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Title: Restoring Identity and Dignity Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Restoring Identity and Dignity Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, as part of prerelease planning procedures, to help a prisoner pay the cost of applying for benefits and obtaining documents.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4157 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4157

   To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that Bureau of 
    Prisons help Federal prisoners who are being released to obtain 
appropriate ID to facilitate their reentry into society, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2017

   Mr. Takano (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Evans) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that Bureau of 
    Prisons help Federal prisoners who are being released to obtain 
appropriate ID to facilitate their reentry into society, 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 ``Restoring Identity and Dignity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REENTRY ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS.

    Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (D) as paragraph (6), and 
        redesignating subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of that paragraph as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) respectively;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (E) as paragraph (7), and 
        redesignating subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of that paragraph 
        as subparagraphs (A) through (G) respectively; and
            (3) by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated by this 
        section to read as follows:
            ``(6) establish prerelease planning procedures (including 
        the payment of any costs) that help the prisoner, subject to 
        any limitations in law--
                    ``(A) apply for available Federal and State 
                benefits (including Social Security benefits and 
                veterans' benefits) upon release;
                    ``(B) obtain appropriate documents, such as Social 
                Security cards, birth certificates, and driver's 
                licenses or State identification documents, to assist 
                the prisoner in doing so, prior to release; and
                    ``(C) pay for the cost of applying for those 
                benefits and obtaining those documents; and''.
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Title: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow an individual debtor to exempt from their bankruptcy estate one or more fierarms, up to a total maximum value of $3,000. The bill also specifies that such firearms are household goods that are not subject to liens in bankruptcy.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2980 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2980

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the 
    types of property allowable under the alternative provision for 
                  exempting property from the estate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2017

  Mr. Collins of New York (for himself and Mr. Latta) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the 
    types of property allowable under the alternative provision for 
                  exempting property from the estate.

    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 ``Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS.

    Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed 
        $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(4)(A)--
                    (A) in clause (xiv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (xv) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(xvi) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed 
        $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the 
United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from citation.
Policy area: Law

Summary:
This bill bars the Supreme Court from citing for the purpose of precedence [sic] in all future cases the following Supreme Court decisions concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 177 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 177

   To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and 
                Affordable Care Act cases from citation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and 
                Affordable Care Act cases from citation.

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

SECTION 1. BARRING PPACA SUPREME COURT CASES FROM CITATION.

    Under Article 3, Section 2, which allows Congress to provide 
exceptions and regulations for Supreme Court consideration of cases and 
controversies, the following cases are barred from citation for the 
purpose of precedence in all future cases after enactment: Nat'l Fed'n 
of Indep. Bus. v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566, 2573, 183 L. Ed. 2d 450 
(2012) and King v. Burwell, 135 S. Ct. 2480, 2485, 192 L. Ed. 2d 483 
(2015) and Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2751, 2782, 
189 L. Ed. 2d 675 (2014).
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Title: Social Security Child Protection Act of 2018
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to direct the Social Security Administration (SSA) to issue a new Social Security number to a child under the age of 14 if the confidentiality of the child's previous number has, in the course of the SSA's transmission to the child of its documentation, been compromised due to the theft of that documentation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1512 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1512

    To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
  reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in 
           cases where confidentiality has been compromised.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2017

Mr. Marchant (for himself, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. 
 Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
  reissuance of Social Security account numbers to young children in 
           cases where confidentiality has been compromised.

    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 ``Social Security Child Protection Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REISSUANCE OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS TO YOUNG CHILDREN 
              IN CASES WHERE CONFIDENTIALITY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.

