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Title: Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2894 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2894

  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for education and 
  outreach with respect to the prevention and treatment of tick-borne 
                               illnesses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2017

 Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for education and 
  outreach with respect to the prevention and treatment of tick-borne 
                               illnesses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WITH RESPECT TO THE PREVENTION AND 
              TREATMENT OF TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES.

    Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by 
inserting after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 317U. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WITH RESPECT TO THE PREVENTION AND 
              TREATMENT OF TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES.

    ``(a) Public Materials on Prevention and Treatment.--Beginning not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall publish and periodically update materials for both 
the public and for health care providers, relating to prevention and 
treatment procedures for tick-borne illnesses.
    ``(b) Health Care Provider Training Materials.--Beginning not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall publish and periodically update training materials 
for health care providers on preventing and treating tick-borne 
disease.''.
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Title: State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the sale or transfer of a firearm to a person: (1) whose state permit or license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm was revoked and not reinstated; or (2) who was ordered by a state court to surrender all firearms, and such firearms have not been lawfully returned.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5652 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5652

 To prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license 
 to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person 
    who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2018

    Mr. Raskin (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. 
   DeFazio, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Michelle Lujan 
 Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Foster, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
  Khanna, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Cooper) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the transfer of a firearm to a person whose State license 
 to purchase, own, or possess a firearm has been revoked, or a person 
    who has been ordered by a State court to surrender all firearms.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Access to Firearms Evading 
Revocation Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF FIREARM TO PERSON WHOSE STATE 
              LICENSE TO PURCHASE, OWN, OR POSSESS A FIREARM HAS BEEN 
              REVOKED OR WHO HAS BEEN ORDERED BY A STATE COURT TO 
              SURRENDER ALL FIREARMS.

    Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 
1st sentence--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10)(A) has had a license or permit, issued by a State in 
        which the person has resided that allows the person to 
        purchase, own, or possess a firearm, revoked by the State, and 
        has not had the license or permit reinstated; or
            ``(B) has been ordered by a court of such a State to 
        surrender all firearms owned or possessed by the person, and 
        has not had the firearms lawfully returned.''.
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Title: Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2017
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to declare that no provision of the CSA, including criminal penalties, is intended to supersede or preempt a state law that pertains to marijuana.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2528 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2528

  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law 
                      shall not preempt State law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

  Ms. DeGette (for herself and Mr. Coffman) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law 
                      shall not preempt State law.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Respect States' and Citizens' Rights 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.

    Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 903) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``No provision'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Special Rule Regarding State Marihuana Laws.--In the case of 
any State law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of this title 
shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress 
to occupy the field in which that provision operates, including 
criminal penalties, to the exclusion of State law on the same subject 
matter, nor shall any provision of this title be construed as 
preempting any such State law.''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the "Ollie M. James Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the "Ollie M. James Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6838 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6838

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the ``Ollie M. 
                     James Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2018

  Mr. Comer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the ``Ollie M. 
                     James Post Office Building''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. OLLIE M. JAMES POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Ollie M. James Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Ollie M. 
James Post Office Building''.
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Title: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017
This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to require the federal government to provide compensation to the employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, and security services to the federal government if such employees are placed on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2017.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2178 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2178

 To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that 
  may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government 
                   shutdown, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2017

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that 
  may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government 
                   shutdown, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee 
Back Pay Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR FURLOUGHED FEDERAL CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.

    Title VII of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2016 (Public Law 114-113) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:
    ``Sec. 752.  If a Federal contractor that provides retail, food, 
custodial, or security services to the Federal Government places the 
employees of such contractor on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse 
in appropriations which begins in fiscal year 2017, the Government 
shall provide compensation to such employees at their standard rate of 
compensation for the period of such lapse.''.
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Title: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the exception for common carriers.
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to authorize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate activities of common carriers insofar as the activities are not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 or by the Surface Transportation Board or the Department of Transportation under interstate transportation laws.
Under current law, these common carriers are exempt from the FTC's authority based merely on their status as common carriers. The bill continues to prohibit the FTC from regulating common carriers insofar as they are subject to communications and transportation laws, but allows the FTC to regulate other activities of common carriers under its authority to investigate and prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1754 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1754

 To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the 
                     exception for common carriers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 2017

 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Olson) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
    addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to clarify the scope of the 
                     exception for common carriers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF COMMON CARRIER EXCEPTION.

