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Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [HJR-38]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
This joint resolution eliminates the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination based on sex. The amendment was proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. The amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states.
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TRICARE Reserve Select Improvement Act [HB-613]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Expands TRICARE Reserve Select eligibility to include members of the Selected Reserve who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
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Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act [HB-1230]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to establish an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating factor for any unlawful employment practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as "mixed motive" claims). The bill (1) permits a complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible evidence, which need only be sufficient for a reasonable
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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-647]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions relating to palliative-care training. Specifically, HHS must provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. The centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced-education nursing degrees, social-work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician-assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to medical schools, teaching hospitals, and graduate
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Expressing support for the designation of March 2, 2020, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Day". [HR-269]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
This resolution supports the designation of Gold Star Families Remembrance Day.
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Condemning the Government of the Philippines for its continued detention of Senator Leila De Lima, calling for her immediate release, and for other purposes. [HR-233]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
This resolution condemns the government of the Philippines for the state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings in its War on Drugs. The resolution also condemns the government's detention of human rights defenders and Senator Leila De Lima and harassment of journalists.
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Retired Pay Restoration Act [HB-303]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Disabilities ]
Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability. Under current law, only service-connected disabilities rated at 50% or more receive both without offset. Individuals who were retired or separated after at least 20 years of military service due to a service-connected disability shall be eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay.
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National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1830]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. The bill limits the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2022. The bill prescribes surcharges for coin sales, which shall be paid to the National Purple Heart Honor Mission, Inc., to support the mission of such organization, including capital improvements to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.
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Opposing efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel. [HR-246]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution opposes the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement and other efforts targeting Israel. The resolution urges both sides to return to direct negotiations and expresses support for a solution resulting in the state of Israel existing alongside a democratic Palestinian state. It also affirms the right of U.S. citizens to free speech, including the right to protest or criticize U.S. or foreign government policies.
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Georgia Support Act [HB-598]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Directs the Department of State to report to Congress on various topics related to Georgia. The reports shall cover (1) U.S. security assistance to Georgia and an assessment of threats to the country's independence and its ability to defend itself, (2) cybersecurity cooperation between the United States and Georgia, and (3) a strategy to help Georgia expand its capabilities to combat Russian disinformation and propaganda. The President shall impose entry and property-blocking sanctions against foreign persons responsible for or complicit in serious
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