Rep. Glenn Thompson
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Bills Introduced 87
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AIM HIGH Act Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act [HB-1772]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Cybersecurity ]
AIM HIGH Act Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education to establish an independent commission to develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and an annotated list of information technology standards. The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines and information technology standards every five
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 [HB-1847]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
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Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1809]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Mental Health ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Education ]
Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I--DECLARATION OF FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to revise an existing finding to specify that the increase in offenders who enter the juvenile justice system as the result of sexual abuse, exploitation, and trauma has changed the composition of violent juvenile offenders entering the juvenile justice system. (Sec. 102) The bill revises an existing purpose area to require the Department of Justice's (DOJ's)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 303. on 02/06/2018
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Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 [HB-1808]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/24/2017
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office". [HB-1858]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office."
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Became Public Law No: 115-139. (txt | Pdf) on 03/20/2018
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building". [HB-1950]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building". Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act [HB-1991]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude services rendered by bona-fide volunteers providing firefighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services to a state or local government or a tax-exempt charitable organization from the category of services usually rendered by an employee of an applicable large employer subject to the mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Mining Schools Enhancement Act [HB-2053]
[Mining ]
[Education ]
Mining Schools Enhancement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-256. on 07/25/2017
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Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act [HB-2004]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide, effective as if enacted on January 1, 2017, that a returning H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) who has already been counted toward the applicable numerical limitation during a fiscal year: (1) shall not again be counted toward such limitation during each succeeding consecutive fiscal year in which the alien is issued an H-2B visa or otherwise provided such status, but (2) shall be considered a returning
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 05/01/2017
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VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 [HB-2123]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state regardless of where the professional or patient is located if the covered health care professional is using telemedicine to provide VA medical or health services. Such authority shall apply to a covered health care professional regardless of whether the covered health care professional or patient
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/08/2017