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Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that gender specific services are continuously available at every VA medical center and community based outpatient clinic.
The VA is authorized to employ such personnel and enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide such services based on the standards of the VA and the demand for such services.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 93 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 93

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access 
   to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

     Ms. Brownley of California (for herself and Ms. Kuster of New 
  Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access 
   to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVED ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
              CARE FOR WOMEN VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1720H. Medical services for women veterans
    ``(a) Access to Care.--The Secretary shall ensure that gender 
specific services are continuously available at every medical center 
and community based outpatient clinic of the Department.
    ``(b) Availability of Personnel.--The Secretary may employ such 
personnel and enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide 
the services required under subsection (a) based on the standards of 
the Department and the demand, and the projected growth of the demand, 
for such services, as determined by the Secretary''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1720G the following new item:

``1720H. Medical services for women veterans.''.
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Title: Deployed Civilian Parity Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Deployed Civilian Parity Act
This bill states that the terms governing the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts with respect to servicemembers who receive military orders shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to civilian employees of combat support agencies who are assigned to work in a combat theater of operations for a period of 120 days or more.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5851 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5851

 To provide for the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases 
  and telephone service contracts for combat support agency personnel 
                working in combat theaters of operation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2018

 Mr. Keating (for himself and Mr. Cook) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases 
  and telephone service contracts for combat support agency personnel 
                working in combat theaters of operation.

    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 ``Deployed Civilian Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES AND 
              TELEPHONE SERVICE CONTRACTS FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF 
              COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 8 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 193 the following new section:

``SEC. 193A. COMBAT SUPPORT AGENCY PERSONNEL: TERMINATION OF 
              RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES AND TELEPHONE SERVICE 
              CONTRACTS.

    ``The terms governing the termination of residential or motor 
vehicle leases and telephone service contracts described in sections 
305 and 305A, respectively of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. 3955 and 3956) with respect to servicemembers who receive 
military orders described in such Act shall apply in the same manner 
and to the same extent to civilian employees of combat support agencies 
(as such term is defined in section 193(f) of this title) who are 
assigned to work in a combat theater of operations for a period of 120 
days or more.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
193 the following new item:

``Sec. 193a. Combat support agency personnel: termination of 
                            residential or motor vehicle leases and 
                            telephone service contracts.''.
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Title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill: (1) allows the Department of the Interior to acquire the lands, buildings, and improvements known as Fort Scott for inclusion in the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas only by donation; (2) repeals the proviso that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as Lunette Blair; and (3) modifies the boundary of such site.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1541 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1541

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property 
related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2017

Ms. Jenkins of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain property 
related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas, 
                        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. AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE LUNETTE BLAIR.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize establishment of the Fort 
Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, and for other purposes.'', 
approved October 19, 1978 (Public Law 95-484) is amended--
            (1) in the first section--
                    (A) by inserting ``only'' after ``donation''; and
                    (B) by striking ``: Provided, that the buildings so 
                acquired shall not include the structure known as 
                `Lunette Blair'''; and
            (2) in section 2--
                    (A) by striking ``When the site of'' and inserting 
                ``(a) When the site of''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site 
established under subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on 
the map referred to as `Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed 
Boundary Modification', numbered 471/80,057C, and dated February 
2017.''.
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Title: Second Chance for Students Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Second Chance for Students Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify federal student aid eligibility for a student who is convicted of a drug offense involving marijuana possession.
Under current law, a drug offense conviction involving the sale or possession of a controlled substance triggers a suspension of federal student aid eligibility for a specified period of time. This bill allows a student who is convicted of a drug offense involving marijuana possession, without the intent to distribute, to resume or retain federal student aid eligibility while completing a drug rehabilitation program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3252 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3252

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize certain students 
      in retain financial aid eligibility while completing a drug 
                        rehabilitation program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2017

  Mr. Foster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize certain students 
      in retain financial aid eligibility while completing a drug 
                        rehabilitation 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 ``Second Chance for Students Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN CONVICTIONS.

