HB-5490: To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require that no deference be given to the interpretation of consumer financial law by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, to define the scope of judicial review of Bureau actions, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mia Love
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 07/20/2016
You have voted HB-5490: To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require that no deference be given to the interpretation of consumer financial law by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, to define the scope of judicial review of Bureau actions, and for other purposes..
Voting Access Act [HB-5488]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Voting Access Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. The Commission shall establish such standards and study instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office.
HB-5488: Voting Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/15/2016
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. [HB-5483]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Construction ]
To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project. This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend by six years the time period during which Okanogan County Public Utility District No. 1 is required to commence construction on the Enloe Hydroelectric Project located on the Similkameen River in Okanogan County, Washington. In addition, FERC is authorized to reinstate the construction license if it is expired.
HB-5483: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Introduced In House on 06/15/2016
Look-back Elimination Act of 2016 [HB-5477]
[Children and Youth ]
[Social Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Look-back Elimination Act of 2016 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to eliminate the requirement that, to be eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would have been eligible for aid under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) (predecessor of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of SSAct title IV) at the time of removal from the home. The sense of the Congress is expressed that: (1) the AFDC eligibility
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HB-5477: Look-back Elimination Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 06/16/2016
To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes. [HB-5465]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes. This bill: (1) repeals provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 that amended the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to authorize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prescribe regulations governing interchange transaction fees for electronic debit transactions, and (2) restores the law amended by such provisions as if they had not been enacted.
HB-5465: To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Labrador
Introduced In House on 06/14/2016
You have voted HB-5465: To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes..
Protecting Consumer Financial Information Act [HB-5455]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Data Privacy ]
Protecting Consumer Financial Information Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to limit the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), in conducting any required monitoring or assessment, to gather information from time to time regarding the organization, business conduct, markets, and activities of covered persons and service providers. The CFPB may gather information only on a sampling basis. The bill repeals CFPB authority to gather and compile information from examination reports concerning covered
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HB-5455: Protecting Consumer Financial Information Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barry Loudermilk
Introduced In House on 06/10/2016
Bureau Advisory Opinion Act of 2016 [HB-5453]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Bureau Advisory Opinion Act of 2016 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish a procedure and promulgate rules to provide written opinions in response to inquiries concerning conformance of specific proposed or prospective conduct by a covered person with federal consumer financial law. A "covered person" under the Act is: (1) any person that engages in offering or providing a consumer financial product or service, and (2) any affiliate of that person if
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HB-5453: Bureau Advisory Opinion Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Heck
Introduced In House on 06/10/2016
American Savings Account Act of 2016 [HB-5450]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
American Savings Account Act of 2016 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) 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
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HB-5450: American Savings Account Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 06/10/2016
STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act [HB-5442]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act This bill requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to promulgate a final consumer product safety standard for free-standing clothing storage units (furniture items referred to as, or that may contain, a chest, door chest, chest of drawers, dresser, or bureau) to protect children from tip-over-related death or injury, unless the CPSC determines that a voluntary ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) International standard adequately protects children and is
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HB-5442: STURDY Act Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 06/09/2016
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act [HB-5429]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
SEC Regulatory Accountability Act This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), before issuing a regulation under the securities laws, to: identify the nature and source of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address in order to assess whether any new regulation is warranted; use the SEC Chief Economist to assess the costs and benefits of the intended regulation and adopt it only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify the costs; identify and assess
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HB-5429: SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Garrett
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-799. on 09/28/2016
Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 [HB-5424]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend specified regulations for investment advisers as they apply to private equity firms and private investment funds. (Sec. 2) The bill revises the disclaimer that, in the case of an investment adviser that is a partnership, an assignment shall not be deemed to result from the death, withdrawal, sale or transfer of minority interests to apply the disclaimer also to minority members, shareholders, for other equity owners of the investment
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HB-5424: Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/12/2016
National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016 [HB-5421]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933, regarding the exemption of certain securities from state regulation, to replace limitations based upon listing on specific stock exchanges with a general exemption from state regulation of any securities listed on a national exchange whose listing standards are approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), consistent with SEC rules that establish minimum core quantitative listing standards.
HB-5421: National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Edward Royce
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/13/2016
Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act [HB-5409]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Retirement ]
Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) establish specified new disability classifications, and (2) require periodic continuing disability reviews for beneficiaries classified as "medical improvement possible" or "medical improvement not likely." The bill revises the standard of review for termination of disability benefits regarding an individual engaged in substantial gainful work as part of a certain process. The
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HB-5409: Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Social Security. on 06/16/2016
Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act [HB-54]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set forth provisions for the regulation of security practices at chemical facilities. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate: (1) any chemical substance as a substance of concern and establish and adjust the threshold quantity for each such substance after considering the potential extent of death, injury, and serious adverse effects that could result from a chemical facility terrorist incident; and (2) a chemical facility as
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HB-54: Frank Lautenberg Memorial Secure Chemical Facilities Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, And Security Technologies. on 01/23/2015
Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016 [HB-5384]
[Budget and Spending ]
Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill bars the Government Publishing Office, effective January 1, 2017, from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless: the Member or office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or during that year or the previous year, the Member or office requested a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year.
HB-5384: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Received In The Senate. on 12/01/2016
Native American Energy Act [HB-538]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Mining ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Native American Energy Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Department of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring Interior approval. (Currently, Interior sets appraisal requirements.) Interior must approve or disapprove an appraisal within 60 days or the appraisal is deemed approved. A tribe may waive the requirement for an appraisal if it also waives any claims
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HB-538: Native American Energy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 10/19/2015
To amend title 5, United States Code, to include guidance documents in the congressional review process of agency rulemaking. [HB-5377]
[Ethics ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to include guidance documents in the congressional review process of agency rulemaking. This bill requires guidance documents of federal agencies to be considered rules that are subject to the congressional review process, which Congress can use to overturn certain agency actions through a joint resolution of disapproval. "Guidance document" is defined as a statement of general applicability and future effect, other than a regulatory action, issued by a federal agency that sets forth: (1) a policy on a statutory,
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HB-5377: To amend title 5, United States Code, to include guidance documents in the congressional review process of agency rulemaking.
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Salmon
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/10/2016