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

The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act [HB-2519]
The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue commemorative coins in recognition and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. Surcharges received from the sale of these coins shall be paid to the American Legion for costs related to promoting the importance of: (1) caring for those who have served, and those who are still serving, in the Armed Forces; and (2) maintaining patriotic values, strong families, and assistance for at-risk children.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 05/18/2017

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PUPPERS Act of 2017 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017 [HB-3197]
PUPPERS Act of 2017 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on dogs as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 07/12/2017

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Code Like a Girl Act [HB-3316]
Code Like a Girl Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education, local educational agencies, or nonprofit organizations to accelerate research efforts to increase understanding of the factors that contribute to the willingness or unwillingness of girls under the age of 11 to participate in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science) activities. The NSF shall also award competitive grants to such institutions and organizations to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H6046) on 07/20/2017

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Free File Permanence Act of 2017 [HB-3641]
Free File Permanence Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue to operate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Free File Program. The program must work with state government agencies to enhance and expand the use of the program, while continuing to: provide free commercial-type online individual income tax preparation and electronic filing services to the lowest 70% of taxpayers by income; provide all taxpayers (regardless of income) with a basic, online electronic fillable forms utility; and work with the private sector (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 08/04/2017

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Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2017 [HB-3647]
Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 09/12/2017

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Lumbee Recognition Act [HB-3650]
Lumbee Recognition Act This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services. The Department of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 08/18/2017

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Special Counsel Independence Protection Act [HB-3654]
Special Counsel Independence Protection Act This bill sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel appointed by the Attorney General, or of another official appointed by the Attorney General who exercises a similar degree of independence from the Department of Justice (DOJ) chain of command. Specifically, a special counsel or other appointed individual may be removed only if: (1) the Attorney General files an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and files a contemporaneous (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Ms. Jackson Lee. Petition No: 115-9. on 03/22/2018

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Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups. [HCR-77]
Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups. Condemns the role of white supremacist groups in inciting violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and denounces the increase in fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and other hate groups. Offers condolences to the families of those who died in Charlottesville, and wishes quick recoveries for those injured. Urges President Trump to: (1) disavow any support he has received from (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 08/15/2017

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Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [HR-497]
Urging the Vice President and the Cabinet to fulfill their duties pursuant to Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Introduced In House on 08/18/2017

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Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump. [HR-496]
Condemning and censuring President Donald Trump.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 08/18/2017

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