Legislative Research: US HB1259 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 119th Congress (Introduced) | To require the resumption of demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities by the Department of State, and for other purposes. [HB1259 2025 Detail][HB1259 2025 Text][HB1259 2025 Comments] | 2025-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2023-2024 118th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account. [HB1259 2023 Detail][HB1259 2023 Text][HB1259 2023 Comments] | 2023-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2021-2022 117th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for other purposes. [HB1259 2021 Detail][HB1259 2021 Text][HB1259 2021 Comments] | 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-2020 116th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Specifies that a person against whom the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brings an administrative proceeding may compel the SEC to terminate the proceeding. The SEC may then bring a civil action against that person. [HB1259 2019 Detail][HB1259 2019 Text][HB1259 2019 Comments] | 2019-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
| 2017-2018 115th Congress (Engrossed - Dead) | VA Accountability First Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill revises the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, fo... [HB1259 2017 Detail][HB1259 2017 Text][HB1259 2017 Comments] | 2017-03-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2015-2016 114th Congress (Engrossed - Dead) | Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (Sec. 2) Directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have an area in the... [HB1259 2015 Detail][HB1259 2015 Text][HB1259 2015 Comments] | 2015-04-14 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2013-2014 113th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Coltsville National Historical Park Act - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Coltsville National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System in Connecticut. Delays establishment of the Park until specified conditions have been met, including that: (... [HB1259 2013 Detail][HB1259 2013 Text][HB1259 2013 Comments] | 2014-04-01 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 290. |
| 2011-2012 112th Congress (Introduced - Dead) | Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. [HB1259 2011 Detail][HB1259 2011 Text][HB1259 2011 Comments] | 2011-03-30 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2009-2010 111th Congress (Engrossed - Dead) | Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem to be adulterated any unfinished dextromethorphan that is possessed, received, or distributed in violation of this Act. Prohibits a person from: (1) p... [HB1259 2009 Detail][HB1259 2009 Text][HB1259 2009 Comments] | 2009-04-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
References Online
Legislative Citation
APA
US HB1259 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress. (2017, March 21). LegiScan. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB1259/2017
MLA
"US HB1259 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 21 Mar. 2017. Web. 21 Feb. 2025. <https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB1259/2017>.
Chicago
"US HB1259 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress." March 21, 2017 LegiScan. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB1259/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. US HB1259 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress. 21 March 2017. https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB1259/2017 (accessed February 21, 2025).
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Transportation costs
Veterans' medical care
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Transportation costs
Veterans' medical care
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB1690 | Related | 2017-07-25 | Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| HR198 | Related | 2017-03-16 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1259) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1181) to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| SB493 | Related | 2017-03-02 | Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| SB2807 | Related | 2018-05-09 | Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
