Trade Enforcement and Trade Deficit Reduction Act [HB-2734]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Trade Enforcement and Trade Deficit Reduction Act This bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to withdraw tariff concessions granted to a foreign country if the Department of Commerce determines that such country has not reduced or eliminated a tariff or nontariff barrier on U.S. exports in accordance with a trade agreement. Commerce must: (1) initiate an investigation if it receives a petition alleging that a foreign country has not complied with the tariff provisions of a trade agreement, and (2) identify each country (other
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HB-2734: Trade Enforcement and Trade Deficit Reduction Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Louise Slaughter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 06/07/2017
Public Engagement at FERC Act [S.1240]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Engagement at FERC Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise and expand the Office of Public Participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and rename it as the Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. The office may participate in FERC proceedings on rates, service, and infrastructure siting to represent the interests of the public and issue guidance for potential improvements to industry and FERC practices. Additionally, the office must establish a Public and Consumer Advocacy Advisory Committee
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S.1240: Public Engagement at FERC Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/25/2017
Public Engagement at FERC Act [HB-2656]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Engagement at FERC Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise and expand the Office of Public Participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and rename it as the Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. The office may participate in FERC proceedings on rates, service, and infrastructure siting to represent the interests of the public and issue guidance for potential improvements to industry and FERC practices. Additionally, the office must establish a Public and Consumer Advocacy Advisory Committee
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HB-2656: Public Engagement at FERC Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/26/2017
S.1250: Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 04/11/2018
Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017 [HB-2728]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Manufacturing ]
Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017 This bill requires chemically formulated cleaning products to bear a label with, and requires manufacturers to include on their Internet websites, a list of all of the product's ingredients (including individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances, and preservatives) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute less than 1% of the product can be listed at the end in any order. Product websites must include: (1) the CAS Registry Number of each ingredient, and (2) an explanation
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HB-2728: Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 06/09/2017
Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-2663]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to use an individual's medical record from a home-health agency, as appropriate, to support certification of such individual's Medicare eligibility for home-health services. The bill requires the CMS to establish a process for home-health agencies that are entitled to an administrative appeal after being denied eligibility for Medicare reimbursement to, instead, enter into a settlement with the CMS.
HB-2663: Home Health Documentation and Program Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/07/2017
Protect Family Values at the Border Act [HB-2572]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Protect Family Values at the Border Act The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) consider safety and family concerns in any action related to the repatriation or prosecution of individuals apprehended for immigration violations, and (2) provide related training for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and cooperating entity personnel. DHS, with certain exceptions, shall certify every 180 days that it has deported or otherwise removed an apprehended individual from the United States through an entry or exit point on the southern border
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HB-2572: Protect Family Values at the Border Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 06/23/2017
Invest in Our Communities Act [S.727]
[Immigration ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
Invest in Our Communities Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt spouses and children of EB-5 investor immigrants from worldwide employment-based immigration limits, and (2) revise the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrant admissions. EB-5 visas are excluded from per country caps. EB-5 visas shall be made available to qualified immigrants who participate in a regional center program in the United States designated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the promotion of economic growth,
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S.727: Invest in Our Communities Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rand Paul
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/27/2017
Protecting American Jobs Act [HB-1722]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Protecting American Jobs Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act, with respect to the authority of the National Labor Relations Board, to: repeal the authority of the General Counsel of the board to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices; limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board; prohibit the board from promulgating rules that affect the substantive rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization; repeal the board's authority
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HB-1722: Protecting American Jobs Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 03/24/2017
Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2017 [S.709]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking administrative action to recover any payment made to a state or local government for disaster or emergency assistance initiated in any forum (with exceptions for fraud) after three years following the transmission of the final expenditure report for project completion, as certified by the grantee (currently, after three years following the transmission
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S.709: Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/23/2017
Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 [S.712]
[Veterans ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits appeals process to permit a claimant to request: a review of the agency of original jurisdiction's decision by a higher-level adjudicator within the agency based on the original evidence; or a Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) review under which no BVA hearing is requested and no additional evidence may be submitted or under which a BVA hearing is requested and the appellant requests an opportunity to submit additional
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S.712: Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Modernization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/23/2017
Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act [S.696]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act This bill prohibits a federal agency from awarding a bonus to any employee for five years after the end of a fiscal year in which the agency makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. An "adverse finding" is a determination that an employee's conduct violated: (1) a policy of the agency for which the employee may be removed or suspended for at least 14 days, or (2) a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year. The bill requires an agency to issue
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S.696: Stop Improper Federal Bonuses Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-127. on 07/11/2017
HB-1678: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frederica Wilson
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/04/2017
You have voted HB-1678: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for other purposes..
FEAA Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-1643]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
FEAA Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017 This bill allows federal agencies, under Office of Personnel Management regulations, to remove certain employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay. An employee may appeal within 7 days to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which must refer the case to an administrative judge to expedite a final decision not later than 45 days after the MSPB receives the appeal. If the administrative judge cannot issue a decision within 45 days, the removal or reduction becomes final. The MSPB
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HB-1643: FEAA Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Introduced In House on 03/20/2017
RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017 Reigning In of Governmental Hostility To Sovereignty at the CFPB Act of 2017 [HB-1637]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017 Reigning In of Governmental Hostility To Sovereignty at the CFPB Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to specify that a private party that is a party to an administrative proceeding brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may compel the bureau to terminate the proceeding, in which case the bureau may bring a civil action for the same remedy.
HB-1637: RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017 Reigning In of Governmental Hostility To Sovereignty at the CFPB Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Introduced In House on 03/20/2017
ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act [HB-1608]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Data Privacy ]
ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act This bill directs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that ICE and CBP agents and officers wear body cameras when engaged in official operations. ICE and CBP must establish: (1) policies for the use of such cameras, and (2) procedures for carrying out adverse actions for noncompliance with such policies. Such cameras must be on for an agent's or officer's entire shift. Footage collected by such a body camera shall be made available to each party
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HB-1608: ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/31/2017
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2017 [HB-1587]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
[Food ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require an applicant for approval of a new animal drug that is a medically important antimicrobial to demonstrate that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health from antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Medically important antimicrobials are drugs intended for use in food-producing animals that contain: (1) specified antibiotics, or (2) certain drugs on the World Health
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HB-1587: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Assuming First Sponsorship - Ms. Delauro Asked Unanimous Consent That She May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1587 A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Slaughter, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/08/2018
Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017 [HB-1574]
[Telecommunications ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using the viewpoints that a person broadcasts or otherwise disseminates on issues of public importance as a basis for: (1) revoking the person's licenses or authorizations; (2) taking action against the person; or (3) placing conditions on the FCC's approval of the assignment or transfer of a station license or construction permit or the construction, extension, acquisition, operation,
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HB-1574: Protecting Dissenting Viewpoints and Voices Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Ben Lujan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 03/17/2017
Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017 [S.646]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to initiate an action for relief in a service member's employment or reemployment rights action with respect to: (1) a private or state employer, or (2) a state or private employer that is engaged in a pattern or practice to infringe upon such rights. The bill provides that: (1) a person may bring an action against a state, state instrumentality, or state officer or employee acting in his or her official capacity in U.S. district court or state
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S.646: Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/15/2017