Automatic Voter Registration Act [HB-2840]
Automatic Voter Registration Act This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving certain identifying information with respect to an individual requesting motor vehicle authority services, to transmit the information to the state election official. The state election official shall then notify the individual that unless the individual declines to be registered to vote in federal elections in the state, the individual shall be automatically registered unless the individual does
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HB-2840: Automatic Voter Registration Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/08/2017
Public Option Deficit Reduction Act [HB-1307]
Public Option Deficit Reduction Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to offer a public health insurance option that ensures choice, competition, and stability of affordable, high-quality coverage throughout the United States. The bill declares that HHS's primary responsibility is to create a low-cost plan without compromising quality or access to care. The bill sets forth provisions related to the establishment and governance of the public health insurance
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HB-1307: Public Option Deficit Reduction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States. [HR-327]
Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States. Commends the international community, health organizations, the private sector, school and community leaders, and faith-based organizations for bolstering health through vaccination. Recognizes that the lack of vaccination can cause a public health crisis, and that there is no credible evidence that vaccines cause life-threatening or disabling diseases in healthy children or adults. Encourages a continued commitment to research to improve vaccines and develop new
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HR-327: Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017
Restore Honor to Service Members Act [HB-2904]
Restore Honor to Service Members Act This bill requires appropriate military record correction boards or discharge review boards to review the discharge characterization of any former members of the Armed Forces requesting a review who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. Such boards to change a characterization to honorable if such characterization is any characterization except honorable. The Department of Defense (DOD) shall ensure that any such changes are carried out consistently and uniformly across the military departments
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HB-2904: Restore Honor to Service Members Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/17/2017
Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. [HR-390]
Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. Expresses strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Commends the group of states, cities, colleges and universities, businesses, investors, and individuals who have publicly expressed their support for such agreement. Urges the President to reverse his decision and maintain U.S. participation in such agreement.
HR-390: Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/16/2017
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 [HB-1017]
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.
HB-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Lance Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1017, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Dent Of Pennsylvania, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Under Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/15/2018
Schedules That Work Act [HB-2942]
Schedules That Work Act This bill grants an employee the right to request that the employee's employer change the terms and conditions of employment relating to: the number of hours or times the employee is required to work or be on call; the location; the amount of notification the employee receives of work schedule assignments; and minimizing fluctuations in the number of hours the employee is scheduled to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. The employer, if the request is made, shall engage in a timely, good faith interactive process with
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HB-2942: Schedules That Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/20/2017
Investing in Opportunity Act [HB-828]
Investing in Opportunity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the designation of opportunity zones in low-income communities and to provide tax incentives for investments in the zones, including deferring the recognition of capital gains that are reinvested in the zones. Governors may submit nominations for a limited number of opportunity zones to the Department of the Treasury for certification and designation. Governors must give particular consideration to areas that: are currently the focus of mutually reinforcing state,
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HB-828: Investing in Opportunity Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 [HB-468]
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, including facilities located in, on, or under any land within foreign countries; and (2) the holders
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HB-468: Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/13/2017