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SPA Act

To prohibit the operation of an exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives or the Members’ Dining Room in the United States Capitol during a Government shutdown, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shutdown Prioritization Act SPA Act 2. Prohibiting operation of Member exercise facility or Members’ Dining Room during shutdown (a) Prohibition During a Government shutdown, the Architect of the Capitol may not operate— (1) an exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives; or (2) the Members’ Dining Room in the United States Capitol. (b) Compensation for furloughed employees Any employee of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol who is assigned to the exercise facility or Members’ Dining Room described in subsection (a) and who is furloughed as a result of a Government shutdown shall be compensated at the employee’s standard rate of compensation, for the period of such Government shutdown, as soon as practicable after such Government shutdown ends. (c) Definitions In this Act— (1) a Government shutdown (2) the term Members of the House of Representatives

Summary: Shutdown Prioritization Act or the SPA Act This bill prohibits operation of an exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives or the Members' Dining Room in the U.S. Capitol during a government shutdown. After the shutdown ends, furloughed employees of such facility or dining room must be compensated at their standard salary for the period of the shutdown.
REVIEW Act of 2017

To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2017 REVIEW Act of 2017 2. Relief pending review Section 705 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking When (a) In general When ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) High-Impact rules (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term Administrator (B) the term high-impact rule (2) Identification A final rule may not be published or take effect until the agency making the rule submits the rule to the Administrator and the Administrator makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule, which shall be published by the agency with the final rule. (3) Relief (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule of the agency until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule. (B) Failure to timely seek judicial review Notwithstanding section 553(d), if no person seeks judicial review of a high-impact rule— (i) during any period explicitly provided for judicial review under the statute authorizing the making of the rule; or (ii) if no such period is explicitly provided for, during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the high-impact rule is published in the Federal Register, the high-impact rule may take effect as early as the date on which the applicable period ends. (4) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to impose any limitation under law on any court against the issuance of any order enjoining the implementation of any rule. .

Summary: Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2017 or the REVIEW Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a final agency rule from being published or taking effect until the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and the OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule. The bill defines a "high-impact rule" as a rule that may impose an annual cost on the economy of at least $1 billion. An agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule.
Robo COP Act

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the do-not-call 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Robo Calls Off Phones Act Robo COP Act 2. Politically-oriented recorded message phone calls prohibited (a) Prohibited Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal Trade Commission shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, revise the do-not-call (b) Definition of politically-Oriented recorded message calls For purposes of this section, the term politically-oriented recorded message telephone call (1) in which a person is not available to speak with the person answering the call, and the call instead plays a recorded message; and (2) (A) the purpose of which is to promote, advertise, campaign, or solicit donations, for or against any political candidate or regarding any political issue; or (B) uses in the recorded message any political candidate’s name.

Summary: Robo Calls Off Phones Act or the Robo COP Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to revise the do-not-call registry provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. A "politically-oriented recorded message telephone call" is an outbound telephone call that plays a recorded message that: (1) promotes, advertises, campaigns, or solicits donations for or against a political candidate or regarding a political issue; or (2) uses a political candidate's name.
Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard.

Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard. 1. Continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2019, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for the Coast Guard are not in effect— (1) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to members of the Coast Guard (as described in section 1 of title 14, United States Code), including the reserve component thereof, who perform active service or inactive-duty training during such period; (2) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to civilian employees of the Coast Guard; (3) such sums as are necessary to provide pay and allowances to contractors of the Coast Guard; (4) such sums as are necessary for— (A) the payment of a death gratuity under sections 1475–1477 and 1489 of title 10, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; (B) the payment or reimbursement of authorized funeral travel and travel related to the dignified transfer of remains and unit memorial services under section 481f of title 37, United States Code, with respect to members of the Coast Guard; and (C) the temporary continuation of a basic allowance of housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty, as authorized by section 403(l) of title 37, United States Code; and (5) such sums as are necessary for functions of the Coast Guard otherwise authorized by law. 2. Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 1. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose.

