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A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify waiver authority regarding programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE programs).

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify waiver authority regarding programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE programs). 1. Clarification of waiver authority regarding PACE programs (a) Clarification of waiver authority regarding PACE programs Subsection (d)(1) of section 1115A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315a (1) by inserting (other than subsections (b)(1)(A) and (c)(5) of section 1894) XVIII (2) by striking and 1903(m)(2)(A)(iii) 1903(m)(2)(A)(iii), and 1934 (other than subsections (b)(1)(A) and (c)(5) of such section) (b) Sense of the Senate It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should use the waiver authority provided under the amendments made by this section to provide, in a budget neutral and expeditious manner, programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE programs) with increased operational flexibility to support the ability of such programs to improve and innovate and to reduce technical and administrative barriers that have hindered enrollment in such programs. 1. Clarification of waiver authority regarding PACE programs Subsection (d)(1) of section 1115A of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315a and 1903(m)(2)(A)(iii) 1903(m)(2)(A)(iii), and 1934 (other than subsections (b)(1)(A) and (c)(5) of such section) July 30, 2015 Reported with an amendment

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to waive applicable general and Medicaid requirements of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to conduct demonstration projects through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) that involve PACE. HHS may not, as part of a CMS Innovation Center demonstration, waive: (1) the requirement to offer items and services under Medicare and Medicaid without limitation to PACE program enrollees, and (2) certain requirements regarding enrollment in and disenrollment from PACE programs.
Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015


Summary: This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate-passed version is repeated here.) Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009 to repeal the sunset of, and so extend indefinitely, the exclusion from resources under titles XVI (Supplemental Security Income) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, for eligibility purposes, of compensation in the amount of the first $2,000 per year received by individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] entitling awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person.
Small Business Stability Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of large employer for purposes of applying the employer mandate. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Stability Act 2. Modification of large employer definition for purposes of the employer mandate (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 4980H(c) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 50 full-time employees 101 full-time employees (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (i)— (i) by striking 50 full-time employees 100 full-time employees (ii) in subclause (II), by striking in excess of 50 in excess of 100 (B) by adding at the end the following: (iii) Eligible to purchase in small group market (I) In general This section shall not apply to a small employer that is eligible to purchase a qualified health plan in the small group health insurance market. (II) Definitions In this clause, the terms small employer small group market . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.

Summary: Small Business Stability Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the definition of "applicable large employer," for purposes of the mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act&nbsp;(PPACA)&nbsp;to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage, to mean an employer who employed an average of&nbsp;at&nbsp;least 101 (currently, 50) full-time&nbsp;employees during the preceding calendar year. Excludes from such definition a small employer that is eligible to purchase a qualified health plan in the small group health insurance market, as defined in PPACA.
Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires any nicotine provided in a liquid nicotine container sold, offered for sale, manufactured for sale, distributed in commerce, or imported into the United States to be packaged in accordance with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC's) standards and testing procedures for special packaging that is difficult for children under five years of age to open or to obtain harmful contents from. The requirement must be treated as a standard for the special packaging of a household substance under the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970. "Liquid nicotine container" is defined to: (1) include a package from which nicotine in a solution or other form is accessible through normal and foreseeable use by a consumer and that is used to hold soluble nicotine in any concentration; and (2) exclude a sealed, pre-filled, and disposable container of nicotine in a solution or other form in which such container is inserted directly into an electronic cigarette, electronic nicotine delivery system, or other similar product, if the nicotine in the container is inaccessible through customary or reasonably foreseeable handling or use, including reasonably foreseeable ingestion or other contact by children. The bill applies to any form of chemical nicotine, including any salt or complex, regardless of whether the chemical is naturally or synthetically derived. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must consult with the CPSC if HHS maintains, enforces, imposes, or continues in effect any packaging requirement for liquid nicotine containers, including a child-resistant packaging requirement.
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015 2. National Health Service Corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program (a) Mission of corps; definition of primary health services Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D) or mental health, mental health, or physical therapy, (b) Loan repayment program Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants; physician assistants, and physical therapists; (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or have a doctoral or master's degree in physical therapy (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting physical therapy, mental health, (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting physical therapy, dentistry,

