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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HB-66	Federal	Route 66 Centennial Commission Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Route 66 Centennial Commission to honor highway Route 66 on the occasion of its centennial anniversary. (Sec. 4) The bill sets forth the duties of the commission, its membership, powers, and reporting requirements. (Sec. 9) The Department of Transportation shall prepare a plan on the preservation needs of Route 66. (Sec. 10) The commission shall terminate not later than June 30, 2027. Republican: 43% (19) Democrat: 56% (25) 43% Republican support 56% Democrat support	Transportation And Public Works Advisory Bodies Commemorative Events And Holidays Government Studies And Investigations Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Roads And Highways U.s. History
HB-72	Federal	GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record. No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties. Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Government Operations And Politics Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Agencies Congressional Oversight Government Accountability Office (gao) Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations
S.17	Federal	GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to obtain federal agency records required to discharge the GAO's duties (including audit, evaluation, and investigative duties), including through bringing civil actions to require an agency to produce a record. No provision of the Social Security Act shall be construed to limit, amend, or supersede the GAO's authority to: (1) obtain information or inspect records about an agency's duties, powers, activities, organization, or financial transactions; or (2) obtain other agency records that the GAO requires to discharge its duties. Agency statements on actions taken or planned in response to GAO recommendations must be submitted to: (1) the congressional committees with jurisdiction over the pertinent agency program or activity, and (2) the GAO. Republican: 68% (13) Democrat: 31% (6) 68% Republican support 31% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Agencies Congressional Oversight Government Accountability Office (gao) Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations
HR-17	Federal	Expressing concern over the disappearance of Austin Tice, and for other purposes. Expresses concern about the disappearance of Austin Tice in Damascus, Syria, in August 2012. Encourages the Department of State and the intelligence community to jointly continue investigations and consider all plausible explanations for Tice's disappearance and to coordinate investigations with the Syrian government and solicit information from appropriate regional affairs and law enforcement experts. Encourages: (1) the State Department to work with foreign governments known to have diplomatic influence with the Syrian government, and (2) the intelligence community to assess the possibility of the Syrian government's involvement in Tice's disappearance and to possibly seek his recovery. Requests the State Department and the intelligence community to continue to work with and inform Congress and Tice's family on efforts to recover Tice and resolve his disappearance. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	International Affairs Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Diplomacy, Foreign Officials, Americans Abroad Government Studies And Investigations Intelligence Activities, Surveillance, Classified Information International Organizations And Cooperation Middle East Syria
S.16	Federal	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to: (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) discussions or communications among Federal Reserve officers, board members, and employees regarding any of these matters. Republican: 100% (17) 100% Republican support	Finance And Financial Sector Accounting And Auditing Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Congressional Oversight Federal Reserve System Government Studies And Investigations
HB-80	Federal	Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the admission of alien refugees into the United States unless Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to resume admitting them. The Government Accountability Office shall report on: (1) the national security impact of refugee admissions; and (2) specified costs of providing refugees with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, disability insurance under title II of the Social Security Act, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program), and low income rental housing assistance. Republican: 100% (76) 100% Republican support	Immigration Congressional Oversight Disability Assistance Employment Taxes Food Assistance And Relief Government Studies And Investigations Housing And Community Development Funding Immigrant Health And Welfare Immigration Status And Procedures Low- And Moderate-income Housing
HB-47	Federal	Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2017 Kalief's Law This legislation amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) program for FY2018-FY2022. It requires a state or local government that receives JABG funding to implement policies that, with respect to youth: (1) provide a right to speedy trial; (2) provide a right to timely bail consideration; and (3) restrict solitary confinement. The term "youth" means an individual who is 21 years of age or younger. Additionally, it requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or the Community Oriented Policing Services program to implement policies and training on police-youth interaction. The legislation amends the federal criminal code to: (1) require youth custodial interrogations to be recorded; (2) prohibit youth solitary confinement, except as a temporary response to serious and harmful behavior; and (3) prohibit youth restraints during courtroom proceedings, except in certain circumstances. DOJ must report to Congress on youth solitary confinement, including: (1) types and conditions; and (2) number of instances broken down by age, race, ethnicity, gender, and unique circumstances. The bill directs DOJ to award grants to states and local governments to record youth custodial interrogations. Democrat: 100% (2) 100% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Child Health Child Safety And Welfare Community Life And Organization Congressional Oversight Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Criminal Procedure And Sentencing Detention Of Persons Due Process And Equal Protection
