Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017 [HB-488]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. The bill defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.
HB-488: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 01/12/2017
Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017 [HB-490]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform an abortion: (1) without determining whether the fetus has a detectable heartbeat, (2) without informing the mother of the results, or (3) after determining that a fetus has a detectable heartbeat. It provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical (but not psychological or emotional) disorder, illness, or condition. A physician who performs
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HB-490: Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017
You have voted HB-475: To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the "Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States"..
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016. [HJR-27]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016. This joint resolution nullifies the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, signed by the Mayor of the District on December 19, 2016, and transmitted on January 6, 2017, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The D.C. Act authorizes terminally ill patients to request and to be prescribed medication to end their lives.
HJR-27: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 02/13/2017
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act [HB-520]
[Mining ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act This bill addresses the mine permitting process. Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, American economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be "infrastructure projects" as described in Executive Order 13604, entitled "Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects" dated March 22, 2012. This order directed federal agencies to significantly reduce the time required to make permitting
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HB-520: National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-631. on 04/11/2018
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. [HJR-29]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress
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HJR-29: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/31/2017
HB-553: 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1031. on 11/16/2018
You have voted HB-553: 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..
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act [HB-558]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres of land or interests in land identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. The Department of the Interior may acquire such land or interests by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange. Interior shall administer acquired lands and interests as part of the park.
HB-558: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-68. on 05/16/2017
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 [HB-7]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 TITLE I--PROHIBITING FEDERALLY FUNDED ABORTIONS (Sec. 101) This bill makes permanent the prohibition on the use of federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion. The prohibitions in this bill, and current prohibitions, do not apply to abortions in cases of rape or incest, or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. Abortions may not be provided
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HB-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
Sanctity of Human Life Act [HB-586]
[Reproductive Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
Sanctity of Human Life Act This bill declares that: (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is a person's most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its equivalent, at which time every human has all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory have the authority to protect all human lives.
HB-586: Sanctity of Human Life Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/06/2017