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Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act

To reduce the rate of pay for Members of Congress by 10 percent and to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act 2. Reduction in pay (a) In general Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 601. (a) Effective as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing after the date on which is held the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office following the date of the enactment of the Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act (1) each Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, and Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, (2) the President pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate, and the majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and (3) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall be equal to the annual rate of pay for that position as of the date on which such general election is held, reduced by 10 percent. . (b) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect as of the date on which is held the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office following the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Congressional Halt in Pay Increases and Cut Congressional Pay Act This bill amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide that, as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing after the next regularly scheduled general election for federal office following its enactment, the annual rate of pay for Members of Congress shall be equal to the annual rate of pay for that position as of the date on which that general election is held, reduced by 10%.
To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.

To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes. 1. Expansion of pueblo of Santa Clara land eligible for 99-year lease Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the Long-Term Leasing Act 25 U.S.C. 415(a) (1) by striking Indians,, Indians, (2) by inserting Ohkay Owingeh pueblo, Cochiti, (3) by inserting the pueblo of Santa Clara, Pojoaque, (4) by striking the the lands the land (5) by striking lands held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara, (6) by striking lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo

Summary: This bill amends the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand the land of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo that may be leased for up to 99 years with the approval of the Department of the Interior, from lands held in trust, to all of the lands of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo.
No Government No Pay Act of 2017

To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Government No Pay Act of 2017 2. Prohibiting pay of Members of Congress in response to government shutdown (a) Prohibition of Pay If on any day during a pay period a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of— (1) an amount equal to one day’s worth of pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to the Member under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 (2) the number of 24-hour periods during which the Government shutdown is in effect which occur during the pay period. (b) Role of Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section. (c) Payroll administrator defined In this section, the payroll administrator (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section. (d) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to days occurring during the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress. 3. Determination of Government shutdown For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution. 4. Member of Congress defined In this Act, the term Member of Congress 2 U.S.C. 4501

Summary: No Government No Pay Act of 2017 A Member of Congress may not receive pay, during a government shutdown, equal to the product of one day's worth of pay under such annual rate and the number of 24-hour periods during which the government shutdown is in effect. This prohibition is applicable to days occurring during the 116th and succeeding Congresses.
Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017'.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enrollment of veterans in certain courses of education, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 2. Priority enrollment for veterans in certain courses of education (a) In general Chapter 36 section 3680A 3680B. Priority enrollment in certain courses (a) In general With respect to an educational assistance program provided for in chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, if an educational institution administers a priority enrollment system that allows certain students to enroll in courses earlier than other students, the Secretary or a State approving agency may not approve a program of education offered by such institution unless such institution allows a covered individual to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time pursuant to such priority enrollment system. (b) Covered individual defined In this section, the term covered individual (1) a veteran; (2) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty or a member of a reserve component (including the National Guard); (3) a dependent to whom such assistance has been transferred pursuant to section 3319 of this title; and (4) any other individual using such assistance. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3680A the following new item: 3680B. Priority enrollment in certain courses. .

Summary: Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state approving agency from approving a program of education offered by an educational institution for purposes of an educational assistance program for veterans or members of the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces unless any such institution that administers a priority enrollment system allows an eligible veteran, member, or dependent to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time.
PACER Act of 2017

To delay the effective date of the final rule of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection titled Prepaid Accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z) 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prepaid Account Compliance and Extension Relief Act of 2017 PACER Act of 2017 2. Effective date of prepaid card rule Notwithstanding any effective date set forth in the final rule of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection titled Prepaid Accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth In Lending Act (Regulation Z) (1) until October 1, 2018, with respect to the general effective date and any other effective date of October 1, 2017; and (2) until October 1, 2019, with respect to the effective date for issuers to submit prepaid account agreements to the Bureau and any other effective date of October 1, 2018.

Summary: Prepaid Account Compliance and Extension Relief Act of 2017 or the PACER Act of 2017 This bill delays, by one year, implementation of the "Prepaid Accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)" rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on November 22, 2016. (The rule establishes various consumer protections with respect to prepaid accounts.)
CARE for All Veterans Act

To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act CARE for All Veterans Act 2. Expansion of eligibility for participation in family caregiver program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Expansion of eligibility Subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or, in accordance with paragraph (11), has such an injury or illness that was so incurred or aggravated before such date (b) Clarification of eligibility for illness Such subsection is further amended by inserting or illness serious injury (c) Expansion of needed services in eligibility criteria Subsection (a)(2)(C) of such section is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking ; or (2) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause (iii): (iii) a need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision in completing two or more instrumental activities of daily living; or . (d) Eligibility for assistance Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a family caregiver of an eligible veteran who is eligible under paragraph (2) solely because of a serious injury or illness (including traumatic brain injury, psychological trauma, or other mental disorder) incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service before September 11, 2001, is eligible for assistance under this subsection as follows: (A) Not earlier than October 1, 2019, if the family caregiver would merit a monthly personal caregiver stipend under paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(V) in an amount that is in the highest tier specified in the schedule established by the Secretary under paragraph (3)(C)(i). (B) Not earlier than October 1, 2021, if the family caregiver would merit such a stipend in an amount that is in the middle tier specified in such schedule. (C) Not earlier than October 1, 2023, if the family caregiver would merit such a stipend in an amount that is in the lowest tier specified in such schedule. .