Summary: This bill provides FY2019 continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year FY2019 appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and other functions authorized by law. The appropriations are provided until the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation.
Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a permanent extension of the enforcement instruction on Medicare supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 2. Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on Medicare supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals (a) In general Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m (t) Permanent extension of enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals On and after January 1, 2017, the Secretary shall continue to apply the enforcement instruction described in the notice of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services entitled Enforcement Instruction on Supervision Requirements for Outpatient Therapeutic Services in Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals for CY 2013 Public Law 113–198 Public Law 114–112 Public Law 114–255 . (b) Repeal of required report Section 16004 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( Public Law 114–255

Summary: Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permanently extend the application by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of an instruction against the enforcement of certain physician supervision requirements with respect to outpatient therapeutic services in critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals.
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard.

To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting any Department of Defense position at, or in support of, a public shipyard. 1. Prohibition on hiring freeze from affecting Department of Defense public shipyard positions The memorandum titled Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze

Summary: This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other action by the President to prevent a department or agency from filling vacant civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to any Department of Defense (DOD) civilian position under which an employee performs a DOD function at a public shipyard or a DOD function that directly supports a public shipyard.
Davis-Bacon Repeal Act

To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act 2. Repeal of Davis-Bacon wage requirements (a) In general Subchapter IV of chapter 31 (b) Reference Any reference in any law to a wage requirement of subchapter IV of chapter 31 3. Effective date and limitation The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act but shall not affect any contract in existence on such date of enactment or made pursuant to invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.

Summary: Davis-Bacon Repeal Act This bill repeals the Davis-Bacon Act (which requires that the locally prevailing wage rate be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics working under federally-financed or federally-assisted contracts for construction, alteration, and repair of public buildings or public works). The bill states that references in any law to a wage requirement of the Davis-Bacon Act after enactment of this bill shall be null and void.
Truth in Employment Act of 2017

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect employer rights. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Employment Act of 2017 2. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) An atmosphere of trust and civility in labor-management relationships is essential to a productive workplace and a healthy economy. (2) The tactic of using professional union organizers and agents to infiltrate a targeted employer’s workplace, a practice commonly referred to as salting (3) Increasingly, union organizers are seeking employment with nonunion employers not because of a desire to work for such employers but primarily to organize the employees of such employers or to inflict economic harm specifically designed to put nonunion competitors out of business, or to do both. (4) While no employer may discriminate against employees based upon the views of employees concerning collective bargaining, an employer should have the right to expect job applicants to be primarily interested in utilizing the skills of the applicants to further the goals of the business of the employer. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to preserve the balance of rights between employers, employees, and labor organizations which is fundamental to collective bargaining; (2) to preserve the rights of workers to organize, or otherwise engage in concerted activities protected under the National Labor Relations Act; and (3) to alleviate pressure on employers to hire individuals who seek or gain employment in order to disrupt the workplace of the employer or otherwise inflict economic harm designed to put the employer out of business. 3. Protection of employer rights Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status. .

Summary: Truth in Employment Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that nothing in specified prohibitions against unfair labor practices by employers shall be construed as requiring an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of other employment or agency status.
Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act of 2017

To protect any State or local authority that limits or restricts compliance with an immigration detainer request remains eligible for grants and appropriated funds. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act of 2017 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Existing Federal law authorizes any authorized immigration officer to issue an immigration detainer that serves to advise another law enforcement agency that the Federal department seeks custody of an undocumented immigrant presently in the custody of that agency, for the purpose of arresting and removing the undocumented immigrant. (2) Unlike criminal detainers, which are supported by a warrant and require probable cause, there is no requirement for a warrant and no established standard of proof, such as reasonable suspicion or probable cause, for issuing an ICE detainer request. Immigration detainers have erroneously been placed on United States citizens, as well as immigrants who are not deportable. (3) Galarza v. Szalczyk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in March 2014 that States and counties are not required to keep undocumented immigrants in jail on immigration detainers; and in April 2014, Miranda-Olivares v. Clackamas County, the U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon, found that county governments would be exposed to civil rights lawsuits for honoring detainers not issued in compliance with Fourth Amendment protections, including a showing of probable cause. 3. Discretion to comply with immigration detainers Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996), if a State or unit of local government has in place any policy that limits or restricts compliance with a detainer or otherwise does not comply with a detainer, Federal financial assistance (as such term is defined in section 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code) that the State or unit of local government would otherwise receive may not be reduced or not made available to that State or unit of local government by reason of such noncompliance. 4. Definitions In this Act, the term detainer (1) to temporarily hold a person in the custody of that State or unit of local government until such person may be taken into Federal custody; (2) to transport such a person for transfer to Federal custody; or (3) to notify the Secretary prior to the release of such a person.

