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Title: Bank Secrecy Innovation Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Bank Secrecy Innovation Act
This bill specifies that the Department of the Treasury must encourage, but not require, financial institutions to use technological innovations to improve certain anti-money-laundering programs.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6849 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6849

    To amend title 31, United States Code, to encourage the use of 
           technological innovations, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 31, United States Code, to encourage the use of 
           technological innovations, 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 ``Bank Secrecy Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING THE USE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS.

    Section 5318(h) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Encouraging the use of technological innovations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
                shall, in carrying out this subsection, encourage but 
                not require the use of technological innovations that 
                improve anti-money laundering programs described under 
                paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Safe harbor.--An anti-money laundering 
                program that meets the minimum requirements described 
                under paragraph (1) and any minimum standards issued 
                pursuant to paragraph (2), shall not violate the 
                requirements of this subsection by reason of any 
                technological innovation used to carry out such 
                program.
                    ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                subparagraph (A) may be construed as releasing 
                financial institutions from the requirement to comply 
                with existing obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act 
                and other Federal laws and regulations.''.
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Title: Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 710 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 710

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align 
     the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before 
  discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace 
                 periods provided for under State law.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align 
     the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before 
  discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace 
                 periods provided for under State law.

    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 ``Health Coverage State Flexibility 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ALIGNING QUALIFIED HEALTH PLAN GRACE PERIOD REQUIREMENTS WITH 
              STATE LAW GRACE PERIOD REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 1412(c)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act (42 U.S.C. 18082(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(iv)(II), by striking ``a 3-month 
        grace period'' and inserting ``a grace period specified in 
        subparagraph (C)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Grace period specified.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (B)(iv)(II), the grace period specified in 
                this subparagraph is--
                            ``(i) for plan years beginning before 
                        January 1, 2018, a 3-month grace period; and
                            ``(ii) for plan years beginning during 2018 
                        or a subsequent year, such grace period for 
                        non-payment of premiums before discontinuing 
                        coverage as is applicable under the State law 
                        of the State in which the Exchange operates to 
                        health insurance coverage offered in the 
                        individual market (or, in the case such a State 
                        law is not in place for the State involved, a 
                        1-month grace period).''.
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Title: Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3348 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3348

To expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program 
   to encourage treatments for the Middle East respiratory syndrome.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2017

  Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
  Marshall, and Mr. Rothfus) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program 
   to encourage treatments for the Middle East respiratory syndrome.

    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 ``Adding Middle East Respiratory 
Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING TROPICAL DISEASE PRODUCT PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHER 
              PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE TREATMENTS FOR MIDDLE EAST 
              RESPIRATORY SYNDROME.

    Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 360n(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (S) as subparagraph (T); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following:
                    ``(S) Middle East respiratory syndrome.''.
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Title: TRACE Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Taking Responsibility by Accounting for Corruption and Excess Act or the TRACE Act
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the federal government from reimbursing an entity for an activity carried out pursuant to a contract involving assistance under such Act that prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the Government Accountability Office from reviewing any aspect of such contract.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4462 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4462

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to prohibit certain reimbursements relating to disaster 
                  assistance, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 28, 2017

Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Donovan) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to prohibit certain reimbursements relating to disaster 
                  assistance, 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 ``Taking Responsibility by Accounting 
for Corruption and Excess Act'' or the ``TRACE Act''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN REIMBURSEMENTS PROHIBITED.

    Title VII of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 707. CERTAIN REIMBURSEMENTS PROHIBITED.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal 
Government may not reimburse an entity for an activity carried out 
pursuant to a contract that--
            ``(1) involves assistance under this Act; and
            ``(2) prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency or the Comptroller General of the United 
        States from auditing or otherwise reviewing any aspect of the 
        contract.''.
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Title: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the sale of food that contains genetically engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that it contains genetically engineered fish.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 205

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling 
                    of genetically engineered fish.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

   Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself and Mr. DeFazio) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling 
                    of genetically engineered fish.

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

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT 
              REGARDING GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON.

    Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
343) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(z) If it contains genetically engineered fish unless the food 
bears a label stating that the food contains genetically engineered 
fish.''.
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Title: To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1230 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1230

  To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
                          Resolution of 2002.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2017

  Ms. Lee (for herself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
                          Resolution of 2002.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST 
              IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002.

    The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution 
of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is hereby repealed.
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Title: Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3827 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3827

  To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for 
 States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a 
    labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2017

Mr. Sherman (for himself, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. 
  Clay, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
Huffman, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
 McGovern, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, 
  Mr. Pocan, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Sires, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
  Swalwell of California, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
 Kihuen, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Bass, 
    Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
 Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Keating) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for 
 States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a 
    labor organization as a condition of employment, 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 ``Protecting Workers and Improving 
Labor Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPTING STATE RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS.

