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United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017

To prohibit United States assistance to foreign countries that oppose the position of the United States in the United Nations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017 2. Prohibition on assistance to countries that oppose the position of the United States in the United Nations (a) Prohibition United States assistance may not be provided to a country that opposed the position of the United States in the United Nations. (b) Exemption due To change in government (1) In general The Secretary of State may exempt a country from the prohibition described in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that since the beginning of the most recent session of the General Assembly— (A) there has been a fundamental change in the leadership and policies of the government of a country to which the prohibition in such subsection applies; and (B) as a result of such change, the government of such country will no longer oppose the position of the United States in the United Nations. (2) Duration of exemption An exemption under paragraph (1) shall be effective only until submission of the next report required under section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 2414a (3) Notification and discussion The Secretary of State shall notify Congress with respect to an exemption made under paragraph (1), together with a discussion of the basis for the Secretary’s determination with respect to each such exemption. (c) Exemption for national security interests The President may exempt a country from the prohibition described in subsection (a) if the President determines that such exemption is in the national security interests of the United States and transmits to Congress a written statement explaining such national security interest. (d) Definitions As used in this Act— (1) the term opposed the position of the United States (2) the term most recent session of the General Assembly (3) the term United States assistance (A) chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2346 (B) chapter 5 of part II of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2347 (C) the Foreign Military Financing Program 22 U.S.C. 2763 (D) any other monetary or physical assistance. (e) Effective date This Act shall take effect upon the date of the submission to Congress of the report required under section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, that is required to be submitted by March 31, 2018.

Summary: United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2017 This bill prohibits giving assistance, such as various types of economic support or military training, to countries that oppose U.S. positions on more than 50 percent of the recorded votes in the most recent United Nations session. A country may be exempted if there has been a fundamental change in leadership and policies and the Department of State determines that the country will no longer oppose the U.S. position. The President may exempt a country for U.S. national security interests.
Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 2. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judicial review. 3. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in Wyoming Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on September 10, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judicial review. January 8, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in Wyoming and the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). In addition, this bill prohibits judicial review of the reissued rules.
Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017 2. Transportation planning pilot program (a) In general For purposes of carrying out sections 119, 133, 148, and 149 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation, in accordance with the requirements of this section, shall carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning. (b) Data sets In carrying out the program, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall acquire for a participating State or metropolitan planning organization a data set containing information measuring the level of access by all transportation modes to important destinations in the State or metropolitan planning organization, such as jobs, education, health care, and food sources. (c) Selection of participating States and MPOs (1) In general The Secretary shall select, on a competitive basis and in a manner that ensures geographic diversity, 5 States and 10 metropolitan planning organizations (including 6 such organizations that serve an area with a population of not more than 200,000) to participate in the program. (2) Applications To be eligible to participate in the program, a State or metropolitan planning organization shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (d) Consultation with participating States and MPOs The Secretary shall consult with participating States and metropolitan planning organizations to determine the benefits of the data sets acquired under subsection (b). (e) Report to Congress Not later than 120 days after providing data sets to States and metropolitan planning organizations under the program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the program, including the feasibility of issuing similar data sets to all States, regions, and localities. (f) Funding The Secretary shall carry out the program using amounts made available to the Secretary as administrative expenses under the sections referred to in subsection (a).

Summary: Transportation Access and System Connection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to carry out a pilot program to improve transportation planning, including acquiring for participating states and metropolitan planning organizations data sets containing information measuring the level of access by all transportation modes to important destinations in the state or metropolitan planning organization such as jobs, education, health care, and food sources.
To require the release of all records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes.

To require the release of all records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes. 1. Requirement to release assassination records (a) Determination Not later than 2 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall make a determination about whether to release any assassination record (in whole or in part) that was not released on October 26, 2017. (b) Records released Those records determined to be released under subsection (a) shall be released not later than 2 days after such determination. (c) Assassination record defined The term assassination record Public Law 102–526 44 U.S.C. 2107

Summary: This bill directs the President to make a determination about whether to release any record relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that was not released on October 26, 2017. Such records shall be released within two days of that determination.
No Drilling in Our Backyards Act

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Drilling in Our Backyards Act 2. Buffer from oil and gas drilling operations The Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 (1) redesignating section 44 as section 45; and (2) inserting after section 44 the following: 45. Buffer from oil and gas drilling operations The Secretary of the Interior may not issue a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a home, business, school, or other building that requires special protection, as determined by the Secretary. .

Summary: No Drilling in Our Backyards Act This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a home, business, school, or other building that requires special protection.
Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act of 2017

To repeal title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act of 2017 2. Repeal of title VIII (a) Repeal Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5461 (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by striking the items relating to title VIII. January 2, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Restoring Financial Market Freedom Act of 2017 This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to designate financial market utilities (i.e., payment, clearing, and settlement systems) as "systemically important" (also known as "too big to fail"). Under current law, entities so designated are subject to additional regulatory restrictions.
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes.

