Rep. Christopher Pappas
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US Congress 116th Congress
Transparency in Corporate Political Spending Act [HB-1176]
[Finance ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Allows the Securities and Exchange Commission, during FY2019, to promulgate rules regarding the disclosure of corporate political contributions, contributions to tax-exempt organizations, and dues paid to trade associations.
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FASTER Act Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act [HB-1171]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Aerospace ]
Repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and instead requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure only to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed.
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Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019 [HB-1108]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Aerospace ]
Provides continuing appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund if an appropriations bill for the FAA has not been enacted before a fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the FAA is not in effect. The bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.
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Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019 [HB-1244]
[Taxes ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modifies several tax provisions that refer to married couples to make the provisions equally applicable to legally married same-sex couples.
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Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019 [HB-737]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Trade ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Addresses the sale of shark fins and the inclusion of rays and skates in the Seafood Traceability Program. (The Seafood Traceability Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements at the time of entry for imported fish or fish products entered into U.S. commerce.) The bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, or sell shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties are imposed
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Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. [HJR-46]
[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency related to the U.S.-Mexico border, declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
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Back Pay Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1051]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Pensions ]
Requires interest to be added to the back pay of federal employees who were not paid during a lapse in appropriations.
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act [HB-1377]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
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Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 [HB-4]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices in these areas may take effect. (Preclearance is the process of receiving preapproval from the Department of Justice or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before making legal changes that would affect voting rights.) A state and all of its political subdivisions shall be subject to preclearance of voting practice changes for a 10-year period if (1) 15 or more voting rights violations occurred
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21st Century President Act [HB-677]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Revises the definition of "immediate family" for purposes of a criminal offense involving a threat to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President. Specifically, it replaces gender-specific references to a former President's "wife" and "widow" with gender-neutral terms "spouse" and "surviving spouse."