    Section 205(c)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
405(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
            (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause:
    ``(iii) In any case in which a Social Security account number has 
been issued to a child who has not attained the age of 14 pursuant to 
subclause (IV) or (V) of clause (i) and it is demonstrated by evidence, 
as determined by the Commissioner of Social Security, and submitted 
under penalty of perjury to the Commissioner by a parent or guardian of 
the child that in the course of transmission of documentation of such 
number to the child, the confidentiality of such number has been 
compromised by reason of theft of such documentation, the Commissioner 
shall issue a new Social Security account number to such child and make 
note in the records maintained with respect to such child of the 
pertinent information received by the Commissioner regarding the theft 
of the documentation of the original number.''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the "Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the "Robert H. Jenkins Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3893 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3893

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the ``Robert H. Jenkins 
                             Post Office''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2017

 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Soto, Ms. 
   Wilson of Florida, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Posey, Mr. 
Rutherford, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Frankel 
   of Florida, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Mr. 
 Curbelo of Florida, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Wasserman 
 Schultz, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. 
  Crist, Mr. Ross, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Mast, and Mr. Francis Rooney of 
   Florida) 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 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the ``Robert H. Jenkins 
                             Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. ROBERT H. JENKINS POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Robert H. Jenkins Post Office''.
    (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 ``Robert H. 
Jenkins Post Office''.
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Title: Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act
This bill provides that the surviving spouse of a veteran who died with less than a 100% disability rating maintains the same Department of Veterans Affairs contracting preference for a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business as the spouse of a 100% disabled veteran until: (1) three years after the veteran's death, (2) the surviving spouse remarries, or (3) the surviving spouse relinquishes ownership of the business.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5044 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5044

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the treatment of 
 certain surviving spouses under the contracting goals and preferences 
                 of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2018

Mr. Chabot (for himself and Mr. Bergman) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the treatment of 
 certain surviving spouses under the contracting goals and preferences 
                 of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Service-Disabled Veterans Small 
Business Continuation Act''.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT REGARDING TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SURVIVING 
              SPOUSES UNDER CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Effective on the date specified in subsection (e) of section 1832 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2660), section 8127(k)(3) of title 38, United 
States Code, as amended by such section 1832, is further amended by 
inserting after the period at the end the following new sentence: ``A 
surviving spouse of such a veteran who is not covered by subparagraph 
(C)(i) of such section by reason of the disability rating of the 
veteran being less than 100 percent shall be treated as being so 
covered during the period beginning on the date of the death of the 
veteran and ending on the date that is three years after such death, 
the date on which the surviving spouse remarries, or the date on which 
the surviving spouse relinquishes an ownership interest in the small 
business concern, whichever occurs first.''.
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Title: Hire Student Veterans Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Hire Student Veterans Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a work opportunity tax credit for hiring a veteran attending an institution of education using educational assistance provided under certain programs administered by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) modify the minimum employment period required for veterans that qualify for the credit under this bill.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6392 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6392

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work 
    opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are 
    receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the 
               Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2018

 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Lance) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work 
    opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are 
    receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the 
               Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.

    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 ``Hire Student Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR HIRING VETERANS RECEIVING 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE 
              SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OR DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Section 51(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iii), by 
striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ``, or'', 
and by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(v) attending an institution of education 
                        by means of educational assistance provided 
                        under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 34 of title 
                        38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 
                        of title 10, United States Code.''.
    (b) Modification of Minimum Employment Period.--Section 51(i)(3)(A) 
of such Code is amended by inserting ``(other than a qualified veteran 
described in subsection (d)(3)(A)(v))'' after ``In the case of an 
individual''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 198 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 198

              To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Mr. Thornberry (for himself, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
  Huizenga, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
    Cramer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. 
Crawford, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Arrington, 
   Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Massie, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Lance, Mr. 
Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. 
   Yoho, Mr. Olson, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. 
      Wagner, Mr. Long, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. 
Luetkemeyer, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Turner, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Harper, Mr. 
   McClintock, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Smith of Texas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
              To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.

    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 ``Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes) is hereby 
repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation-skipping 
transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: To repeal the Asia Foundation Act, and for other purposes.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill repeals requirements for federal assistance to the Asia Foundation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5947 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5947

       To repeal the Asia Foundation Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2018

  Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To repeal the Asia Foundation Act, 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. REPEAL OF THE ASIA FOUNDATION.

