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updated: 2017-12-14

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House Bills
RatingsNumberSponsorDescription
HR10Jeb Hensarling (R-TX-5)complex of de-regulation, over-regulation, mal-regulation, micro-management of financial services & markets... with much of it unconstitutional
HR38Richard Hudson (R-NC-8)reciprocity for constitutionally superfluous "concealed carry permits"
HR170Darrell E. Issa (R-CA-49)modify H-1B "cap" exemptions for cheap, young, pliant, low-skilled foreign labor with flexible ethics (an improvement but $100K exemption not adequate for Sili Valley, where qualifying for a mortgage requires incomes in the neighborhood of $125K-$150K; lacks effective operational skill level definition or test)
HR357Cheri Bustos of ILoff-shore out-sourcing reporting; fails to require reporting of numbers and percentage of employees by citizenship
HR367Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3)Hearing Protection act
HR380Michael T. McCaul of TXdesignate Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization
HR391Jason Chaffetz (R-UT-3) & Mike Johnson (R-LA-4)asylum reform
HR392Jason Chaffetz (R-UT-3) & Kevin Yoder (R-KS-31)"fairness" for cheap, young, pliant, easily intimidated low-skilled STEM foreign labor with flexible ethics wanting to convert from guest-worker to PLR/green card status, i.e. Unfairness to Highly-Skilled USA Citizens Act of 2017
HR657Sean P. Duffy (R-WI-7)prohibit actions against employees upholding constitutional law
HR670Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19)national green card limits; minimum pay requirement for cheap, young, pliant, low-skilled H-1B guest-workers with flexible ethics; impair background investigation of visa applicants; all H-1B applicants approved should be at least in DoL level 4 (top of 4); lacks effective operational skill level definition or test; until F (student) visa numbers are reduced by at least 75% of 2010 numbers, OPT should be suspended and when re-started with term of OPT internship/employment of 3 months or less; delete sections 9 & 10
HR726Doug Lamborn of COde-fund NPR
HR727Doug Lamborn of COde-fund CPB
HR861Thomas Massie of KYeliminate EPA
HR899Thomas Massie (R-KY-4)eliminate Department of Educationism
HR1164Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5)Taylor Force act, end funding of PLO/Fatah... until they stop subsidizing terrorists and their families
HR1303Bill Pascrell ii (D-NJ-9)mild reforms to H-1B & L-1 visa programs (missing is prohibition against displacement of USA worker through contract with bodyshop, should require DoL level 4 skills, should require print advertisement of positions at least 4" x 4" in at least 3 publications with at least 200K circulation based s at least 800 miles apart for at least 30 days)
HR1313Thomas Massie of KYauthorizes employers to require racist, eugenics...DNA testing under phony "wellness program" cover
HR1430Lamar Smith (R?-TX-21)openness & honesty in research and regulation WRT EPA
HR1436Jim Jordan (R-OH-4)repeal hateful odious unconstitutional national socialist ObummerDoesn'tCare
HR1510David Rouzer (R-NC-7)phase out Dept. of Educationism
HR1705Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6)prohibit knowledge-transfer requirement from USA citizen workers being dumped to cheap, young, pliant, low-skilled H-1B guest-workers and/or off-shore workers with flexible ethics
HR2233Mo Brooks (R-AL-5)H-1B, L, V visa reforms; green card lottery termination (a little too much legalese detail tweaking and weasely waivering and exempting; minimum pay for H-1B limits exemption still too low; no skill-level requirements)
HR2291Sean P. Duffy (R-WI-7)expand unconstitutional national scialist Medicare
HR2431Raul Labrador of IDthe "Michael Davis ii and Danny Oliver in honor of state and local law enforcement
HR2497Trent Franks (R-AZ-8)end USA tax-victim subsidizing Palestinian terrorists
HR2577Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ-9)selling green cards for very small "investments" (baby EB-5), with no requirement to employ USA citizens, with little over-sight and huge incentives for abuse
HR2581Lou Barletta (R-PA-11)verify citizenship and identity of applicants for tax credits
HR2717Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3)worsen already dysfunctional USA job markets by worsening flooding with cheap, young, pliant, low-skilled foreign new-grads with flexible ethics
HR2723David P. Roe (R-TN-1)requiring secret-ballot election when employer merges, etc.; clarifying right of individual union member to withhold funding candidates & causes with whom/which he disagrees
HR2826Raul Labrador (R-ID-1)refugee program integrity restoration act
HR2885David G. Reichert (R-WA-8)Congressional Gold Medal for air-ambulance crews
HR2909Thomas Massie (R-KY-4)reciprocity in respect for constitutionally unnecessary concealed carry "permits" with DC
HR3003Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-6)no sanctuary for illegal aliens who commit additional crimes;
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HR3004Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-6)no sanctuary for illegal aliens who commit additional crimes, and re-invaders;
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HR3139Steve King (R-IA-4)Hearing Protection act
HR3316Jacky Rosen (D-NV-3)disingenuous scam to sucker more girls/women to pursue STEM careers while continuing to encourage age discrimination, drive down compensation, and displace USA citizen STEM professionals by cheap, young, pliant, low-skilled OPT and guest-workers with flexible ethics