Summary: Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act or the CARE for All Veterans Act This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill (or who aggravated such injury or illness) on active duty before September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). The bill establishes three monthly caregiver stipend starting dates for pre-September 11, 2001, members of the Armed Forces or veterans based upon the amount and degree of personal care services provided. Program eligibility criteria shall include a veteran's need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision in completing two or more instrumental activities of daily living.
Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 3-year recovery period for all race horses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017 2. Three-year depreciation for race horses (a) In general Section 168(e)(3)(A)(i) (i) any race horse, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2016.

Summary: Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the accelerated depreciation allowance for race horses to allow a three-year recovery period for any race horse. (Current law limits the three-year recovery period to race horses placed in service before January 1, 2017, and race horses placed in service after December 31, 2016, that are more than two years old when placed in service by the purchaser.)
Equine Tax Parity Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses are section 1231 assets to 12 months. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equine Tax Parity Act of 2017 2. Reduction of holding period to 12 months for purposes of determining whether horses are section 1231 (a) In general Section 1231(b)(3)(A) and horses (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Equine Tax Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the preferential tax treatment of gains and losses from the sale of depreciable property used in a trade or business, to eliminate "horses" from the definition of "livestock" (thus making the 24-month holding period requirement for livestock inapplicable to horses and allowing horses to be treated as capital assets subject to the existing 1-year holding period requirement).
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of race horses.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of race horses. 1. Election to expense race horses (a) In general Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 179F. Election to expense race horses A taxpayer may elect to treat the cost of any race horse as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. Any cost so treated shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year in which the race horse is placed in service. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 Sec. 179F. Election to expense race horses. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to expense the cost of any race horse.
Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 2. Exemption of certain water transfers from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (a) Exemption Section 42 of title 18, United States Code (popularly known as the Lacey Act), and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 (1) (A) all prohibited species in the water transferred are located in both of the public water supplies between which the water is transferred; and (B) the water is transferred directly between such public water supplies; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system directly to treatment facilities where all prohibited species contained in the water transferred will be extirpated. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered water transfer The term covered water transfer (2) Prohibited species The term prohibited species (A) the shipment of which is otherwise prohibited by section 42 of title 18, United States Code; or (B) the transfer of which is otherwise prohibited by the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 (3) Public water supply The term public water supply August 25, 2017 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources August 25, 2017 The Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt certain water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1) the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, such as pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Counting portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for Medicaid eligibility (a) In general Section 1924(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–5(b)(2) (E) Annuity income (i) In general In the case of payment of income from a qualifying annuity— (I) if payment of income is made solely in the name of the community spouse, one-half of the income shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse and one-half to the community spouse; (II) if payment of income is made in the names of the institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, one-half of the income shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse and one-half to the community spouse; and (III) if payment of income is made in the names of the community spouse and another person or persons, one-half of the proportion of the community spouse’s interest in such income shall be considered available to the institutionalized spouse. (ii) Qualifying annuity In this subparagraph, the term qualifying annuity (I) is purchased after the date that is 60 months before the date specified in subparagraph (B)(ii) of section 1917(c)(1) for an amount that is equal to or greater than fair market value (II) is not described in clause (i) of subparagraph (G) of such section. (iii) Inapplicability of other rules . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to annuities purchased or established on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to count as available income, for purposes of determining the Medicaid eligibility of an institutionalized individual, portions of certain annuity income made in the name of the individual's spouse. The bill does not apply to annuity income from specified pensions and retirement accounts.
HOPS Act

To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the procurement of uniforms not manufactured in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland Production Security Act HOPS Act 2. Prohibition relating to procurement of uniforms not manufactured in United States Section 604 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( 6 U.S.C. 453b (1) in subsection (a), by inserting manufactured, reused, (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Uniforms of the Department of Homeland Security and the materials and components thereof. .

Summary: Homeland Production Security Act or the HOPS Act This bill amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the procurement of DHS uniforms not manufactured in the United States.
CLIMATE Act

To provide that the Executive order entitled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Leadership In Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth Act CLIMATE Act 2. Executive order to have no force or effect Beginning on March 28, 2017, the Executive order entitled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth 3. No funds available No Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, or enforce (including through the issuance of any regulations) the Executive order entitled Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth 4. Effective date This Act shall take effect on March 28, 2017.

Summary: Congressional Leadership In Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth Act or the CLIMATE Act This bill nullifies the Executive Order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" that was released on March 28, 2017. No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce the order. The bill takes effect on March 28, 2017.
Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017

To encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available for use by rural and smaller carriers in order to expand wireless coverage. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 2. Extension of licenses Section 307 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 307 (g) Extension of licenses (1) Definitions (A) In general For purposes of this subsection— (i) the term rural area (I) an area described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A) (II) a city, town, or incorporated area that has a population of greater than 20,000 inhabitants; and (ii) the term small carrier (B) Calculation of number of employees For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the number of employees of a carrier shall be determined in accordance with section 121.106 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. (2) Establishment of program Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 (3) Extension of license term Any carrier that receives a license under this section and participates in the program established under paragraph (2) shall receive a 3-year extension of the license granted under this section. .

Summary: Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017 This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program under which a wireless carrier receiving a license under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 may partition or disaggregate the license in order to make unused spectrum available to small carriers or carriers to serve certain rural areas. A "small carrier" is defined as a carrier with not more than 1,500 employees as calculated under regulatory standards used by the Small Business Administration to determine the number of individuals employed by a business concern on a full-time, part-time, or other basis. A three-year license extension is provided to any carrier that receives such a license and participates in the program.