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Title: A bill to block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This bill prohibits any federal agency funds, resources, or fees from being used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780, entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." Among the order's major provisions are restrictions on the entry of nationals from six countries (Iran, 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. 549 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 549

     To block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts 
  individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2017

   Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, 
and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
             and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To block implementation of the Executive Order that restricts 
  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. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Executive Order titled ``Protecting the Nation From 
        Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States'' violates the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) which 
        states that no person can be discriminated against in the 
        issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person's race, 
        sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence.
            (2) That Executive Order violates the Establishment Clause 
        of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and 
        the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the 
        Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS.

    No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by 
this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year, may be used to implement 
or enforce the Executive Order titled ``Protecting the Nation From 
Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States'' signed on March 6, 
2017.
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Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill removes the prohibition on TRICARE Standard eligibility for members of the Selected Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in the federal health benefits program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1086 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1086

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on 
   eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve 
 components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health 
     benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 10, 2017

   Mr. Hatch 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 remove the prohibition on 
   eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve 
 components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health 
     benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

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

SECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TRICARE RESERVE SELECT OF 
              CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1076d(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1) Except as provided 
        in paragraph (2), a member'' and inserting ``A member''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2).
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the costs 
of carrying out the amendments made by this section, if any, will be 
offset.
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Title: Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation from paying a premium subsidy for a crop insurance policy that is based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity on the date of harvest.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2096 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2096

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit payments of premium 
                  subsidy for harvest price policies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 8, 2017

Mr. Flake (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit payments of premium 
                  subsidy for harvest price policies.

    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 ``Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM SUBSIDY FOR HARVEST PRICE POLICIES.

    Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Prohibition on premium subsidy for harvest price 
        policies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
        beginning with the 2018 reinsurance year, the Corporation shall 
        not pay any amount of premium subsidy in the case of a policy 
        or plan of insurance that is based on the actual market price 
        of an agricultural commodity on the date of harvest.''.
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Title: REAL PEACE Act of 2018
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Robocall Elimination At Last Protecting Every American Consumer's Ears Act of 2018 or the REAL PEACE Act of 2018
This bill allows the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to regulate the activities of common carriers engaged in interstate or foreign communication by wire or radio.
Under current law, common carriers are regulated exclusively by the Federal Communications Commission and are exempt from regulation by the FTC. The bill removes this exemption and subjects common carriers to FTC regulation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3668 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3668

   To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to eliminate the common 
          carrier exemption for telecommunications companies.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 28, 2018

    Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Klobuchar) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to eliminate the common 
          carrier exemption for telecommunications companies.

    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 ``Robocall Elimination At Last 
Protecting Every American Consumer's Ears Act of 2018'' or the ``REAL 
PEACE Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) illegal robocalls and spam calls are a growing 
        annoyance and problem for the people of the United States; and
            (2) exemptions within the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
        U.S.C. 41 et seq.) limit the enforcement capabilities of the 
        Federal Trade Commission with respect to illegal robocalling 
        and spam calling.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATING THE COMMON CARRIER EXEMPTION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
              COMPANIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 44) is amended by striking ``the Act entitled `An Act to 
regulate commerce,' approved February 14, 1887, and all Acts amendatory 
thereof and supplementary thereto and the Communications Act of 1934'' 
and inserting ``subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code,''.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act, or an amendment 
made by this Act, may be construed to displace any authority of the 
Federal Communications Commission or the States to take action to 
protect net neutrality or otherwise protect consumers and competition, 
including in the provision of broadband services.
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Title: Flood Prevention Act of 2018
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Flood Prevention Act of 2018
This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to make Washington, DC, eligible to receive federal coastal zone management funding, including flood mitigation and prevention funds.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3146 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3146

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District 
 of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 27, 2018

  Mr. Carper introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District 
 of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, 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 ``Flood Prevention Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER 
              THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1972.

    Section 304(4) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1453(4)) is amended by inserting ``the District of Columbia,'' 
after ``the term also includes''.
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Title: Inspector General Access Act of 2018
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Inspector General Access Act of 2018
This bill transfers responsibility for investigating certain allegations of misconduct from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Professional Responsibility to the DOJ Office of the Inspector General. Specifically, the bill transfers responsibility for allegations relating to a DOJ attorney's authority to investigate, litigate, or provide legal advice.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3003 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3003

 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of 
              the Department of Justice Inspector General.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2018

 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of 
              the Department of Justice Inspector General.

    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 ``Inspector General Access Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PERSONNEL.

    Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and paragraph 
                (3)'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3);
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking 
                ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``, except with respect 
        to allegations described in subsection (b)(3),''.
                                 <all>
Title: Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2018
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2018
This bill establishes that certain laws related to antitrust and unfair competition shall not prohibit or otherwise apply to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, or agreement between any individual or group of individuals.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2491 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2491

                 To permit voluntary economic activity.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
                 To permit voluntary economic activity.

    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 ``Anti-Trust Freedom Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY ECONOMIC COORDINATION BY INDIVIDUALS.

