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Title: Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Under PPACA, the IPAB is tasked with developing proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 251 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 251

  To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board in order to ensure 
   that it cannot be used to undermine the Medicare entitlement for 
                             beneficiaries.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2017

Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Stabenow) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board in order to ensure 
   that it cannot be used to undermine the Medicare entitlement for 
                             beneficiaries.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Medicare from Executive 
Action Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 1899A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395kkk) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Lobbying cooling-off period.--Paragraph (3) of section 
        207(c) of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
            (2) GAO study and report.--Section 3403(b) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kkk-1) is 
        repealed.
            (3) MedPAC review and comment.--Section 1805(b) of the 
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (4);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
                paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
                    (C) by redesignating the paragraph (9) that was 
                redesignated by section 3403(c)(1) of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) 
                as paragraph (8).
            (4) Name change.--Section 10320(b) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) is 
        repealed.
            (5) Rule of construction.--Section 10320(c) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) is 
        repealed.
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Title: FIX Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act or the FIX Act
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the procedures followed by consumer reporting agencies when a consumer disputes the completeness or accuracy of information contained in the consumer's credit report.
Consumer reporting agencies are required to: (1) include all documentation provided by the consumer in the dispute notification furnished to any person who provided disputed information, and (2) consider such consumer documentation when conducting reinvestigations of disputed information.
A consumer reporting agency that operates as reseller is required to convey the notice of the dispute, together with all relevant information and documentation provided by the consumer, to each consumer reporting agency that provided the reseller with the information that is the subject of the dispute.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 314 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 314

  To enhance consumer rights relating to consumer report disputes by 
      requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2017

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To enhance consumer rights relating to consumer report disputes by 
      requiring provision of documentation provided by consumers.

    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 ``FIX Credit Reporting Errors Act'' or 
the ``FIX Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY CONSUMERS.

    Section 611 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681i) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, 
                        including documentation provided by the 
                        consumer,'' after ``relevant information''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        including documentation provided by the 
                        consumer,'' after ``relevant information''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including 
                documentation,'' after ``relevant information''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ``, including 
        documentation,'' after ``relevant information''.
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Title: B-47 Ridge Designation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
B-47 Ridge Designation Act
This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the "B-47 Ridge."
The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3035 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3035

    To designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 
                                Ridge''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 7, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 
                                Ridge''.

    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 ``B-47 Ridge Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF B-47 RIDGE, MONTANA.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The unnamed mountain ridge located at 
        4514'40.89"N, 11043'38.75"W that runs south and west of 
        Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in the State of Montana, 
        which is the approximate site of a crash of a B-47, shall be 
        known and designated as ``B-47 Ridge''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        ridge described in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to ``B-47 Ridge''.
    (b) Authorization for Plaque.--
            (1) In general.--A plaque that memorializes the crash of 
        the B-47 (including denoting the names of the victims of the 
        crash) may be installed on B-47 Ridge.
            (2) Funding.--No Federal funds may be used to design, 
        procure, install, or maintain the plaque authorized under 
        paragraph (1).
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Title: A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill extends through March 23, 2018, the exemption for fishing vessels and other vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements for any discharge: (1)	of effluent from properly functioning marine engines; (2)	 of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (3) that is incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2331 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2331

To extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet 
  in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for 
      discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2018

 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet 
  in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for 
      discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.

    Section 2(a) of Public Law 110-299 (33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended 
by striking ``January 19, 2018'' and inserting ``March 23, 2018''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend 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]
[S. 2761 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2761

  To amend 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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2018

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend 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 MODIFICATION.

    Section 111(a)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411(a)(4)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(4) The term `modification' means'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(4) Modification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `modification' means''; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Associated definition.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), a physical change in, or change in 
                the method of operation of, a stationary source shall 
                be considered to increase the amount of any air 
                pollutant emitted by the stationary source only if the 
                maximum achievable hourly emissions rate of the 
                stationary source after the change will be higher 
                than--
                            ``(i) the maximum achievable hourly 
                        emissions rate of the stationary source as the 
                        stationary source was originally designed; and
                            ``(ii) the maximum hourly emissions rate of 
                        the stationary source that was actually 
                        achieved during the 10-year period preceding 
                        the change.''.
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Title: Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Act
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include students with a parent who serves in the reserve component of the Armed Forces under the military student identifier program. Thus, schools must assign those students identification numbers that allow the schools to monitor their achievement on academic assessments.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 969 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 969

 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand 
the military student identifier program to cover students with a parent 
        who serves in the reserve component of the Armed Forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2017

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van 
 Hollen, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand 
the military student identifier program to cover students with a parent 
        who serves in the reserve component of the Armed Forces.

    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 ``Supporting Children of the National 
Guard and Reserve Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL STATE REPORT CARD.

    Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``on 
active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(5) of such title)''.
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Title: Stop Paying U.S. in Peanuts Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Stop Paying U.S. in Peanuts Act
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 77 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 77

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for 
    peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2017

   Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for 
    peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Paying U.S. in Peanuts Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SPECIAL RULE FOR PEANUTS.

