Rep. Michael Burgess

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District HD-TX-26
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 162

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US Congress 116th Congress

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019 [HB-24]
Establishes requirements regarding audits of certain financial agencies performed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Specifically, the bill directs the GAO to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2019 [HB-38]
Allows a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms. A qualified individual must (1) be eligible to possess, transport, or receive a firearm under federal law; (2) carry a valid photo identification document; and (3) carry a valid concealed carry permit issued by any state or be eligible to carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence. Additionally, the bill specifies that a qualified individual who lawfully carries or possesses (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-103]
Revises the institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, this bill requires all foreign graduate medical schools to meet the same minimum requirements to participate in the programs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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LEVEL Act Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act [HB-104]
Revises the renewable fuel program, including the renewable fuel standard (RFS). Under current law, the RFS specifies the minimum volume of renewable fuel, such as ethanol, that must be contained in gasoline sold in the United States, except in noncontiguous states or territories. The RFS annually increases until 2022 when a minimum of 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel must be blended into gasoline. decreases the volume of renewable fuel that must be contained in gasoline to 7.5 billion gallons each year. The bill also revises the RFS to eliminate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 01/31/2019

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Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2019 [HB-105]
Nullifies federal and state energy efficiency and water conservation standards for certain consumer and commercial appliances. In addition, the bill eliminates the authority of the Department of Energy and states to set the standards for such appliances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 01/31/2019

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Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act [HB-106]
Alters provisions relating to personnel of the Public Health Service. Specifically, the bill states that provisions authorizing the appointment of special consultants or authorizing individual scientists to receive fellowships for the Public Health Service do not authorize the designation, appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human Services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019

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To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs. [HB-107]
Terminates certain limitations regarding drug rebates under Medicaid. Currently, the maximum rebate that drug manufacturers must pay under Medicaid for single-source and innovator multiple-source drugs is 100% of the average manufacturer price of the drug. The bill specifies that this limitation only applies to rebate periods that begin before January 1, 2020.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/31/2019

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Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 [HB-108]
Prohibits sending bad faith patent demand letters. A patent demand letter is a written communication claiming that the recipient may be liable for patent infringement. Bad faith means making knowingly false or misleading statements, making claims with reckless disregard for the truth, or omitting information with the intent to deceive. Bad faith representations include false or misleading claims about the sender's right to assert a patent and whether lawsuits have been filed. It also includes making written demands for compensation for invalid patents, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 01/31/2019

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Equal Protection for American Workers Act [HB-109]
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from granting work authorization to an alien who has been determined in a valid immigration proceeding to have been at any time unlawfully present in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Introduced In House on 01/03/2019

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To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm required to be carried while on-duty. [HB-110]
Modifies federal criminal penalties. Specifically, it excludes from certain minimum sentencing requirements a federal employee outside the United States who is required to carry a firearm while on duty and who, while on duty, uses, carries, or possesses the a firearm in a crime of violence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/04/2019

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