HB-33	Federal	Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under the RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for: (1) rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of and benefits for veterans or that impose limitations on the cost and terms of consumer credit extended to service members and their dependents, or (2) rules of particular (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, and other financial indicators. Under a new definition of "economic impact," agencies are required to consider any direct economic effect of a proposed rule on small entities and any indirect economic effect on small entities that is reasonably foreseeable and that results from such rule. Under the bill, agencies are required to modify their rulemaking procedures to: include within initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses a detailed statement of information relating to a proposed rule; include in the agency regulatory flexibility agenda a description of the sector of the North American Industrial Classification System that is affected by a proposed agency rule that is likely to have a significant economic impact of a substantial number of small entities; require each initial regulatory flexibility analysis to contain detailed information about a proposed rule, including why agency action is being considered, the objectives and legal basis for the proposed rule, and an estimate of the number and types of small entities to which the proposed rule will apply; eliminate waivers or delays of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis; modify the procedures for participation of small entities in the promulgation of a proposed rule and the review panel advocacy process; and publish a plan for the periodic review of existing rules and new rules that have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities to determine whether such rules should be continued, changed, or rescinded. Judicial review of an agency final rule for compliance with RFA requirements is allowed after the publication of such rule, instead of after completion of the rulemaking process. The Small Business Act is amended to authorize the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make small business size-standard determinations for all purposes other than for the purposes of such Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. SBREFA is amended to require agencies, in preparing small entity compliance guides, to solicit input from affected small entities or associations of small entities. The Government Accountability Office must complete and publish a study that examines whether the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy has the capacity and resources to carry out duties under this bill. Republican: 88% (15) Democrat: 11% (2) 88% Republican support 11% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Administrative Remedies Business Records Civil Actions And Liability Competitiveness, Trade Promotion, Trade Deficits Congressional Oversight Economic Performance And Conditions Federal Appellate Courts Federal-indian Relations
HB-88	Federal	Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the boundary of Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee and Mississippi to include the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Russell House Battlefield, and the Davis Bridge Battlefield. The Department of the Interior may acquire such lands, which shall be administered as part of the park. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the Parker's Crossroads Battlefield in Tennessee as an affiliated area of the National Park System. The city of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for such area. Interior may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with such entity to financially assist with the marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of such area. Interior shall develop a general management plan for such area. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Land Transfers Military History Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails Tennessee Taxation Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Advisory Bodies Alabama
HB-81	Federal	Resettlement Accountability National Security Prioritization Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the admission of covered aliens into the United States for four years unless Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to admit them. No covered alien may be admitted into the United States after such four-year period. "Covered alien" means an alien applying for refugee admission to the United States who: (1) is a national of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen; or (2) has no nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen. The Government Accountability Office shall report on: (1) the national security impact of refugee admissions; and (2) specified costs of providing refugees with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, disability insurance under title II of the Social Security Act, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program), and section 8 rental assistance. Republican: 100% (4) 100% Republican support	Immigration Afghanistan Africa Asia Congressional Oversight Disability Assistance Employment Taxes Food Assistance And Relief Government Studies And Investigations Housing And Community Development Funding