    The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5(a)(2), by inserting ``insofar as they 
        are'' after ``common carriers''; and
            (2) in section 6--
                    (A) by inserting ``insofar as they are'' after 
                ``common carriers'' each place it appears; and
                    (B) by inserting ``insofar as it is'' after 
                ``common carrier'' each place it appears.
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Title: SPOONSS Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Support Procurement Of Our Nation's Stainless Steel Act of 2017 or the SPOONSS Act
This bill prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department of Defense from being used for the procurement of stainless steel flatware that has not been produced in the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3293 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3293

    To amend section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, to add 
 stainless steel flatware to the list of covered items in such section.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2017

  Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Lipinski) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend section 2533a of title 10, United States Code, to add 
 stainless steel flatware to the list of covered items in such section.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Support Procurement Of Our Nation's 
Stainless Steel Act of 2017'' or the ``SPOONSS Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED STAINLESS STEEL FLATWARE TO 
              THE BERRY AMENDMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Stainless steel flatware.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 2533a(b)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts 
entered into after the date occurring 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Congressional Oversight Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Congressional Oversight Act
This bill requires federal agencies to grant access to federal facilities for which Members of Congress have provided proper notice using specified procedures.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6245 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6245

To require access to Federal facilities by Member of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2018

Mr. Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require access to Federal facilities by Member of Congress, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Oversight Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO FEDERAL BUILDINGS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Members of Congress have a responsibility to conduct 
        oversight and investigations over the agencies of the Federal 
        Government.
            (2) Members of Congress must determine appropriate funding 
        levels for the agencies of the Government.
            (3) Certain agencies have self-determined that they have 
        the power to deny Members of Congress access to Federal 
        facilities.
            (4) Members have the right and duty to inspect and observe 
        any Federal agency, building, or facility at a time of their 
        choosing and upon twenty-four hours' notice.
    (b) Requirement.--The head of an agency must grant access to the 
Federal facility for which a Member of Congress has provided proper 
notice in accordance with subsection (c).
    (c) Proper Notice.--For purposes of this section, proper notice 
means a Member of Congress has submitted a written notice (including by 
email, fax, or hand delivery) to an agency that--
            (1) the Member intends to visit a facility of the agency at 
        least 24 hours before the time of the intended visit;
            (2) includes a description of the date and time of the 
        visit, the facility to be visited, and the purpose of the 
        visit; and
            (3) may be submitted to the head of the agency.
    (d) Agency Defined.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101 of title 31, United States Code.
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Title: To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Charlotte, and Sarasota Counties, Florida.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3047 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3047

 To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
                System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 2017

 Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida introduced the following bill; which 
           was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
                System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES 
              SYSTEM MAPS.

    (a) In General.--The maps included in the set of maps entitled 
``Coastal Barrier Resources System'' referred to in section 4(a) of the 
Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) and relating to Units 
P21, P21P, P22 in Florida are hereby replaced by other maps relating to 
the same units entitled, respectively--
            (1) ``Bocilla Island Unit P21/P21P'', dated March 18, 2016; 
        and
            (2) ``Casey Key Unit P22'', dated March 18, 2016.
    (b) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the 
replacement maps referred to in subsection (a) on file and available 
for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
                                 <all>
Title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants for the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at teaching health centers and behavioral health care centers.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3417 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3417

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a 
     pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2017

Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a 
     pilot program to improve community-based care infrastructure.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 
award grants to qualified teaching health centers (as defined in 
section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h)) and 
behavioral health care centers (as defined by the Secretary, to include 
both substance abuse and mental health care facilities) to support the 
improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at such 
centers.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
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Title: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill expands financial disclosure reporting provisions to require Members of Congress to include in their report any business ties the Member or his or her immediate family has with a foreign entity.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5469 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5469

