Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]

Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that students' personally identifiable information is important to protect as applied to current law and this Act.

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Amendment ensures that the VA will use its resources to provide veterans with necessary health care services by investing in information technology so that veterans health care records can be available digitally to their health care providers.

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An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report 116-154 to direct the Director of National Intelligence to make assessments regarding drug trafficking, human trafficking, and human smuggling in the Northern Triangle and Mexico and review U.S. intelligence activities in the region.

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HAMDT 642

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Amendment codifies the existing Einstein 3A (E3A) program which is used to provide DHS with a situational awareness snapshot of the health of the Federal Government's cyberspace.

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2020

This resolution sets forth considerations for the House of Representatives in guiding the national artificial intelligence strategy. Specifically, the resolution, among other things, expresses the sense of the House that the United States should take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence; the national competitiveness of the United States in artificial intelligence would benefit from increased funding for federal programs that support science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science education; the United States should leverage its alliances to promote democratic principles, foster research collaboration, and develop common standards with respect to artificial intelligence; and the federal government should increase investments in artificial intelligence research and development and related fields.

CATS Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2020

Cat Abuse in Testing Stops Act of 2020 or the CATS Act of 2020 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs, in carrying out research within the Veterans Health Administration, from purchasing, breeding, transporting, housing, feeding, maintaining, disposing of, or experimenting on cats as part of the conduct of any study that causes significant pain or distress.

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend by one year certain port of entry donation authority, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 2 December 2020

This bill extends by one year port of entry donation authority (under which U.S. Customs and Border Protection may enter into an agreement with an entity to accept donations of personal property, money, or nonpersonal services for specified uses related to the installation, deployment, operation, or maintenance of furniture, fixtures, equipment, or technology).

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District.

United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2020

This resolution recognizes and celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Alamo Colleges District.

Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2020

Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020 This bill revises the authority for state grants to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons. Specifically, the bill authorizes grants to be used for additional activities (e.g., transportation of missing persons and unidentified remains), including with respect to migrants; and expands eligible entities. The bill also requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy rescue beacons along the southern border to mitigate migrant deaths.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 30 September 2020

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building."

Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks program that was established on July 29, 1970.

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2020

This resolution honors the 50th anniversary of the National Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks program.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the "Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2020

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the "Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building."

I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020

I Am Vanessa Guillen Act of 2020 This bill addresses the response of the Department of Defense to sex-related offenses committed against members of the Armed Forces, including allowing a member to confidentially allege a complaint of sexual harassment to an individual outside the immediate chain of command of that member.

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020

This concurrent resolution sets forth considerations for Congress in guiding the national artificial intelligence strategy. Specifically, the resolution, among other things, expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence; the federal government should increase funding for existing technology education programs; the United States should leverage its alliances to promote democratic principles, foster research collaboration, and develop common standards with respect to artificial intelligence; and the federal government should increase investments in artificial intelligence research and development and related fields.

Calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United States citizen who was unjustly sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison.

United States · United States Congress · 16 September 2020

This resolution expresses support for those unjustly imprisoned in Russia, including Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed. The resolution calls for the release of Trevor Reed and calls on Russia to respect his universally recognized human rights.

Supporting the announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2020

This resolution supports the announcements of (1) the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and between Israel and Bahrain, and (2) the suspension of Israeli actions to apply sovereignty in parts of the West Bank. Further, it calls on each of these countries to encourage greater people-to-people normalization, and it calls on other Arab and Muslim countries to establish full relations with Israel. It also reaffirms the House of Representatives' support for a negotiated, two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 2020

Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 This bill establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs. The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the President, and each state or local government on policies, practices, programs, and incentives that may be adopted to improve outcomes. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shall conduct a comprehensive study and collect data with respect to the effects on Black women and girls of a wide range of specified economic, health, criminal justice, and social services factors.

Blackwell School National Historic Site Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 September 2020

Blackwell School National Historic Site Act This bill establishes the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as a unit of the National Park System to preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the Blackwell School, its role as both an academic and cultural cornerstone in the community in Marfa, Texas, and its function within a segregated system of education in Texas and the United States from 1885-1965. The historic site shall not be established until the date on which the Department of the Interior has (1) entered into a written agreement with the Marfa Unified School District providing that the Blackwell School shall be donated to or placed by agreement into comanagement with the United States for inclusion in a national historic site to be managed consistently with the purposes of such a site, and (2) acquired sufficient land or interests in land within the boundaries of the historic site to constitute a manageable unit. Interior may only acquire by donation, purchase with donated funds, or exchange any land or interest in land located within the boundary of the historic site. The bill prohibits any private property or nonfederal public property from being included within the boundaries of the historic site or managed as part of such site without the written consent of the owner. Interior shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment is made in property used for the mining, reclaiming, or recycling of critical minerals and metals from the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 September 2020

This bill allows permanent expensing of property used in the mining, reclaiming, or recycling of certain critical minerals and metals within the United States and of nonresidential real property used in mining such minerals and metals. Expensing is the treatment of expenditures as operating costs deductible in full in the current taxable year. The bill allows a new tax deduction for 200% of the cost of purchasing or acquiring such critical minerals and metals extracted from deposits in the United States. The bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot project grant program for the development of critical minerals and metals in the United States. A grant awarded under such program may not exceed $10 million. In awarding grants, Interior must give priority to projects determined to be economically viable over the long term and must allot 30% of grants funds to the secondary recovery of critical minerals and metals.

Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 August 2020

Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to carry out a two-year pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources onto smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces and to provide training on these resources.

Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 August 2020

Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, purchase from willing sellers, or exchange, approximately 6,100 acres of lands or interests in land generally identified as the Proposed Park Addition on the map titled Big Bend National Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment and dated July 2020. Upon the acquisition of any lands or interests in land, Interior shall revise the boundary of the park to include the acquisition and shall administer such lands or interests in land as part of the park.

State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 August 2020

State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Improvement Act This bill establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant programs to assist states and Indian tribal governments with emergency information technology (IT) expenses and modernization, and to assist state, local, tribal, or territorial governments to address cybersecurity risks and threats. Specifically, the bill establishes a Public Health Emergency Information Technology Grant Program to make grants to states and tribal governments for emergency IT expenses during a public health emergency, specifically COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill establishes in DHS the Modernizing IT Grant Program to make grants to states and Indian tribal governments to modernize IT to securely enable digital delivery of government services. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) shall distribute grants to states for addressing cybersecurity risks and threats to the information systems of state, local, tribal, or territorial governments. The CISA must (1) establish a State and Local Cybersecurity Resiliency Committee; (2) develop and make publicly available a Homeland Security Strategy to Improve the Cybersecurity of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments; (3) conduct a study to assess the feasibility of implementing a short-term rotational program for the detail of approved government employees in cyber workforce positions to the agency; and (4) develop a resource guide for use by state, local, tribal, and territorial government officials.

To designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial located at 6900 Delta Drive, El Paso, Texas and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2020

This bill designates the Healing Garden located at 6900 Delta Drive in El Paso, Texas, as the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial.