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Title: Phone The White House Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Phone the White House Act
This bill specifies that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President for any period during which a system is not in effect in which members of the public may submit comments to the office by telephone.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 841 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 841

 To prohibit the appropriation of funds to the Executive Office of the 
  President until the restoration of the White House phone-in comment 
                                 line.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2017

 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Pingree, 
 Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
   Soto, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Takano, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
Blumenauer, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Ellison) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the appropriation of funds to the Executive Office of the 
  President until the restoration of the White House phone-in comment 
                                 line.

    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 ``Phone The White House Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDS.

    No funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office 
of the President for any period during which a system is not in effect 
in which members of the public may submit comments to the Office by 
telephone.
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Title: No Lead in the Air Act of 2018
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
No Lead in the Air Act of 2018
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations necessary to prohibit the use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within U.S. airspace beginning on January 1, 2023.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5421 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5421

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
  prohibit the use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within United 
                            States airspace.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2018

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
  prohibit the use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within United 
                            States airspace.

    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 Lead in the Air Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LEADED FUEL.

    The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in 
consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, shall issue such regulations as are necessary to prohibit the 
use of leaded fuel by aircraft operating within United States airspace 
beginning on January 1, 2023.
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Title: LEARN Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Letting Educators Access Resources Needed Act or the LEARN Act
This bill allows the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide for the use by state and local governments of all federal supply schedules managed by the GSA. (Under current law, the governments may only use GSA schedules for supply of certain products and services.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5972 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5972

 To amend section 502 of title 40, United States Code, to allow State 
and local governments to purchase from the Federal supply schedule, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2018

Mr. Zeldin (for himself and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 502 of title 40, United States Code, to allow State 
and local governments to purchase from the Federal supply schedule, 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 ``Letting Educators Access Resources 
Needed Act'' or the ``LEARN Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE AUTHORITY FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
              GOVERNMENTS.

    Subsection (c) of section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Certain'' and inserting 
        ``Federal''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``of Federal supply schedules of the General 
                Services Administration for the following:'' and 
                inserting the following: ``of all Federal supply 
                schedules managed by the General Services 
                Administration.''; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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Title: For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1198 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1198

                For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

   Mrs. Davis of California introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
                For the relief of Flavia Maboloc Cahoon.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR FLAVIA MABOLOC CAHOON.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201, and section 245(d), of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Flavia 
Maboloc Cahoon shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or 
for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 
status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--Notwithstanding subsection (d) of 
section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, if Flavia Maboloc 
Cahoon enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c) of this Act, she shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for 
adjustment of status under such section 245 as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Flavia Maboloc Cahoon, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, 
during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas 
that are made available to natives of the country of the alien's birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act.
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Flavia 
Maboloc Cahoon shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 
any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality 
Act.
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Title: Full Choice for Veterans Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Full Choice for Veterans Act
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make any veteran enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care program eligible for the Veterans Choice Program. (The bill eliminates mileage, location, and wait time requirements, or the August 1, 2014, VA health care enrollment deadline requirement, with respect to the Veterans Choice program.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1032 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1032

  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical 
    services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
              providers under the Veterans Choice Program.

    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 ``Full Choice for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL CARE UNDER VETERANS' CHOICE PROGRAM.

    Subsection (b) of section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is an eligible veteran for 
purposes of this section if the veteran is enrolled in the patient 
enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and 
operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, including 
any such veteran who has not received hospital care or medical services 
from the Department and has contacted the Department seeking an initial 
appointment from the Department for the receipt of such care or 
services.''.
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Title: To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Miami Lakes, Florida.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service, by September 30, 2017, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Miami Lakes, Florida.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 768 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 768

  To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, 
               unique ZIP code for Miami Lakes, Florida.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, 
               unique ZIP code for Miami Lakes, Florida.

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

SECTION 1. ZIP CODE FOR MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA.

    Not later than September 30, 2017, the United States Postal Service 
shall designate a single, unique ZIP code for, as nearly as 
practicable, for Miami Lakes, Florida.
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Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill exempts interests held by certain foreign insurance companies from provisions of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 that tax foreign individuals or corporations on dispositions of investments in U.S. real property interests.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7373 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7373

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from 
   FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2018

 Mr. Holding 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 an exemption from 
   FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies.

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

SECTION 1. FIRPTA EXEMPTION FOR INTERESTS HELD BY CERTAIN FOREIGN 
              INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 897(l)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``a qualified foreign pension fund shall 
        not'' and inserting ``a qualified foreign entity shall not''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``held by a qualified foreign pension fund 
        shall be treated as such a fund'' and inserting ``held 
        (directly or indirectly) by one or more qualified foreign 
        entities shall be treated as such an entity''.
    (b) Qualified Foreign Entity.--Section 897(l) of such Code is 
amended by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
(4), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(2) Qualified foreign entity.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `qualified foreign entity' means--
                    ``(A) any qualifying insurance corporation (as 
                defined in section 1297(f)(1)), and
                    ``(B) any qualified foreign pension fund.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The heading of section 897(l) is amended 
by striking ``Qualified Foreign Pension Funds'' and inserting ``Certain 
Foreign Entities''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to dispositions and distributions after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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Title: South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017
This bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to add South Carolina to the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing region for the purpose of appointing members of the Peanut Standards Board.
(Under current law, the region includes Virginia and North Carolina. The board advises the Department of Agriculture regarding the establishment of quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported peanuts.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2521 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2521

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include 
  South Carolina as a part of the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing 
   region for purposes of appointment to the Peanut Standards Board.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, 
Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Sanford) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include 
  South Carolina as a part of the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing 
   region for purposes of appointment to the Peanut Standards Board.

