hheiden/us-congress-bill-policy-115_117 huggingface dataset:
Title: ObamaCare Repeal Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
ObamaCare Repeal Act
This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of December 31, 2017. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1718 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1718

To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health 
             Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2017

Mr. Brooks of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred 
    to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
  Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Natural 
      Resources, the Judiciary, House Administration, Rules, and 
   Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health 
             Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

    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 ``ObamaCare Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND 
              THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010.

    (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.--Effective as of 
December 31, 2017, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
(Public Law 111-148) is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or 
repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not 
been enacted.
    (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.--
Effective as of December 31, 2017, the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152) is repealed, and the 
provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or 
revived as if such Act had not been enacted.
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Title: Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017
This bill designates the checkpoint of the U.S. Border Patrol located on U.S. Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the "Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3375 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3375

To designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located 
  on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the ``Javier 
                 Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2017

  Mr. Vela (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. 
McSally, and Mr. Carter of Texas) introduced the following bill; which 
   was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located 
  on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the ``Javier 
                 Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint''.

    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 ``Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) A native of La Feria, Texas, Border Patrol Agent Javier 
        Vega, Jr., served his country first a member of the United 
        States Marines Corps and then proudly as a Border Patrol agent 
        in the canine division with his dog, Goldie.
            (2) Agent Vega was assigned to the Kingsville, Texas, 
        Border Patrol Station as a canine handler and worked primarily 
        at the Sarita Border Patrol Checkpoint.
            (3) On August 3, 2014, Agent Vega was on a fishing trip 
        with his family near Raymondville, Texas, when two criminal 
        aliens attempted to rob and attack them.
            (4) Agent Vega was shot and killed while attempting to 
        subdue the assailants and protect his family.
            (5) Agent Vega is survived by his wife, parents, three 
        sons, brother, sister-in-law, niece, and dog, Goldie.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.

    The checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United 
States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, shall be known and designated 
as the ``Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint''.

SEC. 4. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the checkpoint described in section 3 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Javier Vega, Jr. Border 
Patrol Checkpoint''.
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Title: Investing in Testing Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Investing in Testing Act of 2017

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1348 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1348

    To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention to complete a study on the human health implications of per- 
 and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in drinking water.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention to complete a study on the human health implications of per- 
 and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in drinking water.

    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 ``Investing in Testing Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. STUDY BY CDC ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 
              SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention shall--
            (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, commence a study on the human health implications of 
        per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in 
        drinking water; and
            (2) not later than 2 years and 60 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act--
                    (A) complete such study; and
                    (B) submit a report to the Congress on the results 
                of such study.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this Act, there 
is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the "Ross Bouyea Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the "Ross Bouyea Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6930 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6930

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the ``Ross Bouyea Post 
                           Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2018

   Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. King of New York, Mr. 
Suozzi, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
Jeffries, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Donovan, Mrs. Carolyn 
 B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
Engel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Faso, Mr. 
 Tonko, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Reed, Mr. Katko, Mr. Higgins of New York, and 
   Mr. Collins of New York) 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 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, as the ``Ross Bouyea Post 
                           Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. ROSS BOUYEA POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 10 Miller Street in Plattsburgh, New York, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Ross Bouyea Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Ross 
Bouyea Post Office Building''.
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Title: To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill allows the first person, and only such person, appointed as Secretary of Defense after the enactment of this bill to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least three years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. (Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 393 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 393

  To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of 
   persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from 
   active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2017

Mr. Thornberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of 
   persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from 
   active duty as a regular commissioned officer 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. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS AS 
              SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF RELIEF FROM 
              ACTIVE DUTY AS REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 
113(a) of title 10, United States Code, the first person appointed, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Secretary of Defense 
after the date of the enactment of this Act may be a person who is, on 
the date of appointment, within seven years after relief, but not 
within three years after relief, from active duty as a commissioned 
officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces.
    (b) Limited Exception.--This section applies only to the first 
person appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection (a) 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to no other person.
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Title: John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
The Department of the Interior may acquire by donation approximately 44 acres of land to include in the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez, California.
The acquired land shall be administered as part of such site.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1719 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1719

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 
     acres of land in Martinez, California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2017

   Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Polis, Mr. 
  McGovern, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. 
  Napolitano, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
   Pocan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Speier, and Mr. Garamendi) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 
     acres of land in Martinez, 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 ``John Muir National Historic Site 
Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. JOHN MUIR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE LAND ACQUISITION.