    Section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9031) is 
amended by striking subsection (e).
                                 <all>
Title: Census Funding Cap Adjustment Act of 2018
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Census Funding Cap Adjustment Act of 2018
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits to accommodate appropriations for the decennial census to be conducted during 2020.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2366 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2366

   To provide an adjustment to the discretionary spending limits for 
             appropriations for the 2020 decennial census.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 5, 2018

Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To provide an adjustment to the discretionary spending limits for 
             appropriations for the 2020 decennial census.

    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 ``Census Funding Cap Adjustment Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. BUDGET CAP EXEMPTION FOR CENSUS FUNDING.

    Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
                    ``(E) Decennial census during 2020.--If a bill or 
                joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal 
                year is enacted that specifies an amount of new budget 
                authority for the decennial census to be conducted 
                during 2020, then the adjustment for that fiscal year 
                shall be the amount by which the new budget authority 
                provided in that Act for that purpose exceeds 
                $70,000,000.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Student Loan Servicer Performance Accountability Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Student Loan Servicer Performance Accountability Act
This bill cancels the solicitations of the Department of Education for a single federal student loan servicer and instead requires competition in student loan servicing.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1675 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1675

  To promote quality student loan servicing by improving the borrower 
           experience for borrowers of Federal Direct Loans.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2017

  Mr. Blunt (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Lankford, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To promote quality student loan servicing by improving the borrower 
           experience for borrowers of Federal Direct Loans.

    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 ``Student Loan Servicer Performance 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPETITION IN STUDENT LOAN SERVICING.

    (a) Cancellation of Solicitations.--The Secretary of Education 
shall cancel the Department of Education solicitations for the Federal 
Aid Servicing Solution dated April 4, 2016 and October 26, 2016, 
including any amendments to those solicitations (Solicitation No. ED-
FSA-17-R-0001 et seq).
    (b) Competition in Student Loan Servicing.--Section 456 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087f) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(c) Competition in Student Loan Servicing.--
            ``(1) Competition.--As of the date of enactment of the 
        Student Loan Servicer Performance Accountability Act, in order 
        to promote accountability and high-quality services to 
        borrowers, the Secretary shall not issue any contract 
        solicitation for a new Federal student loan servicing solution 
        unless such a solution--
                    ``(A) provides for the participation of multiple 
                student loan servicers that contract directly with the 
                Department of Education; and
                    ``(B) allocates student loan borrower accounts to 
                eligible student loan servicers based on performance.
            ``(2) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not award a 
        contract to a single servicer to service all Federal Direct 
        Loans.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Opioid Addiction Risk Transparency Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Opioid Addiction Risk Transparency Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1049 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1049

  To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require that 
  risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for certain drugs include 
communication plans that provide information about drug formulations or 
               properties described in the drug labeling.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2017

 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Young) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to require that 
  risk evaluation and mitigation strategies for certain drugs include 
communication plans that provide information about drug formulations or 
               properties described in the drug labeling.

    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 ``Opioid Addiction Risk Transparency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REMS COMMUNICATION PLANS.

    Section 505-1(e)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355-1(e)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) disseminating information to health care 
                providers about the meaning of terms related to drug 
                formulations or properties that are described in the 
                drug labeling, including information about the 
                limitations or patient care implications of such 
                formulations or properties, and how such formulations 
                or properties may be related to serious adverse drug 
                events associated with use of the drug.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384 and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill makes permanent the authority of Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce state laws governing fishing and processing in the exclusive economic zone adjacent to their state in any Dungeness crab fishery for which there is no fishery management plan in effect under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 61 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 61

To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384 and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 9, 2017

 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
 Merkley, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                             Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105-384 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. DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY MANAGEMENT.

    Section 203 of the Act entitled ``An Act to approve a governing 
international agreement between the United States and the Republic of 
Poland, and for other purposes'', approved November 13, 1998 (Public 
Law 105-384; 16 U.S.C. 1856 note), is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (i); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i).
                                 <all>
Title: Clean Coasts Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Clean Coasts Act
This bill provides statutory authority for regulations implemented by the Department of the Interior regarding safety standards for (1)	oil and gas and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, and (2)	oil spill response requirements for facilities located seaward of the coast line.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2720 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2720

  To codify the outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and 
            well control rule and the Arctic drilling rule.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 19, 2018

 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, 
  Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
    Nelson, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Harris, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To codify the outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and 
            well control rule and the Arctic drilling rule.

    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 ``Clean Coasts Act''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF BLOWOUT PREVENTER 
              SYSTEMS AND WELL CONTROL RULE AND THE ARCTIC DRILLING 
              RULE.

    The following are enacted into law:
            (1) Subparts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, P, Q, and S of part 250 
        of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on 
        February 1, 2017).
            (2) Subparts A, D, and E of part 254 of title 30, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 1, 2017).
            (3) Subparts A and B of part 550 of title 30, Code of 
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 1, 2017).
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Title: Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act
This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expand the Department of Energy's existing loan guarantee program to any strategic energy infrastructure project that is a regional project which supports a more effective energy market performance and that has the potential to significantly contribute to the economic resilience of the region in which the project is located.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1337 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1337

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy 
 infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan guarantees, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy 
 infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan guarantees, 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 ``Capitalizing on American Storage 
Potential Act''.

