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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5325]
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the emergency amounts and transmitting the designations
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Graves
Presented To President. on 09/29/2016
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Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5291]
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Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill prescribes certain consumer protection requirements for air passengers with respect to: airline delays or cancellations, whether changes to passenger itineraries are unfair or deceptive practices, refunds for delayed checked baggage, disclosure of checked baggage fees, seat assignments, filing of consumer complaints with the Aviation Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Transportation (DOT), and online and mobile access to aviation consumer protection information. The FAA Modernization
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/20/2016
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VA Construction and Lease Authorization, Health, and Benefits Enhancement Act [HB-5286]
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VA Construction and Lease Authorization, Health, and Benefits Enhancement Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into Veterans Care Agreements with certain providers to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care to eligible veterans if: (1) furnishing such care and services at VA facilities or under otherwise authorized contracts or sharing agreements with non-VA facilities is impracticable or inadvisable because of the veteran's medical condition, the travel involved, or the nature of the care or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/09/2016
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DELIVER Act of 2016 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2016 [HB-4942]
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DELIVER Act of 2016 Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 54 cents per mile for 2016.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/14/2016
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [HB-4909]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. on 05/26/2016
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Dairy MILC Act of 2016 Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 [HB-4896]
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Dairy MILC Act of 2016 Dairy Margin Insurance Location Calculation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to calculate the average feed cost for the Dairy Margin Protection Program using data from each state rather than the national average. USDA must also take into consideration costs for energy, transportation, and labor. (The Dairy Margin Protection Program makes payments to participating farmers when actual dairy production margins fall below a farmer-selected insured margin.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 04/26/2016
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. [HB-4759]
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the burial transportation costs of certain deceased veterans to a state- or tribal-owned veterans' cemetery.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Miller
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/11/2016
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses. [HB-4658]
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance from home requirement for the tax deduction of the travel expenses of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. The bill requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the travel costs of members of reserve components.
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/04/2016
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Build the Fence Act of 2016 [HB-4547]
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Build the Fence Act of 2016 This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to complete the required southwest border fencing by December 31, 2017. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 is amended to direct DHS to achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders by the same date. Until such fencing is completed: DHS may not obligate or expend any amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to it for facilities construction or maintenance,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Rouzer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Border And Maritime Security. on 02/23/2016
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Rural Guard Act of 2016 [HB-4424]
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Rural Guard Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the removal, on a case by case basis, of the $300 cap on travel expense reimbursements to certain members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve who: (1) live in a rural area in the same state as the inactive duty training location; and (2) are required to travel to the inactive training location using a boat or aircraft due to limited or nonexistent vehicular routes, or from a permanent residence more than 75 miles from that location.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/04/2016
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American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015 [HB-4377]
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American Business Competitiveness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: reduce the tax rate on the net business income of individual and corporate taxpayers to a maximum 25%; allow full expensing of deductible investment expenses in the current taxable year; redefine "net business income" to allow the deduction of the cost of business purchases; convert to a territorial system for taxing overseas income; apply the same tax rate to interest income of individuals that is applicable to dividends and capital gains income; and allow
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 01/13/2016
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Comfortable and Fair Flight Act [HB-4203]
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Comfortable and Fair Flight Act This bill prohibits an air carrier operating an aircraft from charging ticketed passengers a fee for the use of a lavatory on such aircraft. If an aircraft lacks an adequate number of functioning lavatories at the time of boarding, the carrier shall permit a ticketed passenger to select alternative equivalent air transportation operated by such carrier without charging an additional fee. A carrier must refund any baggage fee for baggage that does not arrive within two hours after the passenger arrives at the scheduled
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 12/10/2015
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Military Family Stability Act of 2015 [HB-4200]
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Military Family Stability Act of 2015 This bill allows a member of the Armed Forces undergoing a permanent change of station and the member's spouse to elect jointly that the spouse may relocate to the new location at the time during the covered relocation period as the member and spouse jointly select. The following families shall be eligible: the spouse is employed, or enrolled in a degree-, certificate-, or license-granting program, at the beginning of the covered relocation period; the member and spouse have one or more children in school; the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Beto O'Rourke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 01/19/2016
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PACT Act of 2015 Protecting Access through Competitive-pricing Transition Act of 2015 [HB-4185]
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PACT Act of 2015 Protecting Access through Competitive-pricing Transition Act of 2015 This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions relating to payment for durable medical equipment (DME) under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (DME includes certain medically necessary equipment such as walkers, wheelchairs, and hospital beds.) With respect to DME furnished in areas that are not competitive acquisition areas, current regulations require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) to phase
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 12/11/2015
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [HB-4138]
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to direct a VA employee to repay all or part of the transferee relocation expenses paid to the employee if: (1) the VA determines such repayment is appropriate, and (2) the employee is afforded notice and opportunity for a hearing conducted by another federal department or agency before repayment. A decision regarding employee repayment shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/18/2016
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To provide transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical anesthesia services. [HB-3966]
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To provide transportation of dependent patients relating to obstetrical anesthesia services. This bill makes permanent the authority to provide transportation for certain military dependents receiving obstetrical anesthesia services related to childbirth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015
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HELP Act Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act of 2015 [HB-3689]
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HELP Act Healthy Employee Loss Prevention Act of 2015 Authorizes the following groups to petition for eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance to the Critical Employment Advisory Commission (established by this Act) and the governor of a state: a group of adversely affected workers; the certified or recognized union or other duly authorized representative of such workers; or employers of such workers, one-stop operators or one-stop partners, including state employment security agencies, or the state dislocated worker unit, on their behalf.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 03/23/2016
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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 [HB-3596]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 This bill extends specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE Extends through FY2016: authority for collection of copaypayments for hospital care and nursing home care, authorization of appropriations for assistance and support services for caregivers, authority for recovery from third parties of the cost of care and services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts for non-service-connected disability, authority
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Smith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015
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Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act of 2015 [HB-3593]
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Aviation Cost and Expenses Sharing Act of 2015 This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue or revise regulations to ensure that persons who hold a private pilot certificate may communicate with the public in cases where operating expenses of the flight are shared between the pilot and passengers.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 09/23/2015
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To establish a pilot program to reduce the number of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increase the use of ride-sharing services. [HB-3592]
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To establish a pilot program to reduce the number of vehicles owned by certain Federal departments and increase the use of ride-sharing services. This bill directs the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, and Energy to each establish a pilot program to: (1) reduce the inventory of light vehicles owned by the department by 10% for each of the 5 fiscal years beginning after the expiration of the 1-year period starting on the date of enactment of this Act, and (2) increase the department's use of commercial ride-sharing companies.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Schweikert
Introduced In House on 09/22/2015