Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-846]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Updates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) current recruiting database by requiring the VA to maintain a single searchable database to be known as the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Recruitment Database. With respect to vacant positions for critical jobs or mental health professionals, the database must list (1) the military occupational specialty or skill that corresponds to the position, and (2) each qualified member of the Armed Forces who may be recruited to fill the position before such qualified member has been discharged
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HB-846: Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/22/2019
Autism CARES Act of 2019 Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019 [HB-1058]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs and activities relating to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Specifically, the bill reauthorizes provisions relating to (1) expanded ASD research at the National Institutes of Health; (2) the collection of state-level ASD data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) ASD education, early detection, and intervention activities supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (4) the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. The bill also generally revises the
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HB-1058: Autism CARES Act of 2019 Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Became Public Law No: 116-60. (txt | Pdf) on 09/30/2019
American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 [HB-6]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Cancels and prohibits removal proceedings against certain aliens and provides such aliens with a path toward permanent resident status. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall cancel removal proceedings against certain aliens who entered the United States as minors and grant such aliens conditional permanent residence status for 10 years. The bill imposes various qualification requirements, such as the alien being continuously physically present in the United States and being enrolled in or having completed
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HB-6: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 112. on 06/10/2019
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
Equality Act [HB-5]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Religion ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in a wide variety of areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system. Specifically, the bill defines and includes sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation. The bill expands the definition of public accommodations to include places or establishments that provide (1) exhibitions, recreation, exercise, amusement, gatherings,
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HB-5: Equality Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/20/2019
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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HB-4: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Pursuant To The Provisions Of H. Con. Res. 107, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 4 Have Been Made. on 07/27/2020
Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals. [HR-124]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
This resolution (1) strongly opposes President Trump's ban on transgender members of the Armed Forces, (2) rejects the scientific and medical claims upon which it is based, and (3) strongly urges the Department of Defense to not reinstate the ban and to maintain an inclusive policy allowing qualified transgender Americans to enlist and serve in the Armed Forces.
HR-124: Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 252. on 03/28/2019
Protect and Serve Act of 2019 [HB-1325]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly assaulting a law enforcement officer causing serious bodily injury (or attempting to do so) in circumstances that affect interstate commerce. It imposes criminal penalties—a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine, or both—on a violator.
HB-1325: Protect and Serve Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 02/22/2019
VA-SBA Act Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act [HB-1615]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Transfers responsibility for verifying that a small business concern is owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran, for the purposes of eligibility for certain procurement programs, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, the bill transfers maintenance of the database of veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses to the SBA. For the purposes of procurement programs for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, the SBA must
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HB-1615: VA-SBA Act Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/14/2019
First Responder Fair RETIRE Act First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act of 2019 [HB-1256]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
Allows disabled federal first responders (e.g., law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, and firefighters) to continue receiving federal retirement benefits in the same manner as though they had not been disabled. Under current law, federal first responders are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 57. To facilitate this earlier retirement, federal first responders are required to pay a greater percentage of their salary towards retirement. Additionally, their annuity amount is calculated at a higher rate than other federal
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HB-1256: First Responder Fair RETIRE Act First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 02/14/2019