Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-2191]
Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015 This bill reauthorizes through December 31, 2019, provisions requiring the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp for first-class mail that costs more than the regular first-class stamp to raise funds for breast cancer research. Agencies receiving these funds from the Postal Service must use them on breast cancer research.
HB-2191: Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-2193]
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2015 Repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence, peer review, or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees.
HB-2193: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 05/26/2015
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act [HB-2216]
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act Amends federal firearms provisions to expand the definition of: (1) "intimate partner" to include a dating partner or former dating partner; and (2) "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, the use or attempted use of force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon by a dating partner or former dating partner against the victim. Prohibits the sale or other disposition of a firearm or ammunition to, or the possession or receipt of a firearm
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HB-2216: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015 [HB-2224]
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities (partnerships among a local educational agency (LEA), a community college, and a state apprentice program or a joint-labor management training program) to carry out a program for students to: take science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses and STEM-focused Career and Technical Education courses and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by the LEA that prepare them for community college;
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HB-2224: Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/16/2015
End Warrantless Surveillance of Americans Act [HB-2233]
End Warrantless Surveillance of Americans Act Amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) and the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to prohibit federal officers or employees from searching for a particular U.S. person (other than a corporation) in: (1) a collection of communications acquired under an authorization by the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence to target persons located outside the United States; or (2) nonpublic telephone or electronic communications, including communications
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HB-2233: End Warrantless Surveillance of Americans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E884) on 06/11/2015
HB-224: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/09/2015
You have voted HB-224: To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health..
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. [HB-2257]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans. Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to a covered individual, in addition to any fertility treatment otherwise provided, assisted reproductive technology. Defines: (1) "covered individual" to mean a veteran, regardless of sex, who is enrolled in the VA health care system, who has a service-connected disability, and whose disability includes an injury to the reproductive organs or the spinal cord that directly
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HB-2257: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/13/2015
Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015 [HB-2280]
Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015 Requires each public building constructed, substantially altered, or acquired by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the following standards: at least 90% of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet shall not be composed of glass or shall be composed of glass employing elements that preclude bird collisions without completely obscuring vision, ultraviolet (UV) patterned glass that contains UV-reflective or contrasting patterns that are visible to birds, patterns on glass designed
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HB-2280: Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 05/13/2015
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 [HB-2283]
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to require the licensing of ammunition dealers. Prohibits any person except a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) selling ammunition, with an exception for a sale of ammunition to a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer; or (2) engaging in the business of importing or manufacturing ammunition, or in the course of such business, from shipping, transporting, or receiving ammunition. Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from: (1) transferring
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HB-2283: Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act [HB-2293]
Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit intentionally engaging in animal crushing in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (Current law prohibits knowingly creating or distributing an animal crush video.) Adds exceptions for conduct that is for predator or pest control, medical or scientific research, or necessary to protect the life or property of a person from a serious threat caused by an animal.
HB-2293: Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 06/01/2015