HB-68	Federal	Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize for FY2020 the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) Program. It subjects JABG grants to accountability measures. The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Justice (DOJ) must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. DOJ must submit an annual certification to Congress and identify and report on duplicative grant awards. (Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the use of best practices is encouraged for activities carried out with JABG funds. (Sec. 4) It amends the Justice Assistance Act of 1984 to eliminate existing authority for DOJ to award grants under the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program through FY2023. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Crime And Law Enforcement Accounting And Auditing Congressional Oversight Criminal Procedure And Sentencing Government Studies And Investigations Juvenile Crime And Gang Violence Law Enforcement Administration And Funding
HB-102	Federal	Expanding Care for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services. The VA shall carry out, through its Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, a three-year program to: (1) assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of selected complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services for veterans, and (2) identify and resolve barriers to providing such services and integrating them with other VA health services. Such program shall be conducted at not fewer than 15 VA medical centers by integrating the provision of complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services provided to veterans who have a mental health condition, experience chronic pain, or have a chronic condition. Veterans' participation shall be voluntary. The VA shall contract with a qualified independent entity for comprehensive studies of the barriers encountered by veterans in receiving, and by administrators and clinicians in providing, complementary and alternative medicine services through the VA. Such studies shall be conducted through surveys of veterans and VA administrators and clinicians. The VA shall carry out a three-year program awarding grants to public or private nonprofit entities to assess the feasibility and advisability of using wellness programs to complement the provision of mental health care to veterans and family members who are eligible for readjustment counseling from the VA. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Armed Forces And National Security Alternative Treatments Department Of Veterans Affairs Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management Government Studies And Investigations Health Care Coverage And Access Health Personnel Health Programs Administration And Funding Health Promotion And Preventive Care Long-term, Rehabilitative, And Terminal Care
S.19	Federal	MOBILE NOW Act Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), by December 31, 2020, to make available at least 255 megahertz of federal and nonfederal spectrum below the frequency of 6000 megahertz for mobile and fixed wireless broadband use. At least: (1) 100 megahertz shall be made available on an unlicensed basis; and (2) 100 megahertz shall be made available on an exclusive, licensed basis for commercial mobile use, pursuant to the FCC's authority to implement licensing in a flexible manner, and subject to potential continued use of such spectrum by incumbent federal entities in designated geographic areas indefinitely or for a length of time stipulated in transition plans approved by an NTIA technical panel for those incumbent entities to relocate to alternate spectrum. In making such spectrum available, the Department of Commerce and the FCC must consider: (1) the need to preserve critical existing and planned federal government capabilities; (2) the impact on existing state, local, and tribal government capabilities; (3) international implications; (4) appropriate enforcement mechanisms and authorities; and (5) the importance of the deployment of wireless broadband services in rural areas. (Sec. 4) The NTIA must submit to Congress and the FCC an assessment of the feasibility of authorizing mobile or fixed terrestrial wireless operations, including for advanced mobile service operations, on federal entities and operations in specified frequency bands. The FCC must publish a notice of proposed rulemaking within two years after enactment of this bill, or within 90 days after it receives the NTIA's feasibility assessment, whichever is earlier, to consider service rules authorizing such operations. (Sec. 5) Commerce and the FCC must submit reports evaluating the feasibility of allowing commercial wireless services to share use of specified frequencies between 3100 and 4200 megahertz. If such sharing is feasible, the reports must identify which of the frequencies are most suitable for sharing with commercial wireless services through the assignment of new licenses by competitive bidding, for sharing with unlicensed operations, or through a combination of licensing and unlicensed operations. The FCC must seek public comment regarding these reports. (Sec. 6) The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is amended to require executive agencies, within 270 days after receiving an application, to grant or deny easements, rights-of-way, or leases to, in, over, or on federal property to install, construct, modify, or maintain a communications facility installation. Executive agencies must: (1) notify applicants of the reasons for denials, and (2) designate an agency point of contact for applicants. The bill expands the categories of infrastructure, antennas, wiring, and wireless transmission equipment for which applicants may seek such easements, rights-of-way, or leases. The NTIA must coordinate with the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Defense, and Transportation (DOT), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the General Services Administration to develop recommendations