    The Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
12 et seq.), and section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 45) shall not be construed to prohibit, ban, or otherwise extend 
to any voluntary economic coordination, cooperation, agreement, or 
other association, compact, contract, or covenant entered into by or 
between any individual or group of individuals.
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Title: A bill to provide for the correction of a survey of certain land in the State of Alaska.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after consulting with the U.S. Forest Service, to modify the boundary of the Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) in southeast Alaska and to convey any additional land necessary for the project to the state of Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 267 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 267

To provide for the correction of a survey of certain land in the State 
                               of Alaska.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the correction of a survey of certain land in the State 
                               of Alaska.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE SWAN LAKE 
              HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT BOUNDARY.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, shall--
            (1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract of Federal 
        land within the project boundary of the Swan Lake Hydroelectric 
        Project (FERC No. 2911) as generally depicted and labeled 
        ``Lost Creek'' on the map entitled ``Swan Lake Project 
        Boundary--Lot 2'' and dated February 1, 2016; and
            (2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the tract 
        described in paragraph (1) in accordance with--
                    (A) the survey authorized under paragraph (1);
                    (B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 
                (commonly known as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (48 
                U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85-508); and
                    (C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
                818).
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Title: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
This bill specifies that the tax deduction for certain state, local, and foreign taxes may not be reduced, suspended, or eliminated in any manner.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2254 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2254

 To prevent unfair double taxation by ensuring that the deduction for 
    State and local taxes is not reduced, suspended, or eliminated.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 19, 2017

 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
   Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. 
  Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prevent unfair double taxation by ensuring that the deduction for 
    State and local taxes is not reduced, suspended, or eliminated.

    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 ``Tax Cuts and Jobs Act''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING REDUCTION, SUSPENSION, OR ELIMINATION OF THE 
              DEDUCTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL TAXES.

    Notwithstanding any other law or any subsequent Act, the deduction 
allowed pursuant to section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
shall not be reduced, suspended, or eliminated in any manner.
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Title: Oil Region National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Oil Region National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
This bill reauthorizes through the end of FY2026 the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2604 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2604

 To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act to reauthorize the 
       Oil Region National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Oil Region National Heritage Area Act to reauthorize the 
       Oil Region National Heritage Area, 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 ``Oil Region National Heritage Area 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT.

    (a) Management Entity.--The Oil Region National Heritage Area Act 
(Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3368) is amended by striking ``Oil 
Heritage Region, Inc.'' each place it appears and inserting ``Oil 
Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism''.
    (b) Sunset.--Section 608 of the Oil Region National Heritage Area 
Act (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3372) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 608. SUNSET.

    ``The authority of the Secretary to grant or provide any assistance 
under this title shall terminate on September 30, 2026.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 612(a)(2) of the Oil 
Region National Heritage Area Act (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3373) 
is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
                                 <all>
Title: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 363 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 363

  To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic 
Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
   connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2017

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
 Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Franken, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sanders, and 
  Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic 
Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to 
   connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 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 ``North Country National Scenic Trail 
Route Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. ROUTE ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``thirty two hundred miles, extending from 
        eastern New York State'' and inserting ``4,600 miles, extending 
        from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont''; and
            (2) by striking ``Proposed North Country Trail'' and all 
        that follows through ``June 1975.'' and inserting ```North 
        Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route' dated February 
        2014, and numbered 649/116870.''.
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Title: Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act of 2018
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Defending Essential Flights and Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act of 2018
This bill allows an exemption from certain eligibility requirements under the essential air service program for certain locations for which not less than 10% of airport operations in 2017 were by aircraft of the Armed Forces.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2983 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2983

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the essential air 
                            service program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the essential air 
                            service program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Essential Flights and 
Ensuring National Security Efforts (DEFENSE) Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE PROGRAM.

    Section 41731 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Exception for Certain Locations With High Military Use.--
Subparagraph (D) of subsection (a)(1) shall not apply with respect to 
any location that--
            ``(1) is certified under part 139 of title 14, Code of 
        Federal Regulations;
            ``(2) is not owned by the Federal government; and
            ``(3) for which not less than 10 percent of airport 
        operations in 2017 were by aircraft of the Armed Forces.''.
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Title: A bill to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of the names for the crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Defense to include on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, the names of the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3469 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3469

 To provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of the 
names for the crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 
                                3, 1969.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of the 
names for the crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 
                                3, 1969.

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

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN NAMES ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL.

    The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the inclusion on the 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia of the names of 
the 74 crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 
1969.
                                 <all>
Title: Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act
This bill prohibits the President from establishing or extending national monuments in Utah unless:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3193 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3193

 To limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the 
                             State of Utah.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 11, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the 
                             State of Utah.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXTENSION OF NATIONAL 
              MONUMENTS IN THE STATE OF UTAH.

    Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Limitation on the Establishment or Extension of National 
Monuments in the State of Utah.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the President may not establish or extend a national 
monument in the State of Utah (referred to in this subsection as the 
`State') unless--
            ``(1) the extension or establishment has been authorized by 
        an Act of Congress; and
            ``(2) the President has received from the Governor of the 
        State notice that the State legislature has enacted legislation 
        approving the proposed establishment or extension.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act
This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts.
In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2628 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2628

  To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2018

Mr. Markey (for himself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, 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 ``Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation 
Reaffirmation Act''.

