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Zombie Property Relief Act of 2016

To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to penalize persons who fail to maintain nuisance properties. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zombie Property Relief Act of 2016 2. Fines for failure to maintain nuisance properties In the case of a nuisance property subject to a Federally-related mortgage, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may assess a fine equal to 3 times the costs that would be incurred as a result of maintaining the property against the mortgagee of such property if the mortgagee fails to maintain such property until such time as ownership has been transferred to a new owner, and the deed for such property transfer has been duly recorded. 3. Reporting system Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall establish a system under which a person may report to the Director on the existence of a nuisance property. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term nuisance property (A) at least three monthly payments are past due on the mortgage loan or the mortgagor has informed the mortgagee or loan servicing company in writing that the mortgagor does not intend to occupy the property in the future; and (B) either— (i) there is a reasonable basis to believe that the property is not occupied for three months; or (ii) such residential real property is a risk to the health, safety or welfare of the public or any adjoining or adjacent property owners, due to acts of vandalism, loitering, criminal conduct, or physical destruction or deterioration of the property, or the relevant governmental authority has declared the property unfit for occupancy and to remain vacant and unoccupied or to be demolished. (2) The term Federally-related mortgage 12 U.S.C. 2602

Summary: Zombie Property Relief Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to assess a specified fine against a mortgagee that has failed to maintain residential real property that is subject to a federally-related mortgage in foreclosure (nuisance property) until ownership has been transferred to a new owner and the deed for such property transfer has been recorded. The CFPB shall establish a system for reporting the existence of nuisance properties.
CLEAR Act

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to require annual reports to Congress regarding the status of investigations of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act CLEAR Act 2. Annual reporting on the status of investigations Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 (o) Report on investigations (1) In general The Commission shall, on an annual basis, submit a report to Congress on investigations with respect to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce (within the meaning of subsection (a)(1)), detailing— (A) the number of such investigations the Commission has commenced; (B) the number of such investigations the Commission has closed with no official agency action; (C) the disposition of such investigations, if such investigations have concluded and resulted in official agency action; and (D) for each such investigation that was closed with no official agency action, a description sufficient to indicate the legal analysis supporting the Commission’s decision not to continue such investigation, and the industry sectors of the entities subject to each such investigation. (2) Privacy protection The description required under paragraph (1)(D) shall not include the identity of the person who is the subject of an investigation or any other information that identifies the person. .

Summary: Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act or the CLEAR Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to submit an annual report to Congress about its investigations concerning unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. The reports must detail: the number of such investigations the FTC has commenced and the disposition of investigations that concluded with official agency action; and the number of investigations the FTC has closed with no official agency action, along with a description that indicates the legal analysis supporting the FTC's decision not to continue such investigations, and the industry sectors of the entities subject to each such investigation. The bill prohibits the FTC from identifying a person who is the subject of an investigation in its description of an investigation that closed with no official agency action.
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 2. Definition of employer Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting or any Indian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands, subdivision thereof, (2) by adding at the end the following: (15) The term Indian tribe (16) The term Indian (17) The term Indian lands (A) all lands within the limits of any Indian reservation; (B) any lands title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual subject to restriction by the United States against alienation; and (C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a federally recognized Indian tribe. . September 10, 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: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any Indian tribe or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding Indian tribes and such enterprises or institutions from coverage by the Act).
Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to lower the action level for lead in drinking water to 5 parts per billion by the end of 2026, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016 2. To lower the action level for lead in drinking water Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b) (16) Lead in drinking water The Administrator shall revise the national primary drinking water regulation for lead to ensure that— (A) not later than December 31, 2020, the action level for lead in drinking water is not more than 10 parts per billion; and (B) not later than December 31, 2026, the action level for lead in drinking water is not more than 5 parts per billion. .

