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Rep. Peter Visclosky

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District HD-IN-1

Party Democrat

Bills Introduced 4

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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
HR-390	Federal	Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. Expresses strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Commends the group of states, cities, colleges and universities, businesses, investors, and individuals who have publicly expressed their support for such agreement. Urges the President to reverse his decision and maintain U.S. participation in such agreement. Democrat: 99% (182) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	International Affairs Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases Congressional Tributes Higher Education International Law And Treaties Presidents And Presidential Powers, Vice Presidents Public-private Cooperation State And Local Government Operations
HB-2978	Federal	Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to allow a representative official of an Indian tribe, with authorization from the governing body of the tribe, to request one or more polling places to be located on tribal lands. The state or political subdivision shall provide each requested polling place at no expense to the Indian tribe if certain criteria are met. A federal court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce constitutional voting guarantees, but also certain violations of the Act as well as of any federal prohibition against discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group, for an appropriate period to prevent commencement of new devices to deny or abridge the right to vote. Any state (and all of its political subdivisions) shall be subject to certain requirements for a 10-year period if: 15 or more voting rights violations occurred there during the previous 25 years; or 10 or more violations occurred during the previous 25 years, at least one of which was committed by the state itself (as opposed to a political subdivision within it). A state or political subdivision that obtains a declaratory judgment that it has not used a device to deny or abridge the right to vote shall be exempt from such requirements unlessas specified. This bill prescribes transparency requirements regarding any changes to specified matters. Department of Justice authority to assign observers receives new extensions. Courts shall grant preliminary injunctive relief if a complainant raises a serious question whether the challenged covered practice violates the Act or the Constitution and, on balance, the hardship imposed upon the defendant by the relief will be less than the hardship on the plaintiff if the relief were not granted. Democrat: 100% (194) 100% Democrat support	Government Operations And Politics Civil Actions And Liability Federal-indian Relations Jurisdiction And Venue Racial And Ethnic Relations State And Local Government Operations Voting Rights
HB-2756	Federal	Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act This bill establishes: (1) an Office of the Congressional Trade Enforcer; (2) an Office of Market Access Assistance; (3) a Trade Enforcement Division within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), headed by a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative for Trade Enforcement; (4) the Office of Trade Assistance for Small Business; (5) the Chief Manufacturing Negotiator; and (6) the Congressional Advisory Commission on WTO Dispute Settlement to provide advice to Congress on the operation of the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization. The bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 regarding: (1) the imposition of countervailing duties to address subsidies relating to fundamentally undervalued currencies; and (2) the establishment of procedures for the protection of business proprietary information from public disclosure, with respect to the investigation of claims of evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for insourcing expenses and to deny a deduction for outsourcing expenses. The USTR shall identify those foreign country trade practices that cause negative environmental impacts on human, animal, or plant life or health, or exhaustible natural resources in the United States, the foreign country, a third country, or internationally, and periodically report on such practices. The Government Accountability Office shall report assessing progress in: (1) achieving compliance by other countries with commitments made under specified international fora, and (2) ensuring that goods made with child labor do not enter the customs territory of the United States. Democrat: 100% (29) 100% Democrat support	Foreign Trade And International Finance Advisory Bodies Asia Business Investment And Capital Canada China Competitiveness, Trade Promotion, Trade Deficits Congressional Agencies Congressional Operations And Organization Congressional Oversight
HB-1868	Federal	Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017 This bill makes broadband Internet access service providers subject to the customer privacy order and rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on October 27, 2016. Democrat: 94% (18) Republican: 5% (1) 94% Democrat support 5% Republican support	Science, Technology, Communications Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Federal Communications Commission (fcc) Internet And Video Services Right Of Privacy
HB-1932	Federal	Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to impose restrictions on foreign jurisdictions or financial institutions to counter money laundering and efforts to significantly impede U.S. tax enforcement. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: expand reporting requirements for certain foreign investments and accounts held by U.S. persons, establish a rebuttable presumption against the validity of transactions by institutions that do not comply with reporting requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily in the United States as domestic corporations for tax purposes, treat swap payments sent offshore as taxable U.S. source income, impose additional requirements for third party summonses used to obtain information in tax investigations that do not identify the person with respect to whose liability the summons is issued (i.e., John Doe summons), and modify the rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with income tax rates lower than the United States). The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to: (1) require corporations to disclose certain financial information on a country-by-country basis, and (2) impose penalties for failing to disclose offshore holdings. The bill makes investment advisers and persons engaged in forming new business entities subject to anti-money laundering requirements. The bill imposes new restrictions on U.S. corporations and other entities with foreign income with respect to: (1) tax deductions allocable to deferred foreign income, (2) the recalculation of foreign income taxes, (3) intangible property transferred overseas, (4) tax evasion activities by U.S. corporations reincorporating in a foreign country, and (5) the interest expense tax deduction of certain subsidiaries of foreign corporations. Democrat: 100% (61) 100% Democrat support	Taxation Accounting And Auditing Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Administrative Remedies Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital Banking And Financial Institutions Regulation Business Investment And Capital Civil Actions And Liability Commodities Markets Commodity Futures Trading Commission
HB-2408	Federal	Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act Republican: 30% (13) Democrat: 66% (28) Unaffiliated: 2% (1) 30% Republican support 66% Democrat support 2% Unaffiliated support	Education International Affairs Assault And Harassment Offenses Child Safety And Welfare Conflicts And Wars Congressional Oversight Crimes Against Women Elementary And Secondary Education Foreign Aid And International Relief Human Rights
HB-12	Federal	Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to make available online voter registration. The federal criminal code is amended to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended to require states to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must support pilot programs enabling individuals with disabilities to register and vote at their residences. The bill reauthorizes support for state and local governments to ensure voting access for individuals with disabilities. States must notify individuals convicted of a criminal offense under state law, upon release or upon sentence to probation, of their right to vote in federal elections. Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2017 This bill revises auditing requirements for voting systems. Voting systems must use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots. The National Science Foundation must support the study and development of accessible ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of voting for certain individuals. With exceptions, states must audit federal election results. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is amended to extend the guarantee of voting residency to family members of absent military personnel. The EAC must support poll-worker recruitment and training and develop materials for a model program. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended to prohibit a chief state election administration official, unless the official or a family member is a candidate, from taking part in political management or in a political campaign for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority. The EAC is reauthorized and its exemption from certain contracting requirements is repealed. Democrat: 99% (186) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	Government Operations And Politics Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Administrative Remedies Adult Education And Literacy Advisory Bodies Census And Government Statistics Civil Actions And Liability Computer Security And Identity Theft Computers And Information Technology Congressional Elections
HB-1676	Federal	Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs for training physicians who plan to teach palliative medicine. HHS must: (1) provide Palliative Medicine and Hospice Academic Career Awards to individuals to promote their career development; (2) support entities that operate a Palliative Care and Hospice Education Center; (3) support advanced practice nurses, social workers, physician assistants, pharmacists, chaplains, or students of psychology pursuing an advanced degree in palliative care or related fields; and (4) award grants to schools of nursing, health care facilities, or programs leading to certification as a nurse assistant to train individuals in providing palliative care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must provide for a national education and awareness campaign to inform patients, families, and health professionals about the benefits of palliative care. The National Institutes of Health must expand national research programs in palliative care. Democrat: 59% (171) Republican: 39% (114) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) 59% Democrat support 39% Republican support 0% Unaffiliated support	Health Cancer Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health Department Of Health And Human Services Digestive And Metabolic Diseases Education Programs Funding Executive Agency Funding And Structure Government Information And Archives Health Care Quality Health Facilities And Institutions
HB-2519	Federal	The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue commemorative coins in recognition and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. Surcharges received from the sale of these coins shall be paid to the American Legion for costs related to promoting the importance of: (1) caring for those who have served, and those who are still serving, in the Armed Forces; and (2) maintaining patriotic values, strong families, and assistance for at-risk children. Democrat: 46% (127) Republican: 53% (146) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1) 46% Democrat support 53% Republican support 0% Unaffiliated support 0% Independent support	Finance And Financial Sector
HB-2077	Federal	Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to establish an exception to medication step-therapy protocol in specified cases. A medication step-therapy protocol establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs are covered by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer. To warrant an exception to the protocol, at least one of the following circumstances must be met: (1) the treatment is contraindicated, (2) the treatment is expected to be ineffective, (3) the treatment will cause or is likely to cause an adverse reaction to the individual, (4) the treatment is expected to decrease the individual's ability either to perform daily activities or occupational responsibilities or adhere to the treatment plan, or (5) the individual is stable based on the prescription drugs already selected. The bill requires a group health plan to implement a clear process for an individual to request an exception to the protocol. The process shall be readily available on the website of the group health plan and must list the requirements for a request and any necessary forms and contact information. Requests shall be granted no later than three days after receipt of the request. In certain cases where the life, health, and ability of the individual are jeopardized by the protocol, the request shall be granted no later than 24 hours after receipt of the request. Republican: 41% (37) Democrat: 57% (51) Unaffiliated: 1% (1) 41% Republican support 57% Democrat support 1% Unaffiliated support	Health Drug Therapy Employee Benefits And Pensions Health Care Costs And Insurance Health Care Coverage And Access Prescription Drugs

Title: Expressing strong disapproval of the President's announcement to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HR-390

Subjects: International Affairs, Climate Change And Greenhouse Gases, Congressional Tributes, Higher Education, International Law And Treaties, Presidents And Presidential Powers, Vice Presidents, Public-private Cooperation, State And Local Government Operations

Democrat: 99% (182) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2978

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Civil Actions And Liability, Federal-indian Relations, Jurisdiction And Venue, Racial And Ethnic Relations, State And Local Government Operations, Voting Rights

Democrat: 100% (194)

Title: Jobs and Trade Competitiveness Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2756

Subjects: Foreign Trade And International Finance, Advisory Bodies, Asia, Business Investment And Capital, Canada, China, Competitiveness, Trade Promotion, Trade Deficits, Congressional Agencies, Congressional Operations And Organization, Congressional Oversight

Democrat: 100% (29)

Title: Restoring American Privacy Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1868

Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Federal Communications Commission (fcc), Internet And Video Services, Right Of Privacy

Democrat: 94% (18) Republican: 5% (1)

Title: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1932

Subjects: Taxation, Accounting And Auditing, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Administrative Remedies, Bank Accounts, Deposits, Capital, Banking And Financial Institutions Regulation, Business Investment And Capital, Civil Actions And Liability, Commodities Markets, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Democrat: 100% (61)

Title: Protecting Girls' Access to Education Act Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2408

Subjects: Education, International Affairs, Assault And Harassment Offenses, Child Safety And Welfare, Conflicts And Wars, Congressional Oversight, Crimes Against Women, Elementary And Secondary Education, Foreign Aid And International Relief, Human Rights

Republican: 30% (13) Democrat: 66% (28) Unaffiliated: 2% (1)

Title: Voter Empowerment Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-12

Subjects: Government Operations And Politics, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Administrative Remedies, Adult Education And Literacy, Advisory Bodies, Census And Government Statistics, Civil Actions And Liability, Computer Security And Identity Theft, Computers And Information Technology, Congressional Elections

Democrat: 99% (186) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1676

Subjects: Health, Cancer, Cardiovascular And Respiratory Health, Department Of Health And Human Services, Digestive And Metabolic Diseases, Education Programs Funding, Executive Agency Funding And Structure, Government Information And Archives, Health Care Quality, Health Facilities And Institutions

Democrat: 59% (171) Republican: 39% (114) Unaffiliated: 0% (1)

Title: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2519

Subjects: Finance And Financial Sector

Democrat: 46% (127) Republican: 53% (146) Unaffiliated: 0% (1) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Restoring the Patient's Voice Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-2077

Subjects: Health, Drug Therapy, Employee Benefits And Pensions, Health Care Costs And Insurance, Health Care Coverage And Access, Prescription Drugs

Republican: 41% (37) Democrat: 57% (51) Unaffiliated: 1% (1)

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