    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 ``South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUSION IN VIRGINIA/CAROLINA PEANUT PRODUCING 
              REGION.

    Section 1308(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7958(c)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by 
striking ``Virginia and North Carolina'' and inserting ``Virginia, 
North Carolina, and South Carolina''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the "Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the "Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6831 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6831

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the ``Patrick E. Mahany, 
                      Jr., Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2018

 Mr. Polis (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Lamborn, Ms. 
  DeGette, Mr. Buck, and Mr. Coffman) 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 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the ``Patrick E. Mahany, 
                      Jr., Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. PATRICK E. MAHANY, JR., POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., 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 ``Patrick E. 
Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the "John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2464 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2464

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``John 
                   Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2017

    Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
McGovern, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Keating, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
   Moulton) 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 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``John 
                   Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, shall 
be known and designated as the ``John Fitzgerald Kennedy 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 ``John 
Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office''.
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Title: National Comedy Center Recognition Act
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
National Comedy Center Recognition Act
This bill officially designates the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, as the "National Comedy Center."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6077 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6077

     Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     Recognizing the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.

    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 Comedy Center Recognition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER IN JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Comedy Center is the first nonprofit 
        cultural institution and national-scale visitor experience 
        dedicated to comedy. Featuring more than 50 immersive exhibits, 
        the Center celebrates comedy in all of its forms, educating and 
        engendering in visitors an appreciation for the art form and 
        its artists.
            (2) The National Comedy Center is a nonprofit entity that 
        plays host to the annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, 
        attracting comedic acts nationwide. Jamestown is the birthplace 
        of internationally recognized comedienne Lucille Ball of ``I 
        Love Lucy'' fame.
            (3) The United States currently lacks a national center 
        dedicated to comedy and the role it plays in American culture.
            (4) The Center celebrates comedy and seeks to inspire a new 
        generation of cultural appreciation for the comedic arts.
    (b) Congressional Recognition.--Congress--
            (1) recognizes that the National Comedy Center, located in 
        Jamestown, New York, is the only museum of its kind that exists 
        for the exclusive purpose of celebrating comedy in all its 
        forms; and
            (2) officially designates the National Comedy Center as the 
        National Comedy Center.
    (c) Effect of Recognition.--The National Comedy Center recognized 
in this section is not a unit of the National Park System, and the 
designation shall not be construed to require or permit Federal funds 
to be expended for any purpose related to the center.
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Title: Global Child Protection Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Global Child Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1862 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1862

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of certain 
   definitions pertaining to unlawful sexual conduct, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2017

  Mrs. Roby introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of certain 
   definitions pertaining to unlawful sexual conduct, 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 ``Global Child Protection Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF ILLICIT SEXUAL CONDUCT.

    Section 2423(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``a sexual act (as defined in section 2246) 
        with'' and inserting ``any conduct involving''; and
            (2) by striking ``if the sexual act'' and inserting ``if 
        the conduct''.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF FEDERAL SEX OFFENSE.

    Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(2)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``2244(a)(1)'' the following 
                ``or 2244(a)(5)'';
                    (B) by striking the ``or'' before ``2423(a)'';
                    (C) by striking ``into prostitution''; and
                    (D) by inserting ``or 2423(c) (relating to illicit 
                sexual conduct)'' before the semicolon at the end; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ``or 2423(a)'' and 
        inserting ``, 2423(a), or 2423(c)''.
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Title: HBCU Parity Act of 2018
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
HBCU Parity Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to reauthorize and provide mandatory funding for Department of Agriculture grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.
(Under current law funding for the grant program is subject to the annual appropriations process. Mandatory spending is not controlled by appropriations bills.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5122 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5122

  To amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to provide mandatory 
funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities 
      at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2018

 Mr. Lawson of Florida (for himself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Bishop 
of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Bass) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to provide mandatory 
funding for grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities 
      at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.

    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 ``HBCU Parity Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 
              1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.

