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Indian Trust Asset Reform Act [HB-812]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act TITLE I--RECOGNITION OF TRUST RESPONSIBILITY (Sec. 102) This bill reaffirms the federal government's duty to promote tribal self-determination. TITLE II--INDIAN TRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Indian Trust Asset Management Demonstration Project Act of 2016 (Sec. 203) The Department of the Interior must establish an Indian trust asset management demonstration project that allows tribes to propose Indian trust asset management plans. To be approved by Interior, these plans must establish objectives and priorities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Became Public Law No: 114-178. (txt | Pdf) on 06/22/2016
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Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 [HB-749]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2016-FY2019 to the Secretary of Transportation for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for: the Northeast Corridor Improvement Fund account, the National Network account, the Office of the Inspector General, and national infrastructure investment capital grants. TITLE II--AMTRAK REFORM (Sec. 201) Directs Amtrak to establish internal controls to ensure its costs and revenues are allocated to either
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/09/2015
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Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016 [HB-712]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
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[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016 TITLE I--SUNSHINE FOR REGULATORY DECREES AND SETTLEMENTS Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2016 (Sec. 102) This Act defines: (1) "covered civil action" as a civil action seeking to compel agency action and alleging that an agency is unlawfully withholding or unreasonably delaying an agency action relating to a regulatory action that would affect the rights of private persons other than the person bringing the action or a state, local,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/11/2016
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FOIA Act FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2016 [HB-653]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Ethics ]
FOIA Act FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to: require federal agencies to make information that is disclosable under such Act available to the public in an electronic, publicly accessible format; make available to the public copies of all releasable records under FOIA that have been requested three or more times or that inform the public of the operations and activities of the government; require agencies to provide the name, phone number, and email address of an agency employee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/12/2016
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To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. [HB-585]
[Environmental ]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise provisions governing citizen suits against the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, that allege a failure of the relevant department to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species. Interior must publish the complaint in a citizen suit within 30 days of being served. Affected parties shall be given a reasonable
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/17/2015
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GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016 [HB-5687]
[Finance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
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GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill eliminates provisions that require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to: review reported legislation that requires financial audits of nonfederal entities receiving federal awards; evaluate the extent to which premium levels for Medicare supplemental policies reflect reductions in coinsurance for hospital outpatient services made by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jody Hice
Became Public Law No: 114-301. on 12/16/2016
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To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to restrict arbitration, and for other purposes. [HB-5569]
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[Finance ]
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to restrict arbitration, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to restrict the use of an agreement between a financial product or service provider and a consumer providing for arbitration of any future dispute between the parties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlin Stutzman
Introduced In House on 06/22/2016
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EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act [HB-550]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide information on its public website regarding each case brought in court by the EEOC after a judgment is made with respect to any cause of action. Requires such information to include: (1) instances in which the EEOC was ordered to pay fees and costs; (2) cases in which a sanction was imposed on the EEOC; (3) the total number of charges of an alleged unlawful employment practice filed under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Todd Rokita
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 03/24/2015
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Protecting America's Health Measures Act [HB-5436]
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[Trade ]
[International ]
[Public Health ]
Protecting America's Health Measures Act This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to revise the principal U.S. negotiating objectives regarding foreign investment to require any trade agreement between the United States and a foreign country to include a stipulation that, if the United States elects to deny the benefits of any dispute settlement claim relating to a U.S. law or other measure considered appropriate to ensure that investment activity in its territory is undertaken in a manner sensitive
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 06/16/2016
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Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 [HB-5426]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 This bill amends the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act of 1994 to: (1) consider procedural protections or provisions under such Act concerning employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services to be a right or benefit subject to the protection of such Act, and (2) make any agreement to arbitrate a claim under such provisions unenforceable unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 06/13/2016
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To establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment. [HB-510]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth amendment. Prohibits federal or state agencies from taking private property in whole or in part (including by physical invasion, regulation, exaction, or condition) except for public purpose and with just compensation to the property owner. Requires a property owner to receive just compensation if, as a consequence of an agency's decision, the property has been physically invaded or taken without the owner's consent in an action
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/19/2015
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Employee Free Choice Act of 2016 [HB-5000]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Employee Free Choice Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify, without an election, an individual or labor organization to be the exclusive representative of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining if a majority of the employees has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in a properly filed petition as their bargaining representative, and no other individual or labor organization is currently certified or recognized
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2016
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Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 [HB-4899]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Arbitration Act to invalidate arbitration agreements between parties in certain commercial contracts or transactions if they require arbitration of a claim for damages or injunctive relief brought by an individual or small business arising from the alleged violation of a federal or state statute, the U.S. Constitution, or a state constitution, unless the written agreement to arbitrate is entered into by both parties after the claim has arisen and pertains
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 04/28/2016
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Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 [HB-4771]
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Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Trent Franks
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/22/2016
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Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act [HB-4763]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers engaged in commerce, or in the production of goods for commerce, to make certain disclosures to employees about their employment, including a paystub corresponding to work the employee performed during the applicable pay period, and make final payments to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours the employee has worked. An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/19/2016
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SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015 [HB-4161]
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[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to allow the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy that arises under a contract with a servicemember (or with a servicemember and spouse jointly) that provides for arbitration, only if all parties to the controversy consent in writing to arbitration after the controversy arises. A servicemember's waiver of any SCRA rights and protections shall be effective only if it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and is identified in the waiver. A representative
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 12/03/2015
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ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 [HB-3765]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 This bill requires the Disability Rights Section of the Department of Justice to develop a program to educate state and local governments and property owners on strategies for promoting access to public accommodations for persons with a disability. The program may include training for professionals to provide a guidance of remediation for potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The bill prohibits persons from, and subjects violators to a criminal fine for, sending demand letters
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/07/2016
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Workplace Democracy Act [HB-3690]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Workplace Democracy Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify without an election an individual or labor organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in a unit appropriate for bargaining if a majority of the employees has signed valid authorizations designating the individual or labor organization specified in a properly filed petition as their bargaining representative and no other individual or labor organization is currently certified or recognized as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2016
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American Red Cross Sunshine Act [HB-3517]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Nonprofit ]
American Red Cross Sunshine Act This bill authorizes the Comptroller General to review the involvement of the American National Red Cross (the corporation) in any federal program or activity the corporation carries out (current law), including in connection with events for which the government provides leadership or support under the national preparedness system. For purposes of such review, the Comptroller General shall have: (1) access to and the right to examine and copy all corporation records the Comptroller General deems relevant, and (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Emergency Preparedness, Response And Communications. on 09/18/2015
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Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 [HB-2300]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. This bill replaces those provisions with amendments to the Internal Revenue Code, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to address health care coverage. The bill provides for refundable tax credits for health insurance coverage and health savings account (HSA) contributions.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 11/16/2015