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Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017 [S.1313]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Property Tax ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through FY2027 (currently, certain provisions expire FY2017). The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is directed to base the coverage limit of flood insurance obtained through NFIP on the maximum confirmation loan limit determined by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae). Under current law, coverage is limited to $250,000 for residential dwellings and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/07/2017
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Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 [HB-2797]
[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: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/15/2017
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Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 [S.1311]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 This bill sets forth a variety of measures to address the prevention and punishment of human trafficking and to assist trafficking victims. Included among these are provisions concerning: restitution for victims; funding of investigations of offenses relating to sexual abuse of children; grants to states and localities and other entities for victim service assistance; training of health, victim service, and federal law enforcement personnel, including through the use of a victim screening protocol by the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-2819]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Political Intelligence Transparency Act of 2017 This bill amends the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA) to require the disclosure of political intelligence activities, particularly relating to information useful for analyzing securities or commodities markets. Political intelligence consultants or their employing organizations must register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and make quarterly reports on political intelligence activities. Persons or entities that make an oral or written political intelligence
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/12/2017
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To amend the Small Business Act to create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a SBIR or STTR program, and for other purposes. [HB-2780]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Small Business Act to create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a SBIR or STTR program, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Small Business Act to require each federal agency required to have a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to meet annually and report to Congress recommendations on how to: improve collection of SBIR and STTR program data, improve reporting of such data to the SBA, make the application
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 05/22/2018
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Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017 [HB-2777]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Housing Act to require that a Federal Housing Administration mortgage notice for a prospective borrower who is a veteran include, in addition to comparative rate and fee information about conventional loans, similar comparative information about Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans. The Federal Housing Finance Agency shall direct the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to revise the uniform
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 07/17/2017
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RISE Act of 2017 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017 [HB-2782]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Student Loans ]
RISE Act of 2017 Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth requirements about data collection related to students with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to outline which documents disabled students need to submit in order to ensure they are eligible for student disability support services. IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 06/06/2017
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Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act [HB-2784]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
Good Neighbor Gun Dealer Act This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create and publish a voluntary code of conduct (i.e., Good Neighbor Code of Conduct) that urges licensed gun dealers to take steps to prevent the sale of firearms to individuals prohibited from purchasing firearms, implement a safety plan to detect and deter firearm theft, cooperate with law enforcement investigations, and ensure that a completed background check precedes a firearm sale. DOJ must certify and publish a list of Good Neighbor gun dealers who comply with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/12/2017
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White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-2762]
[Ethics ]
White House Ethics Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires an federal official who issues or approves a waiver or authorization relating to ethical standards applicable to executive branch political appointees under specified executive orders to transmit, within 30 days after issuing or approving such waiver or authorization, a written copy of the waiver or authorization to the Office of Government Ethics and make them available to the public on the websites of the agencies employing such appointees and the Office of Government Ethics. This
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/12/2017
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Raise the Wage Act [HB-15]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Disabilities ]
Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor shall no longer issue special certificates for the payment of subminimum wages to such individuals after the final wage increase under this bill for such individuals takes effect.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Education And The Workforce. on 05/25/2017
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Truth in Settlements Act of 2017 [HB-2675]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
Truth in Settlements Act of 2017 This bill sets forth new requirements for the public disclosure of any covered settlement agreement entered into by a federal executive agency. The bill defines "covered settlement agreement" as a settlement agreement (including a consent decree) that: (1) is entered into by an executive agency, (2) relates to an alleged violation of federal civil or criminal law, and (3) requires the payment of at least $1 million by one or more non-federal persons (entities not within the federal government). Each executive agency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
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Raise the Wage Act [S.1242]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Disabilities ]
Raise the Wage Act This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the federal minimum wage for regular employees over a 7-year period, for tipped employees, and for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. The bill sets forth a schedule of annual increases in the federal minimum wage for individuals with disabilities. The Department of Labor shall no longer issue special certificates for the payment of subminimum wages to such individuals after the final wage increase under this bill for such individuals takes effect.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/25/2017
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PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 [S.1258]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 This bill requires a state or Indian tribe that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to report on use-of-force incidents involving a law enforcement officer and a civilian. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 10% the JAG allocation of a state or Indian tribe that fails to comply. The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to comply with reporting requirements, establish reporting systems,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/25/2017
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Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2017 [S.1227]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/24/2017
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Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act [HB-2742]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the procedures a state must have in effect for the orderly and timely interstate placement of children in foster care to include an electronic interstate case-processing system. Indian tribes are exempted from such requirement. (Sec. 4) Funding is authorized for development of an electronic interstate case-processing system to expedite the interstate placement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Received In The Senate. on 06/21/2017
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A bill to require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes. [S.1236]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to require the Attorney General to designate Human Trafficking Coordinators for Federal judicial districts, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to designate: at least one Human Trafficking Coordinator in each federal judicial district to implement the National Strategy for Combatting Human Trafficking and to prosecute cases, conduct outreach, and enforce laws related to human trafficking; and a National Human Trafficking Coordinator within DOJ
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/25/2017
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Hack DHS Act Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2018 [S.1281]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Hack DHS Act Hack the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish, within the Office of the Chief Information Officer, a bug bounty pilot program to minimize vulnerabilities to DHS Internet-facing information technology. A "bug bounty program" is a program under which an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of Internet-facing information technology of DHS in exchange for compensation. Under such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 752. on 09/25/2018
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SOS Act of 2017 Save Our Seas Act of 2017 [HB-2748]
[Environmental ]
[Trade ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[International ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
SOS Act of 2017 Save Our Seas Act of 2017 This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to revise the Marine Debris Program to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris. The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine debris
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 06/12/2017
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-2652]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/25/2017
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 [HB-2653]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
STEM Opportunities Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 05/22/2018