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Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.

Bill: 115-hres-71
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 41) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 40) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 191 (Roll no. 71). (text: CR H831)
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 191 (Roll no. 71).(text: CR H831)
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 191 (Roll no. 70). (consideration: CR H838-839)
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 71.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H831-839)
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on both H.J.Res. 40 and H.J.Res. 41. All points of order against consideration are waived for both joint resolutions.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-7, by Mr. Buck.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-7, by Mr. Buck.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Supporting the goals and ideals of Dominican Heritage Month.

Bill: 115-hres-72
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2017-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Caribbean area
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional tributes
Dominican Republic
Historical and cultural resources
Latin America

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: 
Supports the goals and ideals of a Dominican Heritage Month.
 
Supports the establishment of a national month of Recognition for Dominican-Americans to honor the Dominican people and their contributions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-73
Sponsor: Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]
Introduced: 2017-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: 
Provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 115th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 36) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Bill: 115-hres-74
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 36) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation", and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 232 - 190 (Roll no. 75). (text: CR H888)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 232 - 190 (Roll no. 75).(text: CR H888)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 188 (Roll no. 74). (consideration: CR H893-894)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H893-894)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 74, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 74.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H888-893)
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 8.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Both resolutions are closed to amendments. Both resolutions provides for one hour of general debate, and provide for one motion to recommit.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-8, by Mr. Cole.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-8, by Mr. Cole.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the United States.

Bill: 115-hres-75
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Human trafficking
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: 
Expresses support for efforts to: (1) provide protections and supports for sexually exploited and trafficked girls in the United States, and (2) create criminal or civil penalties for anyone who buys or sells a child through a system of child trafficking.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-76
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2017-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: 
Provides amounts for expenses of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 115th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Encouraging the development of best business practices to fully utilize the potential of the United States.

Bill: 115-hres-77
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2017-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Minority employment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: 
Encourages each corporate, academic, and social entity: (1) to develop an internal rule modeled after a successful business practice, such as the Rooney Rule (requires every National Football League team with a coach or general manager opening to interview at least one minority candidate) or the RLJ Rule (encourages companies to voluntarily establish a best practices policy to identify minority candidates and vendors by implementing a plan to interview at least two qualified minority candidates for managerial openings at the director level and above and to interview two qualified minority businesses before approving a vendor contract); (2) in accordance with title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to adapt that rule to specifications that will best fit the procedures of the individual entity; and (3) to institute such individualized rule to ensure that the entity will always consider candidates from underrepresented populations before selecting a business vendor or filling a leadership position.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Reiterating the indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust and calling on every entity in the executive branch to affirm that fact.

Bill: 115-hres-78
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2017-02-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Europe
Germany
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it is an indisputable fact that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in its perpetration of the Holocaust, and (2) to deny or minimize that the Holocaust was an effort to eliminate the Jewish people is shameful.
 
Calls on all executive branch entities, including the White House, to affirm that the Nazi regime targeted the Jewish people in the Holocaust.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Original Black History Month Resolution of 2017

Bill: 115-hres-79
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2017-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Ethnic studies
Racial and ethnic relations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 

Original Black History Month Resolution of 2017

 
Recognizes: (1) the significance of Black History Month as an important time to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of African-Americans in the nation's history, and (2) that the ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the nation.
 
Encourages: (1) the continued celebration of this month to provide an opportunity for all peoples of the United States to learn more about the past and to better understand the experiences that have shaped the nation, and (2) states to include in their year-round educational curriculum the history and contributions of African-Americans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1173-1175)
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Armed Services in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-80
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2017-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Armed Services

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 
Provides amounts for expenses of the House Committee on Armed Services for the 115th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-81
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 
Provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 115th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing.

Bill: 115-hres-82
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House of Representatives
Joint Committee on Printing
Joint Committee on the Library
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 
Elects members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing. 

action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Elects members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on Printing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H917)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H917)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H917)
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Committee on House Administration discharged.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ethics in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-83
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 
Provides amounts for expenses of the House Committee on Ethics for the 115th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Expressing support for designation of February 4, 2017, as National Cancer Prevention Day.

Bill: 115-hres-84
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Commemorative events and holidays
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 
Expresses support for the designation of National Cancer Prevention Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to continue to support pledges made by the United States in the Paris Agreement.

Bill: 115-hres-85
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air quality
Alliances
Climate change and greenhouse gases
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 
Declares that the House of Representatives commits to: (1) working with U.S. allies that signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, and (2) taking meaningful action to ensure that the President does not issue an executive order to withdraw from such agreement.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-86
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 
Provides amounts for the expenses of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for the 115th Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to demonstrate the commitment of the United States to peace and prosperity through poverty reduction in the United States and abroad.

Bill: 115-hres-87
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the elimination of poverty and hunger should remain key U.S. foreign and domestic policy goals, (2) a Global Marshall Plan holds the potential to transform development assistance in a manner that would significantly reduce poverty, and (3) the President should implement such a plan to increase U.S. assistance towards the elimination of poverty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Calling on the Russian Federation to stop the violence in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hres-88
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
Ukraine
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 
Calls on the Russian Federation to:
 
 
 stop the violence in Ukraine, 
 
 honor the ceasefire agreed to under the Minsk Accord, 
 
 withdraw heavy weapons and troops from Ukraine's sovereign territory, 
 
 stop financing the separatists in eastern Ukraine, 
 
 allow repairs to critical infrastructure, and 
 
 fulfill all of its Minsk commitments.
 
 
 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that continued unlawful Russian aggression in Ukraine may warrant considering the imposition of additional and more burdensome sanctions on the Russian Federation.
 
Calls on: (1) the United States and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries to provide more defensive military support for Ukraine in fighting off Russian aggression, and (2) the United States and the United Nations to provide more support for the internally displaced people in Ukraine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recent presidential elections and transfer of power in The Gambia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hres-89
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Gambia
International organizations and cooperation
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:
 
 
 the state of emergency in The Gambia should be resolved with the peaceful installation of President Barrow; 
 
Economic Community of Western African States peacekeeping forces should continue humanitarian work in conjunction with the Gambian military to ensure security for President Barrow's transition to authority; 
 
 President Barrow should seek to preside over The Gambia with a steady hand, with high regard for human rights, and through promotion of the free press; and 
 
 the peaceful transition of power is a tradition that must be upheld across the globe following all free and open election proceedings.
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House