Rep. Jamie Raskin

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US Congress 115th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes. [HR-325]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should retain a protective pool of reporters for purposes of covering the official business of the President, and for other purposes. Urges the President to: (1) allow the establishment of a protective press pool with access to sufficient information to ensure that the American people are informed accurately and in a timely way on the President's whereabouts and to ensure that the public has broad and honest information about issues of public concern, and (2) preserve the independence (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Introduced In House on 05/16/2017

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Separation of Government and President's Financial Interests Act [HB-2455]
Separation of Government and President's Financial Interests Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017

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Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act [HB-2440]
Presidential Disclosure of Foreign Business Transactions Act This bill directs the President: (1) within 90 days after first assuming office, to submit to the Department of the Treasury an initial report detailing any private business transaction with a foreign government conducted by the President during the previous 10 years; and (2) each month thereafter, to submit a report detailing any private business transaction between businesses affiliated with the President and foreign governments during that month. A "business transaction" is defined (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Introduced In House on 05/16/2017

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Voting Access Act [HB-2499]
Voting Access Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. The Commission shall establish such standards and study instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/17/2017

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Child Citizen Protection Act [HB-2508]
Child Citizen Protection Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion and who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines that action to be against the child's best interests. Such discretion shall not apply to an alien when the judge determines that the alien: (1) is excludable or deportable on security grounds, or (2) has engaged in sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/07/2017

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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-2477]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that allows eligible students with loans under the Federal Direct Loan program (a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to refinance their loans down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill allows student (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 05/17/2017

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Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. [HR-332]
Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Encourages: (1) health care providers to offer culturally and clinically competent care to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) community; (2) schools to support the creation of gay-straight alliances to achieve safer learning environments; (3) individuals to learn about national resources for those who identify as LGBT; and (4) the federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017

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Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 [HB-113]
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug. The bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts for human consumption.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017

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To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. [HB-159]
To expand the workforce of veterinarians specialized in the care and conservation of wild animals and their ecosystems, and to develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine. This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for wildlife and zoological veterinarians. Preference must be given to institutions that will create positions in areas of need, including wildlife disease research and training, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/10/2017

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. [HR-15]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Postal Service should take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its 6-day mail delivery service. Urges the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to take all appropriate measures to ensure the continuation of its six-day mail delivery service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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