SEC. 2. STRATEGIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

    Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in subsection 
                (d))'' and inserting ``described in subsection (d) and 
                strategic energy infrastructure meeting the criteria 
                described in subsection (f))''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) Strategic energy infrastructure meeting the criteria 
        described in subsection (f).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Strategic Energy Infrastructure Projects.--The Secretary may 
make guarantees under this section for any strategic energy 
infrastructure project that is a regional project--
            ``(1) that supports a more effective energy market 
        performance due to the scale of the project, such as a project 
        with the capacity to store and distribute greater than 100,000 
        barrels per day of hydrocarbon feedstock with a minimum gross 
        heating value of 1,700 Btu per standard cubic foot; and
            ``(2) with the potential to significantly contribute to the 
        economic resilience of the region in which the project is 
        located.''.
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Title: Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Income-Based Repayment Debt Forgiveness Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual any income that is attributable to the discharge of a federal student loan pursuant to a federal program or law that provides for income contingent or income-based repayment of the loan.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3189 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3189

  To exclude the discharge of certain Federal student loans from the 
                      calculation of gross income.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 10, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To exclude the discharge of certain Federal student loans from the 
                      calculation of 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 ``Income-Based Repayment Debt 
Forgiveness Act''.

SEC. 2. FORGIVENESS OF CERTAIN FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS EXCLUDED FROM 
              INCOME TAX.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 108(f) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``any student loan if'' and 
all that follows and inserting ``any student loan if--
                    ``(A) such discharge was pursuant to a provision of 
                such loan under which all or part of the indebtedness 
                of the individual would be discharged if the individual 
                worked for a certain period of time in certain 
                professions for any of a broad class of employers, or
                    ``(B) in the case of a loan made by the United 
                States or an instrumentality or agency thereof, such 
                discharge was pursuant to any Federal program or 
                provision of Federal law which provides for income 
                contingent or income-based repayment of such loan.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to discharges of loans that occur on or after July 1, 2019.
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Title: 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, and for other purposes.
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.
Such individuals are also eligible to participate in the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 882 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 882

 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, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 6 (legislative day, April 4), 2017

   Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Kaine) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 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, 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. 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)''.
    (c) Eligibility To Participate in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education 
Enhancement Program.--Section 3317(a) of such title is amended, in the 
second sentence, by striking ``(1) and (2)'' and inserting ``(1), (2), 
and (10)''.
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Title: Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of  2017
This bill amends the Truth In Lending Act to limit the annual percentage rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a residential mortgage transaction), including any associated fees, to the maximum rate permitted by the laws of the state in which the consumer resides.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1858 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1858

  To amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the 
     maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit 
                 transactions, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 26, 2017

Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. 
   Sanders) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the 
     maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit 
                 transactions, 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 ``Empowering States' Rights To Protect 
Consumers Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. LIMITS ON ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES.

    Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 140B. LIMITS ON ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATES.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the annual percentage 
rate applicable to any consumer credit transaction (other than a 
residential mortgage transaction), including any fees associated with 
such a transaction, may not exceed the maximum rate permitted by the 
laws of the State in which the consumer resides.''.
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Title: A bill to exempt State and county payments under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 from sequestration.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration payments to states under provisions of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 that require certain revenues from oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico to be disbursed to Gulf producing states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) and coastal political subdivisions of the states.
(Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2777 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2777

  To exempt State and county payments under the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
                Security Act of 2006 from sequestration.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2018

  Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To exempt State and county payments under the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
                Security Act of 2006 from sequestration.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM SEQUESTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is 
amended by inserting after ``Payments to Social Security Trust Funds 
(28-0404-0-1-651).'' the following:
                    ``Payments to States pursuant to section 
                105(a)(2)(A) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act 
                of 2006 (Public Law 109-432; 43 U.S.C. 1331 note) (014-
                5535-0-2-302).''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018
This bill amends the National Housing Act to repeal waiting period requirements for guarantees provided by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Specifically, Ginnie Mae may guarantee a security backed by a refinanced Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan without a waiting period.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3536 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3536

     To amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer 
Protection Act to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced 
                mortgage loans, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            October 2 (legislative day, September 28), 2018

 Ms. Klobuchar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer 
Protection Act to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced 
                mortgage loans, 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 Affordable Mortgages for 
Veterans Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR GINNIE MAE GUARANTEE OF SECURITIES.

    Section 306(g)(1) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1721(g)(1)) is amended by striking the second sentence (as added by 
section 309(b) of Public Law 115-174) and inserting the following: 
``The Association is authorized to take actions to protect the 
integrity of its securities from practices that it deems in good faith 
to represent abusive refinancing activities, and nothing in the Protect 
Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018, the amendment made by 
such Act, or this title may be construed to limit such authority.''.
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