115 HR 921 IH: Community Trust Act of 2017
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-02-07
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 921IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 7, 2017Ms. Lofgren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 concernedA BILLTo provide that Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive
			 Order, and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Community Trust Act of 2017. 2.Executive Order to have no force or effectBeginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States), is null and void, shall have no force or effect, and may not be implemented, administered, enforced, or carried out.
 3.No funds availableNo Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in Executive Order 13768 (82 Fed. Reg. 8799; entitled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States).


113 HR 552 IH: Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-06
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		I
		113th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 552
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			February 6, 2013
			Mr. Hinojosa (for
			 himself, Mr. Vela,
			 Mr. Vargas,
			 Mr. Castro of Texas,
			 Mr. Cuellar,
			 Mr. Veasey,
			 Mr. Gallego,
			 Mr. O’Rourke,
			 Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California,
			 and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New
			 Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans’
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure
		  that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas,
		  includes a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient health care
		  facility.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Meeting the Inpatient Health Care
			 Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2013.
		2.FindingsCongress makes the following
			 findings:
			(1)The current and
			 future health care needs of veterans residing in the Far South Texas area are
			 not being fully met by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
			(2)The Department of
			 Veterans Affairs estimates that more than 117,000 veterans reside in Far South
			 Texas.
			(3)In its Capital
			 Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services study, the Department of Veterans
			 Affairs found that fewer than 3 percent of its enrollees in the Valley-Coastal
			 Bend Market of Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 reside within its acute
			 hospital access standards.
			(4)Travel times for
			 veterans from the market referred to in paragraph (3) can exceed six hours from
			 their residences to the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs hospital for
			 acute inpatient health care.
			(5)Even with the
			 significant travel times, veterans from Far South Texas demonstrate a high
			 demand for health care services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
			(6)Current
			 deployments involving members of the Texas National Guard and other members of
			 the reserve components of the Armed Forces who reside in Texas will continue to
			 increase demand for medical services provided by the Department of Veterans
			 Affairs.
			3.Inpatient health
			 care at the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the
			 South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a
			 full-service Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient health care facility and,
			 if necessary, shall modify the existing facility to meet this
			 requirement.
			(b)ReportNot
			 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
			 shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
			 Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report
			 outlining the specific actions the Secretary plans to take to satisfy the
			 requirements in subsection (a), including a detailed estimate of the cost of
			 such actions, if any, and the time necessary for completion of any modification
			 required by such subsection.


116 S2482 IS: Protect American Values Act
U.S. Senate
2019-09-17
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		II
		116th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 2482
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 17, 2019
			Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Casey, Mr. Reed, Mr. Udall, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Coons, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

		A BILL
		To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland
			 Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Protect American Values Act.
 2.Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that— (1)immigrants and their families are a core part of our Nation;
 (2)the health and safety of immigrants is critical to the health and safety of our communities; (3)Federal, State, and local assistance programs promote self-sufficiency by ensuring that families, including immigrant and mixed-status families, maintain their health, strength, and stability to enable them to continue contributing to the Nation’s social and economic life;
 (4)the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, published August 14, 2019, is a sweeping and dangerous policy that will impede access to essential food, medical care, housing, and other critical forms of assistance for many families, including those not directly subject to the rule due to its widespread chilling effect;
 (5)this rule will harm families and children, including United States citizens as the Department of Homeland Security’s own assessment of the impacts of the rule acknowledge that the rule—
 (A)may decrease disposable income and increase the poverty of certain families and children, including U.S. citizen children; and
 (B)could lead to [a]dverse health effects, [a]dditional medical expenses due to delayed health care treatment, [i]ncreased disability insurance claims, and [p]otential lost productivity;
 (6)this rule will damage State and local economies, while burdening health care and other service providers, as the Department of Homeland Security’s own assessment of the impacts of the rule recognizes that the rule may result in reduced revenues for healthcare providers, companies that manufacture medical supplies or pharmaceuticals, grocery retailers, agricultural producers, and landlords participating in Federally funded housing programs; and
 (7)this rule circumvents Congress and reverses 100 years of United States law and policy by restricting immigration and decreasing the diversity of our Nation through factors such as family size, financial status, education and skills, and employability and chilling access to services for which immigrants and their citizen family members are eligible, in a manner not authorized or contemplated by Congress.
 3.Prohibition on use of fundsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out the final rule of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, published August 14, 2019.


117 HRES 537 IH: MEMBERS Resolution
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-07-19
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IV
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 537
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 19, 2021
Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the eligibility for nomination to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives to Members and Members-elect of the House.

1.Short titleThis resolution may be cited as the Mandating that being an Elected Member Be an Essential Requirement for Speakership Resolution or the MEMBERS Resolution.  2.Limiting eligibility for nomination to Speaker to Members and Members-electRule I of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

Eligibility for nomination to serve as Speaker13.An individual is not eligible to be nominated to serve as Speaker unless the individual is a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (or, in the case of a nomination made prior to the beginning of the Congress in which the individual would serve as Speaker, is a Member-elect, Delegate-elect, or Resident Commissioner-elect). .