Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures
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American Savings Account Act of 2017 [HB-1083]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
American Savings Account Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a new retirement option for all employees and self-employed individuals to be known as the American Savings Account Fund. This fund operates in a manner similar to the Thrift Savings Fund, which is available to federal employees. The bill establishes an American Savings Account Board of Directors to establish policies for fund investment and management. The board shall select or establish a list of investment funds and options similar to those in the Thrift
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
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Obamacare Replacement Act [HB-1072]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Obamacare Replacement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Social Security Act to repeal certain provisions regarding health insurance, including: the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential coverage, limitations on insurers varying premiums by age or health status, requirements for health insurance to cover preexisting conditions, and the prohibition on lifetime or annual limits on benefits. The bill allows a refundable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017
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Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1077]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Tax Return Preparer Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Department of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers who are not otherwise subject to regulation. The bill authorizes Treasury to impose a $1,000 penalty for each federal tax return or other document prepared by a tax return preparer during a period in which such preparer: (1) is not in compliance with applicable Treasury regulations, or (2) is suspended or disbarred from acting as a tax return preparer under such regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 02/15/2017
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Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-1029]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to revise requirements for pesticide registration applications and their corresponding maintenance fees and registration service fees. (Sec. 2) The bill extends the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to collect annual fees to maintain the registration of pesticides (maintenance fees) through FY2023. Under current law, EPA's authority to collect those fees expires at the end of FY2018. In addition, the bill increases
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 06/29/2018
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STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-1057]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Faso Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1057, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Tiberi, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 02/05/2018
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Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017 [HB-1046]
[Construction ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to issue orders applicable to U.S. manufacturers of concrete masonry products. Any such order must provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board to carry out a program of generic promotion, research, and education regarding concrete masonry products. An order must also provide that assessments be paid by concrete masonry product manufacturers for concrete masonry products manufactured and marketed in the United
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 02/17/2017
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. [HJR-73]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on November 22, 2016, relating to prepaid accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and the Truth in Lending Act. The rule establishes various consumer protections with respect to prepaid accounts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017
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21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act [S.376]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Animals ]
[Data Privacy ]
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. The departments are prohibited from making the information publicly available when: (1) the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1162-1163) on 02/14/2017
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Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017 [S.374]
[Construction ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Commerce to issue orders applicable to U.S. manufacturers of concrete masonry products. Any such order must provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board to carry out a program of generic promotion, research, and education regarding concrete masonry products. An order must also provide that assessments be paid by concrete masonry product manufacturers for concrete masonry products manufactured and marketed in the United
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 115-218. on 03/22/2018
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STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 [S.372]
[Trade ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
STOP Act of 2017 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to make the Postmaster General the consignee (i.e., the entity financially responsible for the receipt of a shipment) for merchandise, excluding documents, imported through the mail into the United States. The Postmaster General must designate licensed customs brokers to file required documents or information for such shipments. The bill amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to impose a customs user fee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/14/2017
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Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 [HB-1045]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Water ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 02/15/2017
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Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1016]
[Ethics ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President. Such Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the President with respect to audits, investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas that require access to information concerning the identity of a confidential source, an intelligence or counterintelligence matter, and an undercover operation. The President may prohibit such Inspector General from carrying out any audit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 02/13/2017
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TAILOR Act of 2017 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 [S.366]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
TAILOR Act of 2017 Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to: (1) in general, tailor a regulatory action so as to limit the regulatory impact and other burdens on the institutions involved, with consideration of the risk profiles and business models of those institutions; and (2) report to Congress on specific actions taken to do so, as well as on other related issues. The bill's requirements apply not only to future regulatory actions but also to regulations adopted
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/13/2017
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Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 [S.362]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 This bill allows executive branch employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay for either: (1) the birth of a child, or (2) the placement of a child for adoption or foster care. It makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) six administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved, and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave. The bill authorizes the Office of Personnel Management
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/13/2017
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Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 [HB-1022]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017 This bill allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay for either the birth of a child or the placement of a child for adoption or foster care. It makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) six administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved, and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave. The Office of Personnel Management may promulgate regulations to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/13/2017
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OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act [HB-1009]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill codifies and revises the centralized regulatory review process, currently required under executive order, to require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) chair the Regulatory Working Group that assists agencies with regulatory issues, (2) publish a unified agenda of each agency's regulations that are under development or review, and (3) review each agency's significant regulatory actions. OIRA's review is expanded
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/02/2017
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform. [HJR-71]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform. This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue titled "Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform." The rule published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2016, addresses royalties generated from oil,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Introduced In House on 02/13/2017
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Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-1004]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Ethics ]
Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs each executive agency to make publicly available on the agency website or in the rulemaking docket on Regulations.gov a list of pending agency regulatory actions and for each such action: the date the agency began to develop or consider the action, its status, an estimate of the date it will be final and in effect, a brief description of such action, and a list of any applicable agency regulatory actions issued by the agency, or any other executive agency, that duplicate or overlap with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson
H.amdt.64 Amendment (a002) Offered By Mr. Farenthold. (consideration: Cr H1476-1477, H1480-1481; Text: Cr H1476) on 03/02/2017
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21st Century Respect Act [HB-995]
[Agriculture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
21st Century Respect Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the General Services Administration to change the terminology used to describe the racial background or place of origin of people in regulations concerning: (1) USDA programs for financing and insuring loans for properties in rural areas, and (2) the 1974 development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 513. on 07/12/2018
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SCRUB Act Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act [HB-998]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Inflation ]
SCRUB Act Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act TITLE I--RETROSPECTIVE REGULATORY REVIEW COMMISSION (Sec. 101) This bill establishes the Retrospective Regulatory Review Commission to conduct a review of the Code of Federal Regulations to identify rules and sets of rules that collectively implement a regulatory program that should be repealed to lower the cost of regulation. The commission shall give priority to the review of rules or sets of rules that are major rules or that include major rules, that have been
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/02/2017