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Rep. TJ Cox

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District HD-CA-21

Party Democrat

Bills Introduced 22

Sponsored Legislation

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-7	Federal	Paycheck Fairness Act This bill 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 Contract Compliance Programs shall train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training programs to address pay disparities, including through outreach to women and girls; (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women; (3) report on the gender pay gap in the teenage labor workforce; and (4) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace is established for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. The bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shall continue collecting data on women workers in the Current Employment Statistics survey. The bill sets forth prohibitions and requirements regarding the wage history of prospective employees. Democrat: 99% (238) Independent: 0% (1) Republican: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support 0% Republican support	Labor And Employment Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Civil Actions And Liability Contracts And Agency Department Of Education Department Of Labor Employee Hiring Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc) Government Information And Archives
HB-1	Federal	For the People Act of 2019 This bill 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 their election systems, developing a national strategy to protect the security and integrity of U.S. democratic institutions, establishing in the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions, and other provisions to improve the cybersecurity of election systems. This bill addresses campaign spending, including by expanding the ban on foreign nationals contributing to or spending on elections; expanding disclosure rules pertaining to organizations spending money during elections, campaign advertisements, and online platforms; and revising disclaimer requirements for political advertising. This bill establishes an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices. The system involves federal matching of small contributions for qualified candidates. This bill sets forth provisions related to ethics in all three branches of government. Specifically, the bill requires a code of ethics for federal judges and justices, prohibits Members of the House from serving on the board of a for-profit entity, expands enforcement of regulations governing foreign agents, and establishes additional conflict-of-interest and ethics provisions for federal employees and the White House. The bill also requires candidates for President and Vice President to submit 10 years of tax returns. Democrat: 99% (236) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	Government Operations And Politics Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Broadcasting, Cable, Digital Technologies Business Ethics Business Records Census And Government Statistics Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Agencies Congressional Districts And Representation Congressional Elections
HB-8	Federal	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 This bill 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. Democrat: 97% (227) Republican: 2% (5) Independent: 0% (1) 97% Democrat support 2% Republican support 0% Independent support	Crime And Law Enforcement Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Information And Records Firearms And Explosives Licensing And Registrations Retail And Wholesale Trades
HB-51	Federal	Washington, D.C. Admission Act This bill provides for admission into the United States of the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, composed of most of the territory of the District of Columbia. The commonwealth shall be admitted to the Union on an equal footing with the other states. The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of the commonwealth. The bill applies current District laws to the commonwealth and continues pending judicial proceedings. The commonwealth (1) shall consist of all District territory, with specified exclusions for federal buildings and monuments, including the principal federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, and the federal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building; and (2) may not impose taxes on federal property except as Congress permits. The bill maintains (1) the District as the seat of the federal government, and (2) the federal government's authority over military lands and specified other property. The bill provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution repealing the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for the appointment of electors of the President and Vice President. Democrat: 99% (228) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	Government Operations And Politics Congressional Districts And Representation Congressional Elections Constitution And Constitutional Amendments District Of Columbia Elections, Voting, Political Campaign Regulation Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property House Of Representatives Legislative Rules And Procedure Members Of Congress
HB-95	Federal	Homeless Veteran Families Act This bill 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. This bill 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. Democrat: 66% (202) Republican: 32% (99) Independent: 0% (1) 66% Democrat support 32% Republican support 0% Independent support	Armed Forces And National Security Child Care And Development Homelessness And Emergency Shelter Veterans' Loans, Housing, Homeless Programs
HB-279	Federal	California Clean Coast Act of 2019 This bill prohibits oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California. Democrat: 100% (43) 100% Democrat support	Energy California Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries Oil And Gas Pacific Ocean
HB-541	Federal	Keep Families Together Act This bill limits the separation of families at or near U.S borders or ports of entry and imposes limits on the prosecution of asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall not separate a child from a legal guardian at a port of entry or within 100 miles of a U.S. border unless a state court terminates the legal guardian's rights; a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or the child is determined to be a trafficking victim or at risk of becoming one, the accompanying adult is most likely not the legal guardian, or the child is in danger of abuse or neglect. Such separation shall end unless a licensed independent child welfare expert authorizes the separation within 48 hours. DHS, DOJ, or HHS may not separate a child from a legal guardian solely to deter migration into the United States or to promote compliance with immigration laws. DHS shall develop (1) training related to the bill's family separation requirements, and (2) guidance for how legal guardians may locate a separated child. HHS shall provide legal guardians weekly status updates about a separated child. An asylum seeker who has expressed a credible or reasonable fear of persecution may not be prosecuted for certain immigration law violations until the asylum application has been finally adjudicated. Democrat: 99% (202) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	Immigration Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Child Care And Development Child Health Child Safety And Welfare Congressional Oversight Crime Victims Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Justice Information And Records Department Of Homeland Security
HB-641	Federal	Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 This bill establishes a program for alien agricultural workers to obtain temporary resident status ("blue card status") and procedures to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify for the status if he or she performed the required amount of qualified agricultural work. The Department of Homeland Security may grant blue card status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest reasons. Blue card holders shall be authorized for employment in the United States and travel outside the United States. Such individuals shall be ineligible for various federal benefits, including the healthcare premium assistance tax credit. Individuals going through deportation or removal proceedings shall be given a chance to apply for blue card status if they qualify. Blue card holders may apply for permanent resident status, subject to various requirements, including work requirements over a specified time period and payment of federal taxes. Blue card status shall not last longer than eight years. Democrat: 100% (86) 100% Democrat support	Immigration Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Congressional Oversight Foreign Labor Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes Immigration Status And Procedures Migrant, Seasonal, Agricultural Labor Social Security And Elderly Assistance Travel And Tourism
HB-643	Federal	To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. This bill prohibits U.S. security assistance and arms sales to Saudi Arabia's government. The Department of Defense shall not provide security assistance, intelligence, training, equipment, or specified technical services to Saudi Arabia or any of its agents or instrumentalities, or engage in any defense cooperation. The bill establishes an exception to this prohibition for activities that protect U.S. diplomatic and consular posts or U.S. citizens. The President may not sell, transfer, deliver, or license for export any defense article to Saudi Arabia or any of its agents or instrumentalities, or provide any defense or construction service. Congress may pass a joint resolution to waive these prohibitions on a case-by-case basis. To request such a waiver, the President shall report to Congress on (1) how the requested activity advances U.S. national security interests, (2) the status of any investigation and prosecution of individuals responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and (3) the status of human rights protections in Saudi Arabia. Democrat: 93% (31) Republican: 6% (2) 93% Democrat support 6% Republican support	International Affairs Asia Congressional Oversight Crime Victims Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Detention Of Persons Diplomacy, Foreign Officials, Americans Abroad Europe Foreign Aid And International Relief Government Studies And Investigations
HB-645	Federal	Automatic Voter Registration Act This bill requires state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual requesting services, to transmit the information to the state election office. The state election office shall then notify the individual that the individual shall be automatically registered to vote in federal elections in the state unless the individual declines to be registered to vote, does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or is already registered to vote. A state may only use such information regarding an individual's citizenship status for determining whether the individual is eligible to vote in federal elections. Democrat: 100% (139) 100% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Citizenship And Naturalization Elections, Voting, Political Campaign Regulation Government Information And Archives Immigration Status And Procedures Licensing And Registrations Motor Vehicles Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Samoa

