Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee

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District HD-TX-18
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 240

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US Congress 115th Congress

Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 [HB-1128]
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Introduced In House on 02/16/2017

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Equality for All Resolution of 2017 [HR-136]
Equality for All Resolution of 2017 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are valuable, contributing members of society who deserve equal treatment under the law. Declares that: (1) discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is a serious problem; (2) existing federal protections are inadequate to ensure nondiscrimination; and (3) Congress should pass legislation that prohibits such discrimination in areas including credit, employment, education, federally (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 02/16/2017

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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1156]
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/02/2017

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Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017 [HB-1143]
Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administration for Children and Familes of the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states or local governments, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or nonprofit organizations to conduct demonstration projects to help low-income families address the diapering needs of their children.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017

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Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security Council and urging his immediate removal. [HR-140]
Condemning the appointment of Steve Bannon to the National Security Council and urging his immediate removal. Condemns the permanent position of Steve Bannon on the National Security Council (NSC). Urges: (1) President Trump to remove Bannon from the NSC, and (2) Congress to expend any necessary resources to protect U.S. national security and remove Bannon from such position.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 02/16/2017

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Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2017 [HB-1190]
Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for: (1) 50% of wages (up to $2,000) paid to an apprenticeship employee during an apprenticeship period, and (2) 40% of wages (up to $6,000) paid to such an employee during a post-apprenticeship period. The bill defines "apprenticeship employee" as any employee employed by an employer pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Introduced In House on 02/16/2017

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400 Years of African-American History Commission Act [HB-1242]
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the 400 Years of African-American History Commission to develop and carry out activities throughout the United States to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the English colonies at Point Comfort, Virginia, in 1619. The commission must: plan programs to acknowledge the impact that slavery and laws that enforced racial discrimination had on the United States; encourage civic, patriotic, historical, educational, artistic, religious, and economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Became Public Law No: 115-102. on 01/08/2018

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CPI-E Act of 2017 [HB-1251]
CPI-E Act of 2017 This bill bases cost-of -living increases in benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Social Security old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefit program, and other specified veterans benefits programs on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017

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World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017 [HB-1239]
World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to award three-year competitive grants to state and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language (e.g., foreign language or American Sign Language) programs in elementary and secondary schools.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017

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Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2017 [HB-1276]
Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of: a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, a child (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition. on 03/23/2017

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