    Section 1447(b) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222b(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Funding.--
            ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000, to 
        remain available until expended, for fiscal year 2018 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter.
            ``(2) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to 
        carry out this section $50,000,000, to remain available until 
        expended, for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year 
        thereafter.''.
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Title: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 to add Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County in Illinois to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1161 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1161

 To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln 
            National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

Mr. Kinzinger (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Shimkus, 
 Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Bost, and Mr. LaHood) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To include Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, Illinois, to the Lincoln 
            National Heritage Area, 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 ``Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 
Area Amendment Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES OF LINCOLN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-229; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, Livingston,'' after ``LaSalle''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
        and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County'' after 
        ``Woodford counties''.
    (b) Map.--The Secretary of the Interior shall update the map 
referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources 
Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment made by the amendments 
in subsection (a) of this section.
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Title: Inclusive Campuses Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Inclusive Campuses Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions of higher education to use federal aid provided under title III of the Act to establish resource centers on campus that provide support to and education about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4699 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4699

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the use of title 
        III funds for the establishment LGBTQ resource centers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2017

Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Carson 
  of Indiana, Mr. Crist, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Gomez, Mr. 
Grijalva, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, 
 Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Swalwell of California, Ms. 
 Titus, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the use of title 
        III funds for the establishment LGBTQ resource centers.

    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 ``Inclusive Campuses Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTERS.

    Part G of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1068 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399A. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTERS.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an institution 
that receives funds under this title may use a portion of such funds to 
establish an on-campus resource center that provides--
            ``(1) support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
        queer students; and
            ``(2) programming and education about such students to the 
        entire campus community.''.
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Title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
The bill changes the days on which the POW/MIA flag is required to be displayed at specified locations to all days on which the U.S. flag is displayed. (Current law requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed only on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 504 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 504

To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag 
    be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is 
                 displayed on certain Federal property.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2017

  Mr. Lance introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag 
    be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is 
                 displayed on certain Federal property.

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

SECTION 1. DAYS ON WHICH THE POW/MIA FLAG IS DISPLAYED ON CERTAIN 
              FEDERAL PROPERTY.

    Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Days for Flag Display.--For the purposes of this section, 
POW/MIA flag display days are all days on which the flag of the United 
States is displayed.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``Capitol'' and 
        inserting ``U.S. Capitol'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``White House'' and 
        inserting ``U.S. White House''; and
            (4) in subsection (e) by striking ``Capitol'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``U.S. Capitol''.
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Title: To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to Congress to include estimates of the pro rata cost to individuals who file an income tax return of: (1) the public debt, and (2) any projected budget deficit for the fiscal year.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1024 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1024

 To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require 
that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an 
  estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public 
                                 debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2017

  Mr. Messer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require 
that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an 
  estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public 
                                 debt.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT IN BUDGET SUBMISSION WITH RESPECT TO THE COST 
              PER TAXPAYER OF THE DEFICIT.

    Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(40)(A) in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget 
        is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro 
        rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file 
        individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during 
        such fiscal year; and
            ``(B) in the case of any fiscal year, an estimate of the 
        pro rata cost of the public debt for taxpayers who will file 
        individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during 
        such fiscal year.''.
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Title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a number that may be used in connection with a Social Security number (or other identifying information) to assist in verifying the individual's identity. The program must be established within five years of the enactment of this bill.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5437 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5437

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the 
    issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2018

  Mr. Paulsen (for himself and Ms. DelBene) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the 
    issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers.

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

SECTION 1. IDENTITY PROTECTION PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.

    Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall 
establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a 
number which may be used in connection with such individual's Social 
Security number (or other identifying information with respect to such 
individual) to assist the Secretary in verifying such individual's 
identity.
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Title: ADVANCE Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act or the ADVANCE Act
This bill applies commercial driver's license standards for former members of the Armed Forces or reserves to current members of the Armed Forces or reserves.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2258 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2258

  To require that certain standards for commercial driver's licenses 
  applicable to former members of the armed services or reserves also 
      apply to current members of the armed services or reserves.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2017

 Mr. Aguilar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require that certain standards for commercial driver's licenses 
  applicable to former members of the armed services or reserves also 
      apply to current members of the armed services or reserves.

    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 ``Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of 
Necessary Credentials for Employment Act'' or the ``ADVANCE Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE STANDARDS FOR SERVICE MEMBERS AND 
              VETERANS.

    Section 31305(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Veteran 
        Operators'' and inserting ``Service Members, Reservists, and 
        Veterans''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``current or'' before 
        ``former'' each place the term appears.
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Title: To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill excludes from the definition of "deposit broker" an entity that is an exclusive agent of an insurance company and an affiliated depository institution. Deposit brokers place, or facilitate the placement of, deposits in a depository institution. Generally, under current law, an insured depository institution that is not well capitalized may not accept funds obtained by or through any deposit broker for deposit. This bill excludes certain deposits from those restrictions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6866 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6866

     To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2018

Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
     To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF A DEPOSIT BROKER.

    Section 29(g)(2)(I) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1831f(g)(2)(I)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(I) an agent or nominee--
                            ``(i) whose primary purpose is not the 
                        placement of funds with depository 
                        institutions; or
                            ``(ii) who is--
                                    ``(I) an exclusive agent of--
                                            ``(aa) an insurance 
                                        company; and
                                            ``(bb) an insured 
                                        depository institution 
                                        affiliated with such insurance 
                                        company; and
                                    ``(II) is contractually prohibited 
                                by agreement with such depository 
                                institution from placing funds with any 
                                other unaffiliated depository 
                                institution and from acting as an agent 
                                of any other person with respect to any 
                                deposit or deposit account.''.
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