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Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017

To protect victims of stalking from gun violence. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017 2. Addition of dating partners and individuals subject to restraining orders (a) Definition Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting the following: (32) The term intimate partner (A) means with respect to a person, the spouse of the person, a former spouse of the person, an individual who is a parent of a child of the person, and an individual who cohabitates or has cohabited with the person; and (B) includes— (i) a dating partner (as defined in section 2266); and (ii) any other person similarly situated to a spouse who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws of the State or tribal jurisdiction in which the injury occurred or where the victim resides. ; and (2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)— (A) by inserting intimate partner, former spouse, (B) by inserting intimate partner, a spouse, (b) Addition of stalking Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking or (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. ; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking or (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking, .

Summary: Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to: state that the term "intimate partner" includes a dating partner and any other person subject to a protection order under state domestic or family violence law; and expand the term "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" to include the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, by a current or former intimate partner. The bill makes it a crime to knowingly sell or dispose of a firearm to a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. It also makes it a crime for such convicted stalker to receive or possess a firearm.
Small Business Relief From Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2017

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small businesses affected by the onset of transmissible diseases are eligible for disaster relief. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Relief From Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2017 2. Definitions (a) In general Section 3(k)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(k)(2) (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (C), striking the period and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) communicable diseases for which the Federal Government issues a travel alert or travel warning. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to a communicable disease— (1) for which the Federal Government issues a travel alert or travel warning before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) the effects of which are experienced on or after the date of enactment of this Act. August 2, 2017 Reported without amendment

Summary: Small Business Relief from Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of a "disaster" for which the Small Business Administration may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the federal government issues a travel alert or travel warning.
A bill to modify the definition of an antique firearm.

To modify the definition of an antique firearm. 1. Amendment to title 18, United States Code Section 921(a)(16)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 1898 the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which the determination as to whether the firearm meets the requirement of this subparagraph is being made 2. Amendment to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Subsection (g) of section 5845 (1) by striking 1898 the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which the determination as to whether the firearm meets the requirement of this subsection is being made (2) by striking the year 1898 the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which such determination is being made (3) by striking 1898, the calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in which such determination is being made,

Summary: This bill amends the federal criminal code and the Internal Revenue Code to modify the date of manufacture used to determine whether a firearm is an "antique firearm."
SAME Act of 2017

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the same level of Federal matching assistance for every State that chooses to expand Medicaid coverage to newly eligible individuals, regardless of when such expansion takes place. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2017 SAME Act of 2017 2. Increased FMAP for medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (a) In general Section 1905 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d (1) in subsection (y)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 2014, 2015, and 2016 each of the first 3 consecutive 12-month periods in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2017 the fourth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking 2018 the fifth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (D) in subparagraph (D), by striking 2019 the sixth consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (E) in subparagraph (E), by striking 2020 and each year thereafter the seventh consecutive 12-month period in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals and each such period thereafter (2) in subsection (z)(2)(B)(i)(II), by inserting (as in effect on the day before the enactment of the States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2017 subsection (y)(1) (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a)(1) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 111–148

Summary: States Achieve Medicaid Expansion Act of 2017 or the SAME Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on a term of years rather than on specific dates. The bill applies retroactively.
Anti-Voter Suppression Act

To nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that establishes an election integrity 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Voter Suppression Act 2. Nullification Executive Order 13799 (82 Fed. Reg. 22389; relating to Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity 3. Prohibition on funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under an Act of Congress enacted before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act may be made available for the commission established under the Executive order described in section 2 or for any similar commission established for the purpose of studying voter fraud.

Summary: Anti-Voter Suppression Act This bill nullifies Executive Order 13799 (titled "Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity") and specifies that no funds shall be made available by any act of Congress to the commission described in the order or to any similar commission established for studying voter fraud.
RAISE Act

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act RAISE Act 2. Payment of higher wages Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(a) (1) by inserting (1) (a) (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing in either— (A) paragraph (1) or (5) of section 8(a), or (B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such contract or agreement. .

Summary: Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow an employer to pay an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in a collective bargaining agreement.
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl analogues as schedule I controlled substances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act 2. Fentanyl Analogues Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 812 (a) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of Schedule I the following: (23) Acetyl fentanyl 4-methylphenethyl. (24) Acrylfentanyl. (25) 4-fluorobutyrylfentanyl. (26) 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl. (27) 3-furanyl fentanyl. (28) Isobutyryl fentanyl. (29) Meta-fluorofentanyl. (30) Methoxyacetyl fentanyl. (31) 4-methoxybutyrfentanyl. (32) Ocfentanil. (33) Ortho-fluorofentanyl. (34) Tetrahydrofuranyl fentanyl. (35) Valeryl fentanyl. ; and (b) by adding at the end of Schedule I the following: (e) (1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl analogues, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. (2) In paragraph (1), the term fentanyl analogues (A) by replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle; (B) by substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups; (C) by substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups; (D) by replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle; or (E) by replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. .

