ZZZ's to A's Act [HB-2245]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Science ]
ZZZ's to A's Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to conduct a study that: examines the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance; comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that relationship; compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and evaluates factors that contribute to, or affect, school start times. ED shall report its findings and recommendations to Congress.
HB-2245: ZZZ's to A's Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/28/2017
Recognizing and honoring the essential role of classified school education support employees through the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award. [HR-294]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing and honoring the essential role of classified school education support employees through the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award. Supports the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award program. Urges the Department of Education, states, state educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and residents to join in this observance. Congratulates the honorees of the program. Congratulates classified school education support employees for their ongoing contributions to education and
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HR-294: Recognizing and honoring the essential role of classified school education support employees through the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/28/2017
You have voted HR-294: Recognizing and honoring the essential role of classified school education support employees through the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees Award..
Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act [HB-2234]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to grant "Recognizing Inspiring School Employees" awards to classified public school employees, within certain occupational specialties, who provide exemplary service to students in prekindergarten through higher education. ED must annually select an awardee, out of nominations received from states, from any of the following occupational specialties: (1) paraeducator services, (2) clerical and administrative services, (3) transportation
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HB-2234: Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/28/2017
HB-2254: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Became Public Law No: 115-142. (txt | Pdf) on 03/23/2018
You have voted HB-2254: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building"..
Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017 [HB-2242]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[National Security ]
[Mining ]
Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing, renewing, reinstating, or extending any nonproducing lease, or issuing any authorization for the exploration or production of oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuel in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or any other area of the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM shall also cancel within 60 days any lease issued in the Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet, or Chukchi Sea (three
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HB-2242: Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/11/2017
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. [HB-2248]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from revising the approved Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022. (Interior approved the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022 on January 17, 2017.)
HB-2248: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/11/2017
You have voted HB-2248: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022..
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act [HB-2251]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2014, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2018. Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative,
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HB-2251: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Introduced In House on 04/28/2017
COAST Anti-Drilling Act Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act [HB-2272]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Tourism ]
[Water ]
COAST Anti-Drilling Act Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, or the Straits of Florida planning areas.
Equality Act [HB-2282]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Equality Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. The bill defines: "sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's
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HB-2282: Equality Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/02/2017