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Title: California Clean Coast Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
California Clean Coast Act
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the Outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 731 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 731

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State 
                 of California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State 
                 of California, 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 ``California Clean Coast Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN AREAS OF THE OUTER 
              CONTINENTAL SHELF LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Areas of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Located Off the Coast of California.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act or any other law and except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
        conduct of oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related 
        activities is prohibited in areas of the outer Continental 
        Shelf located off the coast of the State of California.
            ``(2) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection affects any 
        rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of 
        enactment of this subsection.''.
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Title: Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2017
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1354 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1354

          To increase the penalties for fentanyl trafficking.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

  Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Ohio) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
          To increase the penalties for fentanyl trafficking.

    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 Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES.

    Section 401(b)(1) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
841(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(vi)--
                    (A) by striking ``400 grams'' and inserting ``20 
                grams''; and
                    (B) by striking ``100 grams'' and inserting ``5 
                grams''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(vi)--
                    (A) by striking ``40 grams'' and inserting ``2 
                grams''; and
                    (B) by striking ``10 grams'' and inserting ``0.5 
                grams''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, as the "Howard B. Pate, Jr. Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, as the "Howard B. Pate, Jr. Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3369 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3369

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
    at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, as the 
                  ``Howard B. Pate, Jr. Post Office''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2017

    Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. McHenry, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
Butterfield, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
Meadows, Ms. Adams, Mr. Walker, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Holding) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
                         and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
    at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, as the 
                  ``Howard B. Pate, Jr. Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. HOWARD B. PATE, JR. POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, shall 
be known and designated as the ``Howard B. Pate, Jr. Post Office''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Howard B. 
Pate, Jr. Post Office''.
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Title: Driver Fatigue Prevention Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Driver Fatigue Prevention Act
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make over-the-road bus drivers subject to limitations on the maximum number of hours that an employee may work under such Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4156 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4156

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-
   road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2017

   Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Brady of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mrs. Napolitano) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-
   road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements.

    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 ``Driver Fatigue Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938.

    Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
213(b)(1)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
``, except a driver of an `over-the-road bus' characterized by an 
elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment.''.
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Title: To repeal the debt ceiling.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
This bill repeals the public debt limit, which applies to most debt held by the federal government.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3693 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3693

                      To repeal the debt ceiling.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 7, 2017

  Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
                      To repeal the debt ceiling.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF DEBT CEILING.

    Sections 3101 and 3101A of title 31, United States Code, are hereby 
repealed.
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Title: Kate's Law
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017 or Kate's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 361 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 361

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties 
  applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after 
                             being removed.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2017

 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties 
  applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after 
                             being removed.

    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 ``Establishing Mandatory Minimums for 
Illegal Reentry Act of 2017'' or as ``Kate's Law''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR REENTRY OF REMOVED ALIENS.

    Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph 
        (2) by striking ``fined under title 18, United States Code, or 
        imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both'' and inserting 
        ``imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 6 years''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fined under 
                title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 
                10 years, or both'' and inserting ``imprisoned not less 
                than 5 and not more than 10 years, and may, in 
                addition, be fined under title 18, United States 
                Code'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fined under 
                such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or 
                both'' and inserting ``imprisoned not less than 5 and 
                not more than 20 years and may, in addition, be fined 
                under such title''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``fined under 
                title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more 
                than 10 years, or both'' and inserting ``imprisoned for 
                not less than 5 and not more than 10 years and may, in 
                addition, be fined under such title''.
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Title: Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
This bill amends provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that protect against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace to provide for women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions to be treated the same for all employment-related purposes as any other persons who are applicants for employment with, or employees of, the same employer in work that is performed under similar working conditions and who are not so affected but are similar in their temporary ability or inability to work.
The bill makes such treatment applicable to existing prohibited categories of employment discrimination on the basis of sex or because of sex.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5194 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5194

 To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against 
   pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2018

    Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mrs. Noem, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Ms. 
  Stefanik, and Mrs. Wagner) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against 
   pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, 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 ``Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS AGAINST PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE.

    Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e(k)) 
is amended in the first sentence, by striking ``as other persons not so 
affected but similar in their ability'' and inserting ``as any other 
applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same 
employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, 
who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability''.
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Title: Coastal Texas Protection Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Coastal Texas Protection Act
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the completion of the feasibility studies for flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration in the coastal areas of Texas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5897 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5897

  To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of 
   certain feasibility studies and reports and to amend the Coastal 
 Barrier Resources Act to ensure public safety, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2018

Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
 Flores, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Hurd, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Conaway, Mr. 
  Babin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Williams, Mr. Olson, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
    McCaul, Mr. Barton, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. 
 Ratcliffe, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Poe of Texas, and Mr. Gonzalez of 
    Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
    Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of 
   certain feasibility studies and reports and to amend the Coastal 
 Barrier Resources Act to ensure public safety, 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 ``Coastal Texas Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. COASTAL TEXAS PROTECTION AND RESTORATION.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the 
Army shall expedite the completion of feasibility studies for flood 
damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and ecosystem 
restoration in the coastal areas of Texas that are identified in the 
interim report due to be published in 2018 that describes the 
tentatively selected plan developed in accordance with section 4091 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1187).

SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTIONS UNDER COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT.

    Section 5(a)(3) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 
3504(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ``, T-02A, T-03A, T-04 through T-
07, T-11,'' after ``S08''.
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Title: American Customer Information Protection Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
American Customer Information Protection Act
This bill prohibits the operator of the consolidated audit trail (a database that tracks trading in equities and options markets) from accepting personally identifying information, except for information accepted in connection with large traders.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4785 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4785

  To prohibit the consolidated audit trail from accepting personally 
            identifying information, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the consolidated audit trail from accepting personally 
            identifying information, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Customer Information 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. NO ACCEPTANCE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--The consolidated audit trail may not accept 
personally identifying information.
    (b) Exception for Large Traders.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
information accepted by the consolidated audit trail in connection with 
large traders.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Consolidated audit trail.--The term ``consolidated 
        audit trail'' means the consolidated audit trail created by the 
        national market system plan approved pursuant to section 
        242.613 and section 242.608 of title 17, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or any successor regulation).
            (2) Large trader.--The term ``large trader'' has the 
        meaning given that term under section 13(h)(8) of the 
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(h)(8)).
            (3) Personally identifying information.--The term 
        ``personally identifying information'' includes--
                    (A) Social Security numbers;
                    (B) individual taxpayer identification numbers;
                    (C) other customer identifying information, when 
                taken alone or together, sufficient to identify an 
                individual, such as names, addresses, dates of birth, 
                account numbers; and
                    (D) any other information the Securities and 
                Exchange Commission determines could be defined as 
                personally identifying information.
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Title: Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018
This bill provides for a tribal government to lease land held in trust or in fee for the administration of a tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6242 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6242

 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
 authority of tribal governments in regard to the Temporary Assistance 
                      for Needy Families program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the 
 authority of tribal governments in regard to the Temporary Assistance 
                      for Needy Families 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 ``Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. SELF-DETERMINATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 412 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 612) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Rule of Interpretation.--Notwithstanding subsection (e)(1), a 
tribal government (including a tribal government participating in an 
intertribal consortium) may lease land held in trust or in fee, at a 
fair market rate (as verified by an independent appraisal prepared in 
accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal 
Practice), for the administration of a tribal family assistance grant 
by the tribal government or the intertribal consortium.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt certain property of an exchange from regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specifically, the exemption applies to property not for the purpose of effecting or reporting a transaction on an exchange.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3555 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3555

   To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that the 
  definition of a facility of an exchange does not apply to a line of 
business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction 
                            on an exchange.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. David Scott 
 of Georgia, and Mr. Zeldin) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that the 
  definition of a facility of an exchange does not apply to a line of 
business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction 
                            on an exchange.

    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 ``Exchange Regulatory Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FACILITY DEFINED.

    Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78c(a)(2)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ``for the purpose of effecting or reporting a 
transaction on an exchange. Such term does not include any premises or 
property, or the right to use any premises, property, or service, to 
the extent such premises or property is used with respect to, or such 
right relates to use with respect to, a line of business the purpose of 
which is not to effect or report a transaction on an exchange.''.
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Title: To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Justice to study and report to Congress on whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of that individual committing a mass shooting.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4290 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4290

   To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's 
history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of 
              such individual committing a mass shooting.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's 
history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of 
              such individual committing a mass shooting.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY ON WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL'S HISTORY OF DOMESTIC 
              VIOLENCE CAN BE USED TO DETERMINE THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH 
              INDIVIDUAL COMMITTING A MASS SHOOTING.

    Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General of the United States shall complete a study and 
submit a report to the Congress on whether an individual's history of 
domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such 
individual committing a mass shooting.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the "Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the "Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5205

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the ``Sergeant Kenneth Eric 
                         Bostic Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2018

    Mr. Kihuen (for himself, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Titus, and Mr. Amodei) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the ``Sergeant Kenneth Eric 
                         Bostic Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. SERGEANT KENNETH ERIC BOSTIC POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Sergeant 
Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office''.
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Title: Airplane KITS Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 or the Airplane KITS Act
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) consider whether federal regulations covering minimum contents of approved emergency medical kits, including first-aid kits, for passenger aircraft include appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of children; and (2) revise regulations as appropriate.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2485 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2485

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency 
         medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2017

    Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Faso) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency 
         medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.

    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 ``Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act 
of 2017'' or the ``Airplane KITS Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ON PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall evaluate and revise, as appropriate, the 
regulations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
regarding the emergency medical equipment requirements, including the 
contents of first-aid kits, applicable to all certificate holders 
operating passenger aircraft under that part.
    (b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall consider whether the minimum contents of approved 
emergency medical kits, including approved first-aid kits, include 
appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical 
needs of children.
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Title: District of Columbia Zoning Commission Home Rule Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
District of Columbia Zoning Commission Home Rule Act
This bill removes the Architect of the Capitol and the Director of the National Park Service from the Zoning Commission for the District of Columbia. Currently, the commission consists of two federal officials and three mayoral appointees.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6215 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6215

To revise the composition of the Zoning Commission for the District of 
    Columbia so that the Commission will consist solely of members 
        appointed by the government of the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2018

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To revise the composition of the Zoning Commission for the District of 
    Columbia so that the Commission will consist solely of members 
        appointed by the government of the District of Columbia.

    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 ``District of Columbia Zoning 
Commission Home Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF COMPOSITION OF ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE DISTRICT 
              OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Revision.--The first section of the Act of March 1, 1920 (sec. 
6-621.01, D.C. Official Code), is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``the Architect of the Capitol, the Director of the National 
        Park Service, and''; and
            (2) by striking ``appointed by the Mayor'' each place it 
        appears in the second sentence of subsection (a), subsection 
        (b), and subsection (c).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 206(i) of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4306(i)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(i) Whenever the Board of Zoning Adjustment is performing 
functions regarding an application by a foreign mission with respect to 
the location, expansion, or replacement of a chancery--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the 
        Interior, the Administrator of General Services, or the 
        Director of the National Park Service (or such alternate as 
        such official may from time to time designate), as designated 
        by the President, shall serve as a member of the Board in lieu 
        of the representative from the Zoning Commission; and
            ``(2) the representative from the National Capital Planning 
        Commission shall be the Executive Director of that 
        Commission.''.
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Title: Protect Patriot Spouses Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Protect Patriot Spouses Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider certain nonimmigrant aliens who are or were the spouses of U.S. citizen service members or honorably discharged veterans as having been inspected and admitted to the United States without regard to illegal entry, illegal presence, or document grounds of inadmissibility for purposes of adjustment to permanent resident status. (Currently, aliens under such grounds of inadmissibility are not considered to have been inspected and admitted and may not pursue citizenship without first departing the United States.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5593 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5593

 To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 24, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status.

    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 Patriot Spouses Act''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY SPOUSES.

    Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n)(1) In applying this section to an alien described in 
paragraph (2)--
            ``(A) such alien shall be deemed, for purposes of 
        subsection (a), to have been inspected and admitted into the 
        United States; and
            ``(B) in determining the alien's admissibility as an 
        immigrant, paragraphs (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 
        212(a) shall not apply.
    ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien--
            ``(A) is or was the spouse of a United States citizen who--
                    ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the 
                United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of 
                the United States Armed Forces; and
                    ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in 
                the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under 
                honorable conditions; and
            ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification 
        under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined 
        in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such 
        citizen.''.
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Title: To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to provide a single point of contact for any taxpayer whose tax return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected due to tax-related identity theft. The single point of contact must track the taxpayer's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve case issues as quickly as possible.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5439 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5439

   To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue 
   Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity 
                                 theft.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2018

   Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue 
   Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity 
                                 theft.

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

SECTION 1. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR TAX-RELATED IDENTITY THEFT 
              VICTIMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's 
delegate) shall establish and implement procedures to ensure that any 
taxpayer whose return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected 
due to tax-related identity theft has a single point of contact at the 
Internal Revenue Service throughout the processing of the taxpayer's 
case. The single point of contact shall track the taxpayer's case to 
completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve case 
issues as quickly as possible.
    (b) Single Point of Contact.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the single 
        point of contact shall consist of a team or subset of specially 
        trained employees who--
                    (A) have the ability to work across functions to 
                resolve the issues involved in the taxpayer's case; and
                    (B) shall be accountable for handling the case 
                until its resolution.
            (2) Team or subset.--The employees included within the team 
        or subset described in paragraph (1) may change as required to 
        meet the needs of the Internal Revenue Service, provided that 
        procedures have been established to--
                    (A) ensure continuity of records and case history; 
                and
                    (B) notify the taxpayer when appropriate.
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Title: To remove the limitation imposed as a result of receiving funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund on the conversion of Lake Afton Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas, to a use other than public outdoor recreation.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill provides that the prohibition against converting property acquired or developed by a state with financial assistance under the Land and Water Conservation Fund to a use other than public outdoor recreation without the approval of the Department of the Interior shall not apply to Lake Afton Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3914 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3914

To remove the limitation imposed as a result of receiving funding under 
 the Land and Water Conservation Fund on the conversion of Lake Afton 
  Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas, to a use other than public outdoor 
                              recreation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 3, 2017

Mr. Estes of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, 
and Mr. Yoder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To remove the limitation imposed as a result of receiving funding under 
 the Land and Water Conservation Fund on the conversion of Lake Afton 
  Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas, to a use other than public outdoor 
                              recreation.

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

SECTION 1. NONAPPLICATION OF LIMITATION ON CONVERSION TO USE OTHER THAN 
              PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION.

    Section 200305(f)(3) of title 54, United States Code, shall not 
apply to Lake Afton Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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Title: Empowering Homeowners to Mitigate Flood Damage Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Empowering Homeowners to Mitigate Flood Damage Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to increase the amount of coverage available under the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP's) Increased Cost of Compliance program. The program insures the cost of mitigating future flood damage to an NFIP-insured structure that has been substantially or repetitively damaged by floods.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1929 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1929

To increase the maximum amount of increased cost of compliance coverage 
  available under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2017

  Mr. Crist introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase the maximum amount of increased cost of compliance coverage 
  available under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Homeowners to Mitigate 
Flood Damage Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. INCREASED COST OF COMPLIANCE COVERAGE.

    Section 1304(b) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4011(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
        through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively;
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
            (3) by inserting before ``The national flood insurance 
        program'' the following: ``(1) In general.--'';
            (4) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(2) Premium.--The Administrator''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
    ``(3) Amount of Coverage.--Each policy for flood insurance coverage 
made available under this title shall provide coverage under this 
subsection having an aggregate liability for any single property of 
$60,000.
    ``(4) Treatment of Coverage Limits.--Any amount of coverage for a 
property provided pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered 
or counted for purposes of any limitation on coverage applicable to 
such property under section 1306(b) (42 U.S.C. 4013(b)).''.
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