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Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 2. Prohibition on slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption The Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2131 30. Prohibition of slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (a) Prohibition No person may— (1) knowingly slaughter a dog or cat for human consumption; or (2) knowingly ship, transport, move, deliver, receive, possess, purchase, sell, or donate— (A) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption; or (B) dog or cat parts for human consumption. (b) Penalty Any person who violates this section shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $2,500, or both. (c) Scope Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (d) Conflict with State law This section shall not be construed to limit any State or local law or regulations protecting the welfare of animals or to prevent a State or local governing body from adopting and enforcing animal welfare laws and regulations that are more stringent than this section. .

Summary: Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit people from knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption. In addition, the bill prohibits people from knowingly&nbsp;transporting, possessing, buying, selling, or donating: (1)&nbsp;a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption, or (2) dog or cat parts for human consumption. The bill subjects a violator to imprisonment for up to a year, a fine, or both. The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to dispense with the requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 2. Amendment Section 366 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section in a case in which the debtor is an individual, if the debtor pays in the 20-day period beginning on the date of the order for relief debts owed to a utility for service provided during such period and thereafter pays when due debts owed to such utility for service provided during the pendency of the case, then the debtor may not be required to furnish assurance of payment. .

Summary: Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to specify that an individual debtor may not be required to furnish a security deposit to maintain utility services&nbsp;if the debtor pays specified debts owed to the utility within a certain timeframe.
Transparent Summer Flounder Quotas Act

To continue in effect for the 2017 and 2018 fishing seasons certain fishing specifications for the summer flounder fishery, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Summer Flounder Quotas Act 2. Continuation of fishing specifications for the summer flounder fishery (a) Limitation The final rule published by the National Marine Fisheries Service titled Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2017–2018 Summer Flounder Specifications and Announcement of 2017 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Commercial Accountability Measures (b) Continuation of previous specifications The specifications for summer flounder established in the rule titled Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2016–2018 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications (1) a new summer flounder stock assessment is completed after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) a new rule based on such stock assessment takes effect. (c) Relationship to existing law Subsections (a) and (b)— (1) shall apply notwithstanding section 302(h)(6) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(h)(6) (2) shall not be construed to affect any other provision of such Act.

Summary: Transparent Summer Flounder Quotas Act This bill addresses rules governing summer flounder fisheries. As applicable to summer flounder, the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) titled &quot;Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2017-2018 Summer Flounder Specifications and Announcement of 2017 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Commercial Accountability Measures&quot; isnullified.The rule published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2016, establishes summer flounder quotas for the 2017-2018 recreational and commercial fishing seasons. The prior regulations governing summer flounder shall apply until the NMFS completes a new summer flounder stock assessment and establishes a new rule based on the stock assessment. (The prior regulations titled &quot;Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2016-2018 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications&quot; were published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2015, and effective as of January 1, 2016.)
American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include as an allowable use of grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services program prioritizing the hiring and training of veterans as career law enforcement officers.
Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017

To extend the period of eligibility for non-competitive appointment of Peace Corps and VISTA volunteers and certain overseas employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017 2. Extension of eligibility for non-competitive appointment of Peace Corps and VISTA volunteers and certain overseas employees (a) In general Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, the eligibility for non-competitive appointment of any individual provided under Executive Order 11103 (relating to non-competitive appointment of eligible Peace Corps volunteers) or Executive Order 12721 (relating to non-competitive appointment of certain overseas employees) or a VISTA volunteer under title I of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 ( 42 U.S.C. 4951 (b) Definition of Federal hiring freeze In this section, the term Federal hiring freeze Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze

Summary: Public Service Federal Eligibility Protection Act of 2017 This bill extends the eligibility for non-competitive appointment of any individual provided under Executive Order 11103 (relating to non-competitive appointment of eligible Peace Corps volunteers) or Executive Order 12721 (relating to non-competitive appointment of certain overseas employees), or of a VISTA volunteer under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, by the number of days that such eligibility coincides with any federal hiring freeze. The bill defines &quot;federal hiring freeze&quot; to mean the memorandum titled &quot;Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze&quot; published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar presidential action to prevent a federal agency from filling vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new positions.
Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 2. Housing (a) Fair Housing Act The Fair Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3601 (1) in section 802, by adding at the end the following: (p) Race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity handicap familial status national origin (1) the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual. (q) Gender identity (r) Sexual orientation ; (2) in section 804, by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity sex, (3) in section 805, by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity sex, (4) in section 806, by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity sex, (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity sex, (6) by adding at the end the following:”. (b) Prevention of intimidation in fair housing cases Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 gender identity, sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act), sex,