    (a) In General.--The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.) 
is hereby repealed.
    (b) Prohibition on Availability of Other Funds.--Effective 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal agency 
may make funds available to the Asia Foundation pursuant to any other 
provision of law.
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Title: MUSSELS Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Modifying Unaccountable Standards and Simplifying Endangered Lists or the MUSSELS Act
This bill directs the Department of Interior to remove freshwater mussels from the list of endangered and threatened species.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6668 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6668

   To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to remove freshwater 
      mussels from the list of endangered and threatened species.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 10, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to remove freshwater 
      mussels from the list of endangered and threatened species.

    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 ``Modifying Unaccountable Standards 
and Simplifying Endangered Lists'' or the ``MUSSELS Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS FROM ENDANGERED AND THREATENED 
              SPECIES LIST.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1533) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Limitation on Treatment of Freshwater Mussels.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any species of 
freshwater mussel shall not be treated as an endangered species or 
threatened species for purposes of this Act.''.
    (b) Publication of List.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, as that term is defined in 
section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532), shall 
revise and republish the list of endangered species and threatened 
species under section 4(c) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)) in 
accordance with this section.
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Title: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act
This bill amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to prohibit the Act from being construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4985 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4985

To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that 
              are equal and fair, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2018

    Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. 
   LaMalfa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that 
              are equal and fair, 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 ``Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of 
Texas Restoration Act (Public Law 100-89; 101 Stat. 666) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 301. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude or limit the 
applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 
seq.).''.
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Title: Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Update Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Update Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax exclusion for compensation paid to surviving dependents of a public safety officer who died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. The bill extends the exclusion to compensation received under a program established under the laws of any local government (currently, only state programs). This modification must take effect as if it were included in the enactment of the law that created the original tax exclusion (the Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2502 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2502

     To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain 
 compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents 
                           from gross income.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2017

   Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain 
 compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents 
                           from gross income.

    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 ``Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety 
Heroes Update Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN COMPENSATION 
              RECEIVED BY PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 104(a)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by inserting ``or local government'' after ``the 
laws of any State''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Don't Tax Our Fallen 
Public Safety Heroes Act.
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Title: Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Employee Business Expense Deduction Reinstatement Act of 2018
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reinstate the miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred by an individual in connection with the performance of services as an employee. (Under current law, all miscellaneous itemized deductions are suspended through 2025. Miscellaneous itemized deductions are allowed if they collectively exceed 2% of adjusted gross income.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6812 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6812

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow unreimbursed 
 employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized 
                              deductions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 2018

 Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow unreimbursed 
 employee expenses to be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized 
                              deductions.

    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 ``Employee Business Expense Deduction 
Reinstatement Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. UNREIMBURSED EMPLOYEE EXPENSES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS 
              MISCELLANEOUS ITEMIZED DEDUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 67(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding the 
preceding sentence for any such taxable year, an individual may take 
into account under subsection (a) any miscellaneous itemized deductions 
for the taxable year which are unreimbursed expenses paid or incurred 
by the individual in connection with the performance of services as an 
employee.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 115-97.
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Title: Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants to provide hospice care under Medicare.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1284 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1284

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
 recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians 
           to serve hospice patients, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2017

  Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Thompson of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
 recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians 
           to serve hospice patients, 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 ``Medicare Patient Access to Hospice 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AS ATTENDING 
              PHYSICIANS TO SERVE HOSPICE PATIENTS.