Summary: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of &quot;primary health services&quot; for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. Makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured by a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling from the definition of a member business loan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act 2. Treatment of a non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling (a) Removal from member business loan limitation Section 107A(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1)(B)(i) that is the primary residence of a member (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by this Act shall preclude the National Credit Union Administration from treating an extension of credit that is fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is not the primary residence of a member as a member business loan for purposes other than the member business loan limitation requirements under section 107A of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a

Summary: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to revise the definition of &quot;member business loan,&quot; which currently excludes an extension of credit fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is a member's primary residence. Removes the condition that the dwelling be a member's primary residence, and so denying eligibility for a member business loan to any requested extension of credit that would be fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling, regardless of whether it is or is not the member's primary residence. Declares that this Act does not preclude the National Credit Union Administration from treating an extension of credit fully secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is not a member's primary residence as a member business loan for purposes other than certain member business loan limitation requirements under the Act.
Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax regarding the taxation of distilled spirits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015 2. Reduced rate of tax on certain distilled spirits (a) In general Section 5001 (c) Reduced rate (1) In general In the case of a distilled spirits operation, the otherwise applicable tax rate under subsection (a)(1) on the first 100,000 of proof gallons of distilled spirits which are removed in the calendar year and which have been distilled, processed, or bottled by such operation at a qualified facility in the United States shall be $2.70 per proof gallon. (2) Controlled groups In the case of a controlled group, the 100,000 proof gallon quantity specified in paragraph (1) shall be applied to the controlled group. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term controlled group more than 50 percent at least 80 percent . (b) Conforming amendment Section 7652(f)(2) section 5001(a) subsections (a)(1) and (c)(1) of section 5001 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distilled spirits produced in calendar years beginning after December 31, 2015.

Summary: Distillery Excise Tax Reform Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce to $2.70 per proof gallon the excise tax rate on the first 100,000 proof gallons of distilled spirits that are removed in the calendar year and that have been distilled, processed, or bottled by a distilled spirits operation at a qualified facility in the United States. Makes this rate reduction applicable to&nbsp;a specified controlled group of corporations that is a distilled spirits operation.
National Park Access Act

To require the Director of the National Park Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Park Access Act 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) during the period in October 2013 in which there was a lapse in appropriations (referred to in this section as the Government shutdown (2) pursuant to the agreements described in paragraph (1), the States listed in paragraph (1) advanced approximately $2,000,000 to the National Park Service to pay for park operations during the Government shutdown; (3) the units of the National Park System that were temporarily reopened using State funds also collected gate entry fees; (4) the Government shutdown ended when Congress passed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 ( Public Law 113–46 (5) by virtue of the retroactive appropriation made by Congress, the National Park Service retained an unintended shutdown windfall from the States listed in paragraph (1) of approximately $2,000,000; and (6) the States listed in paragraph (1) that entered into agreements described in paragraph (1) with the National Park Service should be fully reimbursed for advancing funds to maintain public access to iconic national treasures in the National Park System during the Government shutdown. 3. Refund of funds used by States to operate national parks during shutdown (a) In general The Director of the National Park Service shall refund to each State all funds of the State that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the period in October 2013 in which there was a lapse in appropriations for the unit. (b) Funding Funds of the National Park Service that are appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act shall be used to carry out this section. September 9, 2015 Reported without amendment

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Park Access Act (Sec. 3) Requires the Director of the National Park Service to refund to each state all of the funds that it used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the period in October 2013 in which there was a lapse in appropriations for that unit. Funds of the National Park Service appropriated after the enactment of this Act shall be used to carry out this Act.
A bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015.