Summary: Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the national primary drinking water regulation by lowering the action level for lead in drinking water to no more than: (1) 10 parts per billion by December 31, 2020; and (2) 5 parts per billion by December 31, 2026. (An action level for lead is a certain contaminant level that triggers a requirement for the public water system to take additional actions to control corrosion from lead. The current action level for lead is 15 parts per billion.)
FREE Act

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit a bipartisan majority of Commissioners to hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freeing Responsible and Effective Exchanges Act FREE Act 2. Nonpublic collaborative discussions The Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. 27. Nonpublic collaborative discussions (a) In general Notwithstanding section 552b of title 5, United States Code, a bipartisan majority of Commissioners may hold a meeting that is closed to the public to discuss official business if— (1) a vote or any other agency action is not taken at such meeting; (2) each person present at such meeting is a Commissioner or an employee of the Commission; and (3) an attorney from the Office of General Counsel of the Commission is present at such meeting. (b) Disclosure of nonpublic collaborative discussions Not later than 2 business days after the conclusion of a meeting held under subsection (a), the Commission shall publish on its Internet website a disclosure of such meeting, including— (1) a list of the persons who attended such meeting; and (2) a summary of the matters discussed at such meeting, except for such matters as the Commission determines may be withheld under section 552b(c) of title 5, United States Code. (c) Preservation of open meetings requirements for agency action Nothing in this section shall limit the applicability of section 552b of title 5, United States Code, with respect to a meeting of Commissioners other than that described in subsection (a). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency action The term agency action (2) Bipartisan majority The term bipartisan majority (A) is a group of 3 or more Commissioners; and (B) includes, for each political party of which any Commissioner is a member, at least 1 Commissioner who is a member of such political party, and, if any Commissioner has no political party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated Commissioner. .

Summary: Freeing Responsible and Effective Exchanges Act or the FREE Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit a bipartisan majority of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners to hold a nonpublic meeting to discuss official business if: (1) no votes or actions are taken, (2) each person at the meeting is an FTC commissioner or employee, and (3) an attorney from the FTC's Office of General Counsel is present. "Bipartisan majority" means a group of at least three commissioners that includes, for each political party of which any commissioner is a member, at least one commissioner who is a member of such political party and, if any commissioner has no political party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated commissioner. Within two business days after such a nonpublic meeting, the FTC must disclose on its website: (1) a list of persons who attended such meeting; and (2) a summary of discussed matters, except for matters that are classified or otherwise exempt from disclosure.
SHIELD Act

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to specify certain effects of guidelines, general statements of policy, and similar guidance issued by the Federal Trade Commission. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act SHIELD Act 2. Effects of guidelines, general statements of policy, and similar guidance Section 18(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a) (3) (A) No guidelines, general statements of policy, or similar guidance issued by the Commission shall confer any rights upon any person, State, or locality, nor shall operate to bind the Commission or any person, State, or locality to the approach recommended in such guidelines, general statements of policy, or similar guidance. In any enforcement action, the Commission shall prove a violation of a provision of law enforced by the Commission. The Commission may not base an enforcement action on, or execute a consent order based on, acts or practices that are alleged to be inconsistent with any such guidelines, general statements of policy, or similar guidance, unless the acts or practices violate a provision of law enforced by the Commission. (B) Compliance with any guidelines, general statement of policy, or similar guidance issued by the Commission may be used as evidence of compliance with the provision of law under which the guidelines, general statement of policy, or guidance was issued. (C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to confer any authority upon or negate any authority of the Commission to issue guidelines, general statements of policy, or similar guidance. .

Summary: Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act or the SHIELD Act This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit guidelines or general statements of policy issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from: (1) conferring rights upon any person, state, or locality; or (2) binding the FTC or any person, state, or locality to a recommended approach. In enforcement actions, the FTC must prove a violation of a law enforced by the FTC. The FTC's enforcement actions or consent orders may not be based solely on allegations that acts or practices are inconsistent with guidelines or general policy statements unless the acts or practices violate FTC-enforced law. Compliance with guidelines or general statements of policy may be used as evidence of compliance with a law under which the guidelines or statements were issued.
No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2016

To establish a penalty for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for failure to enforce compliance with the public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirement under law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2016 2. Monitoring compliance (a) In general The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, on an annual basis and for each public housing agency (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) (1) monitor the extent of noncompliance the requirements under section 12(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437j(c) (2) determine the aggregate amount provided in Federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling units that were occupied by tenants who were not in compliance with such requirements. (b) Publication Not later than September 30 of each fiscal year, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall cause to be published in the Federal Register a statement of the amount determined for such fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 3. Rescission of amounts from HUD management and administration account (a) In general In each fiscal year, on October 15 or the date specified in subsection (b), whichever occurs later, there is rescinded, from amounts made available for such fiscal year for the Management and Administration account of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an amount equal to the amount published pursuant to section 2(b) for the preceding fiscal year. (b) Late appropriations In the case of any fiscal year for which a general appropriation Act for the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides funds for the Management and Administration account of such Department has not been enacted before October 15, the date specified in this subsection shall be the date of the enactment of such a general appropriation Act.