Summary: Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act (FHA) under the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to add sexual orientation and gender identity as classes protected against discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. (Currently, the FHA prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.) The bill defines: (1) &quot;gender identity&quot; as gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth; and (2) &quot;sexual orientation&quot; as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality. The bill also extends prohibitions against housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, handicap, familial status, or national origin to include discrimination based on: (1) an individual's association with another person who is a member of such a protected class; and (2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, that an individual is a member of such a protected class.
Native American Health Savings Improvement Act


Summary: Native American Health Savings Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that receiving hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization does not disqualify an individual from being eligible for a health savings account.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017


Summary: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to: (1) take approximately 1,427 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, (2) assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and (3) dismiss those appeals. The land is made part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation. The bill removes restrictions on the land pursuant to certain state laws. Gaming is prohibited on this land.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3585 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office".


Summary: (Sec. 1) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office."
Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill redesignates as &quot;Robert Emmet Park&quot; the small triangular property located at the corner of 24th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302. The Department of the Interior may post signs on or near the park, including one or more on: (1) information about Robert Emmet, his contribution to Irish Independence, and his respect for the United States and the American Revolution; and (2) information about the history of the statue of Robert Emmet located in the park.
SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017

To provide that the Executive Order entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Statue of Liberty Values Act 2.0 of 2017 SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017 2. Executive Order to have no force or effect Beginning on March 6, 2017, the Executive Order entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States 3. No funds available No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the Executive Order entitled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States

Summary: Statue of Liberty Values Act 2.0 of 2017 or the SOLVE Act 2.0 of 2017 This bill states that: (1) beginning on March 6, 2017, Executive Order 13780, entitled &quot;Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,&quot; is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from sixcountries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2018

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Child Protection Act of 2018 2. Reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in cases where confidentiality has been compromised (a) In general Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(B) (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii) In any case in which a Social Security account number has been issued to a child who has not attained the age of 14 pursuant to subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted under penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or guardian of the child that in the course of transmission of the social security card to the child, the confidentiality of such number has been compromised by reason of theft of such social security card, the Commissioner shall issue a new Social Security account number to such child and make note in the records maintained with respect to such child of the pertinent information received by the Commissioner regarding the theft of the social security card. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. April 13, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Social Security Child Protection Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Social Security Administration&nbsp;(SSA) to issue a new Social Security number to a child under the age of 14&nbsp;if the confidentiality of the child's previous number has, in the course of the SSA's transmission to the child of&nbsp;a Social Security card,&nbsp;been compromised due to the theft of that card.
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, and for other purposes. 1. Authorization to acquire Lunette Blair The Act entitled An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes. Public Law 95–484 (1) in the first section— (A) by inserting only donation (B) by striking : Provided Lunette Blair (2) in section 2— (A) by striking When the site of (a) When the site of (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site established under subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on the map referred to as Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification . July 11, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill: (1) allows the Department of the Interior to acquire the lands, buildings, and improvements known as Fort Scott for inclusion in the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas only by donation; (2) repeals the proviso that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as Lunette Blair; and (3) modifies the boundary of such site.
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2. Secretary of Veterans Affairs disclosure of patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) Under (2) by striking a veteran or the dependent of a veteran a covered individual (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In this subsection, a covered individual . May 22, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently,&nbsp;about&nbsp;a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the city of Tucson, Arizona, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to an approximately 172.8-acre parcel of land owned by the city for the purpose of unencumbering the title to such land to enable its economic development.
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act