    Subsection (b) of section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 164) is repealed.
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Title: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
This bill amends the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 to extend by two years the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7188 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7188

 To extend by two years the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 
Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2018

 Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself, Mr. Richmond, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Thompson of 
   Mississippi, Mr. Walden, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Shimkus, and Mr. Tonko) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Homeland Security, 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 extend by two years the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 
Program of the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 
Standards Program Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS PROGRAM 
              OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Section 5 of the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from 
Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-254; 6 U.S.C. 621 note) 
is amended by striking ``4 years'' and inserting ``6 years''.
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Title: Leadership PAC Limitation Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Leadership PAC Limitation Act
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use. A leadership PAC is a political action committee (other than a political committee of a political party) that is established, financed, maintained, or controlled by the candidate or an individual but which is not an authorized committee of the candidate or individual and not affiliated with an authorized committee of the candidate or individual.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 593 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 593

  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the 
          conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2017

  Mr. Capuano (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Peters) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                             Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the 
          conversion of leadership PAC funds to personal use.

    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 ``Leadership PAC Limitation Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONVERSION OF LEADERSHIP PAC FUNDS TO PERSONAL USE.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 313(b)(1) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
after ``subsection (a)'' the following: ``or funds of a leadership PAC 
(as defined in section 304(i)(8)(B))''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the volumetric excise tax credit for liquid fuel derived from natural gas through the Fischer-Tropsch process.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an alternative fuel excise tax credit for liquid fuel derived from natural gas through the Fischer-Tropsch process. The Fischer-Tropsch process is a collection of chemical reactions that converts a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3431 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3431

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the volumetric 
excise tax credit for liquid fuel derived from natural gas through the 
                        Fischer-Tropsch process.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2017

Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, and Mr. 
   Abraham) 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 allow the volumetric 
excise tax credit for liquid fuel derived from natural gas through the 
                        Fischer-Tropsch process.

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

SECTION 1. VOLUMETRIC EXCISE TAX CREDIT FOR LIQUID FUEL DERIVED FROM 
              NATURAL GAS THROUGH FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6426(d)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or'' at the end;
            (2) by striking ``liquid fuel which meets'' and inserting 
        the following: ``liquid fuel which--
                            ``(i) meets''; and
            (3) by adding at the end, as amended by the preceding 
        provisions of this section, the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) is derived from natural gas through 
                        such process,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any sale or use for any period after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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Title: Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Easy Medication Access and Treatment for Opioid Addiction Act or the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to revise regulations to allow the administration of up to a three-day supply of narcotic drugs to an individual at one time for purposes of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms while the individual awaits arrangements for narcotic treatment. Current regulations authorize up to a one-day supply of narcotic drugs for an individual at one time and for a total of up to three days.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5770 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5770

  To direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that 
  practitioners may administer not more than 3 days' medication to a 
person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of 
                  relieving acute withdrawal symptoms.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2018

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, 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 direct the Attorney General to amend certain regulations so that 
  practitioners may administer not more than 3 days' medication to a 
person at one time when administering narcotic drugs for the purpose of 
                  relieving acute withdrawal symptoms.

    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 ``Easy Medication Access and Treatment 
for Opioid Addiction Act'' or the ``Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF NARCOTIC DRUGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELIEVING 
              ACUTE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall revise section 1306.07(b) of title 21, Code 
of Federal Regulations, so that practitioners are allowed to administer 
not more than a three-day supply of medication to one person or for one 
person's use at one time.
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Title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Law

Summary:
This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions. Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only: (1) to the parties to the case before that district court, or (2) in the federal district in which the injunction is issued.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4927 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4927

   To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of 
 district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of 
 district courts to provide injunctive relief, 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. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS TO 
              PROVIDE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no United States 
district court shall issue any order providing for injunctive relief, 
except in the case of such an order that is applicable only to--
            ``(1) the parties to the case before such district court; 
        or
            ``(2) in the Federal district in which the order is 
        issued.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 84 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief.''.
                                 <all>
Title: District of Columbia Home Rule Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
District of Columbia Home Rule Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
This bill eliminates the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to the District of Columbia government.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5265 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5265

To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to eliminate the 
         applicability of such Act to the District of Columbia.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2018

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to eliminate the 
         applicability of such Act to 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 Home Rule Non-
Discrimination Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF APPLICABILITY OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION 
              ACT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    Paragraph (2) of section 5 of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 2000bb-2(2)) is amended by striking ``the District 
of Columbia,'' and the comma after ``Puerto Rico''.
                                 <all>
Title: Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to hire 200 additional agents and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 62 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 62

To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
 Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the hiring of 200 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
 Firearms and Explosives agents and investigators to enforce gun laws.

    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 ``Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) On average, more than 100,000 people in the United 
        States are shot in murders, assaults, and other crimes and more 
        than 32,000 people die from gun violence annually, including 
        2,677 children under 18 years of age.
            (2) Many of these crimes were committed by people who never 
        should have been able to purchase a gun.
            (3) Each year hundreds of law enforcement officers lose 
        their lives to gun violence, having been shot to death while 
        protecting their communities.
            (4) Millions of guns are sold every year in ``no questions 
        asked'' transactions and experts estimate that 40 percent of 
        guns now sold in the United States are sold without a 
        background check of the purchaser.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES 
              AGENTS AND INVESTIGATORS.

