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Title: Protect Public Trees Act of 2018
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Protect Public Trees Act of 2018
This bill prohibits the modification, removal, or piling of materials about any tree, plant, or other vegetation on public highways to erect, maintain, repair, or improve the visibility of, commercial advertising. This prohibition does not apply if the purpose of the modification, removal, or piling of materials is to improve or maintain safety.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5156 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5156

To protect publicly owned trees from unnecessary destruction, maiming, 
                 or alteration, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2018

    Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cicilline) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To protect publicly owned trees from unnecessary destruction, maiming, 
                 or alteration, 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 ``Protect Public Trees Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    Section 131 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(u) Protection of Publicly Owned Plants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an 
        individual or entity (including a governmental entity) directly 
        or indirectly may not modify, remove, or pile materials about 
        any tree, plant, or other vegetation that is partially or fully 
        on a public right-of-way adjacent to a highway of the 
        Interstate System or the primary system if a purpose of such 
        modification, removal, or piling of materials is to erect, 
        maintain, repair, or improve the visibility (including the 
        future visibility) of privately owned commercial outdoor 
        advertising.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply if a purpose 
        of the modification, removal, or piling of materials described 
        in paragraph (1) is to improve or maintain safety.''.
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Title: Icebreaker Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Icebreaker Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Navy to enter into a contract to acquire no more than three heavy and three medium icebreakers.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1816 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1816

To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the 
                   procurement of heavy icebreakers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2017

    Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
  Garamendi, and Mr. Hunter) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the 
                   procurement of heavy icebreakers.

    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 ``Icebreaker Act''.

SEC. 2. NAVY PROCUREMENT OF HEAVY ICEBREAKERS.

    The Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may enter into a 
contract for the procurement of not more than three heavy icebreakers 
and not more than three medium icebreakers.
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Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain services furnished by such physician assistants.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill allows direct payment, under the Medicare program, to physician assistants for certain services furnished to enrollees.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5506 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5506

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct 
payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain 
            services furnished by such physician assistants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for direct 
payment to physician assistants under the Medicare program for certain 
            services furnished by such physician assistants.

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

SECTION 1. DIRECT MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY PHYSICIAN 
              ASSISTANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1832(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
                            ``(v) services of a physician assistant but 
                        only if no facility or other provider charges 
                        or is paid any amounts with respect to the 
                        furnishing of such services;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to services furnished on or after July 1, 2019.
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Title: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1545 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1545

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information 
   to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the 
 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information 
   to State controlled substance monitoring programs, 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 ``VA Prescription Data Accountability 
Act 2017''.

SEC. 2. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISCLOSURE OF PATIENT INFORMATION 
              TO STATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MONITORING PROGRAMS.

    Section 5701(l) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Under'';
            (2) by striking ``a veteran or the dependent of a veteran'' 
        and inserting ``a covered individual''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) In this subsection, a `covered individual' is an individual 
who is dispensed medication prescribed by an employee of the Department 
or by a non-Department provider authorized to prescribe such medication 
by the Department.''.
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Title: FAFSA Translation Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
FAFSA Translation Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education to: (1) translate the forms developed under the Free Application for Federal Student Aid into not fewer than 11 foreign languages, and (2) make the translated forms available to applicants in paper and electronic formats.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3082 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3082

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of 
Education to translate the FAFSA into foreign languages, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2017

   Ms. Meng 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 require the Secretary of 
Education to translate the FAFSA into foreign languages, 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 ``FAFSA Translation Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSLATION OF FAFSA INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES.

    Section 483(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1090(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Translation into foreign languages.--The Secretary 
        shall--
                    ``(A) translate the forms developed under this 
                subsection into not fewer than 11 foreign languages, to 
                be determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) make the translated forms available to 
                applicants in paper and electronic formats.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect on the date that 
is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to provide that a modification of a stationary source results in an increase in air pollution only when the maximum achievable hourly emissions rate from the source is higher than: (1) the rate of the source as it was originally designed, and (2) the rate that was actually achieved during the 10 years before the change.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3128 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3128

 To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical 
change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source 
          constitutes a modification, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2017

   Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Jenkins of West 
  Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical 
change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source 
          constitutes a modification, 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. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF A MODIFICATION.

