Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act [HB-1790]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the commencement of any war, to establish a trust fund to be named for that war. Amounts collected pursuant to a war tax (required by this bill) shall be deposited into such fund and may be used by the VA to provide for veterans who serve on active duty during that war programs and benefits directly related to their health care. For any fiscal year during which the VA makes a withdrawal from such a fund, the Government Accountability Office shall
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HB-1790: Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 [HB-1784]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Mining ]
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017 This bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing or renewing a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic
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HB-1784: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 04/06/2017
Hold Congress Accountable Act [HB-1794]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Ethics ]
Hold Congress Accountable Act This bill requires a reduction in the annual rate of pay of a Member of Congress during a government shutdown equal to the product of one day's worth of pay under such annual rate and the number of 24-hour periods during which the government shutdown is in effect. Such reduction applies to days occurring after the date of the general election for federal office held in November 2018. For the 115th Congress, such amount of the pay of a Member of Congress shall be withheld due to a government shutdown, held in escrow
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HB-1794: Hold Congress Accountable Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act [HB-1770]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act This bill requires open government data assets made available by federal agencies (excluding the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Election Commission, and certain other government entities) to be published as machine-readable data. When not otherwise prohibited by law, and to the extent practicable, public data assets and nonpublic data assets maintained by the federal government must be available: (1) in an open format that does not impede use or reuse
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HB-1770: OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 [HB-1847]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,
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HB-1847: PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
HOPS Act Homeland Production Security Act [HB-1811]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
HOPS Act Homeland Production Security Act This bill amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the procurement of DHS uniforms not manufactured in the United States.
HB-1811: HOPS Act Homeland Production Security Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Management Efficiency. on 04/11/2017
Big Cat Public Safety Act [HB-1818]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities
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HB-1818: Big Cat Public Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/11/2017
Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017 [HB-1844]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the VA's existing authority to furnish health care to veterans at non-VA facilities to provide health care at non-VA facilities to veterans who reside more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest VA medical facility providing the care they seek.
HB-1844: Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-1861]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Sports ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Larry Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Forces during World War II.
HB-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Signed By President. on 12/17/2018
Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 [HB-1872]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 (Sec. 4) This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress annually regarding the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China. Such assessment shall include: a comparison with the level of access granted to other areas of China, a comparison between the levels of access granted to Tibetan and non-Tibetan areas in relevant provinces, a comparison of the level of access in the reporting year and the previous year, and a description
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HB-1872: Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Became Public Law No: 115-330. on 12/19/2018