Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-57]
Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to submit a biannual report to Congress on the number of proposed firearm transfers where: (1) a licensed gun dealer submitted a background check through the National Instant Criminal History Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS failed to respond to the licensed gun dealer within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completed the transfer. The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered
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HB-57: Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/12/2017
Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-68]
Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize for FY2020 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards. (Sec. 3)
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HB-68: Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/01/2018
Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2017 Kalief's Law [HB-47]
Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2017 Kalief's Law This legislation amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) program for FY2018-FY2022. It requires a state or local government that receives JABG funding to implement policies that, with respect to youth: (1) provide a right to speedy trial; (2) provide a right to timely bail consideration; and (3) restrict solitary confinement. The term "youth" means an individual who is 21 years of age or younger. Additionally,
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HB-47: Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2017 Kalief's Law
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/12/2017
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2017 [HB-138]
Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2017 This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to modify provisions related to Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which typically involves the reorganization of a debtor company's assets and debts. Specifically, the bill modifies provisions governing: (1) employee and retiree recoveries and losses, and (2) executive compensation programs. With respect to employee and retiree recoveries and losses, the bill: increases the maximum value and age of specified wage and benefit claims entitled to priority
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HB-138: Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Norcross Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 138, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Conyers, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/15/2018
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act [HB-48]
Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act This bill requires that activities carried out by the United States in South Sudan relating to governance, post-conflict reconstruction and development, police and military training, and refugee relief and assistance support the human rights of women and their full political, social, and economic participation.
HB-48: Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
HR-13: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
You have voted HR-13: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration should, in accordance with existing law, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit systems and other modes of surface transportation; and for other purposes..
Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-108]
Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for an employer's payments for employees under a student loan repayment program. The credit is equal to 10% of the amounts that an employer pays on behalf of any employee under a program and is refundable for certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations. The payments for an employee may not exceed $500 per month.
HB-108: Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley
Introduced In House on 01/03/2017
Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2017 [HB-67]
Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse a $250 cash payment to recipients of Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income benefits (under title XVI of the Social Security Act), railroad retirement benefits, or veterans disability compensation or pension benefits if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable for the year.
HB-67: Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 01/19/2017
Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act [HB-59]
Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth provisions for the regulation of security practices at chemical facilities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is authorized to designate: (1) any chemical substance as a substance of concern and establish and adjust the threshold quantity for each such substance after considering the potential extent of death, injury, and serious adverse effects that could result from a chemical facility terrorist incident; and (2) a chemical
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HB-59: Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 01/25/2017
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017 [HB-64]
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons to release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her prison sentence if such offender has: (1) attained age 45, (2) committed no violent offenses, and (3) received no institutional disciplinary violations.
HB-64: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/12/2017