Rep. Colin Allred
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Bills Introduced 48
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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]
[Community Development ]
Designates the federal building at 158-15 Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York, as the "Floyd H. Flake Federal Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019
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National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1830]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. The bill limits the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2022. The bill prescribes surcharges for coin sales, which shall be paid to the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., to support the mission of such organization, including capital improvements to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-247. (txt | Pdf) on 12/22/2020
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To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic". [HB-2334]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
Designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic."
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Signed By President. on 12/13/2019
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Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2019 [HB-2428]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits private health insurance plans from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements on breast cancer diagnostic examinations than initial breast cancer screening examinations. Diagnostic examinations are generally required after an initial screening detects an abnormality and typically require additional mammogram images (e.g., x-rays).
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/02/2019
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Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-141]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government job. The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security survivors' benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receives government pensions of their own. The bill also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a pension or disability benefit from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 01/31/2019
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Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-553]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Updates the Department of Defense's Survivor Benefit Plan and how it operates in relation to other benefits. The plan currently provides a monthly annuity (based on a percentage of a service member's retirement pay) to an eligible beneficiary upon the death of the service member. Currently, if a surviving spouse is also entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation, the annuity paid under the plan will be reduced. The bill repeals certain provisions that require the offset of the plan annuity from amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assigned To The Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1. on 07/12/2019
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RAPID Act Revitalizing American Priorities for Infrastructure Development Act [HB-2475]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Revises the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (TIFIA) program to (1) require program applicants to obtain investment grade ratings from at least two credit rating agencies, unless the federal credit instrument is less than $150 million (currently, less than $75 million), in which case one rating will suffice; (2) require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement an expedited decision timeline for public agency borrowers seeking secured loans; and (3) require DOT to publish status reports on program applications on the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 05/03/2019
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Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 [HB-1704]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
Establishes within the Department of State an Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Matters, and establishes that a principal duty of a diplomatic mission to a foreign country is the promotion of U.S. economic and commercial interests in that country. The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for matters relating to international economics and business matters in foreign policy. The State Department shall train various Foreign Service officers, as part of their standard training, on matters including economic and commercial diplomacy,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/08/2019
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PAST Act U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2019 [HB-693]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must license, train, assign, and oversee persons for hire by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/29/2019
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Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran. [HR-374]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
This resolution condemns Iranian state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents and expresses support for the people of Iran who are engaged in legitimate and peaceful protests against the Iranian regime.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East, North Africa And International Terrorism. on 05/16/2019