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Title: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to revise regulations about consumer confidence reports in order to increase their effectiveness and understandability. Currently, each community water system must mail their customers an annual consumer confidence report that provides information about local drinking water quality.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 417 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 417

  To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of 
          consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2017

Mrs. Lawrence introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of 
          consumer confidence reports, 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. IMPROVED CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS.

    Section 1414(c)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-
3(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Revisions.--Not later than 24 months after 
                the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the 
                Administrator, in consultation with the groups 
                identified in subparagraph (A), shall promulgate 
                revisions to the regulations issued pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A) to increase the effectiveness and 
                understandability of consumer confidence reports.''.
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Title: To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its "Planning and Activating Community Based Outpatient Clinics" handbook at least once every five years to reflect current policies and practices.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6867 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6867

To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2018

Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, and Mr. Coffman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To improve the leasing projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
                        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. HANDBOOK TO IMPROVE LEASING PROJECTS.

    (a) Update.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and not less than once every five-year period 
thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update the handbook 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs titled ``Planning and Activating 
Community Based Outpatient Clinics'', or a successor handbook, to 
reflect current policies, best practices, and clarify the roles and 
responsibilities of the personnel of the Department involved in the 
leasing projects of the Department.
    (b) CBOC.--The Secretary shall ensure that the handbook specified 
in subsection (a) defines ``community based outpatient clinic'' in the 
same manner as such term is defined in the Veterans Health 
Administration Site Tracking database (commonly known as ``VAST'') as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Use of Handbook Standards for Oversight.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that the Veterans Health Administration incorporates the best 
practices contained in the handbook specified in subsection (a) in 
conducting oversight of the medical centers of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Integrated Service Network.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF TRAINING REGARDING HANDBOOK TO IMPROVE LEASING 
              PROJECTS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide guidance and training to employees of 
the Veterans Health Administration for the use of the handbook 
specified in section 1(a). The Secretary shall update such guidance and 
training together with each update of such handbook.
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Title: To deauthorize portions of the project for raising and improving existing levees on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon.
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
This bill deauthorizes portions of the project for raising and improving existing levees of Clatsop County Diking District No. 13 on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5748 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5748

   To deauthorize portions of the project for raising and improving 
    existing levees on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2018

 Ms. Bonamici introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To deauthorize portions of the project for raising and improving 
    existing levees on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon.

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

SECTION 1. DEAUTHORIZATION OF LEVEE PROJECT ON WALLUSKI RIVER IN 
              CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON.

    The portions of the project for raising and improving existing 
levees of Clatsop County Diking District No. 13 in Clatsop County, 
Oregon, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 
1590), that are referred to as Christensen No. 1 Dike No. 42 and 
Christensen No. 2 Levee No. 43 are no longer authorized beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: National Paycheck Protection Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
National Paycheck Protection Act
This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require the written consent of an employee, after a notice period of at least 35 days, before such employee's labor organization dues may be used for any purpose not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2127 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2127

 To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to 
    require employee consent before labor organization dues of such 
  employee are used for any purpose not directly related to the labor 
    organization's collective bargaining or contract administration 
                               functions.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2017

   Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to 
    require employee consent before labor organization dues of such 
  employee are used for any purpose not directly related to the labor 
    organization's collective bargaining or contract administration 
                               functions.

    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 ``National Paycheck Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT NOT TO SUBSIDIZE UNION NONREPRESENTATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

    Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 
1959 (29 U.S.C. 411 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 106. RIGHT NOT TO SUBSIDIZE UNION NONREPRESENTATIONAL 
              ACTIVITIES.

    ``No employee's labor organization dues, fees, or assessments or 
other contributions shall be used or contributed to any person, 
organization, or entity for any purpose not directly related to the 
labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration 
functions on behalf of the represented unit employee unless the 
employee whether a member of the labor organization or a nonmember 
required to make such payments as a condition of employment, authorizes 
such expenditure in writing, after a notice period of not less than 35 
days. An initial authorization provided by an employee under the 
preceding sentence shall expire not later than 1 year after the date on 
which such authorization is signed by the employee. There shall be no 
automatic renewal of an authorization under this section.''.
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Title: To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants for housing.
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
This bill prohibits the National Endowment for the Arts from using any funds to make grants for housing, including for housing artists.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6164 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6164

  To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants for 
                                housing.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2018

  Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants for 
                                housing.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.

