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Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act [HB-357]
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Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act This bill requires the President to develop a comprehensive national strategy to prevent U.S. employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the U.S. workforce. The strategy shall: delineate quantifiable short-term and long-term goals for preventing such practices; describe specific actions and means to achieve such goals; and identify necessary new authorities or changes in existing authorities.
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
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[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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[Alcoholic Beverages ]
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[Housing ]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 [S.21]
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking. A federal agency promulgating a rule must publish information about the rule in the Federal Register and include in its report to Congress and to the Government Accountability Office: (1) a classification of the rule as a major or nonmajor rule, and (2) a copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the rule that includes an analysis of any jobs added or lost. A "major rule" is any rule that the Office of Information
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 [HB-26]
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill states that its purpose is to increase accountability for and transparency in the federal regulatory process by requiring Congress to approve all new major regulations. (Sec. 3) The bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require federal agencies promulgating rules to: (1) identify and repeal or amend existing rules to completely offset any annual costs of new rules to the U.S. economy; and (2) publish information about the
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 [HB-33]
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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under the RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for: (1) rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of and benefits for veterans or that
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Regulatory Accountability - Act of 2017 [HB-5]
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that defense laboratories are on the cutting-edge of scientific and technological advancement, and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as "Department of Defense Laboratory Day". [SR-170]
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that defense laboratories are on the cutting-edge of scientific and technological advancement, and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as "Department of Defense Laboratory Day". Supports the designation of the Department of Defense Laboratory Day in celebration of the work of the national network of laboratories and engineering centers of the U.S. Armed Forces. Recognizes: (1) that a key to maintaining Armed Forces superiority, innovation, and competitiveness in a global economy is to continue
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that defense laboratories are on the cutting-edge of scientific and technological advancement, and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as "Department of Defense Laboratory Day". [SR-161]
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that defense laboratories are on the cutting-edge of scientific and technological advancement, and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as "Department of Defense Laboratory Day". Supports the designation of the Department of Defense Laboratory Day.
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CREAATE Act Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act [HB-2321]
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[Food ]
CREAATE Act Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act This bill amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend through FY2023 the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program, which are programs administered by the Department of Agriculture to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products.
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Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 [HB-10]
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[Real Estate ]
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Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other laws. Any rule that was issued or revised pursuant to a provision repealed by the bill is nullified. TITLE I--ENDING "TOO BIG TO FAIL" AND BANK BAILOUTS Subtitle A--Repeal of the Orderly Liquidation Authority (Sec. 111) The bill repeals the orderly liquidation authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC's orderly liquidation authority, as established under the Dodd-Frank Act, allows
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 [S.951]
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Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 This bill codifies and revises notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures to require federal agencies to consider: (1) whether a rulemaking is required by statute or is within the discretion of the agency, (2) whether existing federal laws or rules could be amended or rescinded to address the problem, and (3) reasonable alternatives for a new rule. For major or high-impact rules, an agency must: publish a notice of initiation of rulemaking to invite interested parties to propose alternatives and ideas that accomplish
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Mining Schools Enhancement Act [HB-2053]
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Mining Schools Enhancement Act
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AGOA and MCA Modernization Act African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act [S.832]
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AGOA and MCA Modernization Act African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act This bill directs the President to establish a website for the collection and dissemination of information regarding the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Department of State is urged to encourage eligible sub-Saharan African countries to use AGOA benefits. The President is urged to: facilitate trans-boundary trade among eligible sub-Saharan African countries; provide AGOA benefits training for business and government trade
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To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems. [HB-1877]
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To establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems. This bill requires the Office of Fossil Energy to carry out a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in power generation systems and to identify the technologies that will lead to gas turbine combined cycle efficiency of 67% or simple cycle efficiency of 50%. The program must: (1) support first-of-a-kind
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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act [S.768]
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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act
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Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 [HB-1751]
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Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property blocking sanctions against: (1) a person that engages in significant activities for the government of the Russian Federation that undermine U.S. or allied cyber security, or (2) a foreign person responsible for serious human rights abuses in any territory occupied or controlled by Russia. The President shall impose specified financial and property sanctions against a person that: (1) engages in a significant transaction on behalf of Russian
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