Summary: United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act This bill declares that it shall be U.S. policy to increase U.S.-Mexico academic exchanges at the secondary, post-secondary, and post-graduate levels. The United States and Mexico should seek to contribute to doubling the number of students studying in each other's country within five years. Priority should be given to strengthening ties between communities and academic institutions in those portions of the United States and Mexico that are within 100 kilometers of the international boundary between those countries. The President shall develop a plan to implement policies and programs that support cooperation, training, and mentoring of entrepreneurs. Such policies and programs should seek to provide not less than 100 grants of not more than $25,000 each for program participants to better leverage participation by the private sector. The President shall develop a plan to implement policies and programs that promote U.S.-Mexico energy infrastructure coordination and cooperation through support of vocational-level education, internships, and exchanges between the two countries. Such policies and programs should seek to provide education, internships, and exchanges for at least 1,000 program participants. The President shall develop a plan to implement a pilot program to develop a pipeline between undergraduate colleges and universities in the United States and medical school programs in Mexico. Such program should be utilized to prepare medical students to become doctors who can pass U.S. medical licensing board exams. The pilot program should seek to increase the number of bilingual medical professionals in a cost-effective manner who can practice in U.S. underserved communities.
Fair Access to Health Care Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Health Care Act of 2017 2. Phaseout of health insurance tax credit adjusted to take into account geographic variation in the cost-of-living (a) In general Section 36B(b) (4) Geographic adjustment for cost-of-living (A) In general In the case of a taxpayer whose principal place of residence for any taxable year is located in a high cost area, there shall be substituted the specified percentage 400 percent (B) High cost area For purposes of this paragraph, the term high cost area (C) Specified percentage For purposes of this paragraph, the term specified percentage (D) SPM For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term SPM (ii) National average SPM The national average SPM shall be determined without regard to Alaska and Hawaii. (iii) Determination for taxable year based on preceding calendar year SPM with respect to any taxable year shall be determined on the basis of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxable year begins. (E) SPM adjustment For purposes of this paragraph, the term SPM adjustment (F) Alternative measure of cost-of-living If the Secretary determines that another measure of cost-of-living is more appropriate than the SPM for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall use such measure in lieu of the SPM. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

Summary: Fair Access to Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the health care insurance premium assistance tax credit, to adjust by a specified percentage the poverty line cap used to determine the eligibility of low-income taxpayers whose principal residence is located in a high cost area for such credit. The bill defines &quot;specified percentage&quot; as the product of 400% (the current poverty line cap) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure adjustment for the high cost area as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
CLEAR SBA Act

To require the Small Business Administration to make information relating to lenders making covered loans publicly available, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act CLEAR SBA Act 2. SBA lender activity index Section 4 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633 (i) SBA lender activity index (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered loan 15 U.S.C. 661 (2) Requirement Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall make publicly available on the Web site of the Administration a user-friendly database of information relating to lenders making covered loans (to be known as the Lender Activity Index (3) Data included (A) In general The database made available under paragraph (2) shall include, for each lender making a covered loan— (i) the name of the lender; (ii) the number of covered loans made by the lender; (iii) the total dollar amount of covered loans made by the lender; (iv) a list of each ZIP Code in which a recipient of a covered loan made by the lender is located; (v) a list of the industries of the recipients to which the lender made a covered loan; (vi) whether the covered loan is for an existing business or a new business; (vii) the number and total dollar amount of covered loans made by the lender to— (I) small business concerns owned and controlled by women; (II) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A)); and (III) small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans; and (viii) whether the covered loan was made under section 7(a) or under the program to provide financing to small business concerns through guarantees of loans under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 (B) Incorporation of data The Administrator shall— (i) include in the database made available under paragraph (2) information relating to covered loans made during fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016; and (ii) incorporate information relating to covered loans on an ongoing basis. (C) Period of data availability The Administrator shall retain information relating to a covered loan in the database made available under paragraph (2) until not earlier than the end of the third fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year during which the covered loan was made. .

Summary: Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act or the CLEAR SBA Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to define &quot;covered loan&quot; as a loan made or debenture issued under the Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 by a private individual or entity. The bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make publicly available on its website a Lender Activity Index (i.e., a user-friendly database of specified information relating to lenders making covered loans). The SBA shall: (1) include in the database information relating to covered loans made during FY2009-FY2016, and (2) incorporate information related to such loans on an ongoing basis.
WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer recipients of assistance under the Lifeline Assistance Program mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi signal and are capable of tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 2. WiFi for Lifeline Assistance Program recipients (a) Rulemaking and outreach program Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall— (1) issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service that is supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer to subscribers of such service, mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi or other wireless broadband signal using unlicensed spectrum and are capable of tethering with other compatible hardware or devices; and (2) provide incentives to such providers to work with schools and libraries to conduct outreach to those eligible for assistance under such program. (b) Definitions As used in this Act— (1) the term mobile broadband Internet access service (2) the term tethering (3) the term WiFi