To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015. 1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 (1) in the section heading, by striking 2014 2015 (2) by striking calendar year 2014 calendar year 2015 1. Extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015 Section 1 of Public Law 113–198 (1) in the section heading, by inserting and 2015 2014 (2) by striking calendar year 2014 calendar years 2014 and 2015 July 30, 2015 Reported with an amendment

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 30, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to continue to instruct Medicare contractors not to enforce requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015.
Access to Community Care for Veterans Act of 2015


Summary: Access to Community Care for Veterans Act of 2015 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 regarding the veterans choice program to allow a veteran to access a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility, including a community-based outpatient clinic, if the VA facility within 40 miles driving distance of the veteran's home does not offer the needed hospital or medical services.
Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015

To require all recreational vessels to have and to post passenger capacity limits and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Passenger The term passenger (2) Recreational vessel The term recreational vessel (A) means any vessel that is— (i) manufactured or used primarily for pleasure; or (ii) leased, rented, or chartered to a person for the pleasure of that person; and (B) does not include a vessel that— (i) is subject to Coast Guard inspection; and (ii) (I) is engaged in commercial use; or (II) carries paying passengers. 3. Capacity limits for recreational vessels (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— (1) establish standards for determining the maximum passenger capacity for recreational vessels, which shall be expressed in whole number of passengers and in pounds; (2) require each manufacturer of a passenger vessel to post such maximum passenger capacity on the passenger vessel in accordance with subsection (b); and (3) require each operator of a passenger vessel to ensure that— (A) such maximum passenger capacity is posted in accordance with subsection (b); and (B) notice of the need to balance the weight carried by the vessel to avoid capsizing is posted in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Elements of display The maximum passenger capacity, maximum carrying capacity in pounds, and notice of the need to balance the carried weight for a passenger vessel— (1) shall be permanently displayed in a legible matter; and (2) shall be located so as to be clearly visible to a passenger boarding the passenger vessel. (c) Penalties Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall publish regulations that establish appropriate penalties for a manufacturer of a recreational vessel that does not comply with the requirements under this section. (d) Application The requirements under this section shall apply to any recreational vessel manufactured after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2015 Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: establish standards for determining the maximum passenger capacity for recreational vessels, expressed in the number of passengers and in pounds; require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display such maximum capacity in a legible manner that is clearly visible to passengers; and require operators to post notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing. Defines a &quot;recreational vehicle&quot; as any vessel that is manufactured or used primarily for pleasure, excluding any vessel that is subject to Coast Guard inspection and engaged in commercial use.
Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015

To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 2. Motor vehicle pedestrian protection (a) Rulemaking Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall issue a final rule that— (1) establishes standards for the hood and bumper areas of motor vehicles, including passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less, in order to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities suffered by pedestrians who are struck by such vehicles; and (2) considers the protection of vulnerable pedestrian populations, including children and older adults. 3. Pedestrian safety roadway improvements Section 120(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting including pedestrian hybrid beacons, traffic control signalization, (2) by inserting roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including pedestrian sidewalks and crossing islands, safety rest areas, 4. Inclusion of safety public awareness campaigns in highway safety improvement projects Section 148(a)(4)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (xxv) Safety public awareness campaigns. .

Summary: Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 This bill directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a final rule that: (1) establishes standards for the hood and bumper areas of motor vehicles, including passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less, in order to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities suffered by pedestrians who are struck by such vehicles; and (2) considers the protection of vulnerable pedestrian populations, including children and older adults. The bill amends federal-aid highway provisions to include: (1) pedestrian hybrid beacons and roadway improvements that provide separation between pedestrians and motor vehicles, including pedestrian sidewalks and crossing islands, among projects for which the federal share payable is 100%; and (2) safety public awareness campaigns within the definition of &quot;highway safety improvement project.&quot;
Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act of 2015

To require declassification of certain redacted information from the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act of 2015 2. Declassification and public release of certain redacted portions of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 (a) Declassification and public release of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to subsection (b), the President shall declassify and release to the public the previously redacted portions of the report on the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001, filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 20, 2002, including all the material under the heading Part Four—Findings, Discussion and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security Matters (b) Exception for names and information of individuals and certain methodologies Notwithstanding subsection (a), the President is not required to declassify and release to the public the names and identifying information of individuals or specific methodologies described in the report referred to in subsection (a) if such declassification and release would result in imminent lawless action or compromise presently ongoing national security operations.

