hheiden/us-congress-bill-policy-115_117 huggingface dataset:
Title: Commonsense Flood Prevention Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Commonsense Flood Prevention Act
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to examine the license for the Toledo Bend Hydroelectric Project (located on the Sabine River in Panola, Shelby, Sabine, and Newton Counties in Texas and DeSoto, Sabine, and Vernon Parishes in Louisiana) and the Medina Dam Project (located on the Medina River in Medina County, Texas).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4853 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4853

        To require FERC to examine certain hydropower licences.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2018

    Mr. Babin (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Higgins of 
  Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
        To require FERC to examine certain hydropower licences.

    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 ``Commonsense Flood Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. EXAMINATION OF LICENSES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS LOCATED IN 
              DISASTER AREAS.

    Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall examine each license 
issued by the Commission under part I of the Federal Power Act for the 
following projects:
            (1) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 
        2305.
            (2) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 
        12362.
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Title: Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend to Indian reservations, dependent Indian communities, Indian allotments, and areas with high populations of Indian people the universal service principle that telecommunications and information services in rural, insular, and high cost areas should be accessible at rates reasonably comparable to urban areas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1581 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1581

       To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to 
telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas 
    with high populations of Indian people to the universal service 
 principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and 
                            high cost areas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2017

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
       To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to 
telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas 
    with high populations of Indian people to the universal service 
 principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and 
                            high cost areas.

    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 ``Tribal Digital Access Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN INDIAN COUNTRY AND AREAS WITH HIGH 
              POPULATIONS OF INDIAN PEOPLE.

    Section 254(b)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
254(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ``and in Indian country (as defined 
in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) and areas with high 
populations of Indian (as defined in section 19 of the Act of June 18, 
1934 (Chapter 576; 48 Stat. 988; 25 U.S.C. 5129)) people'' after ``high 
cost areas''.
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Title: To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6244 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6244

 To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth 
   Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Diana E. Murphy United 
                          States Courthouse''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2018

   Mr. Emmer (for himself, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Peterson, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Walz) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth 
   Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Diana E. Murphy United 
                          States Courthouse''.

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

SECTION 1. DIANA E. MURPHY UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.

    (a) Designation.--The United States courthouse located at 300 South 
Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known and designated 
as the ``Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United States 
courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the ``Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse''.
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Title: Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act
This bill directs the Forest Service, if the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, requests the conveyance of a certain parcel of land in Coconino National Forest that was originally conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and his heirs for observatory purposes, to convey all interest of the United States in such land to the observatory.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6614 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6614

  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release reversionary and 
   reserved interests in certain lands within the Coconino National 
                            Forest, Arizona.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

Mr. O'Halleran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release reversionary and 
   reserved interests in certain lands within the Coconino National 
                            Forest, Arizona.

    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 ``Lowell Observatory Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Observatory.--The term ``Observatory'' means the Lowell 
        Observatory of Flagstaff, Arizona.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.

SEC. 3. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY AND RESERVED INTERESTS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, if the 
Observatory makes a written request to the Secretary not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act requesting conveyance of 
the National Forest System land described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall convey, without consideration and by quitclaim deed, to 
the Observatory all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b).
    (b) Land Specified.--The parcel of National Forest System land to 
be conveyed under subsection (a) is the land--
            (1) conveyed by the United States to Percival Lowell and 
        his heirs by the Act entitled ``An Act Granting certain lands 
        in the Coconino National Forest, in Arizona, for observatory 
        purposes'', approved May 30, 1910; and
            (2) described as section 17, Township 21 north of range 7 
        east of the Gila and Salt River base and meridian in Coconino 
        County, Arizona.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1415 West Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, as the "Borinqueneers Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1415 West Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, as the "Borinqueneers Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4042 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4042

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1415 West Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, as the ``Borinqueneers 
                        Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2017

   Mr. Soto (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
  Curbelo of Florida, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. 
Frankel of Florida, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mrs. Murphy of 
Florida, Mr. Posey, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney 
 of Florida, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rutherford, Ms. Wasserman 
  Schultz, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Gaetz, Ms. 
Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Crist, Mr. Buchanan, and Mr. Mast) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1415 West Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, as the ``Borinqueneers 
                        Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. BORINQUENEERS POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1415 West Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Borinqueneers 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 
``Borinqueneers Post Office Building''.
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Title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to disclose information to certain recipients.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill expands the list of individuals to whom a whistleblower may disclose information evidencing a violation of law, gross mismanagement, waste of funds, abuse of authority, or danger to public health or safety to include such whistleblower's immediate supervisor or agency head, the Director of National Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or an employee designated to receive such disclosures.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2196 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2196

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to 
              disclose information to certain recipients.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2017

 Mr. Russell (for himself, Mr. Cummings, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow whistleblowers to 
              disclose information to certain recipients.

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

SECTION 1. RECIPIENTS OF WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURES.

    Section 2302(b)(8)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``or to the Inspector'' and all that follows through ``such 
disclosures'' and inserting ``the Inspector General of an agency, a 
supervisor in the employee's direct chain of command up to and 
including the head of the employing agency, the Director of National 
Intelligence, the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, or 
to an employee designated by any of the aforementioned individuals for 
the purpose of receiving such disclosures''.
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Title: Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject to deportation an alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors under state or federal law.


[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5653

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that any alien 
who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2018

Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Babin, Mr. Blum, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Harris, 
 Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Jones, Mr. King 
 of Iowa, Mr. Marino, Mr. Norman, Mr. Perry, Mr. Posey, Mr. Yoho, Mr. 
 Buck, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Biggs, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. 
    Brat) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that any alien 
who has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, is deportable, 
                        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 ``Criminal Alien Removal Clarification 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL GROUNDS FOR DEPORTABILITY.

    Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Criminal grounds.--Any alien who, at any time after 
        admission, has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors, 
        whether under State or Federal law, