US Congress Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]

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USHB6596Intro
25%
To end the epidemic of gun violence and build safer communities by strengthening Federal firearms laws and supporting gun violence research, intervention, and prevention initiatives.
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2023-12-08
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB6672Intro
25%
To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor in recognition of his significance to the nation as an athlete, trailblazer, role model, and equal rights advocate.
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2023-12-07
To House Financial Services Committee
USHB6643Intro
25%
To guarantee the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense, and for other purposes.
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2023-12-06
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB6381Intro
25%
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
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2023-12-05
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB6592Intro
25%
To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to cover the costs of challenges to determinations not to discontinue the use of specific instructional materials, or the availability of specific school library ...
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2023-12-05
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB6576Intro
25%
To improve the full-service community school program, and for other purposes.
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2023-12-04
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHR870Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Rural Health Day.
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2023-11-29
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (H5971)
USHB6498Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a minimum tax on certain wealthy taxpayers that takes into account unrealized gains.
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2023-11-29
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHR793Intro
25%
Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel.
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2023-11-28
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
USHB6362Intro
25%
To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-27
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
USHB6451Intro
25%
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement offic...
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2023-11-24
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHR886Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year.
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2023-11-21
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB6456Intro
25%
To direct the National Institute of Justice to collect, study, and analyze data on incidents in which children have been seriously harmed or killed by law enforcement officers who were acting in their capacity as law enforcement officers.
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2023-11-17
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB3601Intro
25%
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for a certain work-study allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training on at least a half-time bas...
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2023-11-15
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
USHB6423Intro
25%
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide certain alternative eligibility requirements applicable to foster care youth, and homeless youth, who are enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education, and for other purposes...
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2023-11-15
To House Agriculture Committee
USHB1105Engross
50%
To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-14
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246.
USHB6405Intro
25%
To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms and to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a grant program rel...
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2023-11-14
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR865Intro
25%
Honoring the heroic military service, sacrifices, and contributions of veterans from the great State of Texas.
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2023-11-13
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee
USHCR75Intro
25%
Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers.
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2023-11-09
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHCR76Intro
25%
Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.
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2023-11-09
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee
USHB6361Intro
25%
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to set aside community development block grant amounts in each fiscal year for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for the renovation, rehabilitation, and modernization...
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2023-11-09
To House Financial Services Committee
USHB6341Intro
25%
To amend title 18, United States Code, to divert certain parents of minor children, expectant parents, and other caregivers from incarceration and into comprehensive programs providing resources, services, and training to those individuals.
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2023-11-09
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB6023Intro
25%
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-09
To House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
USHB6298Intro
25%
To safeguard the humane treatment of pregnant women by ensuring the presumption of release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane treatment of pregnant detained noncitizens, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-08
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB6290Intro
25%
To modify the report requirements under the Adult and Juvenile Offender State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects grant.
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2023-11-08
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB6293Intro
25%
To require coverage of incarcerated workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-08
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHR850Intro
25%
Designating the House Press Gallery as the "Frederick Douglass Press Gallery".
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2023-11-07
To House Administration Committee
USHR792Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of October 17, 2023, as "National Vitiligo Awareness Day".
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2023-11-03
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB5976Intro
25%
To establish a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative in the National Institutes of Health for purposes of encouraging collaborative research to improve youth mental health.
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2023-11-03
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB6004Intro
25%
To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers.
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2023-11-03
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB2601Intro
25%
To require entities that contract with the National Human Trafficking Hotline to cooperate with State and local law enforcement agencies when receiving tips via the Hotline.
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2023-11-02
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
USHB6202Intro
25%
To divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-02
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB6191Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on excessively disparate wages paid to chief executive officers.
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2023-11-02
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHR831Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of October as "National Domestic Violence Awareness Month".
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2023-11-01
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB5983Intro
25%
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to restore a national minimum standard of protection for the water resources of the United States while providing certainty to regulated entities.
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2023-10-27
To House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
USHR817Intro
25%
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Membe...
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2023-10-26
To House Administration Committee
USHB6077Intro
25%
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to graduate and professional students.
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2023-10-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB6090Intro
25%
To provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.
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2023-10-26
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB6079Intro
25%
To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes.
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2023-10-26
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB6092Intro
25%
To regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, and for other purposes.
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2023-10-26
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB5895Intro
25%
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional uses of funds for grants to strengthen historically Black colleges and universities, and for other purposes.
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2023-10-25
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHR763Intro
25%
Reaffirming the United States commitment to respecting the sovereignty of Mexico and condemning calls for military action in Mexico without Mexico's consent and congressional authorization.
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2023-10-25
To House Foreign Affairs Committee
USHR768Intro
25%
Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists.
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2023-10-25
To House Foreign Affairs Committee
USHR771Intro
25%
Standing with Israel as it defends itself against the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists.
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2023-10-25
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
USHB5920Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married couples to apply the student loan interest deduction limitation separately to each spouse, and for other purposes.
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2023-10-25
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB5955Intro
25%
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a repatriation grant program.
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2023-10-25
To House Foreign Affairs Committee
USHR795Intro
25%
Expressing support for the proclamation of a "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month".
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2023-10-25
To House Homeland Security Committee
USHR767Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on October 8, 2023, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
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2023-10-25
To House Natural Resources Committee
USHB5896Intro
25%
To award a congressional gold medal to the United Negro College Fund, Inc. and the institutions that make up its membership on the occasion of its 80th year of existence.
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2023-10-25
To House Financial Services Committee
USHB6031Intro
25%
To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
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2023-10-25
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
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