    (a) Recognition of Attending Physician Assistants as Attending 
Physicians To Serve Hospice Patients.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(dd)(3)(B) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(3)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or nurse'' and inserting ``, the 
                nurse''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, or the physician assistant (as 
                defined in such subsection)'' after ``subsection 
                (aa)(5))''.
            (2) Clarification of hospice role of physician 
        assistants.--Section 1814(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting 
        ``or a physician assistant'' after ``a nurse practitioner''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2018.
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Title: Prioritize Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2017
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Prioritize Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in making certain Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing program funds available among public-housing agencies (PHAs) for rental voucher assistance for homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders, to: (1) consider, together with current factors, the extent of availability in the areas served by PHAs of housing that is affordable to low-income families; and (2) give priority to metropolitan areas having an efficiency fair-market rent that has increased by more than 10% over the most recent five-year period for which such information is available.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3313 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3313

 To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to consider 
   the availability of affordable housing in allocating amounts made 
   available for fiscal year 2017 for the Veterans Affairs-Supported 
                Housing program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2017

 Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to consider 
   the availability of affordable housing in allocating amounts made 
   available for fiscal year 2017 for the Veterans Affairs-Supported 
                Housing program, 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 ``Prioritize Housing for Homeless 
Veterans Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MAKING 
              VASH FUNDS AVAILABLE.

    In making the amounts appropriated by paragraph (6) under the 
heading ``Public and Indian Housing--Tenant-Based Rental Assistance'' 
in title II of division K of Public Law 115-31 available among public 
housing agencies, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
consider as a factor, together with the factors identified in such 
paragraph (6), the extent of availability, in the area served by a 
public housing agency, of housing that is affordable to low-income 
families, giving priority to metropolitan areas having an efficiency 
fair market rent that has increased by more than 10 percent over the 
most recent 5-year period for which such information is available, as 
determined according to the Fair Market Rent Documentation System of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Title: To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to require specified funds provided for the Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative to be reserved to support research to: (1) promote sustainable production of berry and grape crops; and (2) to improve, with respect to such crops, the ability to forecast pest and disease spread and to implement precision pest and disease management strategies.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6404

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
 of 1998 to provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty 
           crop research initiative, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2018

 Ms. DelBene (for herself and Mr. Larsen of Washington) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
 of 1998 to provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty 
           crop research initiative, 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. SET ASIDE FOR SMALL FRUITS IN SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH 
              INITIATIVE.

    Section 412(k)(1)(C) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(k)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
            (2) by striking ``shall reserve not less'' and inserting 
        the following: ``shall reserve--
                            ``(i) not less''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) not less than $2,500,000 to support 
                        research--
                                    ``(I) to promote sustainable 
                                production of berry and grape crops; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) to improve, with respect to 
                                such crops, the ability to forecast 
                                pest and disease spread and to 
                                implement precision pest and disease 
                                management strategies.''.
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Title: RIVER Act of 2017
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act of 2017 or the RIVER Act of 2017
This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the eligibility for and reauthorize through FY2027 the program of hydroelectric production incentives and incentive payments to the owners or operators of hydroelectric facilities at existing dams to make capital improvements directly related to improving efficiency.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3256 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3256

 To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the eligibility for 
      certain hydroelectric production and efficiency incentives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2017

 Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Tonko, Mr. 
 Collins of New York, and Mr. Loebsack) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to extend the eligibility for 
      certain hydroelectric production and efficiency incentives.

    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 ``Reliable Investment in Vital Energy 
Reauthorization Act of 2017'' or the ``RIVER Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. HYDROELECTRIC PRODUCTION AND EFFICIENCY INCENTIVES.

    (a) Hydroelectric Production Incentives.--Section 242 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.15881) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``10'' and inserting 
        ``20'';
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``20'' and inserting 
        ``30''; and
            (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``each of the fiscal 
        years 2006 through 2015'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 
        2018 through 2027''.
    (b) Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement.--Section 243(c) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15882(c)) is amended by striking 
``each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2015'' and inserting ``each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2027''.
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Title: To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill exempts Department of Defense (DOD) civilian positions with salaries paid out of a working-capital fund from any furlough order issued as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations for DOD.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 989 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 989

  To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any 
 furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2017

Mr. Cole (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Kilmer, and 
  Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any 
 furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, 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. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
              POSITIONS FROM ANY FURLOUGH.

    Any Department of Defense civilian position with respect to which 
the salary is paid out of a working-capital fund shall be exempt from 
any furlough order issued as a result of a lapse in discretionary 
appropriations for the Department of Defense.
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