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Title: Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas Veterans Act
This bill extends authority through FY2018 for operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1635 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1635

    To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for 
  operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in 
                Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2017

  Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for 
  operation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in 
                Manila, the Republic of the Philippines.

    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 ``Keeping Our Commitment to Overseas 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC 
              OF THE PHILIPPINES.

    Section 315(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2017'' and inserting ``September 30, 2018''.
                                 <all>
Title: VA Prescription Data Accountability Act of 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]
[S. 1567 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1567

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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 13, 2017

  Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and 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 of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              DISCLOSE 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, the term `covered individual' means 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.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the placed-in-service restriction on the depreciation of certain farming business machinery and equipment and to make permanent the five-year recovery period for such property.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1422 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1422

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming 
  business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
                             depreciation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2017

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Tester) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming 
  business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of 
                             depreciation.

    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 ``Agriculture Equipment and Machinery 
Depreciation Act''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN FARMING BUSINESS MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT TREATED AS 5-
              YEAR PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Clause (vii) of section 168(e)(3)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``the original use 
of which commences with the taxpayer after December 31, 2008, and which 
is placed in service before January 1, 2010'' and inserting ``the 
original use of which commences with the taxpayer after the date of the 
enactment of the Agriculture Equipment and Machinery Depreciation 
Act''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2018
This bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 and the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 to reauthorize through FY2024:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2577 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2577

 To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 20, 2018

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Heller, Ms. Klobuchar, and 
  Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.

    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 ``Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (34 
U.S.C. 40701) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2014 through 
                2019'' and inserting ``2019 through 2024''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``2014 through 
                2019'' and inserting ``2019 through 2024''; and
            (2) in subsection (j), by striking ``2015 through 2019'' 
        and inserting ``2019 through 2024''.

SEC. 3. TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

    Section 303(b) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 
U.S.C. 40722(b)) is amended by striking ``2015 through 2019'' and 
inserting ``2019 through 2024''.

SEC. 4. SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAM GRANTS.

    Section 304(d) of the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 (34 
U.S.C. 40723(d)) is amended by striking ``2015 through 2019'' and 
inserting ``2019 through 2024''.
                                 <all>
Title: DELIVER Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017 or the DELIVER Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 53.5 cents per mile for 2017.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 694 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 694

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard 
  charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, 
                    frail, and at risk individuals.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2017

 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard 
  charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, 
                    frail, and at risk individuals.

    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 ``Delivering Elderly Lunches and 
Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2017'' or the 
``DELIVER Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR DELIVERY OF MEALS TO 
              ELDERLY, DISABLED, FRAIL, AND AT RISK INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 170 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``In the case of use of such an automobile for the delivery of meals to 
homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk, the 
mileage rate used shall be the standard business mileage rate specified 
by the Internal Revenue Service for the taxable year in which such 
miles are driven.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to miles driven on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation".
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill repeals the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 381 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 381

To repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State 
 of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and 
                       Fox Indian Reservation''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2017

 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mrs. Ernst, and Mr. Leahy) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State 
 of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and 
                       Fox Indian Reservation''.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of 
Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox 
Indian Reservation'', approved June 30, 1948 (62 Stat. 1161, chapter 
759), is repealed.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This bill redesignates the Independent Verification and Validation Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Fairmont, West Virginia, as the "Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3389 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3389

    To redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                            Administration.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 27, 2018

  Mrs. Capito introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To redesignate a facility of the National Aeronautics and Space 
                            Administration.

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

SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF NASA INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND 
              VALIDATION FACILITY.

    (a) Redesignation.--The National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Independent Verification and Validation Facility in 
Fairmont, West Virginia, is hereby redesignated as the ``Katherine 
Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any 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 
``Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility''.
                                 <all>
Title: RAISE Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow an employer to pay an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in a collective bargaining agreement.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 155 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 155

 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
                    higher wages to their employees.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 17, 2017

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
                    higher wages to their employees.

    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 ``Rewarding Achievement and 
Incentivizing Successful Employees Act'' or the ``RAISE Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES.

    Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization's exclusive 
representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of 
any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing 
in either--
            ``(A) paragraph (1) or (5) of section 8(a), or
            ``(B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed 
        or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act,
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater 
wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her 
services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such 
contract or agreement.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

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

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1160 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1160

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2017

  Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 
Area Amendment Act''.

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

    (a) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 443(b)(1) of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-229; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, Livingston,'' after ``LaSalle''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, 
        and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County'' after 
        ``Woodford counties''.
    (b) Map.--The Secretary of the Interior shall update the map 
referred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural Resources 
Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment made by the amendments 
in subsection (a) of this section.
                                 <all>
Title: Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an energy equivalent for a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas (LNG), for the purposes of the 29 cents per gallon Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. (The rate is used for the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.) The bill specifies that the energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel is 6.06 pounds of LNG.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 505 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 505

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy 
 equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas 
    for purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2017

  Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Young) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an energy 
 equivalent of a gallon of diesel in the case of liquefied natural gas 
    for purposes of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate.

