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US Congress 115th Congress
Every Kid Outdoors Act [S.1522]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Tourism ]
Every Kid Outdoors Act This bill directs the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Army to establish the Every Kids Outdoors program to provide fourth graders free access to federal lands and waters to which the public has access. Such Departments shall issue such students annual passes, upon request, which shall allow free access to: a per-vehicle fee area for the student and any passengers accompanying the student in a private, noncommercial vehicle or for up to three adults accompanying the student on bicycles; or a per-person
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 07/19/2017
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Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 [S.1520]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Signed By President. on 12/31/2018
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 [S.1519]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of Defense (DOD), military construction, and the defense activities of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill authorizes appropriations, but does not provide budget authority for discretionary programs, which is included in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S1886-1892, S1892-1931) on 03/22/2018
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 [HB-3162]
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[Funding ]
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Provides appropriations to the House of Representatives for: Salaries and Expenses; House Leadership Offices; Members' Representational Allowances, including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail; Committee Employees; Salaries, Officers, and Employees; and Allowances and Expenses. (In this bill, the term "Member of the House of Representatives" also includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.) (Sec. 101) Requires amounts remaining
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Yoder
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 115-199, By Mr. Yoder. on 07/06/2017
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Restoring Confidence in America's Elections Act [HB-3132]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Restoring Confidence in America's Elections Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) prohibit the purchase or use in a federal election of an electronic voting system that does not produce a voter-verified paper record; (2) prohibit the imposition of conditions on voting by mail; (3) make mandatory the availability of early voting; and (4) require sufficient polling places, equipment, and resources to facilitate voting. The National Science Foundation shall make grants to: (1) study, test, and develop accessible ballot voting,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 05/22/2018
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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 [HB-3138]
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[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Children and Youth ]
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Introduced In House on 06/29/2017
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Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017 [S.1502]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Cruise Passenger Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends federal shipping law to direct the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop standards for cruise ship owners to provide passengers with a conspicuous and unambiguous summary of key terms of passage contracts before they are binding. Vessel owners must provide each passenger with a summary meeting those standards and include the summary in promotional literature. The bill prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations. DOT must: (1) establish a hotline for passenger complaints,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/29/2017
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Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 [S.1504]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office for Victims of Crime within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish a report on state safe harbor laws, including: (1) the impact of state safe harbor laws on victims of trafficking, and (2) best practices and recommendations on the development and implementation of effective state safe harbor laws. The bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to modify requirements with respect to the allocation of trafficking victim services grant funds
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/29/2017
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Citizenship Empowerment Act [HB-3113]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Human Rights ]
Citizenship Empowerment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Introduced In House on 06/29/2017
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Orphan Products Extension Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017 [S.1509]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Orphan Products Extension Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend by six months the exclusivity period for an approved drug or biological product when the product is additionally approved to prevent, diagnose, or treat a new indication that is a rare disease or condition (also known as an orphan disease). The FDA may revoke an extension if the application for the new indication contained an untrue material statement. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/29/2017
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Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017 [HB-3153]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Electronic Signature Standards Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Internal Revenue Service to publish guidance to establish uniform standards and procedures for the acceptance of practitioner signatures in digital or other electronic form for the purposes of: (1) disclosures of tax returns and return information to a designee of the taxpayer, and (2) any power of attorney executed by the taxpayer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 06/29/2017
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Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 [S.1460]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017 This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency for sectors such as buildings, transportation, schools, and manufacturing. Energy infrastructure concerns are addressed, including cybersecurity threats, pipeline permitting, and requirements for enhanced electric grid storage and security as well as bulk-power system reliability. The bill amends the Energy Policy Act of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/19/2017
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Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-3089]
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[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires an entity that forms a corporation or limited liability company to disclose information about its beneficial owners. A beneficial owner is an individual who exercises substantial control over a corporation or limited liability company or has a substantial interest in or receives substantial economic benefits from the assets of a corporation or limited liability company. Specifically, if an entity applies to form a corporation or limited liability company in a state that does not require the disclosure
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 06/28/2017
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Voter Roll Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-3091]
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[Voting Rights ]
Voter Roll Integrity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 06/28/2017
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RAILS Act Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act [S.1451]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
RAILS Act Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act This bill seeks to promote alternative approaches to railroad safety through self-regulation. Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) shall: before proposing or adopting a rule, consider an approach that specifies performance objectives rather than identifies or requires the specific manner of compliance that a regulated entity must adopt; before issuing a proposed rule, publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking unless the proposed rule is not likely
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Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/28/2017
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Countering Foreign Interference with Our Armed Forces Act [S.1470]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[International ]
Countering Foreign Interference with Our Armed Forces Act This bill directs the Department of Defense to report annually to Congress regarding attempts by the Russian Federation, or any foreign person acting as a agent for Russia, to disseminate Russian disinformation or propaganda through social media or the Internet to members of the Armed Forces with probable intent to injure the United States or advantage Russia. The military departments and the Department of State shall jointly report annually to Congress on each approval for employment or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 06/28/2017
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CASES Act Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2018 [HB-3076]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
CASES Act Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2018 This bill amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to require each executive agency to establish a system that allows an individual, or an entity authorized to act on such individual's behalf, to electronically submit a release form that grants another entity access to information in such system pertaining to the individual. The Office of Management and Budget shall establish a uniform release form to be used across agencies for such electronic submission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/17/2018
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Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act [HB-3086]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Aerospace ]
[National Security ]
[Air Quality ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to: coordinate the development and implementation of federal government activities to improve the nation's ability to prepare, avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potentially devastating impacts of space weather events; coordinate the activities of an interagency working group on space weather to be established by the National Science and Technology Council to continue coordination of executive branch efforts to understand, prepare,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/22/2018
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Online Safety Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-3067]
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[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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[Grants ]
Online Safety Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new crimes for using the mail or another facility of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly engage in the following conduct: coercion of sexual acts, of sexual contact, or of the production of sexually explicit visual depictions; coercion or extortion involving threats to publish sexually explicit visual depictions; reporting of false or misleading information to cause an emergency law enforcement response; or publication of personally identifiable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/14/2017
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Audit the Pentagon Act of 2017 [HB-3079]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 06/27/2017