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US Congress 115th Congress
Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017 [S.805]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on the transfer of ownership in certain securities (covered transaction), including any share of stock in a corporation, any partnership or beneficial interest in a partnership or trust, any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness (excluding tax-exempt municipal bonds), or derivative financial instruments; (2) impose a penalty on taxpayers who fail to include a covered transaction on their tax return or information statement;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/03/2017
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Modernizing Travel to the Marianas Act of 2017 [HB-1851]
[Immigration ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Tourism ]
[National Security ]
Modernizing Travel to the Marianas Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a fully automated electronic travel authorization system to collect biographical and other information in order to determine, before travel, the eligibility of, and any law enforcement or security risk of permitting, an alien to travel to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. DHS shall establish and collect a fee for the use of such system. Such system
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Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 04/13/2017
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Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 [S.804]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish standards to ensure that all VA medical facilities have the structural characteristics necessary to adequately meet the gender-specific health care needs of veterans at such facilities, including privacy, safety, and dignity; (2) integrate such standards into its prioritization methodology with respect to requests for funding major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases; and (3) report on such standards,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.788]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
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 (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise) to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. 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 review shall include: the total numbers of veterans who
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/30/2017
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017 [S.797]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017 This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program to provide matching funds for the development, expansion, or continuation of tax preparation programs to assist low-income taxpayers and members of underserved populations. The program must be substantially similar to the Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants demonstration program established under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
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Improving Access to Maternity Care Act [S.783]
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[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act 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 shortage
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/30/2017
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Dynamic Repayment Act of 2017 [S.799]
[Student Loans ]
Dynamic Repayment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
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10th Amendment Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-1803]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
10th Amendment Restoration Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Constitutional Government Review Commission, which shall review the authorizing statute and statutory authority of each agency to determine if they should be repealed to eliminate federal powers not definitively delegated by the Constitution. The commission, after completing any such review, shall: (1) recommend whether immediate repeal action is appropriate, (2) prepare an estimate of federal spending or revenue changes resulting from adoption of a repeal recommendation, and (3) prepare
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
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Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 [S.794]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the process by which Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) issue and reconsider local coverage determinations (LCDs) that: (1) are new, (2) restrict or substantively revise existing LCDs, or (3) are otherwise specified in regulation. (MACs are private insurers that process Medicare claims within specified geographic areas.) Before such an LCD may take effect, the MAC issuing the determination must, with respect
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/30/2017
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 [HB-1847]
[Animals ]
[Agriculture ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2017 This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/31/2017
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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [HB-1776]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/05/2017
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Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act [S.763]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) assess, and implement a risk-based security strategy to address, the vulnerabilities of and risks to surface transportation and maritime transportation systems; (2) develop a management oversight strategy that identifies the parties responsible for implementing the security strategy; and (3) submit a report that describes a risk-based budget and resource allocation plan for surface transportation sectors that reflects the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-178. on 10/25/2017
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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [S.771]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/29/2017
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Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017 [HB-1773]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
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Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017 [HB-1774]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the authority of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use certain SBA programs, including the small business development center (SBDC) program, to provide grants, financial assistance, loans, export assistance, and subcontracting opportunities on federal contracts to specified small businesses, organizations, state governments, universities, companies, and other entities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
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Fairness for Pilots Act [S.755]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Aerospace ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Fairness for Pilots Act This bill amends the Pilot's Bill of Rights to revise the authorization for appeal to a federal court by a substantially affected individual from a decision of the National Transportation Safety Board to uphold an adverse Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) order or final decision. The bill specifies the suspension or revocation of an airman certificate as the punitive civil action which may be appealed. A U.S. district court shall review de novo an FAA denial, suspension, or revocation of an airman certificate. The bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/29/2017
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NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act [S.770]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Became Public Law No: 115-236. on 08/14/2018
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OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act [S.760]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
OPEN Government Data Act Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act (Sec. 4) This bill requires open government data assets made available by federal agencies (excluding the Government Accountability Office [GAO] and certain other government entities) to be published as machine-readable data. When not otherwise prohibited by law, and to the extent practicable, public data assets and nonpublic data assets maintained by the federal government must be available: (1) in an open format that does not impede use or reuse and that has standards
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-134. on 07/24/2017
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Save Our Seas Act of 2018 [S.756]
[Environmental ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
Save Our Seas Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) 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. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the program by allowing NOAA to make sums available for assisting in the cleanup and response required by severe marine
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
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DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2017 [HB-1795]
[Crime ]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
DUE PROCESS Act of 2017 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions related to federal civil forfeiture cases. Specifically, the bill: raises the evidentiary standard in such cases from preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence; with respect to property owners who are indigent, provides for the appointment of counsel; provides for recovery of attorney's fees with respect to settled claims in which
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/24/2017