    Paragraph (4) of section 111(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7411(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes 
of the preceding sentence, a physical change in, or change in the 
method of operation of, a stationary source increases the amount of any 
air pollutant emitted by such source only if the maximum achievable 
hourly emissions rate of such source after the change will be higher 
than--
                    ``(A) the maximum achievable hourly emissions rate 
                of such source as it was originally designed; and
                    ``(B) the maximum hourly emissions rate of such 
                source that was actually achieved during the 10-year 
                period preceding such change.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce from 2% to 1% the excise tax rate on the net investment income of tax-exempt private foundations, and (2) repeal the 1% reduction in such tax rate for private foundations that meet certain distribution requirements. The bill also excludes the budgetary effects of this bill from PAYGO scorecards maintained pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2386 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2386

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for 
        excise tax on investment income of private foundations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2017

 Mr. Paulsen (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tiberi, 
 Mr. Holding, and Mr. Nolan) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for 
        excise tax on investment income of private foundations.

    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 ``Private Foundation Excise Tax 
Simplification Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE TAX RATE FOR THE EXCISE TAX ON INVESTMENT 
              INCOME OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4940(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``1 percent''.
    (b) Elimination of Reduced Tax Where Foundation Meets Certain 
Distribution Requirements.--Section 4940 of such Code is amended by 
striking subsection (e).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either 
PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory 
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
                                 <all>
Title: American Dream Employment Act of 2017
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
American Dream Employment Act of 2017
This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to permit the compensation of congressional employees who have been issued employment authorization documents under the Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program.
The program enables many unlawfully present aliens who came to the United States as children to be granted deferred action (a type of relief from removal which does not confer immigration status) and work authorization.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 97 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 97

 To amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
 2016, to enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the 
United States whose employment is authorized under the Deferred Action 
        for Childhood Arrivals program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 
 2016, to enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the 
United States whose employment is authorized under the Deferred Action 
        for Childhood Arrivals program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Dream Employment Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE BENEFICIARIES OF DACA 
              AUTHORIZED TO BE PAID.

    Section 704 of title VII of division E of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``eligible; or'' and inserting 
        ``eligible;''; and
            (2) by striking the semicolon after ``owes allegiance to 
        the United States'' and inserting the following: ``; or (5) is 
        a person who is employed by the House of Representatives or the 
        Senate, and has been issued an employment authorization 
        document under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 
        Program of the Secretary of Homeland Security, established 
        pursuant to the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
        Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as 
        Children', dated June 15, 2012:''.
                                 <all>
Title: STEM to STEAM Act of 2017
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
STEM to STEAM Act of 2017
This bill amends the STEM Education Act of 2015 to include: (1) among the purposes for which the National Science Foundation shall award competitive, merit-reviewed grants the support of the integration of art and design in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educational programs; and (2) among activities supported by such grants the design and testing of programming that integrates art and design in STEM education in order to promote creativity and innovation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3344 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3344

To amend the STEM Education Act of 2015 to require the National Science 
    Foundation to promote the integration of art and design in STEM 
                   education, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2017

 Mr. Langevin (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, and Ms. Stefanik) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, 
                         Space, and Technology

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the STEM Education Act of 2015 to require the National Science 
    Foundation to promote the integration of art and design in STEM 
                   education, 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 ``STEM to STEAM Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATING ART AND DESIGN INTO NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
              INFORMAL STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    Section 3 of the STEM Education Act of 2015 (42 U.S.C. 1862q) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the integration of art and design in STEM educational 
        programs.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) design and testing of programming that integrates art 
        and design in STEM education to promote creativity and 
        innovation.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill entitles members of the Armed Forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart for service occurring on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1379 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1379

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement 
 to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed 
                    Forces awarded the Purple Heart.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement 
 to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed 
                    Forces awarded the Purple Heart.

