Rep. Lance Gooden
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District HD-TX-5
Party Republican
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903-502-5303
Phone
903-502-5300
Bills Introduced 56
Sponsored Legislation
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FOCA Act Fair and Open Competition Act [HB-1858]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Prohibits federal construction contracts or controlling documents for federally supported construction projects from requiring or prohibiting project labor agreements. Such documents also may not discriminate against or give preference to a bidder or contractor who signs or refuses to sign a project labor agreement. An agency may exempt a project from this prohibition to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve the national security.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 03/25/2019
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Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act [HB-434]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Recreation ]
[Tourism ]
Requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas, to be studied for designation as a national scenic trail.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Became Public Law No: 116-111. (txt | Pdf) on 01/27/2020
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Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act [HB-1379]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 09/09/2020
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To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic". [HB-2334]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
Designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic."
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Signed By President. on 12/13/2019
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Unauthorized Spending Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-2505]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
Establishes a three-year budgetary level reduction schedule with respect to unauthorized programs funded through the annual appropriations process. The term "budgetary level" refers to an allocation provided to the congressional appropriations committees under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by a congressional budget resolution or a deeming resolution. The schedule applies to programs included in the Congressional Budget Office's annual report listing programs that are funded through the appropriations process and have an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee On Federal Spending Oversight And Emergency Management. Hearings Held. on 10/30/2019
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Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-1994]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Pensions ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
TITLE I--EXPANDING AND PRESERVING RETIREMENT SAVINGS (Sec. 101) The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise requirements for multiple employer pension plans and pooled employer plans. It provides that failure of one employer in a multiple employer retirement plan to meet plan requirements will not cause all plans to fail and that assets in the failed plan will be transferred to another plan. It also establishes pooled employer plans that do not require a common characteristic. (Sec. 102) The bill increases the cap for automatic contributions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Received In The Senate. on 06/03/2019
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Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act [HB-586]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers. For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child. Currently, only inadmissible unaccompanied aliens from neighboring countries are subject to repatriation, and DHS has discretion whether to repatriate. When HHS releases an unaccompanied child to an individual, it shall provide DHS with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 02/25/2019
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PAST Act U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2019 [HB-693]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must license, train, assign, and oversee persons for hire by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/29/2019
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911 SAVES Act Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services Act of 2019 [HB-1629]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Office of Management and Budget, by 30 days after the bill's enactment, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/07/2019
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Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019 [HB-692]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Reestablishes requirements for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, guaranteed enrollment, and discrimination based on health-related factors if they are repealed by another law.In such event, the bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) limiting or excluding benefits covering preexisting conditions; (2) denying enrollment to employers or individual applicants, subject to specified limits; (3) establishing rules for eligibility based on an individual's health status; or (4) requiring an individual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019