Sen. Peter Welch

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District SD-VT
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Bills Introduced 222

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US Congress 115th Congress

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program. [HB-2197] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ]
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program. This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants for providing nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency materials. The bill reduces the authorization of appropriations for the zero net energy commercial buildings initiative for FY2018.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 04/28/2017

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Equality Act [HB-2282] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ] [Religion ] [Children and Youth ] [Disabilities ]
Equality Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in places of public accommodation. The bill defines: "sex" to include a sex stereotype, sexual orientation or gender identity, and pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition; "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality; and "gender identity" as gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or characteristics, regardless of the individual's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/02/2017

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Save for Success Act [HB-2378] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Student Loans ] [Budget and Spending ]
Save for Success Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the American Opportunity Tax Credit for qualified tuition and related expenses, to: (1) permit up to $250 of the credit per year to be used for college savings contributions that are taken into account before tuition and fees, (2) direct the Departments of the Treasury and Education to jointly establish a pilot program to make periodic payments of the credit as educational expenses for a student are incurred during the taxable year, and (3) direct Treasury to establish (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 05/04/2017

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Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017 [HB-2439] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Health ]
Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require manufacturers of certain drugs and biological products with a wholesale cost of $100 or more per month to report to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) price increases that result in a 10% or more increase in the cost of a drug over a 12-month period or a 25% or more increase over a 36-month period. Reports are required for prescription drugs and drugs commonly administered in hospitals, except vaccines, drugs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017

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Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2017 [HB-2495] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Tourism ] [Public Safety ]
Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2017 This bill prohibits third-party online hotel reservation sellers from charging a consumer's credit card or financial accounts in an Internet transaction for a hotel unless they disclose: (1) a description of the offered good or service, the cost, and other material terms before the conclusion of the transaction; (2) that the third-party seller is not affiliated with the hotel owner or an entity that provides the hotel services or accommodations; (3) that the third-party seller is not an exhibition organizer, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 05/19/2017

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/17/2017

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 06/27/2017

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Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act [HB-2479] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Community Development ] [Cybersecurity ] [Public Health ] [Water ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ]
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act This bill authorizes appropriations for the nation's infrastructure, including appropriations for: secure broadband internet access, with a prioritization on expanding broadband access in unserved areas; drinking water improvements, such as appropriations for the drinking water state revolving fund and programs for reducing lead in drinking water; the electric power grid, with a focus on grid modernization, security, resiliency, and efficiency; energy efficiency in buildings, including homes and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/22/2018

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Miners Protection Act of 2017 [HB-179] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Mining ] [Retirement ]
Miners Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide health and pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The bill expands the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that the Department of the Treasury must transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and the General Fund of the Treasury (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/10/2017

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Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act [HB-227] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [International ]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. This bill amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize Department of the Interior to award a multi-year grant to carry out a project that is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017

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