Rep. Mark Takai
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District HD-HI-1
Party Democrat
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DHS Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act [HB-1024]
DHS Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations when funding for the Department of Homeland Security expires under current law on February 27, 2015, to be compensated after the lapse in appropriations ends.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 02/24/2015
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Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 [HB-1031]
Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to raise the cap on outstanding loans, guarantees, and insurance of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for FY2015-FY2022 and afterwards, subject to specified formulae. The Bank, the Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee, and authority for dual use exports (of nonlethal defense articles or services primarily for civilian use) are reauthorized through FY2022. The Bank shall: provide technical assistance to small businesses on how to apply for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Heck (wa). Petition No: 114-1. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 04/30/2015
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Afterschool for America's Children Act [HB-1042]
Afterschool for America's Children Act Amends the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program under part B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). (21st Century Community Learning Centers provide students with before school, after school, and summer learning programs to improve their academic performance.) Requires the Centers to provide students' families with opportunities for active and meaningful engagement in their children's education. Includes Indian tribes or organizations among the local public or private
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Farm to School Act of 2015 [HB-1061]
Farm to School Act of 2015 This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Farm to School Program through FY2021 and modify the program. The program currently provides grants and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, Indian tribal organizations, agricultural producers, and nonprofit entities to improve access to local foods in schools. The bill makes schools participating in the Summer Food Service Program for children, the early care and afterschool portions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/29/2015
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Passenger Fee Restructuring Exemptions Act of 2015 [HB-1074]
Passenger Fee Restructuring Exemptions Act of 2015 Revises aviation security service fee requirements. Makes an exception to the $5.60 per one-way trip fee for certain passengers for domestic flights that originate at a U.S. airport. Limits such fees to $2.50 per enplanement, with the total not to exceed $5.00 per one-way trip, for any passengers: (1) boarding to an eligible small community for which essential air service compensation is paid; or (2) on flights, including flight segments, between two or more points in Hawaii or two or more points
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation Security. on 03/12/2015
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Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 [HB-1076]
Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to grant the Attorney General the authority to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of a federal firearms and explosives license to any individual if the Attorney General: (1) determines that such individual has been engaged in or has provided material support or resources for terrorist activities, and (2) has a reasonable belief that such individual may use a firearm or explosive in connection with terrorism. Allows any individual whose
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Thompson (ca). Petition No: 114-3. ( ">discharge Petition Text With Signatures.) on 12/07/2015
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Native American Indian Education Act [HB-1089]
Native American Indian Education Act Directs the Department of Education to pay four-year Native American-serving nontribal institutions of higher education the out-of-state tuition of their Indian students if those schools are required to provide a tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Indian students in fulfillment of a condition under which the college or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. Prohibits the amount paid to any such college from exceeding the lower of the following
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
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BEST Practices Act Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act [HB-1095]
BEST Practices Act Battlefield Excellence through Superior Training Practices Act Requires the Department of Defense (DOD), no later than: (1) October 1, 2018, to develop, test, and validate human-based training methods for training members of the Armed Forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries, with the goal of replacing live animal-based training methods; and (2) October 1, 2020, to use only use human-based training methods for such purposes. Prohibits the use of animals in such training after the latter date. Requires DOD to submit an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
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Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015 [HB-1100]
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/26/2015
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Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2015 [HB-1101]
Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infection surveillance, education, and testing programs. Requires HHS to establish a national system regarding HBV and HCV infections, with its goals being to: determine the prevalence of infections, increase the number of individuals tested and made aware of their status, develop and disseminate public information and education programs, improve the training
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/13/2015