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US Congress 115th Congress
Public Engagement at FERC Act [S.1240]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Engagement at FERC Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise and expand the Office of Public Participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and rename it as the Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. The office may participate in FERC proceedings on rates, service, and infrastructure siting to represent the interests of the public and issue guidance for potential improvements to industry and FERC practices. Additionally, the office must establish a Public and Consumer Advocacy Advisory Committee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/25/2017
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Public Engagement at FERC Act [HB-2656]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Engagement at FERC Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise and expand the Office of Public Participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and rename it as the Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. The office may participate in FERC proceedings on rates, service, and infrastructure siting to represent the interests of the public and issue guidance for potential improvements to industry and FERC practices. Additionally, the office must establish a Public and Consumer Advocacy Advisory Committee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 05/26/2017
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Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2706]
[Finance ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill specifies that a federal banking agency may not request or order a depository institution to terminate a customer account unless: (1) the agency has a valid reason for doing so, and (2) that reason is not based solely on reputation risk. Valid reasons for terminating an account include threats to national security and involvement in terrorist financing, including state sponsorship of terrorism. A federal banking agency requesting a termination must provide the depository institution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/12/2017
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STEM Opportunities Act of 2017 [S.1270]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
STEM Opportunities Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/25/2017
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Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 [HB-2719]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify: (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities'
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/22/2018
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Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017 [HB-2696]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Environmental Justice, which must: complete and publish online environmental justice assessments of executive orders and discuss the assessments with the President before the executive orders are signed, review progress being made on implementing environmental justice policies at certain agencies, coordinate community and stakeholder outreach, and ensure that the goals of Executive Order 12898 relating to federal actions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/26/2017
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Miners Pension Protection Act [HB-2713]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Mining ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Miners Pension Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 UMWA Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the amounts available for transfer under SMCRA's $490 million annual limit exceed the amounts required to be transferred for other purposes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/14/2017
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PRIDE Act Police Reporting Information, Data, and Evidence Act of 2017 [HB-2676]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
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: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 07/11/2017
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Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 [S.1279]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Veterans Health Administration Reform Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Care in the Community Program to furnish specified hospital care and medical and dental services to eligible veterans through provider agreements with eligible non-VA health care providers. (This program replaces the Veterans Choice Program and other specified programs.) The bill provides for timely provider reimbursement by the VA. Reimbursement authority for veterans emergency treatment and urgent care in non-VA facilities
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2017
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Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017 [HB-2728]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Manufacturing ]
Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017 This bill requires chemically formulated cleaning products to bear a label with, and requires manufacturers to include on their Internet websites, a list of all of the product's ingredients (including individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances, and preservatives) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute less than 1% of the product can be listed at the end in any order. Product websites must include: (1) the CAS Registry Number of each ingredient, and (2) an explanation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Digital Commerce And Consumer Protection. on 06/09/2017
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BUILD Resilience Act of 2017 Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters through Resilience Act of 2017 [S.1224]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
BUILD Resilience Act of 2017 Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters through Resilience Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program to provide assistance to communities for increasing resilience to chronic stresses and acute shocks, including by improving long-term resilience of infrastructure and housing. A state, local government, or regional entity is eligible for such a grant if it is located in an area that has been declared a major disaster
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3148) on 05/24/2017
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Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 [S.1221]
[International ]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 This bill declares that the United States supports the "Stimson Doctrine" and thus does not recognize territorial changes effected by force, including the illegal invasions and occupations of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Crimea, Eastern Ukraine, and Transnistria. The bill: (1) authorizes FY2018-FY2019 assistance for the Countering Russian Influence Fund; and (2) prescribes fund use, including assisting those North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or European Union (EU) countries that
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 06/06/2017
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Post Office Discontinuance Accountability Act of 2018 [S.1204]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Post Office Discontinuance Accountability Act of 2018 This bill establishes procedures under which the United States Postal Service (USPS) may carry out emergency suspensions of post offices because of a natural disaster, damage to or destruction of a post office, or a lack of qualified personnel to operate it or adequate measures to safeguard it. A District Manager implementing an emergency suspension must: (1) provide immediate notice to the Headquarters Review Coordinator or the Field Performance office, local officials of the USPS, and customers;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-329. on 09/04/2018
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To provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and for other purposes. [HB-2600]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
To provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the state of Iowa, without consideration, the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie County described in the quit claim deed dated April 13, 1998. As a condition of the conveyance, all costs associated with it are to be paid by the state.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Young
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 08/15/2018
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Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-2593]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Trade ]
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter DeFazio
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Transportation And Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1017. on 11/13/2018
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BUILD Resilience Act of 2017 Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters through Resilience Act of 2017 [HB-2583]
[Infrastructure ]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Construction ]
BUILD Resilience Act of 2017 Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters through Resilience Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program to provide assistance to communities for increasing resilience to chronic stresses and acute shocks, including by improving long-term resilience of infrastructure and housing. A state, local government, or regional entity is eligible for such a grant if it is located in an area that has been declared a major disaster
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 05/22/2017
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RISK Act Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act [HB-2586]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
RISK Act Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act This bill directs the Department of State to submit to Congress an assessment of subversive activities by the Russian Federation. The assessment shall be conducted by a federally funded research and development center or another appropriate independent entity with expertise in diplomatic and military developments in Europe and the Russian Federation. Such entity may use and incorporate information from previous studies and shall include assessments of: disinformation and propaganda
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Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 06/27/2017
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Keeping Girls in School Act [S.1171]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Keeping Girls in School Act This bill establishes an Adolescent Girls Education Challenge Fund from which funds may be made available for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies to work with external partners to implement innovative programs to ensure that adolescent girls enroll and succeed in school. The State Department and USAID are authorized to initiate and advance programs that support educational opportunities for adolescent girls and that reduce specific barriers adolescent
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/18/2017
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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2535]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend lifespan respite care programs (services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs) through FY2022. Each state agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement for lifespan respite care must collect, maintain, and report to the Department of Health and Human Services data and records to enable monitoring and evaluation of the lifespan programs and activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017
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Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.1188]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend lifespan respite care programs (services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs) through FY2022. Each state agency awarded a grant or cooperative agreement for lifespan respite care must collect, maintain, and report to the Department of Health and Human Services data and records to enable monitoring and evaluation of the lifespan programs and activities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/18/2017