All Roll Calls
Yes: 407 • No: 11
Sponsored By: Representative Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021 This bill requires employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to undergo training developed by the Inspector General of the VA regarding the reporting of wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of the Inspector General.
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Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 11/18/2021
All Roll Calls
Yes: 407 • No: 11
house vote • 5/18/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 407 • No: 11
117-hr-4693, Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021
This law creates a government-wide USAID framework to prevent and treat malnutrition globally. It directs targeted programs, data-driven planning, and coordination with domestic and international partners to scale evidence-based nutrition services in priority countries. - Families and children: Focuses on reducing severe malnutrition among children under age five and pregnant and lactating women by expanding proven nutrition interventions and promoting fortified, nutritious foods. - USAID and health systems: Requires USAID to allocate resources, strengthen health systems, and use rigorous monitoring and evaluation to make nutrition programs more effective and accountable. - Partners and financing: Directs the Administrator to mobilize other federal agencies, multilateral donors, United Nations agencies, civil society, NGOs, the private sector, and the US International Development Finance Corporation to build local capacity, improve supply chains, accelerate research, and broaden finance partnerships.
117-hr-1667, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
Supports mental health and resilience for health care professionals. It creates grants, an education and awareness campaign, best-practice guidance, and federal evaluation to reduce suicide risk, stigma, and barriers to care. - Health care professionals: Funds training, suicide-prevention best practices, and a national campaign to reduce stigma and encourage use of mental health and substance use disorder services. - Students and institutions: Hospitals, health professions schools, community health centers, rural health clinics, professional associations, tribal organizations, and government entities can get grants for training and capacity building. Grants may last up to three years. - Rural and workforce-shortage areas: Prioritizes health professional shortage areas and rural regions for awards and requires Secretary reports plus a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review within four years to assess program effectiveness and duplication. Authorizes $10 million per year for the education initiative and $35 million per year for mental health programs for 2022–2024, increasing federal spending over that period.
117-hr-8876, Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022
The Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027, increases funding for, and modifies the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. This program supports home visits for expectant and new parents who live in communities that are at-risk for poor maternal and child health outcomes. Changes to the program include setting out requirements for allocating program funds; increasing the percentage of funds reserved for tribal entities; establishing a publicly available dashboard that reports program outcomes; requiring activities to reduce unnecessary data collection, reporting, and other administrative requirements of the program; and allowing for virtual home visits (provided certain conditions are met).
117-hr-8736, GUARD VA Benefits Act
Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act This bill imposes criminal penalties and/or fines on individuals for directly or indirectly soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any unauthorized fee or compensation with respect to the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The attempted commission of such offenses is also punishable by fine or imprisonment.
117-hr-7073, Into the Light for MMH and SUD Act of 2022
Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act of 2022 or the Into the Light for MMH and SUD Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 a program that addresses maternal depression and, among other changes, expands its scope to include mental health and substance use disorders. It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to maintain a national hotline to provide mental health and substance use disorder resources to pregnant and postpartum women and their families.
117-hr-5577, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Building".
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta as the John R. Lewis Post Office Building. The law gives that building an official federal name and requires federal laws, maps, regulations, and other records to refer to the facility by that name.
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The U.S. Department of Labor is revising its implementing regulations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Section 503). The revisions align the regulations with applicable law and recent executive orders, including Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity," and Executive Order 14219, "Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's `Department of Government Efficiency' Deregulatory Initiative."
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The War Powers Resolution 1973 — enacted over President Nixon's veto and codified at 50 U.S.C. §§ 1541–1548 — is Congress's primary statutory attempt to limit the President's ability to commit U.S. fo