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Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act

To prohibit taxpayer funds from being used to build a wall between Mexico and the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act 2. Prohibitions and requirements relating to border security (a) In general No taxpayer funds may be obligated or expended to build a wall or barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States. (b) Foreign payment required Any wall or barrier described in subsection (a) that is proposed to be built shall be paid for using funds provided by the Government of Mexico. (c) Securing the southern border The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may be necessary to secure the southern border by making maximum effective utilization of technology and improved training of U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents and officers. (d) Increase in immigration judges The Attorney General may appoint 100 additional immigration judges in addition to immigration judges currently serving as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Humanitarian assistance The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that humanitarian assistance is provided to immigrants, refugees, and other displaced persons who are in need of medical assistance and aid to sustain health and life.

Summary: Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act This bill prohibits using taxpayer funds to build a barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States, requiring such funds to come from the government of Mexico. It also authorizes the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immigration judges.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax for landlords of veterans receiving rental assistance under the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax for landlords of veterans receiving rental assistance under the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program. 1. Refundable credit for landlords of veterans receiving rental assistance under the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program (a) In general Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 36C. Landlords of veterans receiving rental assistance under the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program In the case of a person who is an owner of a dwelling unit that is occupied by a veteran on whose behalf rental assistance is provided under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of such rental assistance received by such person for such taxable year. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting 36C, 36B, (2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36C, 36B, (3) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 Sec. 36C. Landlords accepting rental assistance under the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for the owner of a dwelling unit that is occupied by a veteran on whose behalf rental assistance is provided by the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program under the United States Housing Act of 1937. The credit is equal to 10% of the amount of rental assistance received by the person for the year.
To reauthorize tuition assistance programs under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.

To reauthorize tuition assistance programs under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. 1. Reauthorization of tuition assistance programs (a) Reauthorization Section 7 of the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38–2706, D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as follows: 7. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the District of Columbia to carry out section 3 and section 5 an aggregate amount of $40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Such funds shall remain available until expended. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to reductions in amounts for insufficient appropriations (1) Public school program Section 3(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 38–2702(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking If the funds are insufficient If the funds appropriated pursuant to section 7 are insufficient (2) Private school program Section 5(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 38–2704(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking If the funds are insufficient If the funds appropriated pursuant to section 7 are insufficient (c) Conforming amendment relating to expired authorizations (1) Public school program Section 3 of such Act (sec. 38–2702, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking subsection (i). (2) Private school program Section 5 of such Act (sec. 38–2704, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking subsection (f).

Summary: This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the tuition assistance program that provides high school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits of in-state tuition at institutions of higher education outside the District.
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018

To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018 2. Compensation for furloughed Federal contractor employees Title VII of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 750. If a Federal contractor that provides retail, food, custodial, or security services to the Federal Government places the employees of such contractor on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations which begins in fiscal year 2019, the Government shall provide compensation to such employees at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse. .

Summary: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 to require the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.
USA Values Act of 2017

To prohibit the enforcement of certain Executive orders. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Universal Security of American Values Act of 2017 USA Values Act of 2017 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The Constitution is the document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed. (2) In a Nation of laws, not of men, no person, including the President of the United States, has the power to violate the Constitution of United States. (3) In a Nation whose symbol is the Statute of Liberty, which welcomes the tired, poor and huddled masses yearning to breathe free, Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States 3. Prohibition No Executive order may be enforced that would be in direct violation of an existing Executive order, public law, or fully executed regulatory agency process as it relates to— (1) Fourth Amendment due process; (2) Fourteenth Amendment protections; (3) the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) any laws that are intended to protect the civil liberties, civil rights, or human rights of persons lawfully admitted into the United States or natural born or naturalized citizens of the United States; or (5) impact on individuals based upon race, religion, ethnicity, place of birth, place of residence, gender, sexual orientation and identity, age, or statuses that pose no undue health threat to the general population. 4. No funds available No amounts (including fees) made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by any Act 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: Universal Security of American Values Act of 2017 or the USA Values Act of 2017 This bill prohibits enforcement of any executive order that would be in direct violation of an existing executive order, public law, or fully executed regulatory agency process as it relates to: Fourth Amendment due process; Fourteenth Amendment protections of citizenship rights; the Immigration and Nationality Act; laws intended to protect the civil liberties, civil rights, or human rights of persons lawfully admitted into the United States or natural born or naturalized U.S. citizens; or the impact on individuals based upon race, religion, ethnicity, place of birth or residence, gender, sexual orientation and identity, age, or statuses that pose no undue health threat to the general population. No amounts made available to any federal agency may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.
Small Business Lending Fairness Act

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit practices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Lending Fairness Act 2. Credit transactions (a) In general Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1631 140B. Unfair credit practices (a) In general In connection with the extension of credit in or affecting commerce, as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 44 . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 135 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1645 and 134 134, and 140B

Summary: Small Business Lending Fairness Act This bill prohibits a creditor from accepting a borrower's waiver of the right to notice and opportunity to be heard in a legal proceeding regarding the debt.
PRRADA

