Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017 [HB-2326]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017 This bill establishes a bipartisan National Climate Solutions Commission that must: undertake a comprehensive review of economically viable actions or policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States; make recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to the President, Congress, and the states; and use as its goals for emissions reductions those estimated rates of reduction that reflect the latest scientific findings of what is needed to avoid serious human health and environmental
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HB-2326: Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/22/2018
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 [HB-2366]
[Student Loans ]
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.
HB-2366: Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/07/2017
Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-2358]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to the Chinese American Veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. The medal shall be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with such veterans or with World War
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HB-2358: Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 05/04/2017
HR-314: Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 05/05/2017
You have voted HR-314: Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system..
Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act [HB-2421]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act This bill amends the definition of "spouse" for purposes of veterans' benefits to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recognize a marriage based on the law of the state where the marriage occurred. When a marriage occurs outside a state, the VA shall recognize it if the marriage is lawful in the place where it occurs and could have been entered into under the laws of any state.
HB-2421: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/11/2017
Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States. [HR-327]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States. Commends the international community, health organizations, the private sector, school and community leaders, and faith-based organizations for bolstering health through vaccination. Recognizes that the lack of vaccination can cause a public health crisis, and that there is no credible evidence that vaccines cause life-threatening or disabling diseases in healthy children or adults. Encourages a continued commitment to research to improve vaccines and develop new
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HR-327: Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-2477]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that allows eligible students with loans under the Federal Direct Loan program (a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to refinance their loans down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill allows student
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HB-2477: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
Global Respect Act [HB-2491]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Global Respect Act This bill directs the President to submit to Congress, biannually, a list of each foreign person that the President determines is responsible for or complicit in, or who acted as an agent for a foreign person in a mater relating to, torture, cruel treatment, prolonged detention, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against an individual in a foreign country based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. A listed person: (1) may be removed from the list under specified
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HB-2491: Global Respect Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 06/27/2017
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017 [HB-2498]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Finance ]
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to expand the categories of prohibited discrimination when extending credit to include discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity. (Currently, such discrimination in credit is prohibited only on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or marital status, or age.) The bill defines: (1) "gender identity" as the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of
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HB-2498: Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017