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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of the Army should report on the status of future Ground Combat Vehicles of the Army.

Bill: 115-hres-238
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of the Army should submit to Congress:
 
 
 a report on the modernization strategy for Army ground combat systems; 
 
 a report on the current technological, engineering, and capability needs for a future Army ground combat vehicle; 
 
 classified briefs on the capabilities of ground combat vehicles that are used by U.S. allies and adversaries, that are available from industry, and that require further development or that have the potential to become fully developed over the course of development and production; and 
 
 a research and development timeline for the rapid innovation and production of future vehicles.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Supporting ongoing efforts by the United States Government, in concert with the United Nations and the donor community, to respond to drought and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa.

Bill: 115-hres-239
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2017-04-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Australia
Canada
Charitable contributions
Congressional tributes
Department of State
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Ethiopia
Europe
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Kenya
Oceania
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Somalia
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: 
Commends:
 
 
the Department of State's and the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) timely response to early warning signals of drought in the Horn of Africa and for providing substantial assistance for the humanitarian response in FY2016 and FY2017; 
 
USAID's quick deployment of a Disaster Assistance Response Team in response to the previous drought in northeastern and central Ethiopia; 
 
the Somali diaspora for spearheading the response to humanitarian needs in Somalia; 
 
the work of United Nations and nongovernmental organizations in providing sustained life-saving assistance to vulnerable populations across the Horn of Africa; and 
 
USAID for its work to mitigate the impact of environmental shocks to pastoralist communities across the Horn of Africa. 

 
Calls on:
 
 
the State Department and USAID to continue providing long-term development supporting programs that build resilience, protect livelihoods, strengthen global food security, and provide drought relief and emergency food assistance; 
 
the President to appoint high-level officials to engage the international community in responding to this crisis; 
 
the government of Kenya to publicly declare that the Dadaab refugee complex will remain open and to respect prima facie status for new arrivals from Somalia; and 
 
the U.S. government and the international community to continue life-saving assistance and development activities to alleviate drought and food insecurity in the region. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1343) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans.

Bill: 115-hres-240
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2017-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1343) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 177 (Roll no. 214). (text: CR H2641)
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 177 (Roll no. 214).(text: CR H2641)
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 187 (Roll no. 213). (consideration: CR H2652)
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2652-2653)
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 240, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis (CO) demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 240.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2641-2647)
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 32.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1343 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-75, by Mr. Buck.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-75, by Mr. Buck.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1304) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.

Bill: 115-hres-241
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2017-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1304) to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 184 (Roll no. 212). (text: CR H2647)
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 184 (Roll no. 212).(text: CR H2647)
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 188 (Roll no. 211). (consideration: CR H2650-2651)
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 241.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2647-2651)
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 33.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1304 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-76, by Mr. Byrne.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-76, by Mr. Byrne.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company, and providing for proceedings during the period from April 7, 2017, through April 24, 2017.

Bill: 115-hres-242
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2017-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an investment company, and providing for proceedings during the period from April 7, 2017, through April 24, 2017.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 181 (Roll no. 218). (text: CR H2708)
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 240 - 181 (Roll no. 218).(text: CR H2708)
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 182 (Roll no. 217). (consideration: CR H2720-2721)
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2720-2722)
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 242, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 242.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2708-2715)
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 34.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: The resolution provides for one motion to recommit; and providing for proceedings during the period from April 7, 2017 through April 24, 2017
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-77, by Mr. Buck.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-77, by Mr. Buck.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of "Financial Literacy Month".

Bill: 115-hres-243
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Financial literacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: 
Supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.

Bill: 115-hres-244
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2017-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Asia
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
International organizations and cooperation
Japan
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Noise pollution
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: 
Urges the United States to: (1) continue to be a global leader in whale conservation and protection, and (2) promote international efforts to conserve and protect the world's whales.
 
Opposes commercial whaling.
 
Urges Japan to cease all whaling.
 
