at risk of a terrorist attack) for target hardening and other security enhancements to protect against terrorist attacks.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 116-108. (txt | Pdf) on 01/24/2020
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Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020 [HB-2339]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Science ]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Revises requirements related to the safety, sale, and advertisement of tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes, e-hookah, e-cigars, and vape pens). Among other requirements, the bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to implement regulations to require color graphics on the labeling of cigarette packages, depicting the negative health consequences of smoking; requires the FDA to apply regulations on tobacco products to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes; generally prohibits the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/02/2020