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Disapproving the action of the Council of the District of Columbia in approving section 3(a) of the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014.

Bill: 114-hjres-44
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2015-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Age discrimination
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
District of Columbia
Domestic violence and child abuse
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Marriage and family status
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
School administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: 
 
 Congress disapproves the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving Section 3(a) of the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-605), signed by the Mayor of the District on January 25, 2015, and transmitted on March 6, 2015, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
 
Section 3(a) repeals the exemption allowing religiously-affiliated educational institutions to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
 
D.C. Act 20-605:
 
 
amends the Office of Human Rights Establishment Act of 1999 to require the Director of the Office of Human Rights to have a demonstrated professional background in human rights law,
 
amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 (HRA of 1977) to require the annual report by the Mayor to the District Council to include information on investigations and inquiries undertaken by the Director or the Office,
 
repeals the exemption allowing religiously-affiliated educational institutions to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, and
 
makes inapplicable to HRA of 1977 claims that required specified written notice to the Mayor regarding claims against the District for unliquidated damages.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.

Bill: 114-hjres-45
Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2015-04-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
 Prohibits denial or abridgement of a crime victim's rights to: (1) reasonable notice of, and inclusion in, public proceedings relating to the offense; (2) be heard at any release, plea, sentencing, or other proceeding involving any right established under this amendment; (3) proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (4) reasonable notice of the release or escape of the accused; (5) due consideration of the crime victim's safety, dignity, and privacy; and (6) restitution.
 
Grants the crime victim, or the victim's lawful representative, standing to assert and enforce such rights.
 
Subjects review of the denial of any right established by this amendment, which may include interlocutory relief, to the standards of ordinary appellate review.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-01
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-04-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-16
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to regulate campaign contributions for Federal elections.

Bill: 114-hjres-46
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2015-04-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-21
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
 Gives Congress the power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents: (1) to candidates standing for election to a federal office in the United States, and (2) prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of any such election.
 
Gives each of the several states the power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents: (1) to candidates standing for election to public office in the state, and (2) prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of any such election or plebiscite in the state.
 
Prohibits any person who is not a U.S. citizen or is a foreign government, or acts as an agent of one, from: (1) contributing funds or donating in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to public office in the United States, or (2) otherwise expending funds or donating in-kind equivalents in a manner intended to influence the outcome of an election for public office or plebiscite in the United States.
 
States that the powers provided by this amendment are limited to the content neutral regulation of political contributions and political expenditures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-04-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-21
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the establishment of a Presidential Youth Council.

Bill: 114-hjres-47
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2015-04-23 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Policy sciences
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: 
Supports the establishment with private funds of a Presidential Youth Council to: (1) advise the President and the administration on the perspectives of young people, (2) make public policy-related youth programs more efficient and effective, and (3) address issues that will affect the long-term future of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-23
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

Bill: 114-hjres-48
Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2015-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2015-04-28
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
Declares that: (1) the rights protected by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only; (2) artificial entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state) shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation by the people, through federal, state, or local law; and (3) the privileges of such artificial entities shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable.
 
Directs federal, state, and local government to: (1) regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their economic status, have access to the political process and that no person gains, as a result of that person's money, substantially more access or ability to influence the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure; and (2) require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed. Prohibits the judiciary from construing the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

Bill: 114-hjres-49
Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2015-05-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
 This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment limiting Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-05
text: Introduced in House
Granting the consent of Congress to the Health Care Compact.

Bill: 114-hjres-50
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2015-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Insurance industry and regulation
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-12
text: 
Grants congressional consent to the Health Care Compact. Exempts the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration from the Health Care Compact.
 (In a member state, the Health Care Compact gives primary responsibility for regulation of health care to the state. Federal and state laws remain in effect in a member state until suspended by the state. A member state is responsible for federal funding obligations that remain in effect in the state. Each year, a member state is entitled to federal funds equal to the total federal spending on health care in the state during FY2010, adjusted for inflation and population. The compact establishes the Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission to collect information and data to assist member states in their regulation of health care. The commission may make non-binding recommendations to the member states.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.

Bill: 114-hjres-51
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2015-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: 
Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-13
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Bill: 114-hjres-52
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2015-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Due process and equal protection
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: 

Constitutional Amendment

 
Declares that women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. 
 
Prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E705)
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures with respect to Federal elections.

Bill: 114-hjres-53
Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2015-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
 Denies as protected speech any financial expenditures, or in kind equivalents, with respect to a candidate for federal office, without regard to whether or not a communication expressly advocates the election or defeat of a specified candidate in the election.
 
Gives Congress the power to enact a mandatory public financing system to provide funds to qualified candidates in federal elections, which shall be the sole source of funds raised or spent with respect to federal elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-14
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 114-hjres-54
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2015-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-18
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total federal expenditures for a year from exceeding the average annual federal revenue collected in the three prior years, adjusted for changes in population and inflation. Expenditures for payment of debt and revenues derived from borrowing are excluded. 
 
Congress may authorize specific expenditures in excess of the limit for up to one year by declaring an emergency with a roll call vote of two-thirds of each chamber. 
 
The requirements take effect in the first year beginning at least 90 days following ratification, except that expenditures are permitted to exceed the limit by specified amounts during each of the first nine years that the requirements are in effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 114-hjres-55
Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2015-05-20 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, excluding expenditures for payment of debt and receipts derived from borrowing. The requirement may be met over more than one year to accommodate economic conditions.
 
In emergency situations, two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate may authorize expenditures to exceed receipts for a limited time. Debts from emergency expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable. 
 
Congress may enforce the article with legislation, which must require compliance within 10 years of ratification. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-20
text: Introduced in House
Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted on April 21, 2015.

Bill: 114-hjres-56
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2015-05-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Nuclear power

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: 
States that Congress favors the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted to Congress by the President on April 21, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Iraq and Syria Withdrawal Resolution

Bill: 114-hjres-57
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: 

Constitutional Alternative to the War Powers Iraq and Syria Withdrawal Resolution

 
Directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect U.S. diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and Syria: (1) no later than the end of the period of 30 days beginning on the date of enactment of this joint resolution; or (2) if the President determines that it is not safe to remove the Armed Forces before that date, then no later than December 31, 2015, or such earlier date as the President determines that the Armed Forces can safely be removed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.

Bill: 114-hjres-58
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2015-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
 Prohibits construction of the Constitution as forbidding Congress or the states from: (1) imposing reasonable content-neutral limitations on private campaign contributions or independent election expenditures; or (2) enacting systems of public campaign financing, including those designed to restrict the influence of private wealth by offsetting campaign spending or independent expenditures with increased public funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-06-24
text: Introduced in House
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act.

Bill: 114-hjres-59
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2015-07-07 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Lakes and rivers
Water quality
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: 
Nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of &quot;waters of the United States&quot; under the Clean Water Act and published on June 29, 2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-07
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of a "National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day".

Bill: 114-hjres-60
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2015-07-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Laos

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: 
Supports the designation of National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-21
text: Introduced in House