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Protect Interstate Commerce Act

To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Interstate Commerce Act 2. Prohibition against interference by State and local governments with production or manufacture of items in other States (a) In general Consistent with article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States, the government of a State or locality therein shall not impose a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of any agricultural product sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if— (1) such production or manufacture occurs in another State; and (2) the standard or condition is in addition to the standards and conditions applicable to such production or manufacture pursuant to— (A) Federal law; and (B) the laws of the State and locality in which such production or manufacture occurs. (b) Agricultural product defined In this section, the term agricultural product 7 U.S.C. 1626

Summary: Protect Interstate Commerce Act This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of agricultural products sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if: (1) the production or manufacture occurs in another state, and (2) the standard or condition adds to standards or conditions applicable under federal law and the laws of the state or locality in which the production or manufacture occurs.
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 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 enactment of this Act, 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%.
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015

To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed rule. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015 2. Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ; and ; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) the internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 . June 25, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website.
Default Prevention Act

To ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Default Prevention Act 2. Payment of principal and interest on public debt and social security trust funds (a) In general In the event that the debt of the United States Government, as defined in section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, reaches the statutory limit, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in addition to any other authority provided by law, issue obligations under chapter 31 (b) Obligations described For purposes of this subsection, obligations described in this subsection are obligations which are— (1) held by the public, or (2) held by the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund. (c) Prohibition on compensation for Members of Congress None of the obligations issued under subsection (a) may be used to pay compensation for Members of Congress. (d) Obligations exempt from public debt limit Obligations issued under subsection (a) shall not be taken into account in applying the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, to the extent that such obligation would otherwise cause the limitation in section 3101(b) of title 31, United States Code, to be exceeded. (e) Report on certain actions (1) In general If, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury exercises his authority under subsection (a), the Secretary shall thereafter submit a report each week the authority is in use providing an accounting relating to— (A) the principal on mature obligations and interest that is due or accrued of the United States, and (B) any obligations issued pursuant to subsection (a). (2) Submission The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. September 18, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Default Prevention Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to continue to borrow to pay the principal and interest on certain obligations if the debt of the United States exceeds the statutory limit. If the debt limit is exceeded, Treasury is required to issue obligations solely for the payment of the principal and interest on debt held by the public or the Social Security trust funds. The bill prohibits Treasury from using obligations issued under this bill to compensate Members of Congress. If Treasury exercises authority provided by this bill, a report must be submitted to Congress including an accounting of: (1) the principal on mature obligations and interest that is due or accrued, and (2) obligations issued under this bill.
Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015

To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the Ebola virus outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015 2. Treatment of certain hazardous humanitarian service as combat zone service for purposes of the combat zone compensation exclusion (a) In general For purposes of section 112 (b) Definitions (1) Qualified member of the Armed Forces The term qualified member of the Armed Forces (2) Operation United Assistance The term Operation United Assistance (3) Ebola virus disease outbreak area The term Ebola virus disease outbreak area

Summary: Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015 Provides for a tax exclusion of compensation paid to a member of the Armed Forces serving in Operation United Assistance in the Ebola virus disease outbreak area (i.e., Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and any other region designated as experiencing a widespread Ebola virus disease outbreak). Requires that such service member undergo a program of at least 21 days of controlled monitoring upon return from the outbreak area.
To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes. 1. Excluding customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals (a) In general Section 1847A(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(3)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting (other than customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers) prompt pay discounts (2) in the second sentence, by inserting (other than customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers) other price concessions (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to the calculation of the average sales price for calendar quarters beginning more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from the average sales price in calculating Medicare payments for drugs and biologicals any customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers.
For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.

For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia. 1. Permanent resident status for Arturo Hernandez-Garcia (a) In General Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (b) Adjustment of Status If Arturo Hernandez-Garcia enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Arturo Hernandez-Garcia, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act

Summary: Provides for the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.
Helping Families Save for Education Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand access to Coverdell education savings accounts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Families Save for Education Act 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) College costs have increased tremendously over the past decade. When adjusted for inflation, the average published price for in-State students at public four-year universities is 42-percent higher than it was a decade ago and more than twice as high as it was 20 years ago. The price of private nonprofit four-year institutions has increased 24 percent during the last 10 years and 66 percent during the last 20 years. (2) Federal financial aid for students has also increased rapidly but failed to mitigate the issues of rising college costs. Between the 2003–2004 academic year and the 2013–2014 academic year, the amount of Federal financial aid in the form of Pell Grants, Federal student aid, campus based aid, veterans educational benefits, and tax credits increased from $73.5 billion to $164.5 billion or by 124 percent beyond the rate of inflation. The Federal Government’s share of total student aid is 69 percent. (3) Students continue to borrow more than they can afford. During the 2012–2013 academic year, approximately 60 percent of students who earned bachelor’s degrees from the public and private nonprofit institutions at which they began their studies graduated with debt. These students borrowed an average of $27,300, an increase of 13 percent compared to 5 years ago and an increase of 19 percent compared to 10 years ago. 3. Expansion of Coverdell education savings accounts (a) Increase in age limitation of beneficiary after which contributions to account cannot be made Section 530(b)(1)(A)(ii) age 18 age 22 (b) Increase in annual dollar limitation on contributions to account Section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii) of such Code is amended by striking $2,000 $10,000 (c) Effective dates (1) Increase in age limitation The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Increase in annual dollar limitation on contributions The amendments made by subsection (b) shall apply to contributions made in taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Helping Families Save for Education Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to Coverdell education savings accounts, to: (1) increase the age limit for beneficiaries of such accounts after which contributions may not be made from age 18 to age 22, and (2) increase the maximum contribution limit in any taxable year from $2,000 to $10,000.
Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act

