Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 [HB-147]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017 This bill imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly attempts to: (1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a parent; (2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion; (3) solicit or accept funds for the performance of such an abortion; or (4) transport a woman into the United States or
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HB-147: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/23/2017
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 [HB-198]
[Taxes ]
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
HB-198: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 [HB-26]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. (Sec. 3) The bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require federal agencies promulgating rules to: (1) identify and repeal or amend existing rules to completely offset any annual costs of new rules to the U.S. economy; and (2) publish information about the
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HB-26: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-21. on 03/29/2017
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act [HB-78]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Economic Development ]
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address; adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs; identify and assess available alternatives to any regulation; and ensure that any regulation is accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and
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HB-78: SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/17/2017
You have voted HJR-6: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve..
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. [HJR-11]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
[Water ]
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule. This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
HJR-11: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018 [HB-184]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.
HB-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 528. on 07/26/2018
ENLIST Act Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act [HB-60]
[Immigration ]
[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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HB-60: ENLIST Act Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Disapproving of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016. [HR-14]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Disapproving of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016. Disapproves of: (1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, adopted on December 23, 2016; and (2) President Obama and his administration's failure to veto such resolution. (The resolution reaffirms that settlements established by Israel in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, constitute a flagrant violation under international law and a major
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HR-14: Disapproving of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
You have voted HR-14: Disapproving of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016..