    Section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091(r)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``A student'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to paragraph (3), a student''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Exception.--A student whose eligibility has been 
        suspended under paragraph (1), or whose eligibility, in the 
        absence of this paragraph, would have been suspended under 
        paragraph (1), due to a conviction of an offense involving the 
        possession of marijuana, without the intent to distribute, may 
        resume or retain eligibility before the end of the 
        ineligibility period (or the period that would have been the 
        ineligibility period) determined under such paragraph during 
        the period of completion of a drug rehabilitation program 
        described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2), except 
        that such period of completion shall not exceed 6 months.''.
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Title: Growing and Reviving Rural Economies Through Transitioning HUBZone Redesignation Act of 2017
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Growing and Reviving Rural Economies Through Transitioning HUBZone Redesignation Act of 2017
This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones) located in qualified census tracts, qualified nonmetropolitan counties, or redesignated areas, which are census tracts or nonmetropolitan counties that cease to meet the ordinary criteria for the HUBZone program but are "redesignated" to qualify for it.
The bill increases the length of time a census tract or nonmetropolitan county may be redesignated to qualify for HUBZone status from three years to seven years after the date on which the area ceased to meet the ordinary criteria.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2013 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2013

  To extend the eligibility of redesignated areas as HUBZones from 3 
                           years to 7 years.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2017

Mr. Delaney (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann, and Mr. Loebsack) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
                                Business

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the eligibility of redesignated areas as HUBZones from 3 
                           years to 7 years.

    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 ``Growing and Reviving Rural Economies 
Through Transitioning HUBZone Redesignation Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO THE HUBZONE PROGRAM.

    Section 3(p)(4)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(p)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ``until the later of'' and all 
that follows and inserting ``for the 7-year period following the date 
on which the census tract or nonmetropolitan county ceased to be so 
qualified.''.
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Title: IRS FAST Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
IRS Fair Appeals Saving Taxpayers Act or the IRS FAST Act
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide taxpayers with access to nonprivileged portions of the case file regarding disputed issues at least 10 days before a conference with the IRS Office of Appeals. A taxpayer may elect to change the deadline to the date of the conference rather than 10 days before the conference.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5386 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5386

  To ensure that taxpayers are provided access to case files prior to 
    conference with staff of the Internal Revenue Service Office of 
                                Appeals.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To ensure that taxpayers are provided access to case files prior to 
    conference with staff of the Internal Revenue Service Office of 
                                Appeals.

    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 ``IRS Fair Appeals Saving Taxpayers 
Act'' or as the ``IRS FAST Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CASE FILES PRIOR TO CONFERENCE WITH STAFF OF THE 
              INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OFFICE OF APPEALS.

    (a) In General.--In the case of any taxpayer with respect to which 
a conference with the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals has 
been scheduled, such taxpayer shall be provided access to the 
nonprivileged portions of the case file on record regarding the 
disputed issues not later than 10 days before the date of such 
conference.
    (b) Taxpayer Election To Expedite Conference.--If the taxpayer so 
elects, subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting ``the date of 
such conference'' for ``10 days before the date of such conference''.
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Title: Small Business Lending Fairness Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Small Business Lending Fairness Act
This bill prohibits a creditor from accepting a borrower's waiver of the right to notice and opportunity to be heard in a legal proceeding regarding the debt.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7354 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7354

  To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit 
                   practices, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2018

Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Jones 
of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit 
                   practices, 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 ``Small Business Lending Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 140B. Unfair credit practices
    ``(a) In General.--In connection with the extension of credit in or 
affecting commerce, as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44), no creditor may directly or indirectly 
take or receive from a borrower an obligation that constitutes or 
contains a cognovit or confession of judgment (for purposes other than 
executory process in the State of Louisiana), warrant of attorney, or 
other waiver of the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard in 
the event of suit or process thereon.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 135 of the Truth 
in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1645) is amended by striking ``and 134'' and 
inserting ``134, and 140B''.
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Title: Protect Access to Birth Control Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Protect Access to Birth Control Act
This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4082 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4082

   To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the 
 Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services 
  entitled ``Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of 
Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act'' and ``Moral 
   Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive 
               Services Under the Affordable Care Act''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 2017

 Ms. DeGette (for herself, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Judy Chu of California, 
 and Ms. Frankel of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the 
 Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services 
  entitled ``Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of 
Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act'' and ``Moral 
   Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive 
               Services Under the Affordable Care Act''.