SEC. 2. REAFFIRMATION OF INDIAN TRUST LAND.

    (a) In General.--The taking of land into trust by the United States 
for the benefit of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts as 
described in the final Notice of Reservation Proclamation published at 
81 Federal Register 948 (January 8, 2016) is reaffirmed as trust land, 
and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking that land 
into trust are ratified and confirmed.
    (b) Application.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
action (including an action pending in a Federal court as of the date 
of enactment of this Act) relating to the land described in subsection 
(a) shall not be filed or maintained in a Federal court and shall be 
promptly dismissed.
    (c) Applicability of Laws.--All laws (including regulations) of the 
United States of general applicability to Indians or nations, Indian 
tribes, or bands of Indians (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
U.S.C. 5101 et seq.)), shall be applicable to the Mashpee Wampanoag 
Tribe of Massachusetts and tribal members.
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Title: BASIC Act
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2017 or the BASIC Act
This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require any cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation to include the cost of servicing the public debt.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 932 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 932

   To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any 
   estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint 
  Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the 
                  public debt, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2017

  Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
 Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
                     to the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any 
   estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint 
  Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the 
                  public debt, 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 ``Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring 
Interest Costs Act of 2017'' or the ``BASIC Act''.

SEC. 2. CBO AND JCT ESTIMATES TO INCLUDE DEBT SERVICING COSTS.

    (a) In General.--The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 402 the following:

              ``estimates to include debt servicing costs

    ``Sec. 403. Any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402, and any estimate prepared by the Joint 
Committee on Taxation, shall include, to the extent practicable, the 
costs (if any) of servicing the public debt.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the 
following:

``403. Estimates to include debt servicing costs.''.
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Title: Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Timber Revitalization and Economic Enhancement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the reduced tax rate for corporations that have both net capital gains and timber gains.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 524 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 524

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain 
provisions of the Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 
                        2008 relating to timber.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2017

   Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Isakson, and Mr. Wicker) 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 make permanent certain 
provisions of the Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 
                        2008 relating to timber.

    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 ``Timber Revitalization and Economic 
Enhancement Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF TIMBER GAINS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1201(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``beginning in'' and 
inserting ``beginning after''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
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Title: Pay for Printing Act
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Pay for Printing Act
This bill requires the sponsor of a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution to reimburse the Government Publishing Office for the total costs of printing the resolution out of the sponsor's Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account.
It excludes from such requirement a resolution sponsored by at least two-thirds of the Senators.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2917 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2917

To require sponsoring Senators to pay the printing costs of ceremonial 
                 and commemorative Senate resolutions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2018

  Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To require sponsoring Senators to pay the printing costs of ceremonial 
                 and commemorative Senate resolutions.

    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 ``Pay for Printing Act''.

SEC. 2. SENATORS REQUIREMENT TO PAY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
        sponsor of a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution 
        shall reimburse the Government Publishing Office for the total 
        costs of printing such a resolution, as determined by the 
        Government Publishing Office.
            (2) Payment from sopoea.--The reimbursement required by 
        paragraph (1) shall be paid out of the amounts available to the 
        sponsor from the Senators' Official Personnel and Office 
        Expense Account.
    (b) Exception.--This section shall not apply to a resolution that 
is sponsored by not less than two-thirds of the Senators, duly chosen 
and sworn.
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Title: A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill states that a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) drilling permit shall not be required under either the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 or the Code of Federal Regulations for an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spacing unit, if: (1) less than 50% of the minerals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit are federally owned, and (2) the federal government neither owns nor leases the surface estate within the unit's boundaries.
The bill retains the right of the federal government to receive royalties from the production of federal minerals within the unit.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2151 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2151

 To streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee 
 ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2017

  Mr. Hoeven 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 streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee 
 ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, 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. COMPLIANCE WITH BLM PERMITTING.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law but 
subject to any State requirements, a Bureau of Land Management drilling 
permit shall not be required under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or section 3164.1 of 
title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), for 
an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spacing unit if--
            (1) less than 50 percent of the minerals within the oil and 
        gas drilling or spacing unit are minerals owned by the Federal 
        Government; and
            (2) the Federal Government does not own or lease the 
        surface estate within the boundaries of the oil and gas 
        drilling or spacing unit.
    (b) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affects the right of the Federal 
Government to receive royalties due to the Federal Government from the 
production of the Federal minerals within the oil and gas drilling or 
spacing unit.
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Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2690 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2690

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of 
  certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share 
                   hospitals, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 17, 2018

   Mr. Rubio (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Nelson) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of 
  certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share 
                   hospitals, 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. REVIEW OF MEDICARE PAYMENT DETERMINATIONS FOR 
              DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(r) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(r)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any claim relating to a determination made under 
paragraph (2) of such section 1886(r) that is pending on a date that is 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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