  To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of 
Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 11, 2018

  Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of 
Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISCLOSURE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF BUSINESS TIES WITH 
              FOREIGN ENTITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 102) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Any report filed pursuant to section 101(d) by a Member of 
Congress shall include the disclosure of any business ties the Member 
or any member of the Member's immediate family has (if any) with a 
foreign entity. If a Member of Congress makes an affirmative disclosure 
of any such ties, the Member shall include information detailing the 
nature of the business tie and foreign entity.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any report filed pursuant to section 101(d) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101(d)) after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: National Airmail Museum Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
National Airmail Museum Act
This bill designates the airmail museum located at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the "National Airmail Museum."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5039 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5039

  To designate the National Airmail Museum at Smith Air Field in Fort 
                            Wayne, Indiana.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2018

   Mr. Banks of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Rokita) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate the National Airmail Museum at Smith Air Field in Fort 
                            Wayne, Indiana.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Airmail Museum Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) in 1930, commercial airmail carriers began operations 
        at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana;
            (2) the United States lacks a national museum dedicated to 
        airmail; and
            (3) the airmail hangar at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, 
        Indiana--
                    (A) will educate the public on the role of airmail 
                in aviation history; and
                    (B) honor the role of the hangar in the history of 
                the Nation's airmail service.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The airmail museum located at the Smith Field in 
Fort Wayne, Indiana, is designated as the ``National Airmail Museum''.
    (b) Effect of Designation.--The national museum designated by this 
section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation 
of the National Airmail Museum shall not require or permit Federal 
funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.
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Title: Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2018
This bill amends the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to revise the definition of "agricultural commodity" to include
The transportation of agricultural commodities is exempt from requirements of such Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7004 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7004

To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect 
 to the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2018

 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect 
 to the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

    Section 229(e)(7) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 
1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) Agricultural commodity.--The term `agricultural 
        commodity' includes--
                    ``(A) agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, 
                and floricultural commodities;
                    ``(B) fruits;
                    ``(C) vegetables;
                    ``(D) any non-human living animal and the products 
                thereof; and
                    ``(E) other agriculture products that are--
                            ``(i) sensitive to temperature or climate; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) at risk of perishing in transit.''.
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Title: Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act
This bill provides presumptive service connection to herbicide exposure, for purposes of eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa during the Vietnam War and who show symptoms of medical conditions associated with such exposure.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 809 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 809

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions of 
 service-connection relating to the exposure to herbicides of certain 
veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam Era, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

   Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions of 
 service-connection relating to the exposure to herbicides of certain 
veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam Era, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting for Orange-Stricken 
Territories in the Eastern Region Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR 
              VETERANS EXPOSED TO CERTAIN HERBICIDES WHILE SERVING IN 
              THE ARMED FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM ERA.

    (a) Compensation.--Section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) In this section, the term `Republic of Vietnam' includes each 
of the following:
            ``(1) The territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam.
            ``(2) Guam.
            ``(3) The Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``(4) American Samoa.''.
    (b) Health Care.--Section 1710(e)(4) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection--'' and inserting 
        ``subsection:''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) The term `Republic of Vietnam' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 1116(g) of this title.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect as of September 25, 1985.
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Title: National Ocean Policy Act of 2018
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
National Ocean Policy Act of 2018
This bill provides statutory authority for Executive Order 13547, titled "Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes." (The order established a national policy to ensure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the health of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems and resources, enhance the sustainability of ocean and coastal economies, preserve our maritime heritage, support sustainable uses and access, provide for adaptive management to enhance our understanding of and capacity to respond to climate change and ocean acidification, and coordinate with our national security and foreign policy interests.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6300 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6300

   To give Executive Order 13547, relating to the stewardship of the 
 ocean, the coasts, and the Great Lakes, the full force and effect of 
                      law, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2018

 Mr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To give Executive Order 13547, relating to the stewardship of the 
 ocean, the coasts, and the Great Lakes, the full force and effect of 
                      law, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Ocean Policy Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. LEGAL EFFECT OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13547.

