Rep. Dean Phillips
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Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1169]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant permanent residence status to qualifying nationals of Liberia. The program shall be available to a Liberian national who has been continuously present in the United States from November 20, 2014, until the filing of an application for adjustment to permanent residence status, or the spouse, parent, or child of such an individual. The individual must apply within one year of the bill's enactment, be otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa, and not be inadmissible under various grounds.
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Assault Weapons Ban of 2019 [HB-1296]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/15/2019
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Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019. [HJR-46]
[National Security ]
[Immigration ]
[Law Enforcement ]
This joint resolution terminates the national emergency related to the U.S.-Mexico border, declared by the President on February 15, 2019.
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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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Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [HB-1327]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Inflation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
(Sec. 2) funds through FY2092 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2090, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and to periodically adjust the annual limit on
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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and for other purposes. [HB-1438]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requires states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.
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Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act [HB-1004]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Prohibits funds made available to federal departments or agencies from being used to introduce the Armed Forces of the United States into hostilities with Venezuela, except pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) a specific statutory authorization that meets the requirements of the War Powers Resolution and is enacted after the enactment of this bill, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States or the Armed Forces.
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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.
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-299]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Addresses certain health benefit and home loan programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances
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Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act of 2019 [HB-1142]
[Taxes ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) repeal the $10,000 limitation on individual income tax deductions for certain state and local taxes, and (2) increase the top individual income tax rate to 39.6% (currently 37%).