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

SECTION 1. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
              AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.

    (a) Eligibility.--Section 3311(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) An individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for 
        service in the Armed Forces occurring on or after September 11, 
        2001.''.
    (b) Amount of Assistance.--Section 3313(c)(1) of such title is 
amended by striking ``or (9)'' and inserting ``(9), or (10)''.
                                 <all>
Title: Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2017
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Department of the Treasury to ensure that each $20 federal reserve note printed after December 31, 2019, bears the likeness of Harriet Tubman.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3714 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3714

   To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $20 Federal 
 reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $20 Federal 
 reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, 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 ``Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. LIKENESS OF HARRIET TUBMAN REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON THE FACE 
              OF $20 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES.

    The 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 418) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that the face of 
all $20 Federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2019, shall 
bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To improve the Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations on hazardous storage containers.
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to prescribe, or amend existing, regulations concerning the siting of HUD-assisted projects near hazardous operations handling conventional fuels or chemicals of an explosive or flammable nature to include as an exception from the definition of the term "hazard" any stationary container which stores, handles, or processes hazardous substances of an explosive or fire-prone nature that: (1) has a capacity of 1,320 gallons or less; (2) is intended to contain common liquid fuels such as gasoline, fuel oil, kerosene, diesel, or crude oil; (3) is sited on land or property that contains a one- to four-family dwelling; and (4) is intended to be used solely by residents of such dwelling and exclusively for non-commercial, non-industrial purposes.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 209 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 209

     To improve the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 
              regulations on hazardous storage containers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To improve the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 
              regulations on hazardous storage containers.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVING HUD HAZARDOUS STORAGE CONTAINER REGULATIONS.

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall prescribe, or 
amend existing, regulations to include as an exception from the 
definition of the term ``hazard'', as defined under subpart C of part 
51 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, any stationary container 
which stores, handles, or processes hazardous substances of an 
explosive or fire-prone nature that--
            (1) has a capacity of 1,320 gallons or less;
            (2) is intended to contain common liquid fuels such as 
        gasoline, fuel oil, kerosene, diesel, or crude oil;
            (3) is sited on land or property that contains a one- to 
        four-family dwelling;
            (4) is intended to be used solely by residents of such 
        dwelling; and
            (5) is intended to be used by residents of such dwelling 
        exclusively for non-commercial, non-industrial purposes.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the "Melinda 'Mindy' Gene Picotti Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the "Melinda 'Mindy' Gene Picotti Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6453 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6453

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
   at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Melinda 
                  `Mindy' Gene Picotti Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2018

  Mr. Marino (for himself and Mr. Barletta) 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 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Melinda 
                  `Mindy' Gene Picotti Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. MELINDA ``MINDY'' GENE PICOTTI POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Melinda `Mindy' Gene Picotti 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 ``Melinda 
`Mindy' Gene Picotti Post Office''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, South Carolina, as the "J. Elliott Williams Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, South Carolina, as the "J. Elliott Williams Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4301 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4301

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
   at 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, South Carolina, as the ``J. 
                Elliott Williams Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 2017

 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of 
 South Carolina, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, 
and Mr. Gowdy) 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 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, South Carolina, as the ``J. 
                Elliott Williams Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. J. ELLIOTT WILLIAMS POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, South Carolina, shall be 
known and designated as the ``J. Elliott Williams 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 ``J. Elliott 
Williams Post Office Building''.
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Title: To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill revises the title, number, and date of the map depicting the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado and increases from 6,000 to 6,300 the maximum number of acres that may be made available for inclusion in the monument.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 835 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 835

  To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for 
      inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2017

  Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Tipton) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for 
      inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

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

SECTION 1. MAP UPDATE; MAXIMUM ACREAGE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE 
              FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT.