Summary: No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) each year, for each public housing agency, to: monitor the extent of noncompliance with the community service and economic self-sufficiency requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and determine the aggregate amount provided in federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling units that were occupied by noncompliant tenants. By September 30 of each fiscal year, HUD shall publish this amount in the Federal Register. In each new fiscal year this amount, as determined and published for the preceding fiscal year, shall be rescinded from funds made available for the Management and Administration account of HUD.
To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models.

To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. 1. Prohibition of further action on proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take any action to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled Medicare Program; Part B Drug Payment Model

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from taking any further action on a proposed rule to change how Medicare pays for certain drugs that are typically not self-administered (such as some intravenous medications and chemotherapy drugs).
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016

To enforce the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 2. Effective assistance of counsel (a) In general An indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a State court shall be entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the State’s expense. If the State delegates fiscal or administrative authority over the indigent defense function to one of its political subdivisions, the State retains ultimate responsibility for securing counsel for the individual. (b) Ineffective assistance The assistance of counsel is considered ineffective when a class can demonstrate that counsel’s performance was not reasonable under prevailing professional norms. 3. Remedy (a) Class action authorized If a State official or one or more of a State’s political subdivisions fails on a systemic basis to guarantee the right to the assistance of effective counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, aggrieved persons may, prior to conviction, commence a civil class action in the district courts of the United States to seek declaratory, injunctive, or other equitable relief. (b) Abstention doctrine A court entertaining a petition for relief filed under this Act need not apply the abstention restrictions articulated in Younger v. Harris (401 U.S. 37). (c) Burden of proof Members of the class shall have the burden of establishing that there is a likelihood of imminent and irreparable injury from that violation. (d) Attorney’s fees In any action or proceeding under this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than a named official of a State or political subdivision of a State, a reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs. In awarding an attorney’s fee under this subsection, the court, in its discretion, may include expert fees as part of the attorney’s fee. (e) Savings provision Nothing in this section shall restrict any right that any individual has under any other statute or under common law to seek redress for a violation of the right to counsel.

Summary: Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense. The bill authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable under prevailing professional norms.
No Raise for Congress Act

To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Raise for Congress Act 2. Elimination of automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress (a) In General Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 601(a)(1) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 4501(1) (1) by striking (a)(1) (a) (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by striking as adjusted by paragraph (2) adjusted as provided by law (c) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect December 31, 2014.

Summary: No Raise for Congress Act Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act

To adjust the eastern boundary of the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area in the State of Oregon to facilitate fire prevention and response activities to protect adjacent private property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Crooked River Ranch is an unincorporated community with a population of 5,000 residents. (2) The current lands located adjacent to Crooked River Ranch are managed by the Bureau of Land Management and are classified as a Wilderness Study Area. (3) There is currently only one entrance/exit to the Crooked River Ranch. (4) Jefferson County and Crooked River Ranch have determined that the Wilderness Study Area lands are in the highest risk category for exposure to devastating wildfire due to overstocked juniper stands under the federally mandated and locally promulgated Jefferson County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). (5) The current Wilderness Study Area classification prevents mechanical fire prevention activities within the overstocked juniper stands. (6) Advancing this proposed legislation will greatly enhance the life and safety of people and property by reducing the extreme fire threat to these lands. 3. Boundary adjustment, Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area, Oregon (a) Boundary adjustment required The Secretary of the Interior shall adjust the eastern boundary of the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area in the State of Oregon to exclude approximately 832 acres, as depicted on the map entitled Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area (b) Effect of exclusion Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the public lands to be excluded from the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area pursuant to subsection (a) are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c)

Summary: Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to adjust the eastern boundary of the Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area in Oregon to exclude approximately 832 acres, as depicted on the map entitled "Whychus-Deschutes Wilderness Study Area" dated December 2015, to facilitate fire prevention and response activities on the excluded public lands and adjacent private property.
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016

To extend the termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela under the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 2. Extension of termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela Section 5(e) of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–278 50 U.S.C. 1701 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2019

Summary: Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016 This bill amends the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 to extend through December 31, 2019, provisions requiring the President to impose sanctions against individuals in Venezuela who are responsible for human rights violations.