Welcomes the opportunity to work with International Whaling Commission member countries at the next Commission meeting in Brazil in 2018 on preventing and mitigating threats to whales and their habitats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of April 23 as "Barbara Johns Day" to highlight the important role Ms. Barbara Rose Johns (Powell) played in the Civil Rights Movement, in Brown v. Board of Education and the desegregation of schools, and her role in the history of the United States and the lives of United States citizens.

Bill: 115-hres-245
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2017-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Elementary and secondary education
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: 
Supports the designation of Barbara Johns Day.
 
Encourages the people of the United States to consider the role and impact of Ms. Johns in the civil rights movement and the role students have had in American history.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence" sermon condemning the Vietnam War and calling for a true revolution of values in the United States.

Bill: 115-hres-246
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2017-04-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Protest and dissent
U.S. history
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: 
Commemorates the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermon titled &quot;Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence.&quot;
 
Encourages the U.S. government to conduct foreign policy in a manner consistent with the vision delineated in that speech.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month.

Bill: 115-hres-247
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2017-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Financial literacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: 
Supports the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Commending the University of South Carolina women's basketball team for winning the 2017 NCAA National Championship.

Bill: 115-hres-248
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-04 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Higher education
School athletics
South Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: 
Commends the University of South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team for winning the 2017 NCAA National Championship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-04
text: Introduced in House
Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the United States Congress, Jeannette Pickering Rankin, on the 100th anniversary of her swearing-in to Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-249
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2017-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
U.S. history
Women's employment
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: 
Recognizes the life and accomplishments of the first U.S. Congresswoman, Jeannette P. Rankin.
 
Commemorates 100 years of women serving in Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the need to eliminate life without parole for children.

Bill: 115-hres-250
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2017-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Connecticut
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Iowa
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Montana
Nevada
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Violent crime
Washington State
West Virginia
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: 
Applauds and celebrates the Supreme Court's decisions in 
Roper v. Simmons
, 
Graham v. Florida
, and 
Miller v. Alabama
 to strike down the death penalty, the use of life without parole sentences for non-homicide offenses, and the use of mandatory life without parole sentences for children in the United States.
 
Applauds the states of Texas, Nevada, Wyoming, Kentucky, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii, Delaware, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, West Virginia, California, Florida, Washington, and the District of Columbia for recent legislative changes that eliminated life without the possibility of release or parole sentences for children convicted of serious crimes.
 
Encourages other state legislatures to eliminate extreme sentences for children convicted of serious crimes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of the weeks of April 9, 2017, through April 22, 2017, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks.

Bill: 115-hres-251
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2017-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Elementary and secondary education
Performing arts
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: 
 
Expresses support for the designation of National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks. (Young Audiences Arts for Learning is a nonprofit organization that presents arts-in-education programs to students and teachers.) 

 
Honors the contributions that Young Audiences Arts for Learning programs have made in enriching the lives of students, teachers, volunteers, families, and communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the challenges posed to long-term stability in Lebanon by the conflict in Syria and supporting the establishment of safe zones in Syria.

Bill: 115-hres-252
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Jordan
Lebanon
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Syria
Terrorism
Turkey
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 
Recognizes: (1) the importance of U.S. assistance to build Lebanon's capacity to provide services and security for Lebanese citizens; (2) the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as the sole institution entrusted with the defense of Lebanon's sovereignty; and (3) that it is in U.S. interests to support negotiations to end the conflict in Syria, which would allow for the eventual return of the millions of Syrian refugees to Syria.
 
Encourages coordination between the Department of State, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and humanitarian organizations to ensure that refugees from the conflict in Syria are supported so as to mitigate any destabilizing effects on their host countries. 
 
Supports: (1) the establishment of safe zones in Syria and in the surrounding region in which Syrian nationals displaced from their homeland can await firm settlement; (2) strengthening U.S. partnerships with the LAF, particularly through the global coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); and (3) full implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House