Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1157 (115th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 20 November 2018
This resolution affirms the United States' commitment to engaging with all countries and territories of the South Pacific region, and calls for increasing the frequency of high-level visits with leaders of the Pacific Islands.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1122 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2018
Expresses support for the designation of National Wildlife Refuge Week. Acknowledges the importance of national wildlife refuges for their recreational opportunities and contribution to local economies. Reaffirms the support of the House of Representatives for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1121 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2018
Finds that no person should face violence or discrimination because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. Honors the contributions of nonprofit organizations and community leaders working to advance tolerance, acceptance, equality, safety and respect for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Americans. Reaffirms support for LGBTQ-inclusive hate crime prevention laws.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1104 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2018
Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1093 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2018
Expresses support for the designation of National Kinship Care Month. Honors the commitment and dedication of kinship caregivers and advocates. Encourages Congress to implement policies to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1095 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2018
Expresses support for the designation of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Bill· HRH.R. 6869 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2018
Violence Against Women Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to assist veterans who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault access VA benefits. The VA shall establish a national task force to address domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans and conduct a study to determine the scope of the problem.
Bill· HRH.R. 6876 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2018
Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018 This bill permanently extends mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions and increases the authorized funding levels for such programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 6834 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 2018
Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to add the Secretary of Commerce as a member of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1068 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018
Recognizes: (1) the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month; and (2) the integral role of Latinos and their manifold heritage in the economy, culture, and identity of the United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 6806 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018
This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to modify the formula used to allocate base formula grants under the Sexual Assault Services Program. Specifically, it increases from .25% to .50% the percentage of program funds awarded as a base formula grant to the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Bill· HRH.R. 6770 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 2018
IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act This bill modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.
Bill· HRH.R. 6711 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 September 2018
House Intern Pay Act of 2018 This bill establishes an allowance in each office of Members of the House of Representatives for compensation of interns who serve in the Member's office during a calendar year.
Bill· HRH.R. 6665 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2018
Offshore Wind for Territories Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize offshore wind development in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The bill also establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 137 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution states that if the population of a U.S. territory exceeds 30,000, the territory shall appoint a number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the number of Representatives to the House of Representatives to which the territory would be entitled if it were a state. Such electors shall be in addition to those appointed by the states and Washington, DC. Such electors shall perform such duties as provided by the 12th Amendment to the Constitution.
Bill· HRH.R. 6578 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
Northern Mariana Islands Workforce Stabilization Act This bill establishes a process under which certain long-term residents of the Northern Mariana Islands who are workers or investors with specified temporary visas may obtain lawful permanent resident status.
Bill· HRH.R. 6609 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
Port Security Grant Program Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes for FY2019-FY2023 the port security grant program.
Bill· HRH.R. 6635 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 100,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. All sales of such coins shall include a surcharge of $10 for each coin. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the National World War I Museum and Memorial to assist in the commemoration of the centennial.
Bill· HRH.R. 6545 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2023 various programs and activities under the Violence Against Women Act that seek to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Among other things, the bill also authorizes new programs, makes changes to federal firearms laws, and establishes new protections to promote housing stability and economic security for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Bill· HRH.R. 6510 (115th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018
Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund and requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1031 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018
Authorizes specified committees of the House of Representatives to intervene on behalf of the House in the case of Texas v. United States in order to defend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Authorizes the Office of General Counsel of the House, under the supervision of such committees, to represent them in the intervention.
Bill· HRH.R. 6480 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2018
Guam Temporary Workforce Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to approve a completed employer petition for a nonimmigrant H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural services) on Guam as long as the petition includes an approved temporary labor certification issued by the Governor of Guam within the last 365 days. Such certification may only be invalidated if a court of law determines that the certification request involved fraud, willful misrepresentation, or gross misconduct.
Bill· HRH.R. 6474 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2018
Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-Edge and Helpful Act or the AG RESEARCH Act This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to: (1) establish a grant program within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide agricultural research facilities with a federal share of the cost for the alteration, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the research facilities or the equipment necessary for agricultural research; and (2) use specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds to provide direct payments to research facilities of the Agricultural Research Service for addressing deferred maintenance.
Bill· HRH.R. 6381 (115th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2018
Occupation of Guam Remembrance Act This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) of the Department of the Interior to maintain the memorial wall of the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam. The bill requires the NPS to: notify Guam's Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Governor of Guam of any proposed revisions or additions to the wall at least one month in advance, add specified names to the wall, respond to specified claims submitted to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, and publish the names listed on the memorial wall on a public website. The NPS shall convey to Guam approximately one acre of identified federal land for public use.
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