Summary: WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer mobile devices that are capable of: (1) receiving WiFi or other wireless broadband signals using unlicensed spectrum, and (2) sharing a mobile service connection (commonly referred to as &quot;tethering&quot;) with other compatible hardware or devices. (The Lifeline program provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.) The FCC must also provide incentives to such providers to work with schools and libraries to conduct outreach to those eligible for Lifeline assistance.
CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2017

To repeal the corporate average fuel economy standards. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2017 2. Repealing the corporate average fuel economy standards Chapter 329

Summary: CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2017 This bill repeals the corporate average fuel economy standards. &nbsp;
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017

To prohibit the provision of performance awards to employees of the Internal Revenue Service who owe back taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 2. Prohibition on performance awards to IRS employees who owe back taxes (a) In general The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service shall not provide any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding Federal tax debt. (b) Outstanding Federal tax debt For purposes of this section, the term outstanding Federal tax debt

Summary: No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the payment of&nbsp;any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certified electronic health records, whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or Federally qualified health center. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 2. Extending physician assistant eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments (a) In general Section 1903(t)(3)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)(3)(B)(v) insofar as the assistant is practicing in a rural health clinic that is led by a physician assistant or is practicing in a Federally qualified health center that is so led (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made for calendar quarters beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make physician assistants eligible for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether they practice in a rural health clinic or&nbsp;federally qualified health center.
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 2, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a National Computer Forensics Institute within the U.S. Secret Service for FY2017-FY2022. The institute shall: (1) disseminate information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats; and (2) educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. Institute functions include: educating such officers, prosecutors, and judges on current cyber and electronic crimes and related threats, methods for investigating such crime and threats and for conducting computer and mobile device forensic examinations, and related prosecutorial and judicial challenges; training such officers to conduct investigations of such crime and related threats, as well as such forensic examinations, and to respond to network intrusion incidents; and training such officers, prosecutors, and judges on methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court. The institute: shall ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and information related to such crime and related threats is shared with such officers and prosecutors; may provide such officers with computer equipment, hardware, software, manuals, and tools necessary to conduct investigations of such crime and related threats and such forensic examinations; and shall facilitate the expansion of the network of Electronic Crime Task Forces of the Secret Service through the addition of officers trained at the institute. (Sec. 3) The bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a new part, which may be cited as the National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017, authorizing the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enter into a cooperative agreement or make a grant for training and technical assistance to help law enforcement officers, investigators, auditors, and prosecutors identify, investigate, and prosecute white collar crime. White collar crime includes high-tech crime, economic crime, and Internet-based crime against children and child pornography.
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act 2. Permitting nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy Medicare documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12) (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant physician (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant physician

Summary: Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare,&nbsp;of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.
Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act


Summary: Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. This bill replaces required entrance counseling with required annual counseling. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include, in addition to student borrowers, Federal Pell Grant recipients and parent PLUS Loan borrowers. Each annual counseling recipient must receive comprehensive information on the terms, conditions, and responsibilities with respect to a grant or loan and general information on a typical student budget, the right to request an annual credit report, average income and employment data, and financial management resources. Additionally, the bill revises, expands, or establishes specific annual counseling information requirements for student borrowers, Pell Grant recipients, or parent PLUS Loan borrowers. The bill revises and expands exit counseling information requirements to include an outstanding loan balance summary, the anticipated monthly payments under standard and income-based repayment plans, an explanation of the grace period preceding repayment, the option to pay accrued interest before it capitalizes, the right to request an annual credit report, and loan servicer contact information. It directs the Department of Education to maintain a consumer-tested online counseling tool that provides annual and exit counseling. The Institute of Education Sciences must study the impact and effectiveness of exit counseling, annual counseling, and the online counseling tool.
RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to authorize private parties to compel the Bureau to seek sanctions by filing civil actions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reigning In of Governmental Hostility To Sovereignty at the CFPB Act of 2017 RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017 2. Private parties authorized to compel the Bureau to seek sanctions by filing civil actions; Adjudications deemed actions Section 1053 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5563 (f) Private parties authorized To compel the Bureau To seek sanctions by filing civil actions (1) Termination of administrative proceeding In the case of any person who is a party to a proceeding brought by the Bureau under this section, to which chapter 5 (2) Civil action authorized If a person requires the Bureau to terminate a proceeding pursuant to paragraph (1), the Bureau may bring a civil action against that person for the same remedy that might be imposed. (g) Adjudications deemed actions Any administrative adjudication commenced under this section shall be deemed an action .

