Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act [HB-6401]
[Immigration ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the supplemental education fee charged to a prospective employer for each CNMI (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)-Only Transitional Worker who is issued a permit during the transition period to U.S. immigration law, (2) allows such a permit for construction occupations to be issued only to extend a permit first issued before October 1, 2015, and (3) caps the number of permits issued for such nonimmigrant
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Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act [HB-727]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act Authorizes the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico to provide for a vote on Puerto Rico's admission into the Union as a state within one year of this Act's enactment. Requires the governor of Puerto Rico to transmit the results of such vote to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate within 10 days after the certification of the vote by the Commission. Directs the President, if a majority of the votes cast are for Puerto Rico's admission
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HB-727: Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indians, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 03/16/2015
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 [HB-774]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Coast Guard to enforce specified laws to address illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing. NOAA and other federal and state agencies are given the authority to enforce those laws, including enforcement through vessel forfeiture and civil and criminal penalties. NOAA may: (1) help other nations combat IUU fishing
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HB-774: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 114-81. (txt | Pdf) on 11/05/2015
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015 [HB-842]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015 Directs the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of determining cognitive, behavioral, and physical disability under titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act (SSAct), to amend specified Listings of Impairments by providing medical and evaluation criteria for Huntington's Disease. Amends SSAct title II to waive the 24-month waiting period for coverage under the program under SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) for individuals
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HB-842: Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 02/27/2015
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to adjust funding levels for certain outlying areas. [HB-851]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to adjust funding levels for certain outlying areas. Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the current reservation of 1% of the school improvement funds for outlying areas and Indian education. Reserves .67% of the school improvement funds for Indian education, but raises that reservation to .75% beginning with the fiscal year the allocations to states equal or surpass FY2015 levels after subtracting .75% of those allocations for Indian
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HB-851: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to adjust funding levels for certain outlying areas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-900]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill requires the President, before a national monument can be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and determine that the state in which the monument is to be located has enacted legislation approving its designation. The Department of the Interior may not implement restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing
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HB-900: National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 [HB-969]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
HB-969: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2015
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. [HCR-17]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Taxes ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over-the-air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.
HCR-17: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 03/17/2015