    None of the funds available to the National Endowment for the Arts 
may be used to make grants for housing, including artist housing.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.
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Title: Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Housing Act to require Federal Housing Administration mortgage borrowers to pay mortgage insurance premiums only when their remaining principal balance exceeds 78% or more of the home value or sales price.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4159 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4159

 To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for 
 mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2017

 Ms. Maxine Waters of California introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for 
 mortgage insurance for single family housing, 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 ``Making FHA More Affordable Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL PREMIUMS.

    Paragraph (2) of section 203(c) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1709(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``For any'' and 
                inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), for any''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``For any'' and 
                inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), for any'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ``In addition'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), in addition''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) The Secretary may not collect any annual 
                premiums under this paragraph with respect to a 
                mortgage at any time that the remaining insured 
                principal balance (excluding the portion of the 
                remaining balance attributable to the premium collected 
                under subparagraph (A)) is 78 percent or less than the 
                lower of (i) the sales price of the dwelling at the 
                sale in connection with which the mortgage was made, or 
                (ii) the appraised value of the dwelling at the time of 
                the origination of the mortgage.''.
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Title: Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act
This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces," published on March 16, 2015.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 694 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 694

 To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent rule for 
                     new residential wood heaters.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Rouzer (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Grothman, Mr. 
 Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Allen, 
  Mr. Huizenga, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, and Mr. 
    Latta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent rule for 
                     new residential wood heaters.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural 
Americans Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RULE FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL WOOD HEATERS.

    The final rule entitled ``Standards of Performance for New 
Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-
Air Furnaces'' published at 80 Fed. Reg. 13672 (March 16, 2015) shall 
have no force or effect and shall be treated as if such rule had never 
been issued.
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Title: Protecting Against Tyranny and Responsible Imports Act (PATRIA) of 2017
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Protecting Against Tyranny and Responsible Imports Act (PATRIA) of 2017
This bill prohibits the import of specified petroleum products from Venezuela until the President certifies to Congress that Venezuela has dissolved that country's Constituent Assembly and restored the National Assembly.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3673

 To impose a ban on the importation of certain petroleum products from 
                               Venezuela.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To impose a ban on the importation of certain petroleum products from 
                               Venezuela.

    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 Against Tyranny and 
Responsible Imports Act (PATRIA) of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM 
              VENEZUELA.

    (a) In General.--No person may import into the customs territory of 
the United States any petroleum product described in subsection (b) 
that is the product of Venezuela.
    (b) Petroleum Products Described.--The petroleum products described 
in this subsection are products provided for in the following headings 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States:
            (1) Heading 2709.
            (2) Heading 2710.
            (3) Heading 2711.
            (4) Heading 2713.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of the prohibition in 
subsection (a), the term ``import'' includes withdrawal from warehouse 
for consumption.
    (d) Termination.--This section terminates on the date on which the 
President certifies to Congress that the Government of Venezuela has 
dissolved the Constituent Assembly and restored the National Assembly 
in accordance with the results of the parliamentary elections in 2015.
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Title: To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of subminimum wage with respect to certain contracts.
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
This bill amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to allow educational agencies in Missouri to contract with an entity to operate a program for disabled individuals who are 24 years of age or younger under which work is compensated at a subminimum wage if such an individual has received and produces documentation that indicates completion of certain transition services before beginning work.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6471 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6471

     To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of 
           subminimum wage with respect to certain contracts.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2018

Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of 
           subminimum wage with respect to certain contracts.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF USE OF SUBMINIMUM WAGE WITH RESPECT TO 
              CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

