Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024 [HB-7477]
[Defense ]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
To require the Secretary of Defense to complete a data matching agreement with the Secretary of Education in order to ensure individuals who are current or former active-duty military service members or civilian employees and are otherwise eligible for assistance under the public service loan forgiveness program have their periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards the public service loan forgiveness program.
HB-7477: Ensuring Military Access to Higher Education Benefits Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Peters
Introduced In House on 02/29/2024
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act [HB-7521]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd.
HB-7521: Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/14/2024
HJR-116: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act".
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported By The Committee On Education And The Workforce. H. Rept. 118-445. on 04/05/2024
You have voted HJR-116: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act"..
Censorship Accountability Act [HB-4848]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights.
HB-4848: Censorship Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-579. on 07/11/2024
HB-7725: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 03/19/2024
You have voted HB-7725: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion..
Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act of 2024 [HB-7793]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an individual with a claim for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with more options to appeal a decision of the Secretary with respect to such claim to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
HB-7793: Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act of 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held on 04/16/2024