Summary: Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act of 2017 This bill prohibits reducing or withholding federal financial assistance that a state or local government would otherwise receive because such state or local government has in place any policy that limits or restricts compliance with a detainer. A "detainer" is defined as any order or request by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a state or local official to: temporarily hold a person until such person may be taken into federal custody, transport such a person for transfer to federal custody, or notify DHS prior to releasing such person.
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. 1. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor during Battle of the Bulge (a) Waiver of time limitations Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for the acts of valor during World War II described in subsection (b). (b) Acts of Valor Described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of James Megellas on January 28, 1945, in Herresbach, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge when, as a first lieutenant in the 82d Airborne Division, he led a surprise and devastating attack on a much larger advancing enemy force, killing and capturing a large number and causing others to flee, single-handedly destroying an attacking German Mark V tank with two hand-held grenades, and then leading his men in clearing and seizing Herresbach.

Summary: This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
REAL ID Privacy Protection Act

To amend the REAL ID Act of 2005 to remove the provision requiring each State to provide all other States with electronic access to information contained in the motor vehicle database of the State, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the REAL ID Privacy Protection Act 2. Improvements relating to REAL ID Act of 2005 (a) Removal of requirement relating to retention of source documents and electronic access to the motor vehicle database of each State Section 202(d) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–13 49 U.S.C. 30301 (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (12); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (11) as paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; and (3) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (11). (b) Extension of deadline for compliance If any State is not in compliance with the requirements under section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005, has received a limited extension of the deadline for compliance, or is under review for compliance as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall grant such State an extension of the deadline for compliance through October 10, 2017. (c) Report relating to material compliance checklist for REAL ID Act of 2005 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to Congress that— (1) describes the requirements of the material compliance checklist for the REAL ID Act of 2005, which is established and maintained by the Secretary; (2) describes whether and how each State complies with each requirement of the material compliance checklist; and (3) based on the information provided under paragraph (2), includes a justification for the status of each State with respect to compliance with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005. (d) State defined In this section, the term State

Summary: REAL ID Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the REAL ID Act of 2005 to repeal the requirements that each state, in the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards: (1) retain paper copies of source documents for 7 years or images of source documents for 10 years, and (2) provide to all other states electronic access to information contained in the state's motor vehicle database. The Department of Homeland Security shall extend through October 10, 2017, the deadline for compliance with the minimum document requirements and issuance standards for federal recognition of state drivers' licenses or identification cards for a state not in compliance that has received a limited extension of the deadline for compliance or that is under review for compliance as of the enactment of this bill. The Department of of Homeland Security shall report on each state's compliance with the requirements of the material compliance checklist for such Act.
FAIR Act

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.2 percent, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act FAIR Act 2. Adjustment to rates of pay (a) Statutory pay systems For calendar year 2018, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall be 2 percent. (b) Prevailing rate employees Notwithstanding the wage survey requirements under section 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 2018, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day of fiscal year 2017 under section 5343(a) of such title) for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased by 2 percent. 3. Adjustment to locality pay For calendar year 2018, the percentage adjustment under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 1.2 percent.

Summary: Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act This bill increases the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (relating to the General Schedule, the U.S. Foreign Service, and the Veterans Health Administration) and for prevailing rate employees by 2% for calendar year 2018 and FY2018, respectively. The percentage adjustment for locality-based comparability payments for calendar year 2018 shall be an increase of 1.2%.