for tracking and expediting such applications. (Sec. 7) To facilitate installation of broadband infrastructure, DOT must ensure that states receiving federal-aid highway funds: (1) identify a broadband utility coordinator to facilitate the broadband infrastructure right-of-way efforts within the state; (2) register broadband infrastructure entities that seek to be included in those facilitation efforts; (3) establish a process to electronically notify such entities of the state transportation improvement program on an annual basis; (4) coordinate statewide telecommunication and broadband plans and state and local transportation and land use plans, including strategies to minimize repeated excavations that involve the installation of broadband infrastructure in a right-of-way; and (5) ensure that any existing broadband infrastructure entities are not disadvantaged. Nothing in this section establishes a mandate or requirement that a state install broadband infrastructure in a highway right-of-way. (Sec. 8) The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) must establish a single database of real property owned, leased, or managed by executive agencies that is capable of supporting a communications facility installation. The OSTP must make the database available to: (1) entities that construct or operate communications facility installations or provide communications service, and (2) state and local governments so that they may provide information regarding state and local properties to include in the database. The OSTP must report to Congress regarding potential ways to incentivize state and local governments to provide such information. (Sec. 9) After notice and an opportunity for public comment, Commerce must submit recommendations to incentivize federal entities to relinquish, or share with federal or nonfederal users, federal spectrum for commercial wireless broadband services. It must consider whether permitting eligible federal entities to accept payments could expedite access to eligible frequencies. (Sec. 10) The FCC must collaborate with the NTIA to determine the best means of providing federal entities flexible access to nonfederal spectrum on a shared basis across a range of short-, mid-, and long-range time frames, including for intermittent purposes like emergency use. (Sec. 11) After public notice and comment, the FCC must adopt rules that permit unlicensed services to use guard bands designated to protect frequencies allocated by competitive bidding if it would not cause harmful interference. (Sec. 12) The OMB may provide pre-auction funding to federal agencies for auctions intended to occur within eight years (currently, five years) after the transfer of funds. (Sec. 13) Federal entities may request an immediate transfer of funds to pay for relocation or sharing costs after the frequencies are reallocated by competitive bidding. (Sec. 14) The FCC must provide notice and an opportunity for public comment before it submits reports regarding: (1) the results of rule changes relating to the frequencies between 3550 and 3650 megahertz, and (2) proposals to promote and identify additional spectrum bands that can be shared between incumbent uses and new licensed and unlicensed services under such rules and that identify at least 1 gigahertz between 6 gigahertz and 57 gigahertz for such use. (Sec. 15) The Government Accountability Office must recommend policies to increase the availability of broadband Internet access using unlicensed spectrum and wireless networks in low-income neighborhoods, particularly for elementary and secondary school-aged children. (Sec. 16) The FCC must assess whether to establish a program, or modify existing programs, under which a licensee that receives a license for the exclusive use of spectrum in a specific geographic area may partition or disaggregate the license by sale or long-term lease to provide services consistent with the license and make unused spectrum available to: (1) unaffiliated small carriers with not more than 1,500 employees, or (2) other unaffiliated carriers to serve rural areas. (Sec. 17) The bill declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) maximize U.S. spectrum resources to benefit U.S. people, (2) advance wireless broadband innovation and investment, and (3) make available on an unlicensed basis radio frequency bands sufficient to meet consumer demand. The FCC must ensure that its spectrum allocation and assignment efforts make available on an unlicensed basis radio frequency bands sufficient to meet demand for unlicensed wireless broadband operations if doing so is reasonable and in the public interest after taking into account the future needs of other spectrum users. (Sec. 18) The FCC must develop a national plan for making additional radio frequency bands available for unlicensed operations. The NTIA must recommend reforms to the Spectrum Relocation Fund to address federal entities sharing costs and expenditures under the plan. Spectrum Challenge Prize Act (Sec. 19) The NTIA must conduct prize competitions to accelerate the development and commercialization of technology that improves spectrum efficiency and is capable of cost-effective deployment. Not more than $5 million, in the aggregate, may be awarded to prize competition winners. The FCC must publish a technical paper providing criteria that may be used for the design of such competitions. Wireless Telecommunications Tax and Fee Collection Fairness Act (Sec. 20) State and local jurisdictions are prohibited from requiring a person to collect from, or remit on behalf of, any other person a state or local tax, fee, or surcharge imposed on the purchase or use of any wireless telecommunications service within the state unless the collection or remittance is in connection with a financial transaction in which the purchaser or user upon whom a tax, fee, or surcharge is imposed gives cash, credit, or any other exchange of monetary value or consideration to the person who is required to collect or remit the tax, fee, or surcharge. Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of such prohibition may bring a civil action in U.S. district court for equitable relief. Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Science, Technology, Communications Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Civil Actions And Liability Congressional Oversight Consumer Affairs Education Of The Disadvantaged Elementary And Secondary Education Federal Communications Commission (fcc) Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property Government Information And Archives
