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Title: Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2017
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2017
This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increase Council membership from 21 to 23 members. The Council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2264 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2264

 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 21, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 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 ``Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ADDITION OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT 
              COUNCIL.

    Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Rhode Island,'' after ``States of'';
            (2) by inserting ``Rhode Island,'' after ``except North 
        Carolina,'';
            (3) by striking ``21'' and inserting ``23''; and
            (4) by striking ``13'' and inserting ``14''.
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Title: Fair RATES Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act or the Fair RATES Act
This bill amends the Federal Power Act to permit a party to seek a rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issuing an order making such change effective. (Public utilities must give FERC and the public a 60-day notice before a proposed rate change can take effect.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 186 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 186

  To amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inaction by the 
 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change to go 
into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes 
                     of rehearing and court review.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 23, 2017

  Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Reed) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inaction by the 
 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change to go 
into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes 
                     of rehearing and court review.

    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 ``Fair Ratepayer Accountability, 
Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act'' or the ``Fair RATES Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL POWER ACT.

    Section 205(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824d(d)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Any absence of action by 
the Commission that allows a change to take effect under this section 
(including the Commission allowing the 60 days of notice provided under 
this section to expire without Commission action) shall be considered 
to be an order issued by the Commission accepting the change for 
purposes of section 313.''.
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Title: BUILD Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act or the BUILD Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $15 billion to $20.8 billion the national limitation on the amount of tax-exempt highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2320 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2320

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national 
  limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer 
                            facility bonds.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 18, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national 
  limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer 
                            facility bonds.

    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 ``Building United States 
Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act'' or the ``BUILD Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE NATIONAL LIMITATION AMOUNT FOR QUALIFIED HIGHWAY OR 
              SURFACE FREIGHT TRANSFER FACILITY BONDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 142(m)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``$15,000,000,000'' and inserting 
``$20,800,000,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 31 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 31

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the 
              coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 2017

 Mr. Wyden (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, 
  Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Harris)) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit 
the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the 
              coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

    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 ``West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
              SHELF OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND 
              WASHINGTON.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the 
Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not issue 
a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or 
natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of 
the State of California, Oregon, or Washington.''.
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Title: PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2017
This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to make Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings open to the public unless the board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 610 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 610

  To promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting 
Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the 
                    public, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 13, 2017

Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting 
Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the 
                    public, 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 ``PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. OPEN MEETINGS AUTHORIZED.

    Section 105(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 
7215(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Public hearings.--Hearings under this section shall 
        be open to the public, unless the Board, on its own motion or 
        after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise.''.

SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF DETERMINATIONS.

    Section 105(d)(1)(C) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 
7215(d)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``(once any stay on the 
imposition of such sanction has been lifted)''.
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Title: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill rescinds the provisions of Executive Order 13769, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) and additional limitations on refugee admissions to the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 240 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 240

 To nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily 
restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United 
                                States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 30, 2017

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
  Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Carper, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
 Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Brown, 
 Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Harris, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
     Peters, Mr. Coons, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
 Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. King, Mr. Casey, 
Mr. Warner, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that temporarily 
restricted individuals from certain countries from entering the United 
                                States.

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

SECTION 1. RESCISSION.

    The provisions of Executive Order 137_ (82 Fed. Reg. ___; January 
27, 2017), entitled ``Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist 
Entry into the United States'', are rescinded and shall not have any 
legal effect.
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Title: Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill includes National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, among those days on which the flag should especially be displayed.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 305 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 305

 To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the 
    flag of the United States on National Vietnam War Veterans Day.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 3, 2017

  Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Donnelly) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the 
    flag of the United States on National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

    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 ``Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DISPLAY OF FLAG ON NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY.

    Section 6(d) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29;'' after 
``third Monday in February;''.
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Title: Increasing Transferability of Entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act of 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Increasing Transferability of Entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act of 2017
This bill provides that in a case in which a post-9/11 educational assistance entitlement is transferred to a dependent and the service member transferor subsequently dies, the dependent may transfer some or all of such entitlement to another dependent to whom entitlement was already transferred by the service member.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1330 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1330

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a dependent to 
  transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Education Assistance in cases in 
   which the dependent received the transfer of such entitlement to 
  assistance from an individual who subsequently died, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a dependent to 
  transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Education Assistance in cases in 
   which the dependent received the transfer of such entitlement to 
  assistance from an individual who subsequently died, 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 ``Increasing Transferability of 
Entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF ENTITLEMENT TO POST-9/11 
              EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BY DEPENDENTS WHO RECEIVE 
              TRANSFERS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO SUBSEQUENTLY DIE.