    The first section of Public Law 91-60 (83 Stat. 101) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``entitled `Proposed Florissant Fossil Beds 
        National Monument', numbered NM-FFB-7100, and dated March 1967, 
        and more particularly described by metes and bounds in an 
        attachment to that map,'' and inserting ``entitled `Florissant 
        Fossil Beds National Monument Proposed Boundary Adjustment', 
        numbered 171/132,544, and dated May 3, 2016,''; and
            (2) by striking ``six thousand acres'' and inserting 
        ``6,300 acres''.
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Title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain Federal land to facilitate scientific research supporting Federal space and defense programs.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to convey to the Utah State University Research Foundation, without consideration, a parcel of real property of approximately 80 acres located outside the boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Rich County, Utah.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1800 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1800

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain Federal land 
to facilitate scientific research supporting Federal space and defense 
                               programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2017

Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain Federal land 
to facilitate scientific research supporting Federal space and defense 
                               programs.

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

SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST, RICH COUNTY, 
              UTAH.

    (a) Land Conveyance Authorized.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall convey, without consideration, to the Utah State University 
Research Foundation, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 
80 acres, including improvements thereon, located outside of the 
boundaries of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Rich County, Utah, 
within Sections 19 and 30, in Township 14 North, Range 40 East of the 
Salt Lake Base and Meridian.
    (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall 
be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States.
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Title: Free Veterans from Fees Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Free Veterans from Fees Act
This bill waives the application fee for any special use permit for a veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on federal land.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3997 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3997

 To waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans 
demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2017

  Mr. Rothfus (for himself and Ms. Gabbard) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To waive the application fee for any special use permit for veterans 
demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land, 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 ``Free Veterans from Fees Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION FEE FOR VETERANS 
              DEMONSTRATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

    (a) Waiver.--The application fee for any special use permit for a 
veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on Federal 
land shall be waived.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Demonstration; special event.--The terms 
        ``demonstration'' and ``special event'' have the meaning given 
        those terms in section 7.96 of title 36, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            (2) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
            (3) Veterans demonstration or special event.--The term 
        ``veterans demonstration or special event'' means a 
        demonstration or special event designed to provide a benefit 
        to, commemorate, or honor a group of people because of their 
        service as veterans.
            (4) War memorial.--The term ``war memorial'' means any 
        tangible object which has been erected or dedicated to 
        commemorate--
                    (A) war, conflict, victory, or peace;
                    (B) casualties who served in, were affected by, or 
                killed as a result of war, conflict, or peacekeeping; 
                or
                    (C) those who died as a result of accident or 
                disease while engaged in military service.
    (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any special use 
permit application submitted after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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Title: TRID Improvement Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
TRID Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures of 1974 to modify disclosure requirements applicable to mortgage loan transactions. Specifically, the disclosed charges for any title insurance premium shall be equal to the amount charged for each individual title insurance policy, subject to any discounts as required by either state regulation or the title company rate filings.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3978 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3978

 To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 
 requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 
 requirements related to mortgage disclosures, 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 ``TRID Improvement Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 4(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 
(12 U.S.C. 2603(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``itemize all charges'' and inserting 
        ``itemize all actual charges'';
            (2) by striking ``and all charges imposed upon the seller 
        in connection with the settlement and'' and inserting ``and the 
        seller in connection with the settlement. Such forms''; and
            (3) by inserting after ``or both.'' the following new 
        sentence: ``Charges for any title insurance premium disclosed 
        on such forms shall be equal to the amount charged for each 
        individual title insurance policy, subject to any discounts as 
        required by State regulation or the title company rate 
        filings.''.
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Title: Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount received as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3581 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3581

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude Federal Pell 
                       Grants from gross income.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude Federal Pell 
                       Grants from gross income.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pell Grant Flexibility Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF FEDERAL PELL GRANTS FROM GROSS INCOME.

    (a) In General.--Section 117 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Federal Pell Grants.--Gross income does not include any 
amount received as a Federal Pell Grant awarded under subpart 1 of part 
A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to amounts received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
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