Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
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Bills Introduced 156
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Deborah Sampson Act [HB-2452]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Deborah Sampson Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of peer-to-peer assistance for women veterans who are separating or newly separated from the Armed Forces), with emphasis placed on women who suffered service-related sexual trauma or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Additionally, the VA shall: expand the women veterans call center to include a text messaging capability; establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/16/2017
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Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-2429]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 Puerto Rico Opportunity, Small Business Prosperity, and Economic Revitalization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to modify requirements for the microloan program for Puerto Rico small businesses and increase access to capital for such program. The Small Business Administration shall establish: (1) a Veteran Business Outreach Center in Puerto Rico, and (2) a temporary Federal and State Technology (FAST) grant program to provide assistance to Puerto Rico businesses. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2017
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Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-2488]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act regarding small businesses that have their principal office in Puerto Rico, including to temporarily: increase the total amount of loans outstanding and committed to any microloan intermediary if at least 20% of the intermediary's loans are made to such businesses; waive the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program's limit on an intermediary's spending on technical assistance for prospective borrowers if 25% of the intermediary's loans are made
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
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ENLIST Act Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act [HB-60]
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[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
ENLIST Act Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act This bill authorizes the enlistment in the Armed Forces of aliens unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2012, who: (1) have been continuously present in the United States since such date; (2) were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States; and (3) are otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security shall adjust the status
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
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Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act [HB-91]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Reported By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-197. on 06/28/2017
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Puerto Rico Admission Act [HB-260]
[Elections ]
Puerto Rico Admission Act This bill expresses U.S. policy that the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico may choose whether Puerto Rico will become a state or a nation through a plebiscite pursuant to provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014. If the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico reaffirm the territory's choice of statehood through such a plebiscite: federal laws that do not apply to Puerto Rico or that apply differently to the territory than to the several states shall be amended or repealed to phase in the equal treatment of Puerto Rico with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
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To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current Medicaid funding. [HB-259]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
To prevent the territories of the United States from losing current Medicaid funding. This bill amends the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to annually allocate, to each U.S. territory, at least as much Medicaid funding for primary care services as was allocated to the territory in 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Amata Radewagen
Introduced In House on 01/04/2017
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Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act [HB-261]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to automatically enroll eligible residents of Puerto Rico in Medicare's medical insurance program. Under current law, automatic enrollment applies to eligible residents of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-299]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 This bill extends the presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide exposure to veterans who served: (1) in the territorial seas of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean demilitarized zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 08/01/2018
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To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes. [HB-553]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes. This bill redesignates as the "Nancy Reagan Memorial Park" the Gravelly Point Park located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1031. on 11/16/2018