    The Attorney General may hire 200 individuals to serve as agents 
and investigators for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, in addition to any individuals so serving as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018
This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise certain requirements for prescribing size standards for small businesses. Such standards shall be calculated using average annual gross receipts of such businesses from at least the previous five (currently, three) years.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6330 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6330

 To amend the Small Business Act to modify the method for prescribing 
                 size standards for business concerns.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2018

  Mr. Knight (for himself and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Small Business Act to modify the method for prescribing 
                 size standards for business concerns.

    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 Business Runway Extension Act 
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO METHOD FOR PRESCRIBING SIZE STANDARDS FOR 
              BUSINESS CONCERNS.

    Section 3(a)(2)(C)(ii)(II) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
632(a)(2)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ``3 years'' and inserting 
``5 years''.
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Title: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of credit sale.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to specify which contracts are considered a "credit sale" for the purposes of that Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6625 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6625

 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of credit 
                                 sale.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of credit 
                                 sale.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF CREDIT SALE.

    Section 103(h) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(h)) is 
amended by inserting ``(unless terminable without penalty at any time 
by the consumer)'' after ``or lease''.
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Title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal provisions requiring public companies to make disclosures relating to their use of conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4248 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4248

    To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain 
  disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain 
  disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, 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. REPEAL OF CONFLICT MINERAL REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (p) of section 13 of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) is hereby repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 1502; and
            (2) in the table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act, 
        by striking the item relating to section 1502.
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Title: Job Training through Off-Base Opportunities and Local Support for Veterans Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Job Training through Off-Base Opportunities and Local Support for Veterans Act or the Job TOOLS for Veterans Act
This bill amends the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 to extend and expand the pilot program to provide transition training to veterans and their spouses off base.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4835 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4835

    To extend the pilot program on off-base transition training for 
                         veterans and spouses.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2018

 Ms. Esty of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Poe of Texas) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 extend the pilot program on off-base transition training for 
                         veterans and spouses.

    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 ``Job Training through Off-Base 
Opportunities and Local Support for Veterans Act'' or the ``Job TOOLS 
for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING FOR VETERANS AND 
              SPOUSES.

    (a) Extension of Pilot Program.--Subsection (a) of section 301 of 
the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 
2012 (Public Law 112-260; 10 U.S.C. 1144 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``During the two-year period beginning on 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the'' and inserting 
        ``During the five-year period beginning on the date of the 
        enactment of the Job TOOLS for Veterans Act, the''; and
            (2) by striking ``to assess the feasibility and 
        advisability of providing such program to eligible individuals 
        at locations other than military installations''.
    (b) Locations.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``not less than three and 
        not more than five States'' and inserting ``not less than 50 
        locations in States (as defined in section 101(20) of title 38, 
        United States Code)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``at least two'' and 
        inserting ``at least 20''.
    (c) Conforming Repeal.--Subsection (f) of such section is repealed.
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Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Megellas for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 751 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 751

    To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James 
    Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of 
 Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the 
                  Battle of the Bulge in World War II.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James 
    Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of 
 Colleyville, Texas, for acts of valor on January 28, 1945, during the 
                  Battle of the Bulge in World War II.

    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 THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO JAMES 
              MEGELLAS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING BATTLE OF THE BULGE.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 3744 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 3741 of such title to James 
Megellas, formerly of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and currently of 
Colleyville, Texas, for the acts of valor during World War II described 
in subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of James Megellas on January 28, 1945, 
in Herresbach, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge when, as a first 
lieutenant in the 82d Airborne Division, he led a surprise and 
devastating attack on a much larger advancing enemy force, killing and 
capturing a large number and causing others to flee, single-handedly 
destroying an attacking German Mark V tank with two hand-held grenades, 
and then leading his men in clearing and seizing Herresbach.
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Title: Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act of 2018
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Social Security Online Tools Innovation Act
This bill requires the Social Security Administration to make available, within two years, online tools that allow individuals who are eligible for disability benefits under the Social Security Act to assess the impact of earnings on their eligibility for federal and state benefits.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3309 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3309

    To require the Commissioner of Social Security to make publicly 
  available online tools to allow individuals eligible for disability 
     benefits to assess the impact of earnings on the individual's 
 eligibility for, and amount of, benefits received through Federal and 
                        State benefit programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2017

   Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Commissioner of Social Security to make publicly 
  available online tools to allow individuals eligible for disability 
     benefits to assess the impact of earnings on the individual's 
 eligibility for, and amount of, benefits received through Federal and 
                        State benefit programs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Online Tools 
Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. ONLINE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT TOOLS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Commissioner of Social Security shall make available through an 
individual's account on the website of the Social Security 
Administration online tools to allow all individuals eligible for 
benefits based on disability under titles II and XVI of the Social 
Security Act to assess the impact of earnings on the individual's 
eligibility for, and amount of, benefits received through Federal and 
State benefit programs.
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