HB-200	Federal	Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Revisions are made to: (1) requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries; and (2) catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits. To distinguish between fish that are depleted due to fishing and those that are depleted for other reasons, the term "depleted" replaces the term "overfished" throughout the MSA. Fishery impact statements must analyze the impacts of proposed actions in fishery management plans on the quality of the human environment. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must publish a plan for implementing the Cooperative Research and Management Program. The offshore jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama is extended from three miles to nine miles for the recreational management of red snapper. The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission must conduct all fishery stock assessments used for management purposes by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council for the fisheries managed under the Council's Reef Fish Management Plan. Any commercial catch share allocation in a fishery in the Gulf of Mexico may only be traded by sale or lease within the same commercial fishing sector. NOAA must develop a plan to conduct stock assessments for all fish for which a fishery management plan is in effect under this bill. Additionally, NOAA must develop guidelines that will incorporate data from private entities into fishery management plans. Republican: 83% (10) Democrat: 16% (2) 83% Republican support 16% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Alaska Arctic And Polar Regions Atlantic Ocean Business Records Congressional Oversight Department Of Commerce Disaster Relief And Insurance Economic Performance And Conditions
HB-24	Federal	Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to: (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) discussions or communications among Federal Reserve officers, board members, and employees regarding any of these matters. Republican: 95% (108) Democrat: 4% (5) 95% Republican support 4% Democrat support	Finance And Financial Sector Accounting And Auditing Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Congressional Oversight Federal Reserve System Government Studies And Investigations
HB-50	Federal	Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to: (1) require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduct an assessment comparing the authorized level of funding in legislation to the prospective costs of carrying out any changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on state, local, or tribal governments participating in the federal assistance program; (2) modify the definition of "direct costs" to require CBO to consider, in accounting for the costs of federal mandates, forgone business profits, costs passed onto consumers and other entities, and behavioral changes; (3) eliminate the exemption of independent regulatory agencies (except the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Open Market Committee, or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) from reporting requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA); and (4) make the raising of points of order in the consideration of congressional legislation applicable to legislation that would increase the direct cost of private sector mandates beyond limits established by UMRA. The bill amends UMRA to: (1) transfer certain responsibilities under it from the Office of Management and Budget to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA); (2) set forth detailed criteria to guide agencies in assessing the effects of federal regulatory actions on state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector; (3) revise requirements for agency statements accompanying significant regulatory actions to require an analysis of the effects of a proposed final rule on state, local, or tribal governments, the private sector, and private property owners; and (4) extend to the the private sector the requirement for consultation with agencies in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant federal mandates. UMRA reporting requirements are revised to require: (1) the OIRA to provide guidance and oversight so that agency regulations are consistent with the principles and policies of UMRA and do not conflict with the policies or actions of another agency; and (2) agencies to include in their annual compliance statements an appendix detailing consultation activities with state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector. The bill requires an agency, at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a standing or select House or Senate Committee, to conduct a retrospective analysis of an existing regulation promulgated by such agency. Judicial review under UMRA is expanded to include review of provisions of such Act relating to agency assessment of the effects of the regulatory process and agency selection of the least costly or least burdensome alternative to a regulatory mandate. Courts are granted expanded powers to compel agencies to comply with UMRA reporting requirements. Republican: 50% (3) Democrat: 50% (3) 50% Republican support 50% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Congressional Oversight Executive Agency Funding And Structure Federal-indian Relations Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations Intergovernmental Relations Judicial Review And Appeals Legislative Rules And Procedure