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes. 1. Repeal of conflict mineral requirements (a) In general Subsection (p) of section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m (b) Conforming amendments The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 (1) by striking section 1502; and (2) in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, by striking the item relating to section 1502. February 20, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal provisions requiring public companies to make disclosures relating to their use of conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.
Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2017

To prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the Federal Government to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2017 2. General prohibition No regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property of the Federal Government, including excess property of the Department of Defense, to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities (whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condition on the use of Federal funds) shall have any force or effect unless enacted into law by Congress. 3. Limitation on Federal funds No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to implement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy. 4. Return or reissue of equipment recalled or seized Any property recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy described in section 1 shall be returned, replaced, or reissued to the State or local agency from which it was recalled or seized, at no cost to such agency, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protecting Lives Using Surplus Equipment Act of 2017 This bill invalidates any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess federal property to state and local law enforcement agencies unless enacted by Congress. Additionally, it prohibits the use of federal funds to implement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy. Property that was recalled or seized on or after May 15, 2015, must be returned, replaced, or reissued to the state or local law enforcement agency.
Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2017

To authorize members and former members of the uniformed services who are entitled to veterans disability compensation to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan through the deduction and deposit of a percentage of their veterans disability compensation to the Thrift Savings Fund. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 2. Disabled veterans continued participation in Thrift Savings Plan (a) Participation authorized The Executive Director of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board shall prescribe regulations to permit the continued participation in the Thrift Savings Plan by a member of the uniformed services after the discharge or release of the member from service in the uniformed services if the member or former member is entitled to veterans disability compensation. (b) Contributions For purposes of section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, the monthly veterans disability compensation of a member or former member of the uniformed services shall be deemed to be basic pay for a monthly pay period. (c) Matching contributions prohibited The deduction and deposit in the Thrift Savings Fund of a percentage of the veterans disability compensation of a member or former member of the uniformed services does not require or authorize Government contributions under section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law. (d) Veterans disability compensation defined In this section, the term veterans disability compensation compensation

Summary: Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to prescribe regulations to permit continued participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) by a member of the uniformed services after such member's discharge or release from service if such individual is entitled to veterans disability compensation. For purposes of provisions regarding TSP contributions, such individual's monthly veterans disability compensation shall be deemed to be his or her basic pay for a monthly pay period, but such individual's contribution shall not require or authorize a matching government contribution.
Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to small company capital formation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 2. Jobs act-related exemption Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77c(b) (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking $50,000,000 $75,000,000, adjusted for inflation by the Commission every 2 years to the nearest $10,000 to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) by striking such amount as such amount, in addition to the adjustment for inflation provided for under such paragraph (2)(A), as (B) by striking such amount, it such amount, in addition to the adjustment for inflation provided for under such paragraph (2)(A), it February 2, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase the dollar limit of certain securities offerings exempt from registration requirements from $50 million annually to $75 million annually, adjusted in future years for inflation.
Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land in Cache County, Utah, to the City of Hyde Park for public purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act 2. Definitions For the purposes of this Act: (1) City The term City (2) Secretary The term Secretary 3. Land conveyance, City of Hyde Park, Utah (a) Conveyance Required Subject to valid existing rights, if the City submits a written request to the Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act requesting the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b) for public purposes, the Secretary shall convey, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, to the City all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land, including improvements thereon, described in subsection (b). (b) Description of land (1) In general The parcel of Bureau of Land Management land and any improvements to be conveyed under subsection (a) is the approximately 80-acre parcel identified on the map entitled Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act, (2) Availability of map The map referred to in paragraph (1) shall be kept on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map. (c) Survey The exact acreage and legal description of the Bureau of Land Management land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. (d) Costs of Conveyance As a condition for the conveyance under subsection (a), all costs associated with such conveyance shall be paid by the City. (e) Time for Completion of Conveyance The Secretary shall complete the conveyance under subsection (a) not later than one year after the date on which the City submits the written request described in such subsection. January 25, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior, upon request of the city of Hyde Park, Utah, to convey to the city without consideration a specified 80-acre parcel of Bureau of Land Management land, including improvements, for use for public purposes. Interior shall complete the conveyance of the land and improvements within one year of the city's request.
To block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

To block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. 1. Findings Congress finds that Executive Order 13780 and the presidential proclamation issued on September 24, 2017— (1) violate the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 (2) violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2. Prohibition against use of funds No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year, may be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780, signed on March 6, 2017, or the presidential proclamation issued on September 24, 2017.

Summary: This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780 and the presidential proclamation of September 24, 2017. Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States. The proclamation revised such order to include entry restrictions on nationals from Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela, and remove such restrictions on nationals of Sudan. The proclamation additionally provides for enhanced U.S. vetting capacities.
Waiver of Emergency Payments Act

To ensure that the Federal share of the costs of certain assistance relating to Hurricanes Irma and Maria is 100 percent, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Waiver of Emergency Payments Act 2. Federal share of assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under sections 403, 404, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b

Summary: Waiver of Emergency Payments Act This bill directs that the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a major disaster (specifically, regarding essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, and federal assistance to individuals and households) shall be 100% of the eligible costs.