    Section 3319(f)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph (B):
                    ``(B) Transfers by dependents after death of 
                transferors.--In a case in which entitlement is 
                transferred to a dependent under this section and the 
                individual who made the transfer subsequently dies, 
                such dependent may transfer some or all of such 
                entitlement to another dependent to whom entitlement 
                was already transferred under this section by such 
                individual.''.
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Title: Jessie's Law
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Jessie's Law
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and disseminate standards for hospitals and physicians regarding displaying the history of opioid addiction in the medical records of patients who have provided information about their addiction to a health care provider.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 581 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 581

   To include information concerning a patient's opioid addiction in 
                        certain medical records.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2017

    Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mrs. 
  Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To include information concerning a patient's opioid addiction in 
                        certain medical records.

    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 ``Jessie's Law''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF OPIOID ADDICTION HISTORY IN PATIENT RECORDS.

    (a) Development of Standards.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall develop and disseminate standards to provide information to 
hospitals and physicians relating to prominently displaying the history 
of opioid addiction in the medical records (including electronic health 
records) of any patient who has provided information about such 
addiction to a health care provider.
    (b) Requirements.--The standards developed under subsection (a) 
shall take into account the following:
            (1) The potential for addiction relapse or overdose death 
        if opioid medications are prescribed to an individual 
        recovering from opioid addiction.
            (2) The need to display the past opioid addiction of a 
        patient in a manner similar to other potentially lethal medical 
        concerns, including drug allergies and contraindications.
            (3) The need for information about past opioid addiction to 
        be prominently displayed when a physician or medical 
        professional is prescribing medication.
            (4) The need for a variety of medical professionals, 
        including physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, to have access 
        to information described in this section when prescribing or 
        dispensing opioid medication to ensure that the medication is 
        medically appropriate given the history of addiction of the 
        patient.
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Title: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill treats activities relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and the Reserves) during a lapse in appropriations as constituting voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2398 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2398

   To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities 
relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the 
    Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute 
     voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 7, 2018

  Mr. Hoeven introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that activities 
relating to the training and readiness of the reserve components of the 
    Armed Forces during a lapse in appropriations shall constitute 
     voluntary services that may be accepted by the United States.

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

SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF ACTIVITIES RELATING TO TRAINING AND READINESS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES DURING A LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS AS 
              VOLUNTARY SERVICES ACCEPTABLE BY THE UNITED STATES.

    Section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ``However, the term does include 
any portion of a fiscal year during which the appropriation bill for 
the fiscal year for the Department of Defense or the Department of 
Homeland Security, as applicable, has not become law and an Act or 
joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
is not in effect, but only with respect to activities relating to the 
training and readiness of the Armed Forces (including the National 
Guard and the Reserves) carried out during such portion of the fiscal 
year.''.
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Title: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the "Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the "Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2377 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2377

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ``Walter H. Rice Federal 
                Building and United States Courthouse''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 6, 2018

Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ``Walter H. Rice Federal 
                Building and United States Courthouse''.

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

SECTION 1. WALTER H. RICE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES 
              COURTHOUSE.

    (a) In General.--The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building and 
United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ``Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''.
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Title: A bill to amend the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the Denali National Park and Preserve.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill amends the Denali National Park Improvement Act to expand the nonwilderness areas of Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska where the National Park Service may issue right-of-way permits to construct a natural gas pipeline.
Additionally, the pipeline shall	not be subject to agency approval under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 217 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 217

 To amend the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain 
   provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the 
                   Denali National Park and Preserve.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 24, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Denali National Park Improvement Act to clarify certain 
   provisions relating to the natural gas pipeline authorized in the 
                   Denali National Park and Preserve.

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

SECTION 1. DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.

    (a) Permit.--Section 3(b)(1) of the Denali National Park 
Improvement Act (Public Law 113-33; 127 Stat. 516) is amended by 
striking ``within, along, or near the approximately 7-mile segment of 
the George Parks Highway that runs through the Park''.
    (b) Terms and Conditions.--Section 3(c)(1) of the Denali National 
Park Improvement Act (Public Law 113-33; 127 Stat. 516) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
    (c) Applicable Law.--Section 3 of the Denali National Park 
Improvement Act (Public Law 113-33; 127 Stat. 515) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Applicable Law.--A high pressure gas transmission pipeline 
(including appurtenances) in a nonwilderness area within the boundary 
of the Park, shall not be subject to title XI of the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.).''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill repeals the requirement that the Department of Defense appoint or assign voting assistance officers as part of its voting assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1388 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1388

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
      voting assistance officers for members of the Armed Forces.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 21, 2017

  Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
      voting assistance officers for members 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. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING ASSISTANCE OFFICERS FOR 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Section 1566 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (f).
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Title: Plum Island Conservation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Plum Island Conservation Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to repeal provisions requiring the sale of federal property and assets supporting the Department of Homeland Security's Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1737 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1737

    To amend certain appropriations Acts to repeal the requirement 
    directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal 
  property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island 
            Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2017

  Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. 
    Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend certain appropriations Acts to repeal the requirement 
    directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal 
  property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island 
            Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York.

