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HB6293 - Fair Wages for Incarcerated Workers Act of 2023
Emanuel Cleaver, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Janice D. Schakowsky
Last updated about 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
To require coverage of incarcerated workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#labor-and-employmentHB2825 - Prison Libraries Act of 2023
Emanuel Cleaver, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Shontel Brown
Last updated over 1 year ago
46 Co-Sponsors
To establish a program to make grants for the establishment of prison libraries.
STATUS
Introduced
#crime-and-law-enforcement
HB3322 - Social Determinants for Moms Act
Jahana Hayes, Lauren A. Underwood, Pete Aguilar
Last updated over 1 year ago
98 Co-Sponsors
To address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5292 - Sustaining Our Democracy Act
Nikema Williams, Terri A. Sewell, Colin Z. Allred
Last updated over 1 year ago
80 Co-Sponsors
To establish a democracy advancement and innovation program, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2725 - Do No Harm Act
Robert C. Scott, Steve Cohen, Jamie Raskin
Last updated over 1 year ago
197 Co-Sponsors
To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#civil-rights-and-liberties-minority-issues
HJR54 - Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
Pramila Jayapal, Derek Kilmer, Suzan DelBene
Last updated almost 2 years ago
90 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
#civil-rights-and-liberties-minority-issues
HB1191 - Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act
James C. Moylan, Scott DesJarlais, Jeff Jackson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
75 Co-Sponsors
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3005 - Postal Police Reform Act of 2023
Andrew R. Garbarino, Bill Pascrell, Eleanor Holmes Norton
Last updated over 1 year ago
105 Co-Sponsors
To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
#crime-and-law-enforcementHB2987 - Election Mail Act
Nikema Williams, Bennie G. Thompson, Henry C. Johnson
Last updated over 1 year ago
82 Co-Sponsors
To amend title 39, United States Code, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve procedures and requirements related to election mail.
STATUS
Introduced
#government-operations-and-politics
HB4335 - VA Loan Informed Disclosure Act of 2023
Derek Kilmer, Brittany Pettersen, Harriet M. Hageman
Last updated over 1 year ago
170 Co-Sponsors
To amend the National Housing Act to include information regarding VA home loans in the Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to prospective FHA borrowers.
STATUS
Introduced
#housing-and-community-developmentBIOGRAPHY
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Representative from US Congress district HD-CA-12
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US House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Barbara Lee was born on July 16, 1946, in El Paso, Texas. She grew up in a segregated environment and witnessed firsthand the challenges faced by marginalized communities. Lee graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where she became actively involved in civil rights and anti-war movements. In 1998, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California's 13th congressional district. Lee is known for her progressive stance on social justice, healthcare reform, and anti-war activism, making her a prominent figure in the Democratic Party.read less
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