    (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary of the Interior may acquire by 
donation the approximately 44 acres of land, and interests in such 
land, that are identified on the map entitled ``John Muir National 
Historic Site Proposed Boundary Expansion'', numbered 426/127150, and 
dated November, 2014.
    (b) Boundary.--Upon the acquisition of the land authorized by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall adjust the 
boundaries of the John Muir Historic Site in Martinez, California, to 
include the land identified on the map referred to in subsection (a).
    (c) Administration.--The land and interests in land acquired under 
subsection (a) shall be administered as part of the John Muir National 
Historic Site established by the Act of August 31, 1964 (Public Law 88-
547; 78 Stat. 753; 16 U.S.C. 461 note).
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Title: To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill amends the Wilderness Act to declare that provisions of such Act prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles, aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport shall not prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, or game carts within any wilderness areas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1349 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1349

    To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, 
wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness 
                     Areas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

Mr. McClintock (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Pearce) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, 
wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness 
                     Areas, 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. USE OF CERTAIN WHEELED DEVICES NOT PROHIBITED IN WILDERNESS 
              AREAS.

    Section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(c)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``Nothing in this section shall 
prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, 
non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, 
measuring wheels, or game carts within any wilderness area.''.
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Title: Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2018
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2018
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to change the assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office uses to calculate the baseline for discretionary spending. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law.)
The bill changes the assumptions used for the discretionary spending baseline to eliminate adjustments required under current law for inflation, expiring housing contracts, social insurance administrative expenses, pay adjustments, and changes to other personnel benefits. The bill also prohibits adjustments for inflation or any other factor.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4848 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4848

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
   to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline 
 projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2018

 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
   to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline 
 projections for discretionary appropriations, 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 ``Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CHANGES IN THE BASELINE.

    Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
        everything that follows ``current year,'' and inserting 
        ``excluding resources designated as an emergency requirement 
        and any resources provided in supplemental appropriation 
        laws.'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5);
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (2); and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(3) No adjustment for inflation.--No adjustment shall be 
        made for inflation or for any other factor.''.
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Title: To reauthorize the Department of Defense mentor-protégé program.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6875 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6875

    To reauthorize the Department of Defense mentor-protege program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2018

 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To reauthorize the Department of Defense mentor-protege program.

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

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTEGE 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 831(j) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``September 30, 2018'' and 
        inserting ``September 30, 2023''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``September 30, 2021'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 2026''.
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Title: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
This bill prohibits monitoring the contents of an electronic communication between a prisoner at a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 956 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 956

To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between a prisoner 
 in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that prisoner's attorney or other 
             legal representative, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2017

 Mr. Jeffries (for himself and Mr. Collins of Georgia) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between a prisoner 
 in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that prisoner's attorney or other 
             legal representative, 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 ``Effective Assistance of Counsel in 
the Digital Era Act''.

SEC. 2. MONITORING OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PRISONER AND 
              ATTORNEY.

    (a) Prohibition on Monitoring.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall modify 
any program or system through which a prisoner (as such term is defined 
in section 107) sends or receives an electronic communication (as such 
term is defined in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code, and 
including the Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System) to exclude 
from monitoring the contents (as such term is defined in section 2510 
of title 18, United States Code) of an electronic communication between 
a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney or 
other legal representative.
    (b) Retention of Contents.--The modification required under 
subsection (a) may allow for the retention of the contents of the 
electronic communications described in subsection (a).
    (c) Exception.--If a court of competent jurisdiction determines 
that there is sufficient evidence to support a reasonable belief of the 
Government that the information contained in an electronic 
communication described in subsection (a) was for the purpose of 
perpetrating a fraud or crime, an in camera review of the contents of 
the communication may be conducted.
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Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Francis E. Normoyle for acts of valor during the Korean War while a member of the Navy.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Francis E. Normoyle.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5189 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5189

 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Francis E. 
Normoyle for acts of valor during the Korean War while a member of the 
                                 Navy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2018

Mr. Schneider introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Francis E. 
Normoyle for acts of valor during the Korean War while a member of the 
                                 Navy.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO FRANCIS E. 
              NORMOYLE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 6248 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 
medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to Francis E. 
Normoyle for the acts of valor during the Korean War described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of then Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 
Third Class Francis E. Normoyle on September 25, 1950, during the 
Korean War as a member of the Navy, for which he was previously awarded 
the Silver Star.
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Title: Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 110 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 110

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal 
                        residence indebtedness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal 
                        residence indebtedness.

    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 ``Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF DISCHARGE 
              OF QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE INDEBTEDNESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 108(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``which is discharged'' and all that 
follows and inserting a period.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2016.
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Title: INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal judicial code to specify that the U.S. Supreme Court and immigration courts are the only courts that have jurisdiction over (and in which a claimant has standing to raise) issues regarding immigration, naturalization, refugee status, asylum, and any other related matter involving a claimed legal right to enter or remain in the United States, or any case or controversy of any provision of the immigration laws, or any order issued or rule made pursuant to immigrations laws.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5648 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5648

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Supreme Court 
 original jurisdiction over certain immigration actions, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for Supreme Court 
 original jurisdiction over certain immigration actions, 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 ``INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. SUPREME COURT JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN IMMIGRATION ACTIONS.

