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Strengthening Oversight of National Security Act of 2017 [S.291]
Strengthening Oversight of National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as statutorily required members of the National Security Council (NSC). (The current NSC members required by statute are the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy.) The bill prohibits the President from designating as additional members or attendees of the NSC any individuals in positions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 02/02/2017
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Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 [S.277]
Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Service Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a Rural Telecommunications and Broadband Advisory Committee to: provide advice to the FCC, and reports to Congress, on the deployment of advanced and next-generation telecommunications services in rural areas, the advancement of universal service principles for nationwide access to affordable and quality telecommunications and information services, and other policies relating to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 02/02/2017
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Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 [HB-826]
Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 This bill repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of the federal government be exercised in the District of Columbia, except as otherwise expressly provided by law. Each executive agency, by September 30, 2018, must submit a plan for the relocation of its headquarters outside of the Washington metropolitan area. Such plan shall: identify a location for a new headquarters; maximize any potential cost savings associated with the relocation; provide that, upon implementation of the plan, no more than
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Thompson
Introduced In House on 02/02/2017
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A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. [S.250]
A bill to prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other action by the President to prevent a department or agency from filling vacant civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to any Department of Defense (DOD) civilian position under which an employee performs a DOD function
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/01/2017
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New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 [HB-800]
New Deal Rural Broadband Act of 2017 This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a rural broadband office within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and authorize new grants and loans for developing broadband in rural, underserved, and tribal areas. The bill establishes the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives and the position of Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives to: administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs currently administered by the Rural Utilities Service, conduct specified outreach
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 02/24/2017
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Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 [HB-808]
Iran Nonnuclear Sanctions Act of 2017 This bill prescribes requirements for sanctions with respect to: (1) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and related entities; (2) Mahan Air; (3) Iran's support of terrorism; (4) Iran's human rights abuses; (5) certain Iranian individuals; (6) persons who conduct transactions with or on behalf of certain Iranian individuals; (7) financial institutions that engage in certain transactions on behalf of persons involved in human rights abuses or that export sensitive technology to Iran; (8) Iran's ballistic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 02/06/2017
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EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-794]
EAC Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) reauthorize the Election Assistance Commission through FY2022, (2) authorize funding to states for FY2018 for security upgrades to voter registration lists and processes and waive the 5% match requirement for these funds, (3) require each state to furnish to the commission such information as the commission may request for the purposes of conducting any post-election surveys of the states with respect to the administration of a regularly scheduled general
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
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Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 [S.270]
Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 This bill prohibits provisions that increase or extend an increase of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums from being counted as an offset to determine budget points of order for legislation in the House or the Senate. (The PBGC is a federal agency that insures the benefits of private sector, defined benefit pension plans. The PBGC is financed by insurance premiums paid by sponsors of the plans, investment income, assets from pension plans taken over by the PBGC, and recoveries from the companies
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/01/2017
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Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 [S.251]
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/01/2017
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Build USA Infrastructure Act [S.271]
Build USA Infrastructure Act This bill requires, for the five-year period beginning on October 1, 2020, the deposit of the first $21.4 billion of revenues collected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). A state may enter into a state remittance agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), for a period of three years or longer, under which: it agrees to remit to the FHWA at least 60% of federal funds the state receives during each year of the agreement for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017
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Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act [S.254]
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to revise a grant program administered by the Administration for Native Americans at the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. The minimum number of enrollees in educational programs funded by grants is reduced from 10 to 5 enrollees in Native American language nests and from 15 to 10 enrollees in the Native American language survival schools.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Received In The House. on 11/30/2017
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Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-761]
Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2017 This bill prohibits provisions that increase or extend an increase of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums from being counted as an offset to determine budget points of order for legislation in the House or the Senate. (The PBGC is a federal agency that insures the benefits of private sector, defined benefit pension plans. The PBGC is financed by insurance premiums paid by sponsors of the plans, investment income, assets from pension plans taken over by the PBGC, and recoveries from the companies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
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Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 [HB-756]
Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 TITLE I--POSTAL SERVICE BENEFITS REFORM This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a Postal Service Health Benefits Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to offer health benefits plans for U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, annuitant retirees, and their families at rates that reflect the cost of benefits provided solely to the USPS risk pool. Medicare-eligible postal retirees and family members are automatically enrolled in part A (Hospital Insurance) and part
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Garrett Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 756, A Bill Originally Introduced By Former Representative Chaffetz, For Purposes Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 03/20/2018
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Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 [HB-753]
Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) develop a force structure plan (plan) for the Armed Forces based on a DOD assessment of threats to U.S. national security for FY2018-FY2038; (2) conduct a comprehensive inventory of military installations world-wide for each military department; and (3) submit a certification of whether the need exists for DOD to consolidate, close, or realign military installations (installation actions). DOD may begin a round for the selection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 02/21/2017
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Department of Defense Managed Print Services Utilization Act of 2017 [HB-773]
Department of Defense Managed Print Services Utilization Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to pursue managed print services within DOD.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Introduced In House on 01/31/2017
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Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 [S.236]
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages, to: exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; modify the small wine producer tax credit to increase the amount of the credit, expand the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
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To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. [HB-742]
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other action by the President to prevent a department or agency from filling vacant civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to any Department of Defense (DOD) civilian position under which an employee performs a DOD function at a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Scott
Introduced In House on 01/30/2017
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SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 [HB-724]
SOLVE Act of 2017 Statue of Liberty Values Act of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 27, 2017, Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States," is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
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This Land Is Our Land Act [HB-739]
This Land Is Our Land Act This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 02/10/2017
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A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. [S.248]
A bill to block implementation of the Executive order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/30/2017