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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HB-7: Paycheck Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 53. on 04/03/2019
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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HB-1: For the People Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. on 03/14/2019
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.
HB-8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 29. on 03/04/2019
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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HB-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 522. on 09/08/2020
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.
HB-95: Homeless Veteran Families Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 10/16/2019
California Clean Coast Act of 2019 [HB-279]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Prohibits oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.
HB-279: California Clean Coast Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/05/2019
Keep Families Together Act [HB-541]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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
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HB-541: Keep Families Together Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019
Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 [HB-641]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
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
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HB-641: Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 03/04/2019
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. [HB-643]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
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
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HB-643: To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
Automatic Voter Registration Act [HB-645]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Elections ]
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
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HB-645: Automatic Voter Registration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019