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Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-5131]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must evaluate the extent to which the 2016 Biennial National Strategy for Transportation Security is reflected in federal transportation security programs. (Sec. 4) This bill establishes programs and reporting requirements to identify risks to facilities, equipment, or systems used to provide public transportation (surface transportation assets). It requires the Department of Homeland Security to: develop risk-based priorities informed by
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BUILD Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 [HB-5105]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Investments ]
BUILD Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 This bill establishes the United States International Development Finance Corporation to facilitate the participation of private sector capital and skills in the economic development of countries with low- or lower-middle-income economies and countries transitioning from nonmarket to market economies in order to complement U.S. assistance and foreign policy objectives. The corporation may: (1) make loans or loan guarantees, (2) as a minority investor acquire equity
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STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 [S.2495]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
STOP School Violence Act of 2018 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and reauthorize through FY2028 the Secure Our Schools grant program.
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Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017 [HB-4240]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
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21st Century IRS Act [HB-5445]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Law Enforcement ]
21st Century IRS Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish requirements for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding cybersecurity, the protection of taxpayer identities, information technology, and electronic systems. With respect to cybersecurity and identity protection, the bill: requires the IRS to work with the public and private sectors to protect taxpayers from identity theft refund fraud, requires the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee to make recommendations to prevent identity theft and refund fraud,
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Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018 [HB-5273]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
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Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act [HB-3780]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
Air Ambulance Quality and Accountability Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to modify standards and payment for air-ambulance services under the Medicare Program. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall establish minimum standards that must be met by air-ambulance suppliers and providers as a condition of their participation in Medicare. These standards must address: (1) scope of practice, training, and clinical capability; (2) medical equipment and vehicle attributes; (3) documentation; (4) medical
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PREPARE Act of 2017 Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017 [HB-4177]
[Environmental ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
PREPARE Act of 2017 Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to establish the Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management (council), which shall: (1) establish government-wide goals for extreme weather resilience, preparedness, and risk identification and management (EWR); (2) develop, recommend, coordinate, and track implementation of priority interagency federal government actions related
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Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2018 [HB-4334]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress annually on the access of women veterans to gender-specific medical care (mammograms, maternity care, and gynecological care) provided by contracting non-VA medical providers. (Sec. 3) Each VA medical facility must report quarterly to the VA on the facility's compliance with the environment of care standards for women veterans, which are standards intended to protect the privacy, safety, and dignity of
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Urban Progress Act of 2018 [HB-5164]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Urban Progress Act of 2018
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Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2018 [S.2572]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to direct their local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish policies that prevent and prohibit conduct, including bullying and harassment, that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to: (1) limit students' ability to participate in, or benefit from, school programs; or (2) create a hostile or abusive educational environment that adversely affects students' education. LEAs shall also provide: (1) students, parents,
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-3629]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Unemployment ]
[Social Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers to accurately classify their employees or non-employees as employees or independent contractors and to notify such employees or non-employees of their classification. The bill makes it unlawful for any person to: (1) discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee or non-employee who has filed a complaint with respect to their employment classification, and (2) wrongly classify an employee as a non-employee. The bill doubles the
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Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017 [HB-3386]
[Disabilities ]
[Social Security ]
Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017 This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to conduct quality reviews of hearing decisions concerning Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits to ensure that administrative law judges are complying with the SSA's regulations. The SSA must report annually on these quality reviews.
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Ensuring Access to Air Ambulance Services Act of 2017 [HB-3378]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Ensuring Access to Air Ambulance Services Act of 2017
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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. [HCR-71]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Defense ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pensions ]
[Unemployment ]
[National Security ]
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2018-FY2027 for: federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, and debt held by the
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Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 [S.1598]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
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HUBZone Unification and Business Stability Act of 2017 [HB-3294]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
HUBZone Unification and Business Stability Act of 2017
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To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of Federal employees, and for other purposes. [HB-3244]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of Federal employees, and for other purposes. This bill requires a federal agency to conduct an annual survey of its employees to assess leadership practices and employee satisfaction. Unless doing so would jeopardize national security, the results of the survey must be posted on the website of the agency.
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FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-3243]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Data Privacy ]
FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the expiration date of (thus making permanent) provisions of the Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that require: (1) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to make available to the public a list of each major information technology investment made by a covered agency for information technology, including data on cost, schedule, and performance; (2) the Chief Information Officer of each covered agency and the program manager of
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FAA Leadership in Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development Act FLIGHT R&D Act [HB-3198]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Drones ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[National Security ]
FAA Leadership in Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development Act FLIGHT R&D Act This bill reauthorizes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research and development (R&D) programs for FY2018-FY2023. No funds are authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for: (1) Environmental Sustainability Research and Development programs unless the full amount authorized for that fiscal year is appropriated for Safety Research and Development programs, Economic Competitiveness Research and Development programs, and Mission Support programs; or (2)
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