Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. [HCR-59]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. Commemorates the service, dedication, and sacrifice of our armed service members and their families who served at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on its 75th anniversary. Recognizes the fighting force of the I Marine Expeditionary Force, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Installation-West, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, Wounded Warriors Battalion-West, Marine Corps Air Station at Munn Field, Marine Aircraft Group 39, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support
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HCR-59: Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/16/2017
Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. [HR-259]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Urges the government of Venezuela to heed the calls of the international community to: (1) hold free, fair, and open elections; (2) release all political prisoners, including U.S. citizens; (3) respect the constitutional rights of the National Assembly; and (4) open a channel for international humanitarian assistance and medicines. Calls for Organization of American States (OAS) member states to continue: (1) efforts to support the principles
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HR-259: Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H9730-9731) on 12/07/2017
PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 [HB-2327]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after completing other evidence-based treatment. An organization that receives a grant shall provide for each participating service dog and veteran: coverage by a commercially available veterinary health insurance policy, hardware clinically
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HB-2327: PAWS Act of 2017 Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Stivers Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be The First Sponsor Of H.r. 2327, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Desantis, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 09/25/2018
RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 [HB-350]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to allow the modification of a vehicle's air emission controls if the vehicle is used solely for competition.
HB-350: RPM Act of 2017 Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 115-1073. on 12/11/2018
HCR-45: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
You have voted HCR-45: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991..
Accountability for Congressional Pay Act [HB-2665]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Inflation ]
Accountability for Congressional Pay Act This bill amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the pay of Members of Congress for any year following a fiscal year in which the Office of Management and Budget determined that there was a federal budget deficit. During the next calendar year that begins after a fiscal year in which there was a budget deficit: (1) congressional salaries must be reduced by the percentage by which outlays exceeded revenues for that fiscal year, except that the reduction may not exceed 15%; and (2) a cost-of-living
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HB-2665: Accountability for Congressional Pay Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017 [HB-2666]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017 This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2018. The bill also modifies the program to: make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants, permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe, and allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes.
HB-2666: AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/29/2017
Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act [HB-2224]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act This bill requires that the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas be calculated using state-specific, rather than national, budget neutrality. (The Medicare hospital wage index is used to calculate geographic adjustments to Medicare reimbursements.)
HB-2224: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017