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Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of public funds for the payment of a settlement or award under such Act in connection with a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act 2. Prohibiting use of public funds for payment of settlements and awards under Congressional Accountability Act in sexual harassment claims involving Members of Congress (a) Prohibition Section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1415 (1) in subsection (a), by striking subsection (c) subsections (c) and (d) (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) No use of public funds for payments of awards and settlements in connection with acts of sexual harassment committed by Members of Congress No funds of the Treasury of the United States may be used for the payment of an award or settlement under this Act in connection with a violation of section 201(a)(1) if the violation consists of an act of sexual harassment committed personally by a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or a Senator. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to settlements and awards paid on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stop Taxpayers Obligations to Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the use of federal funds for the payment of a settlement or award for a claim arising from sexual harassment committed by a Member of Congress.
Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017 2. Certain Obstructions of Enforcement of Immigration Laws (a) Offense Chapter 73 1522. Certain obstructions of enforcement of immigration laws Whoever, being a State or local official having custody of an individual, knowingly ignores a request from the Federal Government for the custody of that individual, if the requesting authority has designated that individual as a violator of the immigration laws, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both . (b) Clerical Amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 is amended by adding at the end the following: 1522. Certain obstructions of enforcement of immigration laws. .

Summary: Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a state or local official who has custody of an individual and knowingly ignores a request from the federal government to take custody of the individual, if the requesting authority has designated that individual as a violator of immigration laws.
To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes.

To make technical amendments to certain marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes. 1. Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 Section 4(c)(1) of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 ( 16 U.S.C. 1827a(c)(1) and retained landed 2. Shark Conservation Act of 2010 The Act entitled An Act to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks Public Law 111–348 (1) by striking section 104 and inserting the following: 104. Rule of construction Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall be construed as affecting, altering, or diminishing in any way the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to establish such conservation and management measures as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate under sections 302(a)(3) and 304(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(3) ; and (2) in section 1, by striking the item relating to section 104 and inserting the following: Sec. 104. Rule of construction. . June 22, 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 Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 to limit the sale of billfish caught by U.S. fishing vessels. Under current law, billfish that are caught by U.S. vessels and landed (unloaded onshore) in Hawaii or Pacific Insular Areas (American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) may be sold and exported to non-U.S. markets or transported to other U.S. markets. This bill requires billfish caught by U.S. vessels and landed in Hawaii or Pacific Insular Areas to be retained for sale in those areas.
Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S–3 so as to add listing and registration of a class of common equity securities on a national securities exchange as an additional basis for satisfying the requirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of such form and to remove such listing and registration as a requirement of General Instruction I.B.6. of such form. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 2. Expanded eligibility for use of Form S–3 Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise Form S–3— (1) so as to permit securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1. of such form provided that either— (A) the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant is $75,000,000 or more; or (B) the registrant has at least one class of common equity securities listed and registered on a national securities exchange; and (2) so as to remove the requirement of paragraph (c) from General Instruction I.B.6. of such form. February 23, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Form S-3 so as to permit securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1. of the form if the registrant has at least one class of common equity securities listed and registered on a national securities exchange. The SEC must also revise General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3 to allow certain registrants to use that instruction to offer up to one-third of the aggregate market value of their common equity even if they are not registered on a national securities exchange.
Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017

To deem the Step 2 compliance date for standards of performance for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces to be May 15, 2023. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017 2. Step 2 compliance date for standards of performance for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces (a) In general The Step 2 compliance date (as such term is used in the final rule entitled Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces (b) Conforming changes Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall make such technical and conforming changes to rules and guidance documents as may be necessary to implement subsection (a). January 10, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill delays by three years the date by which manufacturers, owners, and operators of new residential wood heaters, including residential hydronic heaters (wood-fired boilers) and forced-air furnaces, must comply with emission standards promulgated under the Clean Air Act.
REIT Parity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat rents received by a real estate investment trust from a parking facility leased to a taxable REIT subsidiary in the same manner as rents from lodging and health care facilities leased to such a subsidiary. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the REIT Parity Act 2. Application of the lodging and health care REIT REIT (a) Inclusion of parking REITs Section 856(d)(8)(B) (1) striking paragraph (9)(D)) or paragraph (9)(D)), a qualified parking facility (as defined in paragraph (9)(E)), or (2) by striking or qualified lodging facility , qualified lodging facility, or qualified parking facility (3) by striking lodging facilities and lodging facilities, parking facilities, and (b) Amendment to definition of eligible independent contractor Section 856(d)(9) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking qualified lodging facility or qualified lodging facility, qualified parking facility, or (2) by striking qualified lodging facilities or qualified lodging facilities, qualified parking facilities, or (c) Addition of definition of qualified parking facility Section 856(d)(9) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: (E) Qualified parking facility For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term qualified parking facility (ii) Parking facility The term parking facility . (d) Amendment to exceptions from taxable REIT subsidiaries Section 856(l)(3) of such Code is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking a lodging facility or a lodging facility, a parking facility used predominantly to generate fees from the parking of motor vehicles for terms of less than 1 calendar month, or (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking any lodging facility or any lodging facility, parking facility used predominantly to generate fees from the parking of motor vehicles for terms of less than 1 calendar month, or (3) in the second sentence— (A) by striking a lodging facility or a lodging facility, a parking facility, or (B) by striking such lodging facility or such lodging facility, parking facility, or (e) Addition of definition of parking facility Section 856(l)(4) (C) Parking facility The term parking facility . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: REIT Parity Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of rent received by a real estate investment trust (REIT) from real property leased to a taxable REIT subsidiary, to apply the current rules for lodging facilities and health care property to parking facilities.
Finish the Fence Act of 2017

