Sami’s Law [HB-3262]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the Department of Transportation to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing certain transportation network company (TNC) vehicle identification laws. A "transportation network company" is an entity that uses a digital network to connect riders to drivers affiliated with the entity to transport the rider using a vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the driver to a point chosen by the rider. States must require
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HB-3262: Sami’s Law
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 06/14/2019
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-3000]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States.
HB-3000: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/28/2019
Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019 [HB-886]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the Department of Justice to establish a Veterans Treatment Court Program to provide grants and technical assistance for state, local, and tribal governments to develop and maintain veterans treatment courts.
HB-886: Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 116-153. (txt | Pdf) on 08/08/2020
Gold Star Children Act [HB-3938]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Broadens the categories of individuals eligible for veterans' preference in the civil service. Specifically, it makes children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans eligible for veterans' preference treatment in the federal civil service.
HB-3938: Gold Star Children Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Introduced In House on 07/24/2019
Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act [HB-3749]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make grants to eligible entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness. To be eligible, an entity must (1) be a public or nonprofit private entity with the capacity to effectively administer a grant, (2) demonstrate that adequate financial support will be available to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk for homelessness, and (3) agree to meet the VA's established requirements and demonstrate a capacity to meet such requirements.
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HB-3749: Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/27/2020
Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act [HB-3735]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish a new program—the Law Enforcement Officers Suicide Data Collection Program—to prevent and understand law enforcement suicides. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies may submit to the FBI, and the FBI must report on, data about suicides and attempted suicides of current and former officers.
HB-3735: Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 08/06/2019
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Climate Change ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave,
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HB-748: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019 [HB-4009]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
Concerns the review by the Department of Education (ED) of certain alleged violations of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. For alleged violations based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, ED must consider the definition of anti-Semitism as part of its assessment of whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent. For purposes of
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HB-4009: Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 08/28/2019
Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019 [HB-3580]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Health ]
Requires states, as a condition of federal payment under Medicaid for family planning services, to report certain abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Currently, reporting is voluntary.) The CDC must develop standardized questions for states with respect to specified variables (e.g., maternal demographics and methods of abortion).
HB-3580: Ensuring Accurate and Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/28/2019