    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 ``Plum Island Conservation Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO SELL CERTAIN FEDERAL PROPERTY IN PLUM 
              ISLAND, NEW YORK.

    (a) Repeal of Requirement in Public Law 110-329.--Section 540 of 
the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009 (division 
D of Public Law 110-329; 122 Stat. 3688) is repealed.
    (b) Repeal of Requirement in Public Law 112-74.--Section 538 of the 
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012 (6 U.S.C. 190 
note; division D of Public Law 112-74) is repealed.
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Title: A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill provides that any sequestration ordered by the President under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is inapplicable to funding of the body that sets standards for generally accepted accounting principles for purposes of securities laws. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2818 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2818

   To clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated 
pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject 
                           to the sequester.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 10, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated 
pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject 
                           to the sequester.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION.

    Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) does not apply with respect to the funding 
of the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of 
the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77s(b)).
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Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the taxable income limitation on the percentage depletion allowance for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2674 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2674

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable 
 income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced 
                       from marginal properties.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 16, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the taxable 
 income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced 
                       from marginal properties.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON PERCENTAGE DEPLETION 
              FOR OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCED FROM MARGINAL 
              PROPERTIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 613A(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) Nonapplication of taxable income limit with 
                respect to marginal production.--The second sentence of 
                subsection (a) of section 613 shall not apply to so 
                much of the allowance for depletion as is determined 
                under subparagraph (A).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
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Title: St. Mary Reinvestment Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
St. Mary Reinvestment Act
This bill requires the federal cost share for the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project in Montana to be 75%.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3570 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3570

 To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the St. Mary Storage 
        Unit of the Milk River Project in the State of Montana.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 10, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a Federal cost share percentage for the St. Mary Storage 
        Unit of the Milk River Project in the State of Montana.

    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 ``St. Mary Reinvestment Act''.

SEC. 2. COST SHARE FOR ST. MARY UNIT.

    (a) Definition of St. Mary Unit.--
            (1) In general.--In this Act, the term ``St. Mary Unit'' 
        means the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project 
        authorized by Congress on March 25, 1905.
            (2) Inclusions.--In this Act, the term ``St. Mary Unit'' 
        includes--
                    (A) Sherburne Dam and Reservoir;
                    (B) Swift Current Creek Dike;
                    (C) Lower St. Mary Lake;
                    (D) St. Mary Canal Diversion Dam; and
                    (E) St. Mary Canal and appurtenances.
    (b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the operation, 
maintenance, repair, and replacement of the St. Mary Unit shall be 75 
percent, which shall not be reimbursable to the United States.
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Title: A bill to designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill declares that the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming shall be known and designated as "Devils Tower."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 70 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 70

   To designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, 
           Wyoming, as Devils Tower, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 9, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To designate the mountain at the Devils Tower National Monument, 
           Wyoming, as Devils Tower, 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. DESIGNATION OF DEVILS TOWER.

    (a) In General.--The mountain at the Devils Tower National 
Monument, Wyoming, located at 4435'26"N, by 10442'55"W, and the area 
located at 4435'21"N, by 10441'48"W, shall be known and designated as 
``Devils Tower''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, map, regulation, order, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the mountain 
and area described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to ``Devils Tower''.
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Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the "Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the "Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3209 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3209

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the ``Private 
                  Henry Svehla Post Office Building''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2018

  Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the ``Private 
                  Henry Svehla Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. PRIVATE HENRY SVEHLA POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Private Henry Svehla 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 ``Private 
Henry Svehla Post Office Building''.
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Title: A bill to extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec.	1)	This bill extends through January 19, 2018, the exemption for fishing vessels and other vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements for any discharge: (1)	of effluent from properly functioning marine engines; (2)	 of laundry, shower, and galley sink wastes; or (3) that is incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2273 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2273

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 21, 2017

 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.

    Section 2(a) of Public Law 110-299 (33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended 
by striking ``December 18, 2017'' and inserting ``January 19, 2018''.
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