US Representative

Debbie Lesko 2023-2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Us Congress House Bill HB175

Introduced
1/9/23  
Heartbeat Protection Act of 2023 This bill makes it a crime for a physician to knowingly perform an abortion (1) without determining whether the unborn child has a detectable heartbeat, (2) without informing the mother of the results, or (3) after determining that a unborn child has a detectable heartbeat. A physician who performs a prohibited abortion is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to five years in prison, or both. The bill provides an exception for an abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical (but not psychological or emotional) disorder, illness, or condition. It also provides exceptions for certain pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.
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Us Congress House Bill HB1770

Introduced
3/23/23  
Refer
3/23/23  
Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1774

Introduced
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
VA Emergency Transportation Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1793

Introduced
3/24/23  
EL CHAPO Act Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1816

Introduced
3/27/23  
Equal Campus Access Act of 2023
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Us Congress House Bill HB1818

Introduced
3/28/23  
Aviation Workforce Development Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB1822

Introduced
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
PLUS for Veterans Act of 2023 Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act of 2023
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Us Congress House Bill HB1827

Introduced
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2023
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Us Congress House Bill HB1841

Introduced
3/28/23  
Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act
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Us Congress House Bill HB187

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Default Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue borrowing to pay the principal and interest on obligations held by the public or the Social Security trust funds if the federal debt limit is reached. The bill also (1) exempts any obligations issued under this bill from the debt limit if the obligations would otherwise cause the limit to be exceeded, and (2) prohibits the obligations from being used to compensate Members of Congress.
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Us Congress House Bill HB211

Introduced
1/9/23  
COI Elimination Act This bill limits U.S. contributions to the United Nations pertaining to the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. Current law imposes a cap on the annual U.S. contribution to the U.N. budget. The bill lowers that cap by 25% of the amount budgeted for the commission. The bill also states that it shall be U.S. policy to seek the abolition of the commission and combat systemic anti-Israel bias in international bodies.
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Us Congress House Bill HB22

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act This bill prohibits the sale and export of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from selling petroleum products (e.g., crude oil) from the SPR to any entity that is under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party. Further, DOE must require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that the oil not be exported to China.
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Us Congress House Bill HB223

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Adoption Information Act This bill requires federally funded family planning programs to provide each person who inquires about their services with specified information about adoption centers in their state. The Department of Health and Human Services must provide the programs with pamphlets containing the required information.
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Us Congress House Bill HB23

Introduced
1/9/23  
Refer
1/9/23  
Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act This bill rescinds certain unobligated amounts made available to the Internal Revenue Service by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for its enforcement activities and for funding certain Department of the Treasury tax agencies.
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Us Congress House Bill HB233

Introduced
1/10/23  
Qualified Immunity Act of 2023 This bill provides statutory authority for qualified immunity for law enforcement officers in civil cases involving constitutional violations. Current law provides a statutory civil cause of action against state and local government actors (e.g., law enforcement officers) for violations of constitutional rights, also known as Section 1983 lawsuits. The Supreme Court has also found an implied cause of action against federal law enforcement officers in certain situations (e.g., Fourth Amendment violations), also known as Bivens lawsuits. However, under the judicial doctrine of qualified immunity, government officials performing discretionary duties are generally shielded from civil liability, unless their actions violate clearly established rights of which a reasonable person would have known. The bill provides statutory authority for these principles with respect to law enforcement officers. Specifically, under the bill, law enforcement officers are entitled to qualified immunity if (1) at the time of the alleged violation, the constitutional right at issue was not clearly established or the state of the law was not sufficiently clear for every reasonable officer to know that the conduct was unconstitutional; or (2) a court has held that the specific conduct at issue is constitutional. The bill applies to federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. It also specifies that law enforcement agencies and local governments may not be held liable if their officers are entitled to qualified immunity.