    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 ``Protect Access to Birth Control 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    The rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, Department of 
Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services entitled ``Religious 
Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive 
Services Under the Affordable Care Act'' (82 Fed. Reg. 47792 (October 
13, 2017)) and ``Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of 
Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act'' (82 Fed. 
Reg. 47838 (October 13, 2017)) shall have no force or effect, and shall 
be treated as though such rules had never taken effect.
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Title: SAFE Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act or the SAFE Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to increase from 5 to 15 years the maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of female genital mutilation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3317 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3317

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for 
           female genital mutilation, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2017

    Mr. Trott (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for 
           female genital mutilation, 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 ``Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation 
Act'' or the ``SAFE Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTY FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

    Section 116 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``5 years'' each place it appears and inserting ``15 years''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that States should have in place laws 
that require health care professionals, teachers, and other school 
employees to report to local law enforcement agencies any instance of 
suspected female genital mutilation.
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Title: Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act
This bill amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs authority for the performance of medical disability evaluations by contract physicians.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3194 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3194

   To provide for an extension of the authority of the Secretary of 
   Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability 
                  examinations by contract physicians.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2017

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for an extension of the authority of the Secretary of 
   Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability 
                  examinations by contract physicians.

    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 ``Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCT OF MEDICAL DISABILITY 
              EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS.

    Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108-183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 
2017'' and inserting ``December 31, 2018''.
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Title: Let Lenders Lend Act
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Let Lenders Lend Act
This bill nullifies the "Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)" rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on October 28, 2015. (The rule, mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, expanded the scope of information that must be disclosed under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4651 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4651

  To provide that the final rule of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
  Protection titled ``Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)'' shall 
                        have no force or effect.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2017

  Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Posey, Mr. Harris, and Mr. Schweikert) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that the final rule of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
  Protection titled ``Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)'' shall 
                        have no force or effect.

    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 ``Let Lenders Lend Act''.

SEC. 2. HOME MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE RULE.

    The final rule issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection titled ``Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)'' (October 
28, 2015; 80 Fed. Reg. 66128) shall have no force or effect.
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Title: Reaffirming DHS Commitment to Countering All Forms of Extremism
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Reaffirming DHS Commitment to Countering All Forms of Extremism
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from changing the name of its Countering Violent Extremism Task Force.
DHS may not make grants to counter Islamist extremism in an aggregate amount of more than $4 million in any fiscal year and shall ensure that any such grants made for a fiscal year are closely matched in aggregate dollar amounts in grants made to counter other forms of extremism for such fiscal year.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1453 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1453

 To reaffirm the commitment of the Department of Homeland Security to 
       countering all forms of extremism, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

   Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Judy Chu of 
  California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Soto, Mr. 
   Takano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Grijalva, and Mrs. 
 Watson Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To reaffirm the commitment of the Department of Homeland Security to 
       countering all forms of extremism, 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 ``Reaffirming DHS Commitment to 
Countering All Forms of Extremism''.

SEC. 2. COUNTERING EXTREMISM.

    (a) Prohibition on Name Change.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may not change the name of the Countering Violent Extremism Task Force 
of the Department of Homeland Security.
    (b) Grants To Counter Extremism.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security--
            (1) may not make grants to counter Islamist extremism in an 
        aggregate amount of more than $4,000,000 in any fiscal year; 
        and
            (2) shall ensure that any grants made by the Secretary to 
        counter Islamist extremism pursuant to paragraph (1) for a 
        fiscal year are closely matched in aggregate dollar amounts in 
        grants made by the Secretary to counter other forms of 
        extremism for such fiscal year.
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Title: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through November 30, 2018.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6379 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6379

To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until November 30, 2018.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until November 30, 2018.

    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 Flood Insurance Program 
Extension Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM EXTENSION.

    (a) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2017'' and inserting ``November 30, 2018''.
    (b) Program Expiration.--Section 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2017'' and inserting ``November 30, 2018''.
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Title: Asylum Protection Act of 2018
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Asylum Protection Act of 2018
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) replace the current deadline for an asylum application from 1 year to 30 days from the date an asylum seeker enters the United States, and (2) require an applicant who arrives at a designated port of entry to begin the asylum application at the time of arrival.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4850 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4850

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the deadlines by 
 which an application for asylum must be made, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2018

  Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
 Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Budd, and Mr. 
   Norman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the deadlines by 
 which an application for asylum must be made, 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 ``Asylum Protection Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DATES OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASYLUM.

    Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``30 days''; and
            (2) by adding before the period at the end the following: 
        ``, except that, in the case of an alien who arrives at a 
        designated port of arrival, that alien shall be required to 
        commence an application at the time of arrival''.
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Title: DAIRY Act of 2017
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Defending the Agricultural Industry's Requirements Year-round Act of 2017 or the DAIRY Act of 2017
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services as a dairy worker.
The initial period of admission for such dairy workers shall be 18 months, which may be extended for additional 18-month periods. No period of absence from the United States shall be required for such extensions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2087 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2087

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the H-2A worker 
program to include certain additional laborers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the H-2A worker 
program to include certain additional laborers, 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 ``Defending the Agricultural 
Industry's Requirements Year-round Act of 2017'' or as the ``DAIRY Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF H-2A WORKER PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL 
              LABORERS.

    Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) is amended by inserting after 
``abandoning'' the following: ``who is coming temporarily to the United 
States to perform agricultural labor or services as a dairy worker, 
or''.

SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULE FOR PERIOD OF ADMISSION OF H-2A NONIMMIGRANTS 
              EMPLOYED AS SHEEPHERDERS OR DAIRY WORKERS.

    Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1188(h)) is amended by adding at the end of the following:
            ``(3) In the case of an alien admitted as an H-2A worker 
        for employment as a dairy worker--
                    ``(A) the initial period of admission shall be for 
                a period of 18 months;
                    ``(B) the period of admission may be extended for 
                additional periods of 18 months; and
                    ``(C) no period of absence from the United States 
                may be required as a condition of approval of an 
                extension under subparagraph (B).''.
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Title: Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of State, when providing overseas assistance for refugees, to ensure the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7285 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7285

   To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in 
                             refugee camps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2018

   Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Keating) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in 
                             refugee camps.

    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 ``Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. SECURE ACCESS TO SANITATION FACILITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS.

    Section 501 of the Foreign Relations Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 (22 U.S.C. 2601 note) is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (10);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) the provision of safe and secure access to 
        sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women and 
        girls, and vulnerable populations.''.
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Title: EGO Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act or the EGO Act
This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the federal government to pay for an official portrait of an officer or employee of the federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1701 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1701

    To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting 
     portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2017

 Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Bridenstine, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Jones, 
  Mr. Lance, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Olson, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
House Administration, 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 prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting 
     portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government.

    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 ``Eliminating Government-funded Oil-
painting Act'' or the ``EGO Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PORTRAITS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
to the Federal Government may be used to pay for the painting of a 
portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including 
the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an 
executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code; and
            (2) the term ``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or 
        Resident Commissioner to Congress.
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Title: Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to ensure that, with respect to maximum hours of service for drivers, on-duty time does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for operators of commercial motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site.
The bill applies this exclusion without regard to whether operators have received special training or operate vehicles specially constructed to service wells.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 364 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 364

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that on-duty time 
  does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for 
  certain commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2017

Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Farenthold, 
 Mr. McKinley, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, 
Mr. Russell, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Olson, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
  Bridenstine, and Mr. Cole) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that on-duty time 
  does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for 
  certain commercial motor vehicle operators, 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 ``Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. WAITING TIME EXCEPTION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that 
the exception described in section 395.1(d)(2) of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (relating to on-duty time not including waiting 
time at a natural gas or oil well site) applies to covered operators, 
except that the exception shall apply to such operators without regard 
to whether such operators have received special training or operate 
vehicles specially constructed to service wells.
    (b) Covered Operator Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered 
operator'' means the operator of a commercial motor vehicle 
transporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or 
water, to or from a natural gas or oil well site.
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Title: To designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as the "M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway".
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
This bill designates the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, as the "M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3383 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3383

  To designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, 
 commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as 
                the ``M.S. `Mitch' Mitchell Floodway''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, 
 commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as 
                the ``M.S. `Mitch' Mitchell Floodway''.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

    The flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, commonly 
known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, shall be 
known and designated as the ``M.S. `Mitch' Mitchell Floodway''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the flood control project referred to in 
section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``M.S. `Mitch' 
Mitchell Floodway''.
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