    (a) Legal Effect.--Executive Order 13547 (75 Fed. Reg. 43021), 
entitled ``Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes'', 
signed on July 19, 2010, shall have the full force and effect of law.
    (b) Conforming Change.--The Executive Order entitled ``Executive 
Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and 
Environmental Interests of the United States'', signed on June 19, 
2018, shall have no force or effect.
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Title: Election Day Holiday Act of 2018
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Election Day Holiday Act of 2018
This bill requires a federal election day to be treated as a holiday for federal employees.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6880 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6880

  To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the 
    same manner as any legal public holiday for purposes of Federal 
                  employment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2018

 Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
Raskin, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Evans, 
Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Clarke of New 
     York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Khanna, Ms. 
  Velazquez, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Payne, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Ted Lieu of 
  California, Mrs. Beatty, and Mr. Brown of Maryland) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To treat the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the 
    same manner as any legal public holiday for purposes of Federal 
                  employment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Election Day Holiday Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ELECTION DAY IN SAME MANNER AS LEGAL PUBLIC 
              HOLIDAY FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.

    For purposes of any law relating to Federal employment, the Tuesday 
next after the first Monday in November in 2020 and each even-numbered 
year thereafter shall be treated in the same manner as a legal public 
holiday described in section 6103 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT OF DAY BY PRIVATE 
              EMPLOYERS.

    It is the sense of Congress that private employers in the United 
States should give their employees a day off on the Tuesday next after 
the first Monday in November in 2020 and each even-numbered year 
thereafter to enable the employees to cast votes in the elections held 
on that day.
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Title: Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act
This bill amends the Federal Credit Union Act to allow a credit union to extend a member business loan with respect to a one- to four-family dwelling, regardless of whether the dwelling is the member's primary residence. Under current law, a member business loan may be extended with respect to such a dwelling only if it is the member's primary residence.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 389 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 389

 To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured by a 
  non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling from the definition of a 
             member business loan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2017

Mr. Royce of California (for himself, Mr. Huffman, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
 Young of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude a loan secured by a 
  non-owner occupied 1- to 4-family dwelling from the definition of a 
             member business loan, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Union Residential Loan Parity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF A NON-OWNER OCCUPIED 1- TO 4-FAMILY DWELLING.

    (a) Removal From Member Business Loan Limitation.--Section 
107A(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
1757a(c)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``that is the primary 
residence of a member''.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendment 
made by this Act shall preclude the National Credit Union 
Administration from treating an extension of credit that is fully 
secured by a lien on a 1- to 4-family dwelling that is not the primary 
residence of a member as a member business loan for purposes other than 
the member business loan limitation requirements under section 107A of 
the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a).
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Title: No Tax Dollars for the United Nations' Climate Agenda Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
No Tax Dollars for the United Nations' Climate Agenda Act
This bill prohibits federal agency funds from being used to make assessed or voluntary contributions to or for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 673

To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel 
 on Climate Change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
                  Change, and the Green Climate Fund.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Duncan of 
South Carolina, and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel 
 on Climate Change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
                  Change, and the Green Climate Fund.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Tax Dollars for the United 
Nations' Climate Agenda Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
              INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, THE UNITED 
              NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE 
              GREEN CLIMATE FUND.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available 
to any Federal department or agency may be used to make assessed or 
voluntary contributions on behalf of the United States to or for the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or the Green Climate 
Fund.
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Title: Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018
This bill includes short-term, limited-duration insurance in the definition of individual health insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, thereby subjecting such insurance to the same requirements (e.g., coverage of preexisting conditions).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6479 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6479

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include short-
  term limited duration plans in the definition of individual health 
                          insurance coverage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2018

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include short-
  term limited duration plans in the definition of individual health 
                          insurance coverage.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING JUNK PLANS AND CONTINUING PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMERS 
              WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.

    (a) Including Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance as Individual 
Health Insurance Coverage.--Section 2791(b)(5) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``but 
does not include short-term limited duration insurance'' and inserting 
``including short-term limited duration insurance''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2018.
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