HB-40	Federal	Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies. Democrat: 100% (36) 100% Democrat support	Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues Advisory Bodies Constitution And Constitutional Amendments Government Liability Government Studies And Investigations Human Rights Racial And Ethnic Relations State And Local Government Operations U.s. History War Crimes, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity
HB-70	Federal	Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to modify and expand requirements for federal advisory committees. A federal advisory committee is any term-limited committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or similar group that dispenses objective advice and recommendations to officers and agencies of the executive branch. (Sec. 2) The bill requires that appointments to federal advisory committees be made without regard to political affiliation or political activity, unless required by federal statute. The head of a federal agency making an appointment to an advisory committee must give interested persons an opportunity to suggest potential committee members by including a request for comments in the Federal Register and providing a mechanism for interested persons to comment through the agency's official website. The agency must consider any comments submitted in making selections of advisory committee members. Any individual appointed to an advisory committee who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government shall be designated as: (1) a special government employee if the individual is providing advice based on the individual's expertise or experience, or (2) a representative if representing the views of an entity outside of the federal government. An agency may not designate committee members as representatives to avoid making them subject to federal ethics rules and requirements. A designated ethics official of each agency shall review the designation of each member of an advisory committee to determine whether such member's designation is appropriate and may redesignate members if appropriate. Agency heads must ensure that the agency does not interfere with the free and independent participation, expression of views, and deliberation by advisory committee members. (Sec. 3) The bill deems an individual who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government as a member of an advisory committee if such individual regularly attends and participates in committee meetings, even if such individual does not have the right to vote or veto the advice or recommendations of the committee. Subcommittees of advisory committees, advisory committees established under contract or other transactional authority, and committees that include members appointed as special government employees are deemed subject to FACA requirements. (Sec. 4) Agencies must make publicly available for each advisory committee: (1) the charter of the advisory committee; (2) the member appointment process; (3) a list of all current members, including designations as representatives or special government employees; (4) any recusal agreement made by a committee member to avoid a conflict of interest; (5) committee processes for making decisions; (6) detailed meeting minutes; and (7) notices of future committee meetings. This information must be placed on the agency's website and the website of the General Services Administration (GSA). Advisory committees may not meet or take any action until an advisory committee charter has been filed with the GSA, the agency to which the committee reports, and specified congressional committees. (Sec. 5) The head of each federal agency that has an advisory committee must designate a senior agency official as the agency's Advisory Committee Management Officer. Such official shall be an expert in implementing the requirements of FACA and shall be the primary point of contact for the GSA. (Sec. 6) The Government Accountability Office shall review, and report on, compliance by agencies with FACA, as amended by this bill, including whether agencies are appropriately appointing advisory committee members as either special government employees or representatives. (Sec. 7) The bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to expand exemptions from FACA requirements for trade advisory committees under such Act. (Sec. 8) The bill adopts, for purposes of FACA , the definition of "special Government employee" in the federal criminal code. (Sec. 10) The effective date of this bill is 30 days after its enactment. (Sec. 11) No additional funds shall be authorized to carry out the requirements in this bill. Democrat: 100% (4) 100% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Advisory Bodies Congressional Oversight Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption Government Information And Archives Government Studies And Investigations Political Parties And Affiliation
HB-199	Federal	Chicano Park Preservation Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Chicano Park and its murals located in San Diego, California. In conducting the study, Interior shall evaluate the site's national significance and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a National Historic Landmark or an Affiliated Area of the National Park System. Democrat: 100% (11) 100% Democrat support	Public Lands And Natural Resources Art, Artists, Authorship California Government Studies And Investigations Historic Sites And Heritage Areas Historical And Cultural Resources Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails
HB-5	Federal	Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Republican: 92% (24) Democrat: 7% (2) 92% Republican support 7% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Administrative Remedies Business Records Civil Actions And Liability Competitiveness, Trade Promotion, Trade Deficits Congressional Oversight Economic Performance And Conditions Evidence And Witnesses Federal Appellate Courts