    (a) Exception to Prohibition.--Section 511(b)(2) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794g(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``A local'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), a local''; and
            (2) by adding at the end following:
                    ``(B) State of missouri.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (A), a local educational agency or State 
                educational agency described in subparagraph (A) that 
                is in the State of Missouri may enter into a contract 
                or other arrangement with an entity described in 
                subsection (a) for the purpose of operating a program 
                for an individual who is age 24 or younger under which 
                work is compensated at a subminimum wage if the 
                individual has received, and produces appropriate 
                documentation indicating completion of, the services 
                described in subsection (a)(2)(A) before beginning 
                work.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 511(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
794g(a)) is amended by striking ``No entity'' and inserting ``Except as 
provided in subsection (b)(2), no entity''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to work beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Limousine Safety Modernization Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Limousine Safety Modernization Act
This bill modifies the definition of "manufacturer" in motor vehicle safety provisions of federal transportation law to include a person who alters a motor vehicle that has already been purchased by the first purchaser by increasing the wheelbase of the vehicle so that it has increased seating capacity (e.g., a limousine manufacturer). A "first purchaser" means the first purchaser of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment other than for resale.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7260 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7260

    To allow for safety regulation of vehicles that are modified to 
           increase seating capacity, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2018

  Mr. Faso (for himself, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To allow for safety regulation of vehicles that are modified to 
           increase seating capacity, 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 ``Limousine Safety Modernization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFETY REGULATION OF LIMOUSINES.

    Section 30102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting at the end the following:
                    ``(C) altering a motor vehicle that has already 
                been purchased by the first purchaser (as such term is 
                defined in subsection (b)) by increasing the wheelbase 
                of the vehicle so that the vehicle has increased 
                seating capacity.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Eliminating the HHS Discrimination Division Act of 2018
This bill eliminates the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and prohibits the use of federal funds to establish or operate a similar entity with respect to HHS programs and activities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5123 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5123

To abolish the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office 
of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2018

 Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico (for herself and Mr. Crist) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To abolish the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the Office 
of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services, 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 ``Eliminating the HHS Discrimination 
Division Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DIVISION.

    (a) In General.--Effective on the date that is 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Conscience and Religious Freedom 
Division in the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and 
Human Services is abolished.
    (b) No Substantially Similar Division.--No Federal funds may be 
used to establish or operate any substantially similar division, 
agency, or office with respect to the programs and activities of the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    (c) Transition.--Before the effective date specified in subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such actions 
as may be necessary to transfer the assets, personnel, and liabilities 
of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division to other agencies and 
offices of the Department of Health and Human Services.
                                 <all>
Title: Fairness for Rural Veterans Act of 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Fairness for Rural Veterans Act of 2017
This bill includes construction or acquisition of a nursing home or domiciliary that has a significant need for beds and is located at least 100 miles away from the nearest existing state home facility as a priority for Department of Veterans Affairs state home facility grants to nursing homes and domiciliaries.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4362 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4362

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for priority in the 
award of State home facility grants to nursing homes and domiciliaries 
 from States that the Secretary determines have a great or significant 
 need for beds and which are located at least 100 miles away from the 
                 nearest existing State home facility.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2017

 Mr. O'Halleran (for himself, Mr. Gallego, and Ms. Sinema) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for priority in the 
award of State home facility grants to nursing homes and domiciliaries 
 from States that the Secretary determines have a great or significant 
 need for beds and which are located at least 100 miles away from the 
                 nearest existing State home facility.

    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 ``Fairness for Rural Veterans Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PRIORITY FOR STATE HOME FACILITY 
              GRANTS.

    Section 8135(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) as 
        subparagraphs (E) through (I), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph (D):
            ``(D) An application for construction or acquisition of a 
        nursing home or domiciliary from a State that the Secretary 
        determines, in accordance with regulations under this 
        subchapter, has a great or significant need for beds and which 
        is located at least 100 miles away from the nearest existing 
        State home facility.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Worksite Reporting Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Worksite Reporting Act
This bill directs the Department of Labor to revise regulations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 by requiring site-controlling employers to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all employees on the particular site, irrespective of whether such employees are employed directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 155 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 155

 To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the 
 recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under 
            the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

   Mr. Gene Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the 
 recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under 
            the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

    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 ``Worksite Reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. RECORDING AND REPORTING OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the 
regulations in part 1904 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, 
concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and 
illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 651 et seq.), to require site-controlling employers to keep a 
site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among all 
employees on the particular site, whether such employees are employed 
directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by 
contractors or temporary help or employee leasing services.
    (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``site-
controlling employer'' means the employer that has primary control over 
the work on a particular work site and supervises the employees on a 
day-to-day basis on a particular work site.
                                 <all>
Title: Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend through 2018 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4698 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4698

   To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the 
Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their 
         financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the 
Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their 
         financial disclosure reports, 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 ``Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF REDACTION AUTHORITY CONCERNING SENSITIVE SECURITY 
              INFORMATION.

    Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``2017'' both places 
        it appears and inserting ``2018''.
                                 <all>
Title: Shame Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Shame Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow courts to order the Department of Justice to publish the name and photograph of persons convicted of certain sex trafficking activities that affect interstate or foreign commerce.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 440 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 440

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit sentencing judges in 
child sex trafficking cases to order the Attorney General to publicize 
  the name and photograph of the convicted defendants, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2017

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit sentencing judges in 
child sex trafficking cases to order the Attorney General to publicize 
  the name and photograph of the convicted defendants, 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 ``Shame Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINING TO PERSONS CONVICTED IN 
              CONNECTION WITH CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.

    Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) The court may order the Attorney General to publish publicly 
the name and photograph of any person convicted under this section.''.
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Title: To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2609 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2609

   To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized 
  purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System 
                      Master Water Control Manual.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2017

    Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized 
  purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System 
                      Master Water Control Manual.

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

SECTION 1. MASTER WATER CONTROL MANUAL REVISION.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall 
revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water 
Control Manual, and any related regulations, to delete fish and 
wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.
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Title: Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Protecting Youth from Solitary Confinement Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit solitary confinement for juveniles in federal custody at juvenile facilities.
The Bureau of Prisons must report on the rate of juvenile solitary confinement and the trends demonstrated by analyzing data for each juvenile who was subject to solitary confinement.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1926 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1926

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that juveniles 
   adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to 
      solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2017

Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. 
   Serrano) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that juveniles 
   adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to 
      solitary confinement while committed to juvenile facilities.

    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 Youth from Solitary 
Confinement Act''.

SEC. 2. JUVENILES ADJUDICATED IN FEDERAL DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS NOT 
              SUBJECT TO SOLITARY CONFINEMENT WHILE COMMITTED TO 
              JUVENILE FACILITIES.

    Section 5039 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by adding ``No juvenile in Federal custody held in 
        juvenile facilities may be subject to solitary confinement.'' 
        at the end of the second undesignated paragraph; and
            (2) by inserting after the second undesignated paragraph 
        the following:
    ``Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Director of the Board of Prisons shall submit to the President and 
Congress a report with respect to the preceding fiscal year. The report 
shall contain a detailed summary and analysis of the most recent data 
regarding the rate at which juveniles are subject to solitary 
confinement and the trends demonstrated by the data described in the 
next sentence. The data referred to in the preceding sentence are, for 
each juvenile who was subject to solitary confinement during the period 
to which the report pertains, the types of offenses for which the 
juvenile is incarcerated, the race, gender, and age of the juvenile, 
how many hours the juvenile was subject to solitary confinement; and 
the purpose for the solitary confinement.''.
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Title: District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act
This bill provides that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia must receive fees and expenses equivalent to those provided to jurors serving in the U.S. district courts.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5436 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5436

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that 
grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of 
  Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to 
 grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that 
grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of 
  Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to 
 grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United 
                                States.

    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 Juror Pay 
Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING FEES FOR JURORS SERVING IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT SAME RATES PAID FOR JURORS 
              SERVING IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) Establishment of Fees.--Section 11-1912(a), District of 
Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court shall 
receive fees and expenses at rates equivalent to the rates provided 
under section 1871 of title 28, United States Code, for fees and 
allowances paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district 
courts of the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 15-718, District of Columbia 
Official Code, is repealed.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to fees and expenses paid on or after the first day of the 
first fiscal year which begins after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the "Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2873 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2873

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
    at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the ``Staff 
              Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2017

    Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Brady of 
  Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
 Fitzpatrick, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Marino, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. 
     Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dent, Mr. Smucker, Mr. 
 Cartwright, and Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
    at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the ``Staff 
              Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. STAFF SERGEANT PETER TAUB POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Staff Sergeant Peter Taub 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 ``Staff 
Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building''.
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