To amend the Illegal Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to complete the required 700-mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2017, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Finish the Fence Act of 2017 2. Fencing along and operational control of the southwest border (a) Fencing Paragraph (1) of section 102(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1103 (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , not later than December 31, 2017, construct (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. (b) Operational control Subsection (a) of section 2 the Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( 8 U.S.C. 1701 Public Law 109–367 (1) by striking 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, December 31, 2017, (2) by inserting , in consultation with State and local officials along the international border between the United States and Mexico, including border State governors, mayors of border towns and cities, and border sheriffs, shall

Summary: Finish the Fence Act of 2017 This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 with respect to construction of border fencing and road improvements to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to complete the required 700-mile southwest border fencing by December 31, 2017. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 is amended to direct DHS, in consultation with state and local officials along the U.S.-Mexico border, to achieve operational control over U.S. international land and maritime borders by December 31, 2017.
Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a distracted driving education grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017 2. Distracted driving education grant program (a) Establishment Not later than October 1, 2018, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a distracted driving education grant program. (b) Grant authority In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may make a grant, on a competitive basis, to a nonprofit organization. (c) Eligible projects A grant made under subsection (b) shall be used to provide education to the public regarding the risks of distracted driving, including texting or otherwise using a personal wireless communications device while driving. (d) Applications To be eligible for a grant made under subsection (b), a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to make grants under subsection (b) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020.

Summary: Distracted Driving Education Act of 2017  This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a distracted driving education grant program under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a nonprofit organization to provide education to the public regarding the risks of distracted driving.
National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to specify when a nationally traded security is exempt from State regulation of security offerings. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act 2. Nationally traded securities exemption Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(1) (1) by striking subparagraph (A); (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by inserting a security designated as qualified for trading in the national market system pursuant to section 11A(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is listed (B) by striking that has listing standards that the Commission determines by rule (on its own initiative or on the basis of a petition) are substantially similar to the listing standards applicable to securities described in subparagraph (A) (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking or (B) (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively. January 25, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: National Securities Exchange Regulatory Parity Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt from state registration securities qualified for national trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and authorized to be listed on a national securities exchange. Currently, securities listed on exchanges specified by statute or SEC rule are exempt.
To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".

To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse 1. Designation The United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse 2. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse April 6, 2017 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill designates the U.S. courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse."
Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017

To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal proceedings from the definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys when undertaking certain actions related to legal proceedings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 2. Exclusion of law firms and lawyers from the definition of debt collector when engaged in the practice of law Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692a(6) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following: (F) any law firm or licensed attorney, to the extent that such firm or attorney is— (i) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (ii) communicating in connection with a legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client in, or at the direction of, a court of law (including in depositions or settlement conferences) or in the enforcement of a judgment; and . 3. Amendment to Bureau authority with respect to practice of law Section 1027(e)(2)(B) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5517(e)(2)(B) , unless such financial product or service is provided by a licensed attorney who is not a debt collector as described under section 803(6)(F) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Summary: Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of "debt collector" any law firm or licensed attorney: (1) serving, filing, or conveying formal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or other documents pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure; or (2) communicating in connection with a legal action to collect a debt on behalf of a client in, or at the direction of, a court of law or in the enforcement of a judgment.
Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017

To require a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center and the Terrorist Screening Center, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017 2. GAO review of the National Targeting Center and the Terrorist Screening Center Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center (NTC) established under section 411(g)(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 USC 211(g)(4)) and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) established under Homeland Security President Directive 6. Such review shall include the following: (1) An identification of any weaknesses or gaps in coordination between the NTC and TSC. (2) An identification of any unnecessarily duplicative or overlapping efforts between the NTC and TSC. (3) Recommendations on how the NTC and TSC may better support and complement one another. (4) A cost-benefit analysis of congressional authorization of the TSC.

Summary: Terrorist Screening and Targeting Review Act of 2017 This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to submit to Congress a review of the authorization, funding, management, and operation of the National Targeting Center (NTC) established under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) established under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6. Such review shall include: (1) identification of any weaknesses or gaps in coordination, and of any unnecessarily duplicative or overlapping efforts, between the NTC and the TSC; (2) recommendations on how the NTC and the TSC may better support and complement one another; (3) a cost-benefit analysis of congressional authorization of the TSC; and (4) an assessment of the protocols within the NTC and the TSC on how to receive and utilize information provided by federal departments and agencies.
DHS Interagency Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017

To authorize the participation in overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Interagency Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017 2. Overseas interagency counterterrorism task force participation Section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 112 (h) Coordination with other Federal departments and agencies overseas (1) In general The Secretary is authorized to assign Department personnel to participate in overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces to— (A) facilitate the sharing of counterterrorism information, and (B) combat the threat of terrorism and associated risks to the United States stemming from overseas sources of conflict or terrorism, as determined by the Secretary. (2) Personnel In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may assign personnel from any component of the Department the Secretary determines necessary to participate in the overseas counterterrorism task forces referred to in paragraph (1). . 3. Annual reports Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate on activities carried out pursuant to subsection (h) of section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 112 January 9, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: DHS Interagency Counterterrorism Task Force Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assign DHS personnel to participate in overseas interagency counterterrorism task forces to: (1) facilitate the sharing of counterterrorism information; and (2) combat the threat of terrorism and associated risks to the United States stemming from overseas sources of conflict or terrorism, as determined by DHS. (Sec. 3) DHS shall report, by 18 months after this bill's enactment and annually thereafter for 3 years, on activities carried out pursuant to this bill.