Social Worker Safety Act of 2017 [HB-1484]
Social Worker Safety Act of 2017 This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for providing safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals working with violent, illicit drug-using, or other at-risk populations.
HB-1484: Social Worker Safety Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 03/09/2017
Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act [HB-1485]
Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow an eligible student to receive more than one Federal Pell Grant award in a single award year. An eligible student is a student who: (1) has already received a Pell Grant during an award year and is enrolled in an eligible program for one or more additional payment periods (e.g., a summer term) during the same award year, (2) continues to meet Pell Grant program eligibility requirements, and (3) is accelerating
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HB-1485: Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 03/09/2017
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act [HB-1508]
Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person who, upon completion of a post-graduate training program, completes a residency program within two years after the VA offer. Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment, including a contingency appointment, are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship. The VA shall ensure that a recruiter or other similar official of each Veterans Integrated Service
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HB-1508: Get Veterans a Doctor Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act [HB-1494]
PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise and expand provisions with respect to animal crushing. It retains existing criminal offenses that prohibit knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video using interstate commerce. The bill also adds a new provision to criminalize an intentional act of animal crushing. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to seven years, or both. It provides additional exceptions for conduct, or a video of conduct,
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HB-1494: PACT Act Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/21/2017
Financial Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-1530]
Financial Transparency Act of 2017 This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and other laws to require federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with respect to format, searchability, and transparency.
HB-1530: Financial Transparency Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 03/23/2017
Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act [HB-1544]
Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to increase from 8,500 to 11,000 the total number of visas available for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. Such program is for Afghan translators who worked with the U.S. government or Armed Forces.
HB-1544: Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/31/2017
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 [HB-1563]
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to develop a patient registry to collect data on mesothelioma. The agency must use the registry to: enhance and expand infrastructure and activities for tracking the epidemiology of mesothelioma patients; collect, consolidate, and report on health information on mesothelioma patients; describe the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in the United States; facilitate research
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HB-1563: Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-1627]
Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt returning workers from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitations through FY2017. Such amendment shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2016.
HB-1627: Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/06/2017