Sen. Peter Welch

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Bills Introduced 225

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US Congress 115th Congress

Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act [HB-788] [Sports ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Public Safety ]
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-707, Part I. on 05/29/2018

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Build Bridges Not Walls Act [HB-837] [Immigration ] [Budget and Spending ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
Build Bridges Not Walls Act This bill provides that the executive order titled "Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements" signed by the President on January 25, 2017, or any other substantially similar action by the President to use taxpayer dollars or fees to construct a continuous wall or fence between the United States and Mexico shall have no force or effect.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017

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Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement. [HR-85] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [International ] [Climate Change ]
Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement. Declares that the House of Representatives commits to: (1) working with U.S. allies that signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, and (2) taking meaningful action to ensure that the President does not issue an executive order to withdraw from such agreement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/02/2017

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EDIT Act Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act [HB-842] [Technology and Innovation ] [Libraries ]
EDIT Act Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act This bill instructs the Library of Congress, in the operation of the Congress.gov website, to ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which is made available for viewing permits the viewer to follow and track, within the same document, any changes made from the previous versions of that bill or resolution.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Introduced In House on 02/02/2017

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End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 [HB-817] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ]
End Surprise Billing Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services. With respect to an individual who has health benefits coverage and is seeking services, a hospital must provide notice as to: (1) whether the hospital, or any of the providers furnishing services to the individual at the hospital, is not within the health care provider (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/14/2017

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Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 [HB-856] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Public Safety ]
Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the: (1) VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to extend through 2020 the veterans retraining assistance program, and (2) Wounded Warrior Act to extend through 2020 the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the same rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses as are provided to veterans. The bill extends through: (1) March 31, 2020, additional VA rehabilitation programs for certain disabled veterans who have (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017

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Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-846] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Pensions ] [Social Security ]
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017

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Freedom of Religion Act of 2017 [HB-852] [Immigration ] [Religion ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
Freedom of Religion Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may not be denied U.S. entry, reentry, or admission, or any other immigration benefit because of the alien's religion or lack of religious beliefs. Nothing in this bill shall be construed to affect immigration law authority when exercised on a case-by-case basis with respect to an individual who a consular officer, an immigration officer, the Justice Department, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, or the President (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/09/2017

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AMP Act Allocation for Music Producers Act [HB-881] [Arts and Culture ] [Technology and Innovation ]
AMP Act Allocation for Music Producers Act This bill amends federal copyright law to require a collective designated by the Copyright Royalty Judges to implement a policy providing for the acceptance of instructions (referred to as a "letter of direction") from a person who owns the exclusive right to publicly perform a sound recording by means of a digital audio transmission, or from a recording artist of a such a sound recording, to distribute a portion of royalty payments to a producer, mixer, or sound engineer who was part of the creative process (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Introduced In House on 02/06/2017

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Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 [HB-909] [Animals ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of stalking to include conduct that causes a person to experience a reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury to his or her pet. Additionally, an interstate violation of a protection order includes interstate travel with the intent to violate a protection order against a pet that is included within the scope of the protection order. The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to five years, a fine, or both—for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017

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