Summary: Transparency for the Families of 9/11 Victims and Survivors Act of 2015 This bill requires the President to declassify and release to the public the previously redacted portions of the report on the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001, filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 20, 2002, including all the material under the heading &quot;Part Four--Findings, Discussion and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security Matters.&quot; The President is not required to declassify and release to the public the names and identifying information of individuals or specific methodologies described in such report if it would result in imminent lawless action or compromise presently ongoing national security operations.
Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015

To improve and reauthorize provisions relating to the application of the antitrust laws to the award of need-based educational aid. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 2. Extension relating to the application of the antritrust laws to the award of need-based educational aid Section 568 of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 1 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting or (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ; or (C) by striking paragraph (4); and (2) in subsection (d), by striking 2015 2022 July 9, 2015 Reported without amendment

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to extend through FY2022 the antitrust exemption that allows institutions of higher education that admit all students on a need-blind basis to enter or attempt to enter into agreements among themselves regarding the administration of need-based financial aid. The bill also, however, repeals the permission for these institutions to exchange through an independent third party, before awarding financial aid to any of the students, data submitted by the student, his or her family, or a financial institution on their behalf relating to assets, liabilities, income, expenses, the number of family members, and the number of the student's siblings in college, if each of the institutions is permitted to retrieve the data only once with respect to the student.
Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015

To require notice and comment for certain interpretative rules. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 2. Requiring notice and comment for certain interpretative rules Subchapter II of chapter 5 (1) in section 551— (A) in paragraph (13), by striking and (B) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (15) longstanding interpretative rule (16) revise ; and (2) in section 553— (A) in subsection (b), following the flush text, in subparagraph (A), by striking interpretative rules an interpretative rule of an agency, unless the interpretative rule revises a longstanding interpretative rule of the agency (B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking interpretative rules an interpretative rule of an agency, unless the interpretative rule revises a longstanding interpretative rule of the agency, and

Summary: Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 This bill adds the definitions of "longstanding interpretative rule" and "revise" to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). A longstanding interpretative rule is distinguished from an "interpretative rule" if it has been in effect for at least one&nbsp;year. If a rule is a longstanding interpretative rule, it remains subject to the general notice of proposed rulemaking and comment and publication provisions of the APA.
Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide eligibility under certain highway programs for projects for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 2. Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment projects (a) Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communication equipment defined Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (35) Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment The term vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment . (b) Eligible projects under national highway performance program Section 119(d)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (Q) Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. . (c) Eligible projects under surface transportation program Section 133(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (27) Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. . (d) Eligible projects under highway safety improvement program Section 148(a)(4)(B) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (xxv) Installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. .

Summary: Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015 This bill makes eligible for funding under the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Program, and the Highway Safety Improvement Program projects for the installation of vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment. &quot;Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication equipment&quot; means equipment that provides a wireless exchange of critical safety and operational data between highway infrastructure and vehicles in order to avoid or mitigate vehicle collisions and enable a wide range of other safety, mobility, and environmental benefits.
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to recognize the authority of States to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act 2. State authority for hydraulic fracturing regulation The Mineral Leasing Act is amended— (1) by redesignating section 44 ( 30 U.S.C. 181 (2) by inserting after section 43 ( 30 U.S.C. 226–3 44. State authority for hydraulic fracturing regulation (a) Definition of hydraulic fracturing In this section the term hydraulic fracturing (b) Prohibition The Secretary of the Interior shall not enforce any Federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing, or any component of hydraulic fracturing, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any State that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for hydraulic fracturing. (c) State authority The Secretary shall recognize and defer to State regulations, guidance, and permitting for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing, or any component of hydraulic fracturing, relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on Federal land regardless of whether the regulations, guidance, and permitting are duplicative, more or less restrictive, have different requirements, or do not meet Federal regulations, guidance, or permit requirements. .