    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 ``Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS EQUIVALENT FOR PURPOSES OF INLAND 
              WATERWAYS TRUST FUND FINANCING RATE.

    (a) In General.--Section 4042(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) The Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing 
                rate is 29 cents per gallon (per energy equivalent of a 
                gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural 
                gas).''.
    (b) Energy Equivalent of a Gallon of Diesel.--Section 4042(b) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel with respect 
        to liquefied natural gas.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), 
        the term `energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel' means 6.06 
        pounds of liquefied natural gas.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any sale or use of fuel during any calendar quarter beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the deduction for local lobbying expenses.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the tax deduction for lobbying expenditures to influence the legislation of any local council or similar governing body, including an Indian tribal government.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2170 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2170

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the deduction for 
                        local lobbying expenses.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 29, 2017

 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
                and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the deduction for 
                        local lobbying expenses.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF DEDUCTION FOR LOCAL LOBBYING EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (7) and by redesignating 
paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
(5), and (6), respectively.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6033(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``section 
162(e)(5)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 162(e)(4)(B)(ii)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.
                                 <all>
Title: Florida Federal Judicial Relief Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Florida Federal Judicial Relief Act
This bill requires the President, with the Senate's advice and consent, to appoint:
The bill also converts a temporary judge for the southern district of Florida into a permanent judge.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1249 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1249

  To authorize additional district court judgeships for the northern, 
               middle, and southern districts of Florida.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2017

 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Nelson) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize additional district court judgeships for the northern, 
               middle, and southern districts of Florida.

    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 ``Florida Federal Judicial Relief 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DISTRICT JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) Additional Judgeships.--The President shall appoint, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate--
            (1) 6 additional district judges for the middle district of 
        Florida;
            (2) 1 additional district judge for the northern district 
        of Florida; and
            (3) 3 additional district judges for the southern district 
        of Florida.
    (b) Conversion of Temporary Judgeships.--The existing judgeship for 
the southern district of Florida authorized by section 312(c) of the 
21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act 
(Public Law 107-273; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), as of the date of enactment 
of this Act, shall be authorized under section 133 of title 28, United 
States Code, and the incumbent in that office shall hold the office 
under section 133 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table contained in 
section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the items relating to Florida and inserting the following:


``Florida:
  Northern.......................................................      5
  Middle.........................................................     21
  Southern.......................................................  21''.
 

                                 <all>
Title: Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act
This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member with insurance expertise of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to allow the current member to continue to serve in the event of a delay in the naming of a successor by the end of the member's six-year term. In such a case, the independent member may continue to serve until 18 months after the end of the term or until a successor is confirmed, whichever is earlier.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1463

To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the 
    independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 28, 2017

 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
 Menendez, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Scott, Mr. Tester, Mr. Tillis, 
 Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the 
    independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

    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 ``Financial Stability Oversight 
Council Insurance Member Continuity Act''.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.

    Section 111(c) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 
5321(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Term of independent member.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), if a successor to the independent member of the 
        Council serving under subsection (b)(1)(J) is not appointed and 
        confirmed by the end of the term of service of such member, 
        such member may continue to serve until the earlier of--
                    ``(A) 18 months after the date on which the term of 
                service ends; or
                    ``(B) the date on which a successor to such member 
                is appointed and confirmed.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Sunshine State Act
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Sunshine State Act
This bill amends the Calder Act to provide that the standard time for Florida shall be Coordinated Universal Time retarded by four hours (i.e., Daylight Saving Time for the Eastern time zone).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2536 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2536

 To make daylight savings time permanent for the State of Florida, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 2018

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To make daylight savings time permanent for the State of Florida, 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 ``Sunshine State Act''.

SEC. 2. MARKING DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME PERMANENT FOR THE STATE OF 
              FLORIDA.

    (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918, (commonly 
known as the ``Calder Act'') (15 U.S.C. 261) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by inserting 
        ``in subsection (c) of this section and'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Exception.--The standard time of the State of Florida shall 
be Coordinated Universal Time retarded by 4 hours.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3 of the Uniform Time Act of 
1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Exemption.--This section shall not apply to the State of 
Florida.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado for the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn, Colorado.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 285 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 285

To ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate 
  and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, 
                   Colorado, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 2, 2017

Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate 
  and ditch segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, 
                   Colorado, 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 ``Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act''.

