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DHS SAVE Act DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act [HB-366] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ]
DHS SAVE Act DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout DHS, including: ensuring that DHS components are in compliance with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work; developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Became Public Law No: 115-38. (txt | Pdf) on 06/06/2017

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Protecting Our Democracy Act [HB-356] [Elections ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Voting Rights ]
Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to examine any attempts or activities by the Russian government or other governments, persons or entities associated with such governments, or persons or entities within Russia to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Mr. Swalwell (ca). Petition No: 115-2. on 05/17/2017

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Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 [HB-353] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Aerospace ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [Education ]
Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 TITLE I--UNITED STATES WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING IMPROVEMENT (Sec. 101) This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to prioritize weather research to improve weather data, modeling, computing, forecasts, and warnings for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. (Sec. 102) NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) must conduct a program to develop an improved understanding of forecast capabilities (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Became Public Law No: 115-25. (txt | Pdf) on 04/18/2017

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To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. [HB-338] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE), in awarding grants, to prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing jobs, including by encouraging state and local education agencies to equip students for those jobs and strengthening DOE programs and labs carrying out workforce development initiatives. DOE must prioritize educating and training workers from underrepresented groups such as minorities, women, and veterans. DOE may encourage, but not incentivize, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/13/2017

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Health Care Choice Act of 2017 [HB-314] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
Health Care Choice Act of 2017 This bill repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Provisions of law amended or repealed by those provisions are restored. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of a state designated by a health insurer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that insurer in any state (secondary state) if (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017

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Presidential Tax Transparency Act [HB-305] [Taxes ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Finance ] [Law Enforcement ] [Crime ]
Presidential Tax Transparency Act This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the President and certain candidates for President to disclose federal income tax returns for the three most recent taxable years in reports filed with either the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) or the Federal Election Commission (FEC), in the case of a candidate. The OGE or the FEC must make the disclosed tax returns publicly available after making appropriate redactions. If the income tax returns are not disclosed as required by this bill, the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Motion To Discharge Committee Filed By Ms. Eshoo. Petition No: 115-1. on 04/05/2017

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RED Tape Act of 2017 Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2017 [S.56] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
RED Tape Act of 2017 Regulations Endanger Democracy Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a federal agency from issuing a rule that causes a new financial or administrative burden on businesses or people in the United States unless the agency has repealed or amended two or more existing rules causing such a burden and the cost of the rule to be issued is less than or equal to that of the rules repealed or amended. The bill exempts a rule that: (1) relates to the internal policy or practice of, or procurement by, the agency; or (2) is being revised to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Perdue Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/05/2017

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Protect American Families Act Protect American Families from Unnecessary Registration and Deportation Act of 2017 [S.54] [Immigration ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ]
Protect American Families Act Protect American Families from Unnecessary Registration and Deportation Act of 2017 This bill prohibits: (1) the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or any other federal department from creating or implementing a law enforcement or national security program that requires or causes people to register or check in on the basis of religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, nationality, or citizenship; and (2) federal funds from being used to create or implement an immigration registry (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S116-117) on 01/05/2017

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Energy Efficient Government Technology Act [HB-306] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Environmental ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Climate Change ]
Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 by requiring each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use by the agency of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies. The OMB must establish performance goals for evaluating the efforts of agencies in improving the maintenance, purchase, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/11/2017

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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act [HB-315] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ]
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas. HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Young Became Public Law No: 115-320. on 12/17/2018

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DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-347] [Budget and Spending ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to require the head of a relevant component or office to: maintain acquisition documentation that is complete, accurate, timely, and valid and that includes operational requirements that are validated consistent with DHS policy, a complete lifecycle cost estimate, verification of such estimate against independent cost estimates, a cost-benefit analysis, and a schedule; prepare cost estimates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/01/2017

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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes [S.57] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes (Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of: five years after the end of the fiscal year (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/05/2017

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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [HB-302] [Insurance ] [Sports ] [Healthcare ]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Became Public Law No: 115-254. on 10/05/2018

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Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 [HB-253] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Social Security ]
Family First Prevention Services Act of 2017 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) regarding, among other matters: (1) mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services and in-home parenting skill-based programs, (2) foster care maintenance payments for children with parents in a licensed residential family-based treatment facility for substance abuse, and (3) payments for evidence-based kinship navigator programs. Part B of title IV (Child and Family Services) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 01/13/2017

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Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 [HB-265] [International ] [National Security ]
Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2017 This bill states that it is U.S. policy: (1) to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, and (2) that the U.S. Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem not later than January 1, 2019. The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 is amended to eliminate the President's authority to waive certain funding limitations for Department of State acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad until the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. Any official U.S. document that lists countries (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Introduced In House on 01/04/2017

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Startup in a Day Act of 2017 [HB-251] [Small Business ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Startup in a Day Act of 2017 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish the Startup in a Day Program to award competitive grants to state or local governments to assist entrepreneurs planning to start a small business concern in complying with state and local requirements. State and local governments may use grants to: develop, implement, and improve Internet resources related to the small business concern startup process; and assist such entrepreneurs in registering and applying for any required licenses or permits.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley Introduced In House on 01/04/2017

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American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 [HB-277] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Insurance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance. Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017

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Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act [HB-257] [International ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should recognize the sovereign status of an undivided Jerusalem as Israel's capital, (2) recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and transferring the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv will signal U.S. commitment to Israel, (3) the President and the Department of State should affirm as a matter of U.S. policy (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 02/16/2017

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Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 [HB-281] [Agriculture ] [Immigration ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Animals ]
Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a process for receiving H-2A nonimmigrant visas (temporary agricultural workers) which shall ensure that that petitioners may file such petitions over the Internet or in paper form. (Administration of the H-2A program is transferred from the Department of Labor to USDA.) The bill: (1) includes year-round livestock workers, including dairy workers, in the H-2A category with a maximum three-year period of admissions, which may be renewed three months (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 05/02/2017

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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Disaster Relief ] [Inflation ] [Taxes ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Safety ] [Arts and Culture ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Senior Citizens ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Became Public Law No: 115-31. (txt | Pdf) on 05/05/2017

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