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21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act [HB-2997]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Air Quality ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
21st Century AIRR Act 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs. It also establishes the American Air Navigation Services Corporation as a federally chartered, not-for-profit corporation to assume operational control of FAA air traffic services on October 1, 2020. The bill revises requirements for the pilot program for passenger facility charges at nonhub airports and the airport improvement program. The bill extends the authorization for airport
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Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-296. on 09/06/2017
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Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act [HB-3029]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
Combating the President's Voter Suppression Commission Act This bill declares that no federal funds may be used to carry out Executive Order 13799 (establishing the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity).
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/22/2017
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National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act [HB-3001]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) establish a Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program to distribute funds to states, and a National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program to make grants to entities for projects, to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States. The bill: (1) requires national and state freight plans to include strategies and goals to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, local air pollution, water
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 06/23/2017
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Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 [S.1400]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to double the maximum prison term (from 5 years to 10 years) for persons convicted of selling, purchasing, using for profit, or transporting for sale or profit the human remains of Native Americans or cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The bill prohibits the export of Native American cultural items that were obtained in violation of the Act, Native American archaeological resources that were
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Indian Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 05/16/2018
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Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act [S.1392]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking Act This bill establishes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking. The council must provide advice and recommendations to the Senior Policy Operating Group and the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking.
Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/21/2017
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Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 [HB-2936]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Climate Change ]
Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 This bill shall apply whenever the Department concerned, either the Department of Agriculture for National Forest System (NFS) lands or the Department of the Interior for public lands, prepares an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for specified forest management activities, including those that: will occur on lands identified as suitable for timber production; or will occur on a landscape-scale area designated by the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 11/02/2017
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Save Rural Hospitals Act [HB-2957]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
Save Rural Hospitals Act This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to increase payments to, and modify various requirements regarding, rural health care providers under the Medicare program. Among other provisions, the bill: (1) reverses cuts to reimbursement of bad debt for critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural hospitals, as well as alters certain requirements with regard to CAHs; (2) extends payment levels for low-volume hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (MDHs); (3) reinstates revised diagnosis-related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/11/2017
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Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2017 [HB-2932]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Foreign Investment and Economic Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to provide for: (1) national security reviews of transactions involving the construction of a new facility in the United States by any foreign person (currently, national security reviews are conducted only for certain mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person); and (2) net U.S. benefit reviews of new construction, mergers, acquisitions, or takeovers by or with a foreign person. The bill makes net benefit reviews mandatory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 06/23/2017
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LEARNS Act Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act [HB-2933]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
LEARNS Act Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act This bill establishes, in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship to: determine whether an apprenticeship program meets requirements for registration and maintains the standards necessary to remain registered, manage the national apprenticeship system (the collective group of registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs in the nation), and make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 06/16/2017
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Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.1368]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend through FY2023 the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). NFIP policy coverage limits for residential and nonresidential buildings are increased. NFIP premiums, surcharges, and fees may not be increased by more than 10% each year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must provide: (1) loans for mitigation projects, and (2) other financial assistance to qualified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/15/2017
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International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017 [S.1360]
[Insurance ]
[International ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
International Insurance Capital Standards Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) to establish the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues. The bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury and the FRB from agreeing to an international capital insurance standard unless: (1) it meets specified notice and comment requirements, (2) it is consistent with current state-based capital requirements, and (3) it is consistent with any FRB capital requirements for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/14/2017
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RAC Reform Act of 2017 [HB-2898]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
RAC Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to change the official who shall establish, maintain, and appoint the members of resource advisory committees from: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to the the applicable Regional Forester for land within the National Forest System; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to the applicable Bureau of Land Management State Director for such portions of the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 07/11/2017
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Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 [S.1334]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create and test a new Medicare model for advanced illness and care management that would enable certain Medicare beneficiaries with serious, chronic progressive, or advanced illnesses, to voluntarily engage in a planning process to obtain specialized care consistent with their health care goals. At least one participant in this model must be a hospice program. The model requires an interdisciplinary team comprised of physicians, nurses,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/12/2017
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National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 [HB-2875]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make additional coverage of up to $30,000 available under its existing Increased Cost of Compliance program, with optional coverage of up to $60,000. Currently, FEMA may make available coverage to insure the cost of mitigating future flood damage to a structure insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that has been substantially or repetitively
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Reported By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-233. on 07/18/2017
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21st Century Flood Reform Act [HB-2874]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
21st Century Flood Reform Act TITLE I--POLICYHOLDER PROTECTIONS AND INFORMATION (Sec. 101) This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through FY2022. (Sec. 102) The bill changes annual minimums and limits on premium increases for specified policies subsidized through NFIP to: (1) increase the minimum from 5% to 5.5% for the second year after enactment, (2) increase the minimum from 5% to 6% for the third year, (3) increase the minimum from 5% to 6.5% for the fourth year and beyond,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean P. Duffy
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/15/2017
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Voices for Veterans Act [HB-2827]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
Voices for Veterans Act This bill: (1) expands the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and (2) extend the Commission through December 31, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 06/08/2017
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Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2017 [HB-2839]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
[Military ]
Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2017 This bill provides access to qualified acupuncturist services for: (1) military members and their dependents under the TRICARE program, and (2) veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. The position of certified, trained acupuncturist for civilian employees in the Department of Defense shall be the grade of GS-12 or higher under the General Schedule. The VA shall carry out such program at in at least one VA facility in each Veterans Integrated Service Network in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/17/2017
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SUPER Act of 2017 SUper Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-2858]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
SUPER Act of 2017 SUper Pollutant Emissions Reduction Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 06/09/2017
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DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act [HB-2825]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Elections ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Crime ]
DHS Authorization Act Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act DIVISION A--HOMELAND SECURITY TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HEADQUARTERS Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Subtitle A--Headquarters Operations (Sec. 1101) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) to define "homeland security enterprise" as any relevant governmental or nongovernmental entity involved in homeland security, including a federal, state, or local government official, private sector representative,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
By Senator Johnson From Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-351. on 11/13/2018
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Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2017 [HB-2859]
[Education ]
Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Introduced In House on 06/08/2017