Title: Route 66 Centennial Commission Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-66

Subjects: Transportation And Public Works, Advisory Bodies, Commemorative Events And Holidays, Government Studies And Investigations, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Roads And Highways, U.s. History

Republican: 43% (19) Democrat: 56% (25)

Title: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-72

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Agencies, Congressional Oversight, Government Accountability Office (gao), Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.17

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Agencies, Congressional Oversight, Government Accountability Office (gao), Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations

Republican: 68% (13) Democrat: 31% (6)

Title: Expressing concern over the disappearance of Austin Tice, and for other purposes.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HR-17

Subjects: International Affairs, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Diplomacy, Foreign Officials, Americans Abroad, Government Studies And Investigations, Intelligence Activities, Surveillance, Classified Information, International Organizations And Cooperation, Middle East, Syria

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.16

Subjects: Finance And Financial Sector, Accounting And Auditing, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Congressional Oversight, Federal Reserve System, Government Studies And Investigations

Republican: 100% (17)

Title: Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-80

Subjects: Immigration, Congressional Oversight, Disability Assistance, Employment Taxes, Food Assistance And Relief, Government Studies And Investigations, Housing And Community Development Funding, Immigrant Health And Welfare, Immigration Status And Procedures, Low- And Moderate-income Housing

Republican: 100% (76)

Title: Effective and Humane Treatment of Youth Act of 2017 Kalief's Law

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-47

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Child Health, Child Safety And Welfare, Community Life And Organization, Congressional Oversight, Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment, Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation, Criminal Procedure And Sentencing, Detention Of Persons, Due Process And Equal Protection

Democrat: 100% (2)

Title: Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-33

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Administrative Remedies, Business Records, Civil Actions And Liability, Competitiveness, Trade Promotion, Trade Deficits, Congressional Oversight, Economic Performance And Conditions, Federal Appellate Courts, Federal-indian Relations

Republican: 88% (15) Democrat: 11% (2)

Title: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-88

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Land Transfers, Military History, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails, Tennessee, Taxation, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Advisory Bodies, Alabama

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Resettlement Accountability National Security Prioritization Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-81

Subjects: Immigration, Afghanistan, Africa, Asia, Congressional Oversight, Disability Assistance, Employment Taxes, Food Assistance And Relief, Government Studies And Investigations, Housing And Community Development Funding

Republican: 100% (4)

Title: Tiffany Joslyn Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-68

Subjects: Crime And Law Enforcement, Accounting And Auditing, Congressional Oversight, Criminal Procedure And Sentencing, Government Studies And Investigations, Juvenile Crime And Gang Violence, Law Enforcement Administration And Funding

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Expanding Care for Veterans Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-102

Subjects: Armed Forces And National Security, Alternative Treatments, Department Of Veterans Affairs, Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management, Government Studies And Investigations, Health Care Coverage And Access, Health Personnel, Health Programs Administration And Funding, Health Promotion And Preventive Care, Long-term, Rehabilitative, And Terminal Care

Democrat: 100% (7)

Title: MOBILE NOW Act Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: S.19

Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Civil Actions And Liability, Congressional Oversight, Consumer Affairs, Education Of The Disadvantaged, Elementary And Secondary Education, Federal Communications Commission (fcc), Government Buildings, Facilities, And Property, Government Information And Archives

Republican: 50% (1) Democrat: 50% (1)

Title: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-200

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Alaska, Arctic And Polar Regions, Atlantic Ocean, Business Records, Congressional Oversight, Department Of Commerce, Disaster Relief And Insurance, Economic Performance And Conditions

Republican: 83% (10) Democrat: 16% (2)

Title: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-24

Subjects: Finance And Financial Sector, Accounting And Auditing, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Congressional Oversight, Federal Reserve System, Government Studies And Investigations

Republican: 95% (108) Democrat: 4% (5)

Title: Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-50

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Congressional Oversight, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Federal-indian Relations, Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations, Intergovernmental Relations, Judicial Review And Appeals, Legislative Rules And Procedure

Republican: 50% (3) Democrat: 50% (3)

Title: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-40

Subjects: Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues, Advisory Bodies, Constitution And Constitutional Amendments, Government Liability, Government Studies And Investigations, Human Rights, Racial And Ethnic Relations, State And Local Government Operations, U.s. History, War Crimes, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

Democrat: 100% (36)

Title: Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-70

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Advisory Bodies, Congressional Oversight, Government Ethics And Transparency, Public Corruption, Government Information And Archives, Government Studies And Investigations, Political Parties And Affiliation

Democrat: 100% (4)

Title: Chicano Park Preservation Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-199

Subjects: Public Lands And Natural Resources, Art, Artists, Authorship, California, Government Studies And Investigations, Historic Sites And Heritage Areas, Historical And Cultural Resources, Parks, Recreation Areas, Trails

Democrat: 100% (11)

Title: Regulatory Accountability - Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-5

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Administrative Remedies, Business Records, Civil Actions And Liability, Competitiveness, Trade Promotion, Trade Deficits, Congressional Oversight, Economic Performance And Conditions, Evidence And Witnesses, Federal Appellate Courts

Republican: 92% (24) Democrat: 7% (2)

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