Futures Investor Protection Act [HB-316]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Investments ]
Futures Investor Protection Act This bill establishes the Futures Investor Protection Corporation (FIPC) as a nonprofit membership corporation for all futures commission merchants registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In general, the FIPC's powers and duties shall mirror those of the Security Investors Protection Corporation (the nonprofit membership corporation for registered broker-dealers). In addition, the bill amends the Commodity Exchange Act to establish suitability rules with respect to recommendations by a futures
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HB-316: Futures Investor Protection Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 01/26/2017
Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act [HB-339]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) transitional worker (CW-1 visa) provisions. The supplemental vocational education fee charged to a prospective CNMI employer for each transitional worker is increased from $150 to $200. Construction occupation permits may be issued only to extend permits issued before October 1, 2015, except that for FY2017, an additional 350 permits shall be made available with at least 60 reserved for health care practitioners and technical
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [HB-302]
[Insurance ]
[Sports ]
[Healthcare ]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting
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HB-302: Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Became Public Law No: 115-254. on 10/05/2018
GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act [HB-289]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Small Business ]
[Tourism ]
GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to the Forest Service, or the Department of the Interior, with respect to any other federal land management agency, may issue and charge a fee for special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters. Interior and USDA may issue special recreation permits: for specialized individual and group use of federal facilities and federal recreational
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HB-289: GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/03/2017
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 [HB-277]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective January 1, 2018. The bill restores provisions amended by the repealed provisions. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax standard deduction for health insurance. Provisions regarding health savings accounts (HSAs) are revised, including to raise contribution limits and to expand the products and services that may be
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HB-277: American Health Care Reform Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs. on 02/10/2017
Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-134]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends federal bankruptcy law governing a Chapter 13 debtor (adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income) to exclude from the computation of debts the secured or unsecured portions of: (1) debts secured by the debtor's principal residence if the value of the residence is less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts; or (2) debts secured or formerly secured by the debtor's principal residence that was either sold in foreclosure or surrendered to the
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HB-134: Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Jeffries Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be The First Sponsor Of H.r. 134, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Conyers, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Pursuant To Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 07/26/2018
Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act [HB-88]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Tourism ]
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
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HB-88: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Message On House Action Received In Senate And At Desk: House Amendment To Senate Amendment. on 12/21/2018
MOBILE NOW Act Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act [S.19]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
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
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S.19: MOBILE NOW Act Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/04/2017
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [HB-200]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Recreation ]
[Food ]
[Water ]
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
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HB-200: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/12/2018
Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2017 [HB-182]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from using collected fees to advertise health insurance exchanges.
HB-182: Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Markwayne Mullin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 [HB-195]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 DIVISION A--FEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING SAVINGS ACT OF 2017 Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This division bars the Government Publishing Office from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless the Member or office requests: (1) a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register, or (2) a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year. DIVISION
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HB-195: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 33, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 195 Have Been Made. on 01/22/2018
Miners Protection Act of 2017 [HB-179]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Mining ]
[Retirement ]
Miners Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) to transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to provide health and pension benefits to retired coal miners and their families. The bill expands the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that the Department of the Treasury must transfer from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and the General Fund of the Treasury
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HB-179: Miners Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 02/10/2017
Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 [HB-2488]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act regarding small businesses that have their principal office in Puerto Rico, including to temporarily: increase the total amount of loans outstanding and committed to any microloan intermediary if at least 20% of the intermediary's loans are made to such businesses; waive the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program's limit on an intermediary's spending on technical assistance for prospective borrowers if 25% of the intermediary's loans are made
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HB-2488: Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. [HB-2504]
[Animals ]
[Trade ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. (Sec. 1) This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements; and (2) requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to amend regulations concerning transporting wildlife to clarify that those sea urchins and sea cucumbers are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Thus,
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HB-2504: To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/06/2018
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-2477]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that allows eligible students with loans under the Federal Direct Loan program (a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to refinance their loans down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill allows student
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HB-2477: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/17/2017
Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 [HB-2429]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Social Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017 Puerto Rico Opportunity, Small Business Prosperity, and Economic Revitalization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to modify requirements for the microloan program for Puerto Rico small businesses and increase access to capital for such program. The Small Business Administration shall establish: (1) a Veteran Business Outreach Center in Puerto Rico, and (2) a temporary Federal and State Technology (FAST) grant program to provide assistance to Puerto Rico businesses. The bill
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HB-2429: Puerto Rico Task Force Economic Empowerment Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/22/2017
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-2430]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO DRUGS Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through FY2022 and revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees for brand name drugs. User fees are eliminated for supplemental new drug applications and drug manufacturing facilities. A prescription drug program fee replaces the prescription drug product fee. This annual fee is assessed on a new drug application holder for each approved drug for up to
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HB-2430: FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Pallone
Became Public Law No: 115-52. (txt | Pdf) on 08/18/2017
Public Lands Telecommunications Act [HB-2425]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
Public Lands Telecommunications Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service (the federal land management agencies) for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies for communications use authorizations on federal lands that are granted, issued, or executed by them. A "communication use authorization" is defined as a right-of-way, permit, or lease
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HB-2425: Public Lands Telecommunications Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Committee On Agriculture Discharged. on 12/28/2018