To impose requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as PROMESA 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2018 (PRRADA) 2. Disclosure by professional persons employed by court order (a) Required disclosure In a voluntary case commenced under section 304 of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as PROMESA 48 U.S.C. 2164 48 U.S.C. 2176 (1) to supplement such verified statement as additional relevant information becomes known to such person; and (2) to file annually a notice confirming the accuracy of such statement. (b) Review The United States Trustee shall review each verified statement submitted pursuant to subsection (a) and may file with the court comments on such verified statements before the professionals filing such statements seek compensation under section 316 of PROMESA ( 48 U.S.C. 2176 48 U.S.C. 2176 (c) Retroactivity If, at the time subsection (a) is enacted, the court has entered orders approving compensation under cases commenced under section 304 of PROMESA ( 48 U.S.C. 2164 48 U.S.C. 2176 48 U.S.C. 2164 (d) Limitation on compensation In a voluntary case commenced under section 304 of PROMESA ( 48 U.S.C. 2164 48 U.S.C. 2176 (1) has failed to file statements of connections required by subsection (a) or has filed inadequate statements of connections; (2) is at any time during such professional person’s employment in such case not a disinterested person as defined in section 101(14) of title 11 of the United States Code; or (3) represents, or holds an interest adverse to, the interest of the estate with respect to the matter on which such professional person is employed, except that the qualification standards for committee professionals shall be those set forth in section 1103(b) of title 11 of the United States Code.

Summary: Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2018 or PRRADA This bill requires professionals employed in debt adjustment cases involving Puerto Rico to file verified statements disclosing their connections with the debtor, creditors, and other interested parties before seeking compensation for their services.
Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act

To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act 2. Defined term In this Act, the term temporary emergency shelter 3. Prohibition against temporary emergency shelters The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not maintain or operate (directly or through a contract) any temporary emergency shelter, including the temporary emergency shelter in Tornillo, Texas, and the temporary emergency shelter in Homestead, Florida.

Summary: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act The bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children, including the existing shelters in Tornillo, Texas and Homestead, Florida.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow exclusion of gain or loss on like-kind exchanges of virtual currency.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow exclusion of gain or loss on like-kind exchanges of virtual currency. 1. Exclusion for like-kind exchanges of virtual currency (a) In general Section 1031 (i) Special rule for virtual currency For purposes of this section, the exchange of virtual currency for virtual currency of like kind shall be treated in the same manner as the exchange of real property for real property of like kind. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to exchanges completed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the nonrecognition of a taxpayer's gains or losses from like-kind exchanges of virtual currency, in the same manner as gains or losses from like-kind exchanges of real property are currently not recognized.
Pay our Doctors Act of 2018

To provide full-year appropriations for the Indian Health Service in the event of a partial lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay our Doctors Act of 2018 2. Full-year appropriations for the Indian Health Service If a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019 is not in effect, there is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2019, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary, at an annualized rate for operations as provided in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (division G of Public Law 115–141 Indian Health Services Contract Support Costs Indian Health Facilities 3. Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to section 2 shall be available until September 30, 2019.

Summary: Pay our Doctors Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2019 appropriations to the Indian Health Service (IHS) if a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for FY2019 is not in effect. In the event of a partial government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, the bill provides continuing appropriations to the IHS at the same level that was provided for FY2018.
Biased Algorithm Deterrence Act of 2018

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that an owner or operator of a social media service that hinders the display of user-generated content shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of such content, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biased Algorithm Deterrence Act of 2018 2. Exception to protection from treatment as publisher or speaker Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230 (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (3) Exception (A) In general Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an owner or operator of a social media service that displays user-generated content in an order other than chronological order, delays the display of such content relative to other content, or otherwise hinders the display of such content relative to other content, if for a reason other than to restrict access to or availability of material described in paragraph (2)(A) or to carry out the direction of the user that generated such content, shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of such content. (B) Use of algorithms If an algorithm or other computer program of a social media service is used to engage in an action related to user-generated content that is described in subparagraph (A), such action shall be considered to be the action of the owner or operator of the social media service. ; and (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: (5) Social media service The term social media service (6) User-generated content The term user-generated content .

Summary: Biased Algorithm Deterrence Act of 2018 This bill provides that an owner or operator of a social media service shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of user-generated content (and, therefore, may potentially be held liable with respect to such content) if  the service or its algorithm does any of the following: displays user-generated content in an order that is not chronological; delays the display of such content relative to other content; or hinders the display of such content for reasons other than to carry out the user's direction or to restrict material that the provider or user considers obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable.
Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to extend the supervisory authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to include assessing compliance with the Military Lending Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act 2. Bureau examination authority with respect to Military Lending Act compliance The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5481 (1) in section 1024(b)(1)(A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: and section 987 of title 10, United States Code (2) in section 1025(b)(1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) with respect to insured depository institutions, assessing compliance with the requirements of section 987 of title 10, United States Code; ; and (3) in section 1026(c)(1), by inserting before the period the following: and with the requirements of section 987 of title 10, United States Code, of insured depository institutions described in subsection (a)

Summary: Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act This bill extends the supervisory authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to credit protections applicable to certain active duty members of the armed forces and their dependents.
To designate a peak in the State of Washington as "Mount Cleator".

To designate a peak in the State of Washington as Mount Cleator 1. Designation of Mount Cleator in the State of Washington (a) In general The 7,630-foot peak located at latitude 48.11516° N, longitude 120.94636° W, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the State of Washington, shall be known and designated as Mount Cleator (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the peak referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to Mount Cleator.

Summary: This bill designates the 7,630-foot peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the state of Washington as "Mount Cleator."
Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act

To provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act 2. Compensation for Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown Federal employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about December 22, 2018, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends.

Summary: Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act This bill requires federal employees furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations that begins on or about December 22, 2018, to be compensated at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse as soon as practicable after such lapse ends.