Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]

An amendment to prohibit the use of funds for DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities for which funds are made available under this Act as part of the $125 million for DNA-related forensic programs and activities, unless such funds are used in accordance with the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act.

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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to enforce section 221 of title 13, United States Code, with respect to the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the "American Community Survey".

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Amendment prohibits the government from requiring the use of encryption in cell phones that are sold to Americans, which would allow the FBI to have access to conversations, emails, or text messaging.

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Amendment increases funding for victims of human sex trafficking by $17.3 million, bringing the funding level back up to a total of $43 million for victim services and victim grants.

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Amendment sought to reduce the amount of Coalition Support Fund reimbursements Pakistan is eligible to receive by $200 million.

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An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 115-559 to strike the requirement that the written notices of alleged violation include the specific sections of the ADA alleged to have been violated.

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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post Office".

United States · United States Congress · 19 December 2018

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Post Office."

Megan Rondini and Leah Griffin Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 13 December 2018

Megan Rondini and Leah Griffin Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a series of activities relating to sexual assault evidence and treatment. Among other things, HHS must establish a task force that addresses barriers to improving access to sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual assault nurse examiners, and other forensic medical examiners.

Honoring the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2018

Expresses: (1) appreciation for the profound public service of former President George H.W. Bush, and (2) deep sympathy to the entire family of the former President.

Megan Rondini Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2018

Megan Rondini Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a series of activities relating to sexual assault evidence and treatment. Among other things, HHS must establish a task force that addresses barriers to improving access to sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual assault nurse examiners, and other forensic medical examiners.

Commemorating the anniversary of United States recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.

United States · United States Congress · 6 December 2018

Celebrates the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and the subsequent relocation of the U.S. embassy to the city. Reaffirms the friendship between the United States and Israel.

Condemning the Assad regime and its backers for their continued support of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria.

United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2018

This resolution expresses support for a political solution to the conflict in Syria, condemns the Assad regime and the governments of Russia and Iran for their continued support of war crimes, and calls on the President and the Department of State to work toward a sustainable political transition in Syria.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2018

This bill establishes that certain activities on or below the waters within the U.S. exclusive economic zone that infringe a U.S. patent shall be considered an infringing act that occurs within the United States.

Combatting Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2018

Combating Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State and Department of the Treasury to annually report to Congress identifying each person in China, including government officials, involved in fentanyl production and its trafficking into the United States.

Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2018

Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act This bill funds through FY2090 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2089, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in special circumstances, and to adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation.

Welcoming His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the worldwide spiritual head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, to the United States, including Pennsylvania, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, DC, and recognizing his commitment to world peace, absolute justice, global unity among nations, nonviolence, rejection of extremism, nuclear disarmament, elimination of weapon profiteering, eradication of poverty, economic equity, service to humanity, universal human rights, international religious freedom, and democracy.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2018

Welcomes His Holiness, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, DC, and commends him for courageously condemning extremism and terror in all its forms.

Supporting the goals and ideals of October as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month" and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to raise awareness of domestic violence and its devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities, and support programs designed to end domestic violence in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2018

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should have certain features.

United States · United States Congress · 27 September 2018

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should: (1) allow states to receive broad authority to reform their individual health insurance markets, and (2) grant states the authority necessary to create certain market conditions which incentivize insurance companies and allow individuals to use their health savings accounts and insurance plans for more services.

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill extends through FY2019 19 grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation and administered by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.

Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover patient navigator services.

Honoring the work done by the 12th Woman.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2018

Encourage an institution of higher education to publish on its website information regarding: the institution's sexual-assault response coordinator; sexual-assault reporting options and investigation processes; potential accommodations for victims; the telephone number for a sexual-assault hotline; and the name and location of the nearest medical facility. Encourages institutions of higher education to enter into a memoranda of understanding with local enforcement agencies to delineate responsibilities and share information.

Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 7 September 2018

Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2018 This bill prohibits federal courts from issuing injunctive orders that bar enforcement of a federal law or policy against a nonparty, unless the nonparty is represented by a party in a class action lawsuit.

HEALS Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 September 2018

Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take specified measures to improve services provided to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including by promoting the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes for such survivors.

Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 August 2018

Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor those individuals who, as representatives of the Republic of Texas, served in the District of Columbia as diplomats to the United States and made possible the annexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth state of the United States.

Encouraging edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include certain data protections in their policies.

United States · United States Congress · 31 July 2018

Encourages edge providers, broadband providers, and data brokers to include in data protection policies specified privacy protections for users.

