US Congress Representative Brian Higgins [D]

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USHB4581Intro
25%
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to support stillbirth prevention and research, and for other purposes.
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2024-03-12
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
USHR965Intro
25%
Calling for the immediate release of Ryan Corbett, a United States citizen, who was wrongfully detained by the Taliban on August 10, 2022, and condemning the wrongful detention of Americans by the Taliban.
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2024-02-06
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
USHB5408Intro
25%
To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update the resource limit for supplemental security income eligibility.
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2024-02-05
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 5408, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
USHB2365Engross
50%
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and for other purposes.
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2023-12-14
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
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
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.
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
USHB6301Intro
25%
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than th...
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2023-11-08
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB3774Engross
50%
To impose additional sanctions with respect to the importation or facilitation of the importation of petroleum products from Iran, and for other purposes.
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2023-11-07
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
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
USHR819Intro
25%
Recognizing the 5-year anniversary of the horrific antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 2018, and condemning antisemitism.
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2023-10-26
To House Oversight and Accountability 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.
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
USHB2577Intro
25%
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program, and for other purposes.
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2023-10-02
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 189.
USHR725Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of September 30, 2023, as "Rare Cancer Day" to highlight the challenges patients with rare cancers face and to raise awareness and support efforts to improve early diagnosis and treatment.
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2023-09-29
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHR750Intro
25%
Recognizing Operation Green Light for Veterans for supporting veterans and raising awareness about important county resources available to help veterans transition to civilian life.
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2023-09-29
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee
USHB5775Intro
25%
To ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and parti...
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2023-09-28
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
USHB5689Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the age limitations on eligibility for the earned income tax credit.
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2023-09-26
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHR692Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatme...
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2023-09-22
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB5685Intro
25%
To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-22
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB5593Intro
25%
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to exempt from the Generalized System of Preferences certain tire articles, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-20
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB14Intro
25%
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determin ing which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-19
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB5580Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain discharges of indebtedness secured by real property from income.
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2023-09-19
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB5399Intro
25%
To substantially restrict the use of animal testing for cosmetics, and for other purposes.
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2023-09-15
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB3152Engross
50%
To impose sanctions with respect to countries, individuals, and entities that engage in any effort to acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer, or deploy Iranian missiles and related goods and technology, including materials and equipment, and ...
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2023-09-13
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee
USHB5435Intro
25%
To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
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2023-09-13
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB5275Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the taxable REIT subsidiary asset test.
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2023-08-25
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB5295Intro
25%
To modify certain notice requirements, to study certain election requirements, to clarify certain election requirements, and for other purposes.
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2023-08-25
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB5159Intro
25%
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program.
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2023-08-11
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4004PassTo approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes.
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2023-08-07
Became Public Law No: 118-13.
USHB5131Intro
25%
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal.
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2023-08-01
To House Financial Services Committee
USHB5048Intro
25%
To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-28
To House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
USHB5080Intro
25%
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income.
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2023-07-28
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB4829Intro
25%
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare Rural Health Clinic Service...
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2023-07-28
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4992Intro
25%
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-27
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR627Intro
25%
Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the massacre of political prisoners in 1988 and the uprisings of recent years, including the 2018, 2019, and 2022 uprisings, and calling for justice for its victims.
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2023-07-27
To House Foreign Affairs Committee
USHB1776Intro
25%
To prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally.
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2023-07-26
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
USHB4942Intro
25%
To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-26
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB4889Intro
25%
To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-25
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB4752Intro
25%
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination.
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2023-07-21
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4788Intro
25%
To make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under section 2008 of the Social Security Act.
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2023-07-20
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB4783Intro
25%
To provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-20
To House Ways And Means Committee
USHB1282Intro
25%
To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-18
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
USHB11Intro
25%
To expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.
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2023-07-18
To House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
USHB2768Intro
25%
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.
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2023-07-18
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
USHR580Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
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2023-07-14
To House Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security
USHB4583Intro
25%
To protect our Social Security system and improve benefits for current and future generations.
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2023-07-14
To House Subcommittee on Health
USHB4627Intro
25%
To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan all...
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2023-07-13
To House Judiciary Committee
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