Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act [HB-1889]
Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act This bill designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
HB-1889: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/11/2017
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 [HB-1870]
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on diversity and sensitivity. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to comply. Additionally, the bill requires a state or local government that receives JAG funding to have in effect a law requiring the appointment of an independent prosecutor to investigate and prosecute an offense involving
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HB-1870: Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 [HB-1953]
Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 This bill allows coverage, under Medicare, of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity furnished by providers other than primary care physicians and practitioners. Additionally, it allows coverage under Medicare's prescription drug benefit of drugs used for the treatment of obesity or for weight loss management for individuals who are overweight.
HB-1953: Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/17/2017
Corporate EXIT Fairness Act Corporate EXpatriates and Inverters Tax Fairness Act [HB-1931]
Corporate EXIT Fairness Act Corporate EXpatriates and Inverters Tax Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth rules governing corporate inversions (i.e., the practice of relocating a domestic corporation's legal domicile to a lower-tax nation while retaining its business activities in the higher-tax country of origin) and corporate expatriations. Specifically, the bill requires payment of tax on the deferred overseas profits of U.S. multinational corporations or partnerships before they reincorporate or organize in a foreign
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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 [HB-1954]
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 This bill expands Department of Defense (DOD) sexual trauma counseling and treatment to include: (1) cyber harassment of a sexual nature, and (2) members of the Armed Forces on active duty for training or inactive duty training. The bill sets forth the standard of proof, which may be rebutted, in the case of a veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active service. The reasons for granting or denying service-connection
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HB-1954: Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/24/2017
Campus Accountability and Safety Act [HB-1949]
Campus Accountability and Safety Act This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of colleges and universities. The bill amends provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to expand reporting requirements included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees. Specifically, the report must include information about: (1) the institutions coordination
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HB-1949: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/26/2017
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 [HB-1960]
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.
HB-1960: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Johnson (ga) Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1960, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Slaughter Of New York, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Under Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/15/2018
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 [HB-1927]
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the African American civil rights movement from 1939 through 1968; (2) with the property owner's consent, other federal, state, local, and privately owned properties that relate or have a verifiable connection to such movement and that are included in, or eligible for, the National Register of Historic
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HB-1927: African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Became Public Law No: 115-104. (txt | Pdf) on 01/08/2018
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act [HB-1932]
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: expand reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons, establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance
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HB-1932: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017