Rep. Brad Sherman

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District HD-CA-32
Party Democrat
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Bills Introduced 89

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US Congress 116th Congress

Protecting Diplomats from Surveillance Through Consumer Devices Act [HB-115]
Directs the Department of State to establish a policy regarding the use of location-tracking consumer devices by employees at diplomatic and consular facilities, and report the details of the policy to Congress. The policy shall cover U.S. government staff, contractors, locally employed staff, and members of other agencies deployed at the facilities. The State Department shall give security briefings to inform new and existing employees of the policy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/11/2019

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United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020

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Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Act [HB-192]
Provides statutory authority for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program, an interagency program launched in 2005 to partner with countries in the Sahel and Maghreb regions of Africa to counter terrorism and violent extremism. The Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Agency for International Development, shall establish the partnership program, which must coordinate all U.S. programs in North and West Africa related to various counterterrorism activities, such as building foreign-military (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Schiff Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Risch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/03/2020

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Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act [HB-197]
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 official may only be removed by the Attorney General or the most senior Senate-confirmed DOJ official, in certain circumstances; may only be removed for misconduct, dereliction of duty, incapacity, conflict (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act [HB-221]
Establishes the Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism as an ambassador-rank official, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who leads the Office to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism within the Department of State. (Under current law, the special envoy is appointed by the Secretary of State.) The President may nominate the special envoy from among State Department officers and employees. The special envoy shall be the primary advisor in the government relating to monitoring and combating anti-Semitism (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Became Public Law No: 116-326. on 01/13/2021

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Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 [HB-275]
Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law prohibits the CMS from doing so.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/25/2019

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California Clean Coast Act of 2019 [HB-279]
Prohibits oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/05/2019

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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-299]
Addresses certain health benefit and home loan programs for veterans. Specifically, the bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Became Public Law No: 116-23. on 06/27/2019

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West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2019 [HB-310]
Prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/05/2019

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Hack Your State Department Act [HB-328]
Requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, amongst other requirements. The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/23/2019

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