Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act [HB-1999]
Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to deny a television broadcast station the right to consent to retransmissions of the station's signal by cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) if the licensee of such station is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio broadcast station that has transmitted a sound recording over such radio station without providing compensation for all programming carried over the signal. (Under current law, retransmission consent requirements prohibit
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HB-1999: Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 04/24/2015
Government By the People Act of 2015 [HB-20]
Government By the People Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow a refundable credit of 50% of qualified congressional House campaign contributions paid or incurred during the taxable year (contributions of cash by an individual to a House candidate or a political committee established and maintained by a national political party if the contribution is not prohibited under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 [FECA], to be known as "My Voice Federal" contributions). Directs the Government by the People Oversight Commission,
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HB-20: Government By the People Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 03/30/2015
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act [HB-2016]
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Imposes on persons who possess or use such traps in the System: (1) for a first offense, a civil fine of up to $500 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; and (2) for subsequent offenses, a civil fine of up to $1,000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment. Makes
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HB-2016: Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 05/26/2015
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 [HB-2050]
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).
HB-2050: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/11/2015
HB-2059: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 04/28/2015
You have voted HB-2059: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole "Ed" Bearss, in recognition of his contributions to preservation of American Civil War history and continued efforts to bring our nation's history alive for new generations through his interpretive storytelling..
EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act [HB-2061]
EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the religious conscience exemption under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exempt individuals who rely solely on a religious method of healing and for whom the acceptance of medical health services would be inconsistent with their religious beliefs from the requirement to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage. The individual claiming such exemption must provide an attestation that he or she has not
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HB-2061: EACH Act Equitable Access to Care and Health Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 09/29/2015
National Park and Wilderness Waters Protection Forever Act [HB-2072]
National Park and Wilderness Waters Protection Forever Act Withdraws federal lands within the Rainy River Drainage Basin in Minnesota from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and mineral material laws. Deems the approval of any lease or permit for activities relating to mining on federal lands in the Basin to be a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. Requires
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HB-2072: National Park and Wilderness Waters Protection Forever Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/26/2015
STEM K to Career Act [HB-2082]
STEM K to Career Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require the Department of Education to forgive student loan obligations of borrowers employed as full-time teachers of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) in elementary or secondary schools in which the number of low-income children exceeds a certain percentage. Portions of the student loan debt, including interest, will be forgiven on the basis of years of service, with 100% forgiven for five years of teacher service. The bill amends the Internal
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HB-2082: STEM K to Career Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 [HB-209]
Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 This bill amends the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 to repeal the sunset of, and so extend indefinitely, the exclusion from resources under titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, for eligibility purposes, of compensation in the amount of the first $2,000 per year received by individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.
HB-209: Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/18/2015
American Cures Act [HB-2104]
American Cures Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2016-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program. The bill also requires annual appropriations for
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HB-2104: American Cures Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015