Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act [HB-1309]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence. In
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HB-1309: Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Debate - Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Res. 713, The Committee Of The Whole Proceeded With 10 Minutes Of Debate On The Delgado Amendment No. 10. on 11/21/2019
Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act [HB-1572]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
Directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and other appropriate entities to support a program of intramural and extramural botanical science research to support the land management responsibilities of the Department of the Interior. Interior may hire additional personnel to augment its expertise in the botanical sciences. Interior's land management agencies and the Forest Service shall give preference to using locally adapted native plant materials when
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HB-1572: Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 07/18/2019
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [HCR-20]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Telecommunications ]
This concurrent resolution declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.
HCR-20: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Justice. on 03/22/2019
Save the Internet Act of 2019 [HB-1644]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
To restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission.
HB-1644: Save the Internet Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 74. on 04/29/2019
WOOF! Act Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2019 [HB-1002]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishes requirements to protect dogs from dog dealers who have had their licenses suspended or revoked in the last 10 years and certain individuals connected to such dog dealers. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from licensing such a dealer if the license is for operating a facility that the dealer previously used for dogs. Further, for such a facility, USDA may not license (1) the dealer's immediate family members, (2) persons who reside at the same address as the dealer, or (3) certain legal entities where
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HB-1002: WOOF! Act Welfare of Our Friends Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/01/2019
PREPARED Act Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act [HB-1042]
[Animals ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes requirements governing the care of animals by entities, such as zoos, in emergencies or disasters. Specifically, the bill requires each research facility, dealer, exhibitor, intermediate handler, and carrier to develop and follow a contingency plan to provide for the humane handling, treatment, transportation, housing, and care of their animals in the event of an emergency or disaster.
HB-1042: PREPARED Act Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 03/01/2019
Higher Education Dream Act of 2019 [HB-1298]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Immigration ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibits institutions of higher education that receive federal student aid from discriminating or taking adverse action against Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) based on their immigration status, including charging out-of-state tuition to students who would qualify as residents of the state. The bill also makes Dreamer students eligible for federal financial aid. The bill prohibits the use or publication of certain identifiable information related to such students, subject to
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HB-1298: Higher Education Dream Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/25/2019
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019 [HB-1671]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement authorities following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.
HB-1671: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/12/2019
Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act [HB-33]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes stand-alone criminal offenses for trafficking in firearms and straw purchasing of firearms. The bill expands the categories of prohibited persons (i.e., persons barred from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition) to include persons who intend (1) to sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition to a prohibited person, (2) to sell or transfer a firearm to further a crime of violence or drug trafficking offense, or (3) to unlawfully export. It increases the maximum prison term for the sale or transfer of a firearm to or the receipt
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HB-33: Gun Trafficking Prohibition Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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.
HB-35: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate. on 02/27/2020