To repeal the renewable fuel program of the Environmental Protection Agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act 2. Repeal of renewable fuel program Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)

Summary: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act This bill amends the Clean Air Act to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel.
Rail Crossings Safety Improvement Act

To amend the authorization in title 49, United States Code, for capital grants for rail line relocation projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rail Crossings Safety Improvement Act 2. Amendment Section 20154(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $350,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2009 $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2019

Summary: Rail Crossings Safety Improvement Act This bill reauthorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for FY2016-FY2019, at levels reduced from those for FY2006-FY2009, for capital grants to states for rail line relocation and improvement projects.
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 2. Authority to impose a sentence below a statutory minimum Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Authority To impose a sentence below a statutory minimum To prevent an unjust sentence (1) General rule Notwithstanding any provision of law other than this subsection, the court may impose a sentence below a statutory minimum if the court finds that it is necessary to do so in order to avoid violating the requirements of subsection (a). (2) Court to give parties notice Before imposing a sentence under paragraph (1), the court shall give the parties reasonable notice of the court’s intent to do so and an opportunity to respond. (3) Statement in writing of factors The court shall state, in the written statement of reasons, the factors under subsection (a) that require imposition of a sentence below the statutory minimum. (4) Appeal rights not limited This subsection does not limit any right to appeal that would otherwise exist in its absence. .

Summary: Justice Safety Valve Act of 2015 This bill authorizes a federal court to impose a sentence in a criminal proceeding that is below the minimum sentence required by statute if the court finds that a lower sentence is necessary to avoid violating statutory factors that the court must consider in imposing a sentence. The court must give parties to the proceeding notice of its intent to impose a lower sentence and state in writing the factors requiring such a sentence. This bill does not limit any right to appeal that would otherwise exist.
Restoration of America's Wire Act

To restore long-standing United States policy that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoration of America's Wire Act 2. Wire Act clarification Section 1084 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking bets or wagers or information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on any sporting event or contest, any bet or wager, or information assisting in the placing of any bet or wager, (B) by striking result of bets or wagers result of any bet or wager (C) by striking placing of bets or wagers placing of any bet or wager (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: (e) As used in this section— (1) the term bet or wager (2) the term State (3) the term uses a wire communication facility for the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of any bet or wager (4) the term wire communication 47 U.S.C. 153 . 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed— (1) to preempt any State law prohibiting gambling; or (2) to alter, limit, or extend— (A) the relationship between the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 ( 15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. (B) the ability of a State licensed lottery retailer to make in-person, computer-generated retail lottery sales under applicable Federal and State laws in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; or (C) the relationship between Federal laws and State charitable gaming laws in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Restoration of America's Wire Act Amends provisions of the federal criminal code, commonly known as the Wire Act, to provide that the prohibition against transmission of wagering information shall apply to any bet or wager, or information assisting in the placing of any bet or wager (thus making such prohibition applicable to all types of gambling activities, including internet gambling). States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) preempt any state law prohibiting gambling; or (2) alter, limit, or extend the relationship between the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978 and other federal laws currently in effect, the ability of a state licensed lottery retailer to make in-person, computer-generated retail lottery sales, or the relationship between federal laws and state charitable gaming laws.
Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act

To provide for the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue Service who take certain official actions for political purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act 2. Termination of employment of Internal Revenue Service employees for taking official actions for political purposes (a) In general Paragraph (10) of section 1203(b) of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows: (10) performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. April 13, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act Amends the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 to expand existing grounds for termination of the employment of an Internal Revenue Service employee to include performing, delaying, or failing to perform (or threatening to perform, delay, or fail to perform) any official action (including any audit) with respect to a taxpayer for purpose of extracting personal gain or benefit or for a political purpose.
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015 2. Early release for certain nonviolent offenders (a) In general Section 3624 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting at the early release date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) Early release for certain nonviolent offenders Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has served one half or more of his term of imprisonment (including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that prisoner— (1) has attained the age of 45 years; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations. .

Summary: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2015 Amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, to release a prisoner who has served one half or more of his or her term of imprisonment if that prisoner: (1) has attained age 45; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.