Summary: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from enforcing any federal regulation, guidance, or permit requirement regarding hydraulic fracturing (including any component of that process), relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on or under any land in any state that has regulations, guidance, or permit requirements for that activity. Requires Interior to recognize and defer to state regulations, permitting, and guidance, for all activities regarding hydraulic fracturing relating to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities on federal land regardless of whether those rules are duplicative, more or less restrictive, have different requirements, or do not meet federal regulations, guidance, or permit requirements. Defines &quot;hydraulic fracturing&quot; as the process by which fracturing fluids (including a fracturing fluid system) are pumped into an underground geologic formation to generate fractures or cracks, thereby increasing rock permeability near the wellbore and improving production of natural gas or oil.
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015

To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015 2. Exclusivity of Federal authority to regulate labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign commerce Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 15 U.S.C. 45a (1) in the first sentence, by striking To the extent (a) In general To the extent ; (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Effect on State law The provisions of this section shall supersede any provisions of the law of any State relating to the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with a Made in the U.S.A. Made in America ; and (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking Nothing in this section Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in this section March 7, 2016 Reported without amendment

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as &quot;Made in the U.S.A.&quot; or &quot;Made in America&quot; to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin.
Keep the Promise Act of 2015

To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian land in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the Promise Act of 2015 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 2002, the voters in the State of Arizona approved Proposition 202, the Indian Gaming Preservation and Self-Reliance Act; (2) to obtain the support of Arizona voters to approve Proposition 202, the Indian tribes within Arizona agreed to limit the number of casinos within the State and in particular within the Phoenix metropolitan area; and (3) this Act preserves the agreement made between the Indian tribes and the Arizona voters until the expiration of the gaming compacts authorized by Proposition 202. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Indian tribe; class II gaming; class III gaming The terms Indian tribe class II gaming class III gaming 25 U.S.C. 2703 (2) Phoenix metropolitan area The term Phoenix metropolitan area 4. Gaming clarification (a) Prohibition Class II gaming and class III gaming are prohibited on land within the Phoenix metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. (b) Expiration The prohibition in subsection (a) shall expire on January 1, 2027. December 18, 2015 Reported without amendment

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Keep the Promise Act of 2015 (Sec. 4) This bill restricts gaming on land within the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area acquired by the Department of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. The restriction ends on January 1, 2027.
Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015

To protect victims of stalking from gun violence. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015 2. Addition of dating partners and individuals subject to restraining orders (a) Definition Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting the following: (32) The term intimate partner (A) means with respect to a person, the spouse of the person, a former spouse of the person, an individual who is a parent of a child of the person, and an individual who cohabitates or has cohabited with the person; and (B) includes— (i) a dating partner (as defined in section 2266); and (ii) any other person similarly situated to a spouse who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws of the State or tribal jurisdiction in which the injury occurred or where the victim resides. ; and (2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)— (A) by inserting intimate partner, former spouse, (B) by inserting intimate partner, a spouse, (b) Addition of stalking Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking or (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. ; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking or (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking, .

Summary: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to: state that the term &quot;intimate partner&quot; includes a dating partner and any other person subject to a protection order under state domestic or family violence law; and expand the term &quot;misdemeanor crime of domestic violence&quot; to include the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a current or former intimate partner. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell or dispose of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. It also makes it a crime for such convicted stalker to receive or possess a firearm.
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 26, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise the National Estuary Program by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to make competitive awards to address urgent and challenging issues that threaten the economic and ecological well-being of coastal areas, including: extensive seagrass habitat losses, recurring harmful algae blooms, unusual marine mammal mortalities, invasive exotic species, jellyfish proliferation limiting community access to water during peak tourism seasons, flooding that may be related to sea level rise or wetland degradation or loss, and low dissolved oxygen conditions in estuarine waters and related nutrient management. (Sec. 2) The bill authorizes appropriations for FY2017-FY2021 for: (1) EPA administrative expenses relating to a grant or award, and (2) making grants and awards. The bill allocates funding for conservation and management plans for estuaries and for competitive awards.
A bill to block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program.

