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15 bills for “Congress”.
Crimes and offenses; add certain facilities of the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority to the locations in which the carrying of weapons or long guns is prohibited
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would add certain fenced facilities of the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority to the list of places where carrying weapons or long guns is banned under state law.
Congress; call convention to set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives; apply
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally asks the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention limited to proposing term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate.
Congress; investigate dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft; encourage
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the U.S. Congress to investigate chemical dispersion into the sky by aircraft and study its effects on Georgia's air, soil, and water quality.
Congress; U.S.D.A. modify eligibility requirements for SNAP Program; adopt legislation
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the U.S. Congress to make the U.S. Department of Agriculture count unpaid campus work, like research assistantships and volunteering, toward the work requirement college students need to qualify for SNAP food benefits.
Congress; reduce waiting period for determination and approval of disability benefits for individuals living with lupus; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges Congress to speed up the federal disability benefits approval process for people living with lupus, calling for faster claims handling and better training for claims examiners.
Congress; recognize chronic federal deficit spending as the root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the U.S. Congress to treat chronic federal deficit spending as a main cause of inflation and calls for a plan to balance the federal budget within ten years.
Congress; adopt legislation requiring Medicare program to provide for lifelong coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for liver, heart, and lung transplant recipients; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the U.S. Congress to require Medicare to cover immunosuppressive drugs for life for liver, heart, and lung transplant recipients, matching current coverage for kidney recipients.
U.S. Congress; to cancel the proposed plutonium pit plant at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution urges the U.S. Congress and the state's congressional delegation to cancel a proposed plutonium pit production facility planned for the Savannah River Site.
State government; changes to apportionment and districts of the General Assembly and Congress shall only be made in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census; provide - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution so that legislative and congressional redistricting can only happen in the first odd-numbered year after each U.S. Census, except when a court orders changes.
Congress; pass Thiokol Memorial Gold Medical Act; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the U.S. Congress to pass the Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act, which would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 30 workers killed in the 1971 and 1973 Thiokol plant explosions in Woodbine, Georgia.
Congress; reaffirming the 35th parallel as Georgia's northern border; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution reasserts that the state's true northern border sits at the 35th parallel and calls on Congress and federal agencies to redraw maps so Georgia gains land now controlled by Tennessee and North Carolina.
United States Congress; call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing amendments to limit the influence of money in political elections and on government officials
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would formally ask the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention limited to proposing amendments that limit the influence of money in political elections and on government officials.
US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution formally asks the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention limited to proposing term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate.
President of the United States and Congress; increased state autonomy to allow for creation of innovative solutions to work disincentives and reform of social safety net programs; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the President and Congress to give states more freedom to redesign social safety net programs, aiming to fix disincentives that discourage low-income families from earning more.
Emergency Manager Marc Vincent; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution formally recognizes Emergency Manager Marc Vincent of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority for his leadership during severe winter weather emergencies.