Summary: Reigning [sic] In of Governmental Hostility To Sovereignty at the CFPB Act of 2017 or the RIGHTS at the CFPB Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to specify that a&nbsp;private party that is a party to an administrative proceeding brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau&nbsp;may compel the bureau&nbsp;to terminate the proceeding, in which case the bureau may bring a civil action for the same remedy.
Fostering Innovation Act of 2017

To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from certain auditor attestation requirements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 2. Temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 (d) Temporary exemption for low-Revenue issuers (1) Low-revenue exemption Subsection (b) shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that— (A) ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; (B) had average annual gross revenues of less than $50,000,000 as of its most recently completed fiscal year; and (C) is not a large accelerated filer. (2) Expiration of temporary exemption An issuer ceases to be eligible for the exemption described under paragraph (1) at the earliest of— (A) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the tenth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933; (B) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer during which the average annual gross revenues of the issuer exceed $50,000,000; or (C) the date on which the issuer becomes a large accelerated filer. (3) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Average annual gross revenues The term average annual gross revenues (B) Emerging growth company The term emerging growth company 15 U.S.C. 78c (C) Large accelerated filer The term large accelerated filer . November 28, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to establish a temporary exemption&nbsp;to the requirement that each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues an audit report for an issuer of securities (other than an emerging growth company) shall attest to, and report on, the internal control assessment made by the management of the issuer. Specifically, this requirement shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that: ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day of its fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of its first sale of common equity securities, had average annual gross revenues of less than $50 million as of its most recently completed fiscal year, and is not a large accelerated filer. An issuer shall&nbsp;cease to be eligible for the&nbsp;exemption at the earliest of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year following the&nbsp;10th anniversary of its&nbsp;first sale of common equity securities, (2) the last day of the fiscal year in which its average annual gross revenues exceed $50 million, or (3) when the issuer becomes a large accelerated filer.
Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017 2. Allowable partial hospitalization services (a) In general Section 1861(ff)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff)(2) (1) in subparagraph (H) by striking , and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); (3) in subparagraph (J), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking (but in no event to include meals and transportation) (4) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph: (I) nutritional planning, meals, and transportation, and ; and (5) by adding at the end the following new sentence: The guidelines established under the preceding sentence shall not allow for nutritional planning, meals, and transportation to be considered as meeting the minimum number of services requirement in order to receive payment for such items and services. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2018. 3. Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (a) In general Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the Advisory Committee (b) Duties The Advisory Committee shall address issues relating to— (1) discrimination against the chronically mentally ill, elderly, and United States veterans as it relates to receiving treatment for mental illness; (2) the establishment of conditions of participation for community mental health centers (as defined in paragraph (3)(B) of section 1861(ff) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(ff) (3) other matters to be determined jointly by the Secretary and the Advisory Committee. (c) Implementation Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall implement conditions of participation for community mental health centers (as so defined) that provide partial hospitalization services (as so defined) under the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

Summary: Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to&nbsp;cover nutritional planning, meals, and transportation as partial-hospitalization services under Medicare. The Department of Health and Human Services&nbsp;shall convene a Behavioral Health Advisory Committee.
Global Health Innovation Act of 2017


Summary: Global Health Innovation Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to report to Congress, annually for four years, on the development and use of global health innovations in USAID programs, projects, and activities. Such reports shall include topics including: (1) USAID's health product development goals and progress towards their achievement; (2) how innovation has advanced USAID's commitments to achieving an HIV/AIDS-free generation, ending preventable child and maternal deaths, and protecting communities from infectious diseases; (3) how USAID, alone and in partnerships, is leveraging U.S. investments to achieve greater health innovation; and (4) coordination with other federal departments.
Disaster Declaration Improvement Act

To ensure that Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster declaration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Declaration Improvement Act 2. Local impact In making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters. Further, the Administrator shall make corresponding adjustments to the Agency’s policies and regulations regarding such consideration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the changes made to regulations and policies and the number of declarations that have been declared based on the new criteria. April 28, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 28, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Disaster Declaration Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in making recommendations to the President regarding a major disaster declaration, to give greater weight and consideration to severe local impact or recent multiple disasters.