Expressing opposition to the completion of Nord Stream II, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Expresses opposition to the completion of Nord Stream II, the gas pipeline that would transport natural gas from Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany. Urges the President to support European energy security through a policy of diversification to lessen reliance on Russia. Supports the imposition of sanctions with respect to Nord Stream II.

Sex Offender Registration and Victim Protection Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Sex Offender Registration and Victim Protection Act of 2018 This bill requires aliens who are registered sex offenders and are subject to removal to provide additional information for inclusion in the sex offender registry, including the alien's registration number, country of nationality, immigration status, and biometric information.

Preserving American Privacy Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Preserving American Privacy Act of 2018 This bill restricts the use of public unmanned aircraft systems (i.e., drones) to limit, to the maximum extent practicable, the disclosure of information collected by drones that is reasonably likely to enable identification of an individual or information about an individual's property that is not in plain view (covered information). The bill requires a governmental entity applying for a license to operate a drone to submit to the Department of Justice a data collection statement describing the purpose for which the drone will be used. The bill also prohibits the use of covered information collected by drones in legal proceedings and limits its use for law enforcement purposes. A governmental entity may only disclose such information for law enforcement purposes pursuant to a warrant, a court order, or in emergency circumstances. The bill prohibits: (1) the use of private drones to capture images of individuals in private activities who have a reasonable expectation of privacy, and (2) any investigative or law enforcement officer or private individual from operating a drone that is armed with a firearm.

Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2018 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing unaccompanied alien children in a facility that is not on federal property.

Turkey International Financial Institutions Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Turkey International Financial Institutions Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to: oppose the extension by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development of loans or financial or technical assistance to Turkey or to any entity for a project in Turkey, and work with other donor countries to develop a lending policy with Turkey that advances human rights. Treasury may waive the IFC restriction for projects to diversify Turkey's energy resources and lessen its dependence on Russian or Iranian oil or gas. Such restrictions: shall terminate after the President certifies to Congress that Turkey is no longer arbitrarily detaining or denying freedom of movement to U.S. citizens (including dual citizens) or locally employed staff of the U.S. mission to Turkey, and shall not apply to loans or financial or technical assistance for humanitarian purposes.

Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Condemns Iranian state-sponsored terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and officials and Iranian dissidents. Expresses support for the people of Iran who are engaged in legitimate and peaceful protests against the Iranian regime.

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

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.

United States-India Enhanced Cooperation Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018

United States-India Enhanced Cooperation Act of 2018 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should conduct a joint assessment of the extent to which India possesses capabilities to carry out military operations of mutual interest to the United States and India, including an assessment of defense export control regulations and policies that need modification, in recognition of India's capabilities and its status as a major defense partner. The Arms Export Control Act is amended to extend foreign military sales status to India.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are a part of the sovereign state of Georgia and condemning the decision by the Syrian Arab Republic to recognize these territories as independent of Georgia.

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018

Recognizes Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, including over the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Condemns Syria's decision to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Homeowners Disaster Preparation Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 24 July 2018

Homeowners Disaster Preparation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to issue loans to qualified homeowners for pre-disaster mitigation activities such as home elevation, enhancements to strengthen roofs, and earthquake retrofitting.

HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2018

Hold Accountable and Lend Transparency on Campus Sexual Violence Act or the HALT Campus Sexual Violence Act This bill addresses dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking incidents on college campuses, including by expanding requirements governing the disclosure of such incidents and efforts to prevent them.

Condemning the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirming support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urging further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela.

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018

Condemns the deteriorating situation in Venezuela and the regional humanitarian crisis it has caused, affirms support for the legitimate National Assembly and the Supreme Court, and urges further regional action in support of democracy in Venezuela. Calls on the President to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Venezuela, impose targeted sanctions on Venezuelan officials, increase public diplomacy efforts to expose corruption among Venezuelan officials, and support democratic actors in Venezuela.

UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018

UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018 This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to recognize the refugee status of a Palestinian receiving assistance through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) if such person, or the person's spouse or minor child: resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain known as Mandatory Palestine; was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country. In applying such criteria to refugees under UNRWA it shall be U.S. policy, consistent with the definition of a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that: derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or minor child of such a refugee, and an alien who was firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.

Old Glory Only Act

United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2018

Old Glory Only Act This bill prohibits the flying of any flag other than the U.S. flag over U.S. diplomatic and consular posts.

AG and Legal Workforce Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2018

AG and Legal Workforce Act This bill establishes a new H-2C nonimmigrant visa for aliens coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services. In addition, the bill (1) directs the Department of Homeland Security to create an electronic employment-eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system, and (2) mandates the use of such a system by employers.