SEC. 2. BOLTS DITCH ACCESS.

    (a) Access Granted.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit by 
special use authorization nonmotorized access and use, in accordance 
with section 293.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, of the 
Bolts Ditch Headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross 
Wilderness, Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96-560, for the 
purposes of the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of 
such ditch and headgate by the Town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado 
Home Rule Municipality.
    (b) Location of Facilities.--The Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch 
segment referenced in subsection (a) are as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ``Bolts Ditch headgate and Ditch Segment'', dated 
November, 2015.
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Title: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
The bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children, including the existing shelters in Tornillo, Texas and Homestead, Florida.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3798 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3798

To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from operating 
    unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien 
                               children.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 19, 2018

  Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from operating 
    unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien 
                               children.

    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 ``Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINED TERM.

    In this Act, the term ``temporary emergency shelter'' means an 
unlicensed care provider facility that provides temporary emergency 
shelter and services for unaccompanied alien children when licensed 
facilities are near or at capacity.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not maintain or 
operate (directly or through a contract) any temporary emergency 
shelter, including the temporary emergency shelter in Tornillo, Texas, 
and the temporary emergency shelter in Homestead, Florida.
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Title: ABLE Age Adjustment Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
ABLE Age Adjustment Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified ABLE programs, to increase the age threshold for eligibility for such programs from 26 to 46. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 817 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 817

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age 
  requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 4, 2017

 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age 
  requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.

    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 ``ABLE Age Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AGE REQUIREMENT FOR QUALIFIED ABLE PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 529A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``age 26'' each place it appears in 
paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i)(II) and inserting ``age 46''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 or the SAVINGS Act
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to allow: (1) an individual taxpayer to use a portion or all of a tax refund to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or for any individual designated by the taxpayer; or (2) an option for a tax return that allows for the gifting of such bonds and that serves individuals who rarely, if ever, have held a bank account and individuals who lack access to the Internet.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 682 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 682

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 
  Treasury to provide for the purchase of paper United States savings 
                        bonds with tax refunds.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2017

  Mrs. Murray (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. King, and Ms. Klobuchar) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 
  Treasury to provide for the purchase of paper United States savings 
                        bonds with tax refunds.

    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 ``Save Access to a Valuable Investment 
Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017'' or the ``SAVINGS Act''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE PAPER UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS WITH TAX REFUND.

    Section 3106 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) provide an option on the individual return of tax 
        under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to use a 
        portion or all of a refund of overpayment of such tax to 
        purchase United States savings bonds in paper form for the 
        taxpayer or any individual designated by the taxpayer; or
            ``(2) provide an option on such return of tax that--
                    ``(A) allows for the gifting of United States 
                savings bonds to any individual designated by the 
                taxpayer; and
                    ``(B) serves the unbanked (within the meaning of 
                section 49 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
                U.S.C. 1831z)) and individuals who lack access to the 
                Internet.''.
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Title: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
This bill prohibits proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations published on August 4, 2016, relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes from taking effect. The bill prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed regulations or any substantially similar regulations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 47 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 47

To prevent proposed regulations relating to restrictions on liquidation 
 of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping 
                   transfer taxes from taking effect.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 5, 2017

  Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Moran) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To prevent proposed regulations relating to restrictions on liquidation 
 of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping 
                   transfer taxes from taking 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 ``Protect Family Farms and Businesses 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROPOSED REGULATIONS RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON LIQUIDATION OF 
              AN INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO ESTATE, GIFT, AND GENERATION-
              SKIPPING TRANSFER TAXES PREVENTED FROM TAKING EFFECT.

    The proposed regulations under section 2704 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest 
with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, 
published on August 4, 2016, in the Federal Register (81 Fed. Reg. 
51413) shall have no force or effect. No Federal funds may be used to 
finalize, implement, administer, or enforce such proposed regulations 
or any substantially similar regulations.
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Title: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide snow removal assistance to Indian tribes under a Federal emergency declaration, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide snow assistance, including snow removal, deicing, search and rescue, sheltering, and other emergency protective measures, to an Indian tribe that makes a request for a declaration that an emergency exists because of a snowstorm or severe winter storm.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2706 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2706

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to provide snow removal assistance to Indian tribes 
     under a Federal emergency declaration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 18, 2018

  Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to provide snow removal assistance to Indian tribes 
     under a Federal emergency declaration, 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. SNOW REMOVAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 502(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) provide snow assistance, including snow removal, de-
        icing, salting, snow dumps, and sanding of roads and other 
        facilities, and search and rescue, sheltering, and other 
        emergency protective measures, to an Indian tribe that makes a 
        request for a declaration that an emergency exists because of a 
        snowstorm or severe winter storm.''.
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