Rep. Christopher Pappas
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US Congress 116th Congress
Paycheck Fairness Act [HB-7]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Small Business ]
Addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex. It amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation prohibitions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal
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For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 [HB-8]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes new background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals). Specifically, it prohibits a firearm transfer between private parties unless a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer first takes possession of the firearm to conduct a background check. The prohibition does not apply to certain firearm transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.
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Emmett Till Antilynching Act [HB-35]
[Crime ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.
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Washington, D.C. Admission Act [HB-51]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Admits certain portions of Washington, DC as the 51st state. The bill defines state as the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth. TITLE I--STATE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. Subtitle A--Procedures for Admission (Sec. 101) This subtitle provides for admission into the United States of the State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, on an equal footing with the other states. The state's constitution shall always be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to the U.S. Constitution or the principles of the Declaration of Independence. (Sec. 102) The
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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.
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Hold Congress Accountable Act [HB-211]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
Provides for withholding or eliminating the pay of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Through the day of the general election in November 2020, the bill requires the salaries of Members to be held in escrow during a government shutdown and to be released on the last day of the 116th Congress. After the general election in November 2020, the bill eliminates the pay of Members for the period of a government shutdown.
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New England Coastal Protection Act [HB-287]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
Prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut.
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-299]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses certain health benefit and home loan programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances
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Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2019 [HB-367]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Provides continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period in which there is a Coast Guard-specific funding lapse. The bill provides appropriations for the pay, allowances, and benefits of specified Coast Guard personnel and contractors if (1) there is a lapse in appropriations for the Coast Guard, and (2) legislation has been enacted that provides interim or full-year appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD). The bill provides the appropriations until the earliest of the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations
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