    Section 1251 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) The Supreme Court and any immigration court, established 
under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act) are the only courts that shall 
have jurisdiction and in which a claimant shall have standing to raise 
issues of immigration, naturalization, refugee status, asylum, and any 
other related matter or case involving a claimed legal right to enter 
or remain in the United States, or any case or controversy of any 
provision of the immigration laws, or any order issued or rule made 
pursuant thereto.''.
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Title: Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act
Policy area: Immigration

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

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7360 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7360

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2018

  Ms. Judy Chu of California introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINED TERM.

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

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTERS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not maintain or 
operate (directly or through a contract) any temporary emergency 
shelter, including the temporary emergency shelter in Tornillo, Texas, 
and the temporary emergency shelter in Homestead, Florida.
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Title: SEAT Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 2017 or the SEAT Act of 2017
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1467 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1467

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
  prescribe regulations establishing minimum standards for space for 
       passengers on passenger aircraft, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

  Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
  prescribe regulations establishing minimum standards for space for 
       passengers on passenger aircraft, 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 ``Seat Egress in Air Travel Act of 
2017'' or the ``SEAT Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO SPACE FOR PASSENGERS ON AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Air Carrier Defined.--In this section, the term ``air carrier'' 
means an air carrier (as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code) that transports passengers by aircraft as a common carrier 
for compensation.
    (b) Regulations Relating to Space for Passengers on Aircraft.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall prescribe regulations--
            (1) establishing minimum standards for space for passengers 
        on passenger aircraft, including the size, width, and pitch of 
        seats, the amount of leg room, and the width of aisles on such 
        aircraft for the safety and health of passengers; and
            (2) requiring each air carrier to prominently display on 
        the website of the air carrier the amount of space available 
        for each passenger on passenger aircraft operated by the air 
        carrier, including the size, width, and pitch of seats, the 
        amount of leg room, and the width of aisles on such aircraft.
    (c) Consultations.--In prescribing the regulations required under 
subsection (b), the Administrator shall consult with the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, passenger advocacy organizations, physicians, and ergonomic 
engineers.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the "Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the "Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 452 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 452

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
      at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the 
           ``Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2017

Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. 
 Cleaver, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Long, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and 
Mr. Sessions) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
      at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the 
           ``Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. SPECIALIST JEFFREY L. WHITE, JR. POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Specialist Jeffrey L. White, 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 ``Specialist 
Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office''.
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Title: Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017
This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 51.1 billion cubic feet per year shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest and granted without modification or delay.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4370 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4370

 To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small 
            volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2017

 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. 
    Perry, and Mr. Pearce) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small 
            volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Scale LNG Access Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF EXPORT OF CERTAIN VOLUMES OF NATURAL GAS.

    Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c) For purposes of'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
            ``(1) Free trade agreements in effect.--For purposes of''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Small-scale natural gas exports.--For purposes of 
        subsection (a), any application for the exportation of natural 
        gas in a volume that is equal to or less than 51,100,000,000 
        cubic feet per year of natural gas shall be--
                    ``(A) deemed to be consistent with the public 
                interest; and
                    ``(B) granted without modification or delay.
            ``(3) Exclusions.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply 
        to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United 
        States.''.
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Title: SECURE Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Securing Experts to Control, Understand, and Respond to Emergencies Act or the SECURE Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the loan repayment program for health professionals under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5998 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5998

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a loan repayment 
 program under which health professionals agree to conduct prevention 
    activities, as employees of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in 
 consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to make payments on 
  the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health 
                 professionals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2018

Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a loan repayment 
 program under which health professionals agree to conduct prevention 
    activities, as employees of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in 
 consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to make payments on 
  the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health 
                 professionals, 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 ``Securing Experts to Control, 
Understand, and Respond to Emergencies Act'' or the ``SECURE Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR PREVENTION 
              ACTIVITIES.

    Section 317F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 247b-
7) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``conduct prevention 
                activities'' the following: ``, including rapid 
                response to major health threats,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``$35,000'' and inserting 
                ``$50,000'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``3 years'' and 
        inserting ``2 years''; and
            (3) in section (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``2019''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``1995 through 2002'' and inserting 
                ``2020 through 2023''.
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Title: Family Care Savings Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Family Care Savings Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance to $10,000 in a taxable year and to provide for an inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2017.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 782 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 782

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    excluded from gross income for employer-provided dependent care 
                              assistance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    excluded from gross income for employer-provided dependent care 
                              assistance.

    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 ``Family Care Savings Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED 
              DEPENDENT CARE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 129(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``$5,000 ($2,500'' and inserting 
``$10,000 (50 percent of such amount''.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 129(a)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any 
                taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2017, 
                the $10,000 amount contained in subparagraph (A) shall 
                be increased by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins, 
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2015' 
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) 
                        thereof.
                Any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
                shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
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