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To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the recovery of damages in a civil action related to the disclosure of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records, and for other purposes. [HB-1043]
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[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Crime ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the recovery of damages in a civil action related to the disclosure of certain personal information from State motor vehicle records, and for other purposes. This bill amends the federal criminal code limit the civil liability of a defendant who misuses personal information in a driving record. Current law establishes civil liability for a defendant who knowingly obtains, discloses, or uses personal information in a driving record for an unauthorized purpose. This bill limits a defendant's civil liability
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/02/2017
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Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017 [HB-1034]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to local governments for developing solid waste prevention, reuse, and recycling tactics and operations. Applicants must set specific waste prevention, reuse, recycling, composting, or public education goals that will bring communities closer to zero waste. Zero waste is a goal to guide people towards emulating sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/17/2017
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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. [S.375]
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[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements. This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise provisions governing citizen suits against the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, that allege a failure of the relevant department to perform an act or duty related to an endangered species or threatened species. Interior must publish the complaint in a citizen suit within 30 days of being served. Affected parties shall be given a reasonable
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1162) on 02/14/2017
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Same Day Registration Act of 2017 [HB-1044]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Same Day Registration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/14/2017
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Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act [S.368]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act This bill: requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to publish a revised recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf populations in Arizona and New Mexico; outlines what must be contained in the plan, including input from states and individuals, a maximum population of the wolf, and a specified range for the wolf; establishes a process for the state wildlife authority of Arizona or New Mexico to assume or supplant the USFWS' authority to manage such wolf in the relevant states if certain conditions are
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/14/2017
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OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act [HB-1009]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill codifies and revises the centralized regulatory review process, currently required under executive order, to require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) chair the Regulatory Working Group that assists agencies with regulatory issues, (2) publish a unified agenda of each agency's regulations that are under development or review, and (3) review each agency's significant regulatory actions. OIRA's review is expanded
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Mitchell
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/02/2017
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Same Day Registration Act [S.360]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Same Day Registration Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 02/13/2017
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Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2017 Jobs for All Act [HB-1000]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Inflation ]
[Unemployment ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2017 Jobs for All Act This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, publicly-funded elementary and secondary educational institutions, educational institutions in the Federal Work-Study Program, and tax-exempt non-profit organizations for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/09/2017
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English Language Unity Act of 2017 [HB-997]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
English Language Unity Act of 2017 This bill establishes English as the official language of the United States. Naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, must be conducted in English. The bill declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws. A person injured by a violation of this bill may obtain relief, including a declaratory judgment, in a civil action. English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in the public
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017
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Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 [HB-931]
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[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop and maintain a voluntary registry of firefighters in order to collect history and occupational information that can be used to determine the incidence of cancer among firefighters. The registry must be used to improve monitoring of cancer among firefighters and to collect and publish epidemiological information. The CDC should seek to include specified information in the registry, including the number and type of fire
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-194. on 07/07/2018
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Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017 [S.335]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017 This bill authorizes a state with an established oil and gas leasing program to take responsibility from the federal government for leasing and regulating the exploration and development of oil, gas, and other forms of energy on federal land in the state. Any state actions to lease, permit, or regulate oil and gas exploration and development shall not be subject to federal action under certain laws, including the Administrative Procedure Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Environmental Policy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/07/2017
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Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. [HJR-66]
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[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees. This joint resolution nullifies a rule submitted by the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees. (The rule describes circumstances in which state payroll deduction savings programs with automatic enrollment would not give rise to the establishment of employee pension benefit plans under the Employee
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Became Public Law No: 115-35. (txt | Pdf) on 05/17/2017
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Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 [HB-953]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency or a state from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for a discharge of a pesticide from a point source into navigable waters if the discharge is approved under FIFRA. Point source pollution is waste discharged from a distinct place, such as
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/25/2017
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Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. [HJR-67]
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[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. This joint resolution nullifies a rule submitted by the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding savings arrangements established by qualified state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees. (The rule amends a final regulation that describes how states may design and operate payroll deduction savings programs for private-sector
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Became Public Law No: 115-24. (txt | Pdf) on 04/13/2017
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Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act [S.334]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Hydraulic fracturing on federal land
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 02/07/2017
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Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act [HB-928]
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[Water ]
[Mining ]
Fracturing Regulations are Effective in State Hands Act This bill gives states the sole authority to promulgate or enforce any regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing on or under any land within their boundaries. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. Hydraulic fracturing on federal land
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/24/2017
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Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017 [HB-944]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority. This prohibition does not apply to a chief state election administration official regarding a campaign in which the official or an immediate family member is a candidate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Community Trust Act of 2017 [HB-921]
[Immigration ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Community Development ]
Community Trust Act of 2017 This bill nullifies Executive Order 13768, entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States," beginning on January 25, 2017, and prohibits the use of any federal funds to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among other things, that order raises questions regarding whether, and to what extent, federal agencies will withhold federal grant funds that would have otherwise been awarded to jurisdictions that willfully refuse to comply with a federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017 [HB-946]
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[Voting Rights ]
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Davis
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017 [HB-975]
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[Crime ]
Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to provide that the Act's regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties do not apply to a person who produces, possesses, distributes, dispenses, administers, or delivers marijuana in compliance with state laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/10/2017