Punishing Continued Occupation of Ukraine Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2018

Punishing Continued Occupation of Ukraine Act This bill directs the President to periodically determine whether Russia is in compliance with the Minsk agreement to halt the war in eastern Ukraine. If Russia is not in compliance with the agreement the President shall block and prohibit all transactions of U.S.-sited or -controlled property and property interests of at least three Russian financial institutions that are substantially affiliated with the Putin regime. (One of the financial institutions to be sanctioned is Vnesheconombank.) The President may terminate the application of sanctions upon submission to Congress of notice and justification for the termination.

EMPOWER Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2018

Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting Act or the EMPOWER Act This bill makes it an unlawful practice (with exceptions regarding certain settlement or separation agreements) for an employer to: (1) enter into a contract with an employee or applicant, as a condition of employment, promotion, compensation, benefits, or change in employment status or contractual relationship, or as a term, condition, or privilege of employment, if that contract contains a nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause that covers workplace harassment; and (2) enforce, or attempt to enforce, a nondisparagement clause or nondisclosure clause. Notwithstanding signing any nondisparagement or nondisclosure clause, an employee or applicant retains any right that person would otherwise have had to report a concern about workplace harassment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and other specified agencies, and any right that person would otherwise have had to bring an action in a court of the United States. The bill: (1) sets forth enforcement powers of the EEOC and various entities, and the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, regarding workplace harassment; and (2) makes specified procedures and remedies applicable. The EEOC shall: (1) establish a confidential tip-line that supplements its existing process for submitting a charge of discrimination, and (2) provide for the development and dissemination of workplace training programs and information regarding workplace harassment, including sexual harassment. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to modify the tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and workplace harassment.

Recognizing the significance of the parsonage allowance to the Nation's religious and spiritual communities.

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2018

Recognizes the significance of the parsonage allowance to the nation's religious and spiritual communities, and supports its continued retention in the Internal Revenue Code.

Expressing support for the Iranian people's continuing protests, fundamental human rights, and the desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic in Iran.

United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2018

Supports the people of Iran's legitimate and peaceful protests against the Iranian regime. Condemns the Iranian regime's human rights abuses against the Iranian people.

Georgia Support Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 2018

Georgia Support Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding: U.S. security assistance to, and cybersecurity cooperation with, Georgia; and a strategy to assist Georgia combat Russian disinformation and propaganda. The President shall impose U.S. entry and property-blocking sanctions against a foreign person responsible for or complicit in the commission of serious human rights abuses in Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia that are occupied by Russia.

Protect European Energy Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 June 2018

Protect European Energy Security Act This bill requires reports to Congress from: the Department of State on its efforts to work with European Union member states and institutions to promote energy security and decrease their dependence on Russian energy sources, and to oppose the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany and the Turk Stream pipeline from Russia through the Black Sea to Turkey; the Department of the Treasury on each U.S. entity and subsidiary involved in construction of such pipelines; and the Director of National Intelligence on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's impact on U.S. security, European energy security and defense, Russian influence in Europe, and Ukraine.

Protect Kids and Parents Act

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2018

Protect Kids and Parents Act This bill requires that a child of alien parents or legal guardians who are asylum applicants must be detained in the same facility. A "child" is defined as an individual who has not reached the age of 18, has no permanent immigration status, and was in the custody and presence of a parent or legal guardian when the parent or legal guardian was detained for illegally entering the United States. The bill also: directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase the total number of immigration judges and Board of Immigration staff attorneys; directs Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the total number of DHS personnel who process asylum applications; requires DOJ and DHS to establish procedures for expedited consideration and processing of asylum applications; requires expedited removal of asylum applicants whose applications have been denied; establishes a strong presumption in favor of family unity; requires DHS to publish guidance for locating separated children; and requires the Government Accountability Office to study, and report on, the prosecution of asylum seekers between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2018.

Families First Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2018

Families First Act of 2018 This bill amends rules for the treatment of unaccompanied alien children and asylum-seeking families, and for detaining and removal of various types of aliens.

Affirming United States support to the nations of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova in their effort to retain political sovereignty and territorial integrity.

United States · United States Congress · 20 June 2018

Reaffirms U.S. support for the people and democratically elected governments of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. Calls on the Russian Federation to cease its military support of illegal paramilitary units operating within the internationally recognized territories of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova and to terminate its illegal annexation of Crimea.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 2018

Recognizes the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extends sympathies to the victims, survivors, and families of that tragedy. Condemns the systematic violations of human rights of the Ukrainian people by the Soviet government and recognizes the 1988 findings of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine that Joseph Stalin committed genocide against the Ukrainians in 1932-1933.