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Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care. [HR-271]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
This resolution urges the Department of Justice (DOJ) to cease its efforts against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and reverse its position in Texas v. United States. (On March 25, 2019, DOJ submitted a letter to the appellate court agreeing with the lower court's decision that PPACA should be struck in its entirety).
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Climate Action Now Act [HB-9]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the President to develop and update annually a plan for the United States to meet its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement on climate change. (Sec. 3) In addition, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to withdraw from the agreement. (Sec. 4) The bill outlines what must be included in the plan, including descriptions of steps to (1) cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2025, and (2) confirm that other parties to the agreement with major economies are fulfilling their announced contributions.
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Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women. [HCR-30]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
This resolution recognizes the disparity between wages paid to men and women, and its impact on women, families, and the nation and reaffirms Congress' commitment to supporting equal pay for equal work and to narrowing the gender wage gap.
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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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Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act [HB-1641]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Authorizes The American Legion to expand membership eligibility to include veterans and service members who served during times that were not designated periods of war. Currently, only veterans and service members who served during periods of time specified by Congress are eligible to join The American Legion.
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FAIR Act Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act [HB-1423]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits a predispute arbitration agreement from being valid or enforceable if it requires arbitration of an employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights dispute.
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Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-141]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Repeals provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for individuals who receive other benefits, such as a pension from a state or local government job. The bill eliminates the government pension offset, which in various instances reduces Social Security survivors' benefits for spouses, widows, and widowers who also receives government pensions of their own. The bill also eliminates the windfall elimination provision, which in some instances reduces Social Security benefits for individuals who also receive a pension or disability benefit from
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21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act [HB-1591]
[Education ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to pay the costs of carrying out STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education activities for girls and underrepresented minorities.
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Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019 [HB-961]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States.
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Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act [HB-2290]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs financial regulators—including the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration—to issue guidance relating to a government shutdown. Among other things, financial regulators must issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to modify loan terms and to extend credit to consumers and businesses affected by a shutdown, and to take steps to prevent the reporting of adverse credit information
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