Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 [HB-732]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Crime ]
Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits government officials from entering into or enforcing a settlement agreement on behalf of the United States (resolving a civil action, a plea agreement, a deferred prosecution agreement, or a nonprosecution agreement) that provides for a payment or a loan to any person or entity other than the United States. The bill provides exceptions to allow payments or loans that: (1) remedy actual harm (including to the environment) caused by the party making the payment or loan and suffered
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HB-732: Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/25/2017
HJR-37: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Became Public Law No: 115-11. (txt | Pdf) on 03/27/2017
You have voted HJR-37: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation..
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 [HB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide support to collect the medical specimens and information of children, adolescents, and young adults with selected cancers that have the least effective treatments in order to achieve a better understanding of these cancers and the effects of treatment. The national childhood cancer registry is reauthorized through FY2022 and revised to authorize
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HB-820: Childhood Cancer STAR Act Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/03/2017
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 [HB-843]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017 This bill grants immunity from civil liability to an employer who reports, to a potential future employer, the violent or threatening behavior of an employee or former employee. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion. Also, it grants immunity from civil liability to a potential employer who responds, with a reasonable action in good faith, to a report of violent or threatening behavior by an employee or potential employee. Finally, the bill
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HB-843: See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act [HB-849]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
HB-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2017
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act [HB-873]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[National Security ]
Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The memorial shall be established in accordance with the Commemorative Works Act. The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expenses for the establishment of the memorial. The
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HB-873: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Became Public Law No: 115-51. (txt | Pdf) on 08/18/2017
Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. [HR-92]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes. Condemns North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles. Welcomes the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter North Korea's missile threat. Urges the government of the People's Republic of China to immediately cease its diplomatic intimidation and economic coercion against South Korea in an attempt to block the THAAD deployment. Reaffirms: (1) U.S. support
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HR-92: Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection. on 04/03/2017
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
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HB-909: Pet and Women Safety Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/09/2017
21st Century Respect Act [HB-995]
[Agriculture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
21st Century Respect Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the General Services Administration to change the terminology used to describe the racial background or place of origin of people in regulations concerning: (1) USDA programs for financing and insuring loans for properties in rural areas, and (2) the 1974 development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.
HB-995: 21st Century Respect Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 513. on 07/12/2018