Summary: Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to add certain fentanyl analogues to schedule I. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.
Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017

To amend section 203 of Public Law 94–305 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 2. Additional powers of the chief counsel for advocacy (a) Chief counsel authority Section 203(a) of Public Law 94–305 15 U.S.C. 634c(a) (1) in paragraph (5), by striking and (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (7) issue, modify, or amend rules governing compliance by agencies with chapter 6 (8) authorize an agency to issue such supplemental rules governing compliance with chapter 6 . (b) Implementation On and after the date that is 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration may exercise the authority under paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 203(a) of Public Law 94–305 15 U.S.C. 634c(a)

Summary: Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill revises the duties of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to include: (1) issuing, modifying, or amending rules governing federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements; and (2) authorizing an agency to issue such supplemental rules governing such compliance as the Chief Counsel may approve.
Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017

To ensure a complete analysis of the potential impacts of rules on small entities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017 2. Expansion of covered agencies under the Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 609 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking an initial regulatory flexibility analysis which a covered agency is required to conduct by this chapter a proposed rule or interim final rule for which a covered agency is required to conduct an initial regulatory flexibility analysis by this chapter (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and (5) the Internal Revenue Service. .

Summary: Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017 This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Internal Revenue Service to seek and consider the advice of small entities about a proposed or interim final rule before publishing the rule if the rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Open America's Waters Act of 2017

To repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open America's Waters Act of 2017 2. Repeal of certain limitations on coastwise trade (a) In general Section 12112(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In general A coastwise endorsement may be issued for a vessel that qualifies under the laws of the United States to engage in the coastwise trade. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard shall issue regulations to implement the amendment made by subsection (a) that require all vessels permitted to engage in the coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Tank vessel construction standards Section 3703a(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking and is qualified for documentation as a wrecked vessel under section 12112 of this title (2) Liquified gas tankers Section 12120 of such title is amended by striking , if the (3) Small passenger vessels Section 12121(b) of such title is amended by striking 12112, (4) Loss of coastwise trade privileges Section 12132 of such title is repealed. (5) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 121

Summary: Open America's Waters Act of 2017 This bill eliminates restrictions on coastwise trade under the Jones Act, which governs domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to issue regulations that require all vessels permitted to engage in coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements.
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 2017 2. Clarification of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) Under (2) by striking a veteran or the dependent of a veteran a covered individual (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In this subsection, the term covered individual .

Summary: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. 1. Elimination of non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff If the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 is enacted, effective as if included in the enactment of such Act, paragraph (1) of section 301(d) of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 is amended by striking 1312(d)(3)(D),

Summary: This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, in the event that the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 is enacted, to make plans made available by the federal government to Members of Congress and congressional staff subject to state waivers of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirement for health insurance to cover the essential health benefits and PPACA restrictions on premium variation by age and health status.
Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017

To allow seniors to file their Federal income tax on a new Form 1040SR. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors’ Tax Simplification Act of 2017 2. Form 1040SR for seniors (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) shall make available a form, to be known as Form 1040SR chapter 1 (1) the form shall be available to individuals who have attained age 65 as of the close of the taxable year, (2) the form may be used even if income for the taxable year includes— (A) social security benefits (as defined in section 86(d) (B) distributions from qualified retirement plans (as defined in section 4974(c) of such Code), annuities or other such deferred payment arrangements, (C) interest and dividends, or (D) capital gains and losses taken into account in determining adjusted net capital gain (as defined in section 1(h)(3) of such Code), and (3) the form shall be available without regard to the amount of any item of taxable income or the total amount of taxable income for the taxable year. (b) Effective date The form required by subsection (a) shall be made available for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017 This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) Social Security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses. The form must be available without regard to the amount of any item of taxable income or the total amount of taxable income for the taxable year.
Helium Extraction Act of 2017

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide that extraction of helium from gas produced under a Federal mineral lease shall maintain the lease as if the helium were oil and gas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helium Extraction Act of 2017 2. Maintenance of Federal mineral leases based on extraction of helium The first section of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 purchaser thereof , and that extraction of helium from gas produced from such lands shall maintain the lease as if the extracted helium were oil and gas

Summary: Helium Extraction Act of 2017 This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require that land leased by the Department of the Interior for the extraction of helium shall fall under the same lease terms as a federal oil and gas lease.
American Discovery Trail Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to place signage on Federal land along the trail known as the American Discovery Trail 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Discovery Trail Act of 2017 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; or (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) Trail The term Trail American Discovery Trail 3. Signage along the American Discovery Trail (a) Signage authorized As soon as practicable after the date on which signage acceptable to the Secretary concerned is donated to the United States for placement on Federal land at points along the Trail, the Secretary concerned shall place the signage on the Federal land. (b) No federal funds No Federal funds may be used to acquire signage authorized for placement under subsection (a).

Summary: American Discovery Trail Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to place on federal land at points along the American Discovery Trail (from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Point Reyes National Seashore, California) acceptable signage donated to the United States for that purpose. No federal funding may be used to acquire the signage authorized for placement by this bill.
Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act

To provide that the owner of a water right may use the water for the cultivation of industrial hemp, if otherwise authorized by State law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act 2. Use of water for industrial hemp cultivation (a) Definition of industrial hemp In this section, the term industrial hemp 7 U.S.C. 5940(b) (b) Use for industrial hemp cultivation Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 chapter 81

Summary: Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act This bill specifies that the owner of an absolute or conditional water right, or an entity that receives or distributes water contracted from the federal government, may use or sell the water for the cultivation of industrial hemp if the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp is otherwise authorized under the laws of the state in which the use occurs. The bill applies regardless of whether the water has passed through a federal water project.