Rep. Ben Cline
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Bills Introduced 42
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Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019 [HB-1164]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in coordination with the General Services Administration, to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system into one system. Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following: documents filed with a federal court must be publicly accessible upon filing, and documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 03/25/2019
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Providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 820) to strengthen programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004. [HR-634]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of S. 820 (Debbie Smith Act of 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 10/16/2019
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Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-3162]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires (1) broadband service providers to fulfill certain reporting requirements, and (2) the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a challenge process to aid in broadband mapping. Specifically, the bill requires each provider to report certain information regarding the geographic availability of broadband service it provides. The FCC must contract with an entity to provide data submission assistance to a provider that is unable to comply with this reporting requirement. Among other responsibilities, such entity shall provide support
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 06/07/2019
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Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019 [HB-4692]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Trade ]
Directs the President to impose sanctions related to Turkey. The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on (1) specified officials of Turkey's government, such as the president and vice president of Turkey; (2) any foreign person that knowingly sells to, provides support to, or conducts a transaction with Turkey's armed forces; and (3) any foreign person that supplies goods or services that support petroleum production for use by Turkey's armed forces. The President may temporarily stop the application of such sanctions upon
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/15/2019
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Judicial Travel Accountability Act [HB-4715]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requires a judicial officer to annually disclose (1) the source, description, and value of certain gifts; (2) a detailed description of meetings and events attended, including the names of other known attendees; and (3) total expenses for transportation, lodging, and meals.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/15/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
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Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 [HB-4283]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Requires the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Department of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement to coordinate the distribution of federal funds for new broadband deployment.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 09/24/2019
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American Energy First Act [HB-4294]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Addresses offshore and onshore oil and gas resources, and the use of renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other federal lands. Among other things, the bill allows states with an established permitting and regulatory program to manage certain federal permitting and regulatory responsibilities for oil and gas development on federal lands within their borders; limits the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the OCS; establishes a revenue sharing framework to distribute revenues collected from oil and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 09/16/2019
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Open and Transparent Impeachment Investigation Resolution [HR-639]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
This resolution gives Members of the House of Representatives nonparticipatory access to all committee proceedings related to matters referred to by the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, in her announcement of September 24, 2019, initiating an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 10/18/2019
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Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act [HB-4903]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creates new federal crimes related to the performance of an abortion on an unborn child who has Down syndrome. It subjects a violator to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. It also authorizes civil remedies, including damages and injunctive relief. A woman who undergoes such an abortion may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 12/18/2019