Title: Paycheck Fairness Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-7

Subjects: Labor And Employment, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Civil Actions And Liability, Contracts And Agency, Department Of Education, Department Of Labor, Employee Hiring, Employment Discrimination And Employee Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc), Government Information And Archives

Democrat: 99% (238) Independent: 0% (1) Republican: 0% (1)

Title: For the People Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-1

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Broadcasting, Cable, Digital Technologies, Business Ethics, Business Records, Census And Government Statistics, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Agencies, Congressional Districts And Representation, Congressional Elections

Democrat: 99% (236) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-8

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice Information And Records, Firearms And Explosives, Licensing And Registrations, Retail And Wholesale Trades

Democrat: 97% (227) Republican: 2% (5) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-51

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Congressional Districts And Representation, Congressional Elections, Constitution And Constitutional Amendments, District Of Columbia, Elections, Voting, Political Campaign Regulation, Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property, House Of Representatives, Legislative Rules And Procedure, Members Of Congress

Democrat: 99% (228) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Homeless Veteran Families Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-95

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security, Child Care And Development, Homelessness And Emergency Shelter, Veterans' Loans, Housing, Homeless Programs

Democrat: 66% (202) Republican: 32% (99) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: California Clean Coast Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-279

Subjects: Energy, California, Marine And Coastal Resources, Fisheries, Oil And Gas, Pacific Ocean

Democrat: 100% (43)

Title: Keep Families Together Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-541

Subjects: Immigration, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Child Care And Development, Child Health, Child Safety And Welfare, Congressional Oversight, Crime Victims, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Justice Information And Records, Department Of Homeland Security

Democrat: 99% (202) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-641

Subjects: Immigration, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Congressional Oversight, Foreign Labor, Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes, Immigration Status And Procedures, Migrant, Seasonal, Agricultural Labor, Social Security And Elderly Assistance, Travel And Tourism

Democrat: 100% (86)

Title: To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-643

Subjects: International Affairs, Asia, Congressional Oversight, Crime Victims, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Detention Of Persons, Diplomacy, Foreign Officials, Americans Abroad, Europe, Foreign Aid And International Relief, Government Studies And Investigations

Democrat: 93% (31) Republican: 6% (2)

Title: Automatic Voter Registration Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-645

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Citizenship And Naturalization, Elections, Voting, Political Campaign Regulation, Government Information And Archives, Immigration Status And Procedures, Licensing And Registrations, Motor Vehicles, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Samoa

Democrat: 100% (139)

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