HR3358Tom Cole (R-OK-4)DoL, HHS, DoEdu expropriations (way too much crony socialism for unconstitutional activities)
HR3364Edward R. Royce (R-CA-39)adds Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to their Qods Force to pealties for support of terrorism
HR3548Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10)weak, short-sighted baby-step in the direction of border security... that has already been assigned by the RINO losership to numerous committees with apparent intent to bury it
HR3647Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)reprehensible immigration law perversion (there are a few sections that are good)
HR3697Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10)criminal gangster removal
HR3799Matt Salmon (R-AZ-5)Hearing Protection act
HR99999jgo of USAreduce E-3 visas to 500 per year, F visa to 50K per year, H visas to 2K per year, J visas to 3K per year, L visas to 20K per year; and reduce the term of H and L visas to 9 months, terms of J visas to 2 months, terms of E visas to 1 year, and OPT eligibility for F visa holders to 3 months
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RatingsNumberSponsorDescription
S11Dean Heller (R-NV)recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel and move embassy there
S59Mike Crapo (R-ID)Hearing Protection act
S67Ted Cruz (R-TX)designate Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization
S68Ted Cruz (R-TX)designate Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization
S106Ted Cruz (R-TX)repeal ObummerDoesn'tCare
S127Jeff Flake (R-AZ)another amnesty for illegal aliens
S128Lindsey Grahamnesty (R-SC)another amnesty for illegal aliens
S180Chuck Grassley (R-IA)mild reforms to H-1B & L-1 visa programs (missing is prohibition against displacement of USA worker through contract with bodyshop, should require DoL level 4 skills, should require print advertisement of positions at least 4" x 4" in at least 3 publications with at least 200K circulation based s at least 800 miles apart for at least 30 days)
S281Ted Cruz (R-TX)"fairness" for cheap, young, low-skilled foreign labor with flexible ethics by increasing numbers
S323Jeff Flake (R-AZ)universal savings/trust account (the glimmer of a good idea totally botched)
S333James Lankford (R-OK)stop law-suit settlement crony socialist slush funds
S354Tom Cotton (R-AR)(RAISE) reduce numbers of green cards, eliminate "diversity" lottery, give preference to those fluent in English
S446John Cornyn (R-TX)reciprocity for constitutionally superfluous "concealed carry permits"
S595Jeff Flake (R-AZ)skip fNMR & polygraph tests in interview process for DHS CBP employment (before and as heavily amended when read 2017-09-13)
S622Jeff Flake (R-AZ)fair and open competition in federal government contracts
S745Jeff Flake (R-AZ)re-authorize "State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" with additional strings & expansions
S757Jeff Flake (R-AZ)tie DHS & DoD in knots complying with whims of property owners near USA borders instead of defending borders against invasion
S801Mike Lee (R-UT)restore "comp time" -- compensatory time off for over-time worked, at option of employee and with an 80 hour cap
S1039Jeff Flake (R-AZ)indemnify state & local governments for reasonable costs of complying with DHS detention requests
S1060Ted Cruz (R-TX)strengthen prohibitions on PLO (way too weak; fails to recognize links among PLO/Fatah/Palestinian Authority and Iran)
S1338John Cornyn (R-TX)Congressional Gold Medals for air-ambulance crews
S1404Ted Cruz (R-TX)force increased exports of natural gas
S1552Jeff Flake (R-AZ)allow individuals to designate up to 10% of income taxes extorted be restricted to reducing "public" federal government debt & reducing federal government spending by the same amount
S1615Lindsey Grahamnesty (R-SC)NIGHTMARE act of 2017
S1771Roy Blunt (R-MO)DoL, HHS, DoEdu expropriations (way too much crony socialism for unconstitutional activities)
S1757John Cornyn (RINO-TX)another amnesty for illegal aliens
S1872John Thune (R-SD)TSA op-ended privacy violation act
S2192Chuck Grassley (R-IA)another amnesty for illegal aliens
S2236Mike Crapo (R-ID)Hearing Protection act
S3414Lindsey Grahamnesty (RINO-SC)Taylor Force act, end funding of PLO/Fatah... until they stop subsidizing terrorists and their families
S99999jgo of USAreduce E-3 visas to 500 per year, F visa to 50K per year, H visas to 2K per year, J visas to 3K per year, L visas to 20K per year and reduce the term of H and L visas to 9 months, terms of J visas to 2 months, terms of E visas to 1 year, and OPT eligibility for F visa holders to 3 months
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House Concurrent Resolutions
RatingsNumberSponsorDescription
HConRes1John Carter of Marsblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
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HJRes18Scott Perry (R-PA-4)amendment requiring each agency's & department's funding be "justified"
HJRes20Sean P. Duffy (R-WI-7)amendment to limit Representatives to 3 consecutive terms, and senators to 2 consecutive terms
HJRes94Steve King (R-IA-4)repeal income extortion
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HRes1Jack Ryan of MDblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
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SJRes1Fergus of Carthage, ARblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
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SRes216Ted Cruz (R-TX)resolution calling on theocratic Muslim dictatorship of Iran to release USA citizens and LPRs
SRes223Ted Cruz (R-TX)recognizing good works of Liu Xiaobo
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