To block any action from being taken to finalize or give effect to a certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program. 1. Prohibition on taking any action to finalize or give effect to certain proposed rule governing the Federal child support enforcement program Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take any action to finalize, implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the proposed rule, entitled Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from taking any action to finalize, implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the proposed rule entitled &quot;Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs&quot; or any proposal set forth in the proposed rule.
A bill to require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund.

To require a quarterly report by the Federal Communications Commission on the Lifeline program funded by the Universal Service Fund. 1. Report on Lifeline program (a) Definition In this section— (1) the term Lifeline program (2) the term participating carrier 47 U.S.C. 214(e) (b) Report required Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the Lifeline program that includes, with respect to the period covered by the report— (1) aggregate expenditures on the Lifeline program; (2) a list of each payment made to a participating carrier for the provision of service through the Lifeline program, including, in the case of a participating carrier that is reimbursed for the provision of service to both wireless and wireline subscribers, the amount of the payment that corresponds to each type of service; and (3) the average cost per subscriber, across all the participating carriers, to provide the service that the Lifeline program subsidizes, broken down by wireless and wireline subscribers and averaged per subscriber.

Summary: Requires the Federal Communications Commission to submit a quarterly report to Congress&nbsp;regarding the Lifeline program, which provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers. Requires the reports to include: (1) aggregate expenditures on the program; (2) a list of each payment made to a participating telecommunications&nbsp;carrier for the provision of service through the program, including, in the case of a participating carrier that is reimbursed for the provision of service to both wireless and wireline subscribers, the amount of the payment that corresponds to each type of service; and (3) the average cost per subscriber, across all the participating carriers, to provide the service that the program subsidizes, broken down by wireless and wireline subscribers and averaged per subscriber.
Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill defines "Filipino Veterans of World War II" to include an individual who served: honorably at any time from July 26, 1941, to December 31, 1946; in an active-duty status under the command of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East; and within the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Philippine Scouts, the Philippine Constabulary, Recognized Guerrilla units, the New Philippine Scouts, the First Filipino Infantry Regiment, the Second Filipino Infantry Battalion (Separate), or the First Reconnaissance Battalion; or commanding or serving in such a unit as a U.S. military officer or enlisted soldier. (Sec. 4) The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall make appropriate arrangements for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to the Filipino Veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. The medal, following its award, shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it will be available for research and display. It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Filipino Veterans of World War II.
Captive Insurers Clarification Act

To clarify the definition of nonadmitted insurer under the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Captive Insurers Clarification Act 2. Captive insurers Section 527 of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 ( 15 U.S.C. 8206 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (17), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Captive insurance company The term captive insurance company (A) that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by a single parent company, and whose primary purpose is to provide insurance to cover the risks of such single parent company or any affiliates of such single parent company; (B) that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by a group of companies, and whose primary purpose is to provide insurance to cover the risks of such group of companies or any affiliates of such group of companies; and (C) that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by an industry, trade, or service group or association, and whose primary purpose is to provide insurance to cover the risks to any member in such group or association or any affiliate of such member. ; and (3) in paragraph (12)(B), as so redesignated— (A) by striking (B) does not include a risk retention group (B) does not include— (i) a risk retention group ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) a captive insurance company. .

Summary: Captive Insurers Clarification Act Amends the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 to define &quot;captive insurance company&quot; as an insurance company wholly owned directly or indirectly: (1) by a single parent company and whose primary purpose is to insure the risks of that single parent company or its affiliates; (2) by a group of companies and whose primary purpose is to insure the risks of that group or its affiliates; and (3) by an industry, trade, or service group or association, and whose primary purpose is to insure the risks of any member in that group or association, including any member affiliate. Excludes a captive insurance company from the meaning of a &quot;nonadmitted insurer&quot; (that is not licensed to engage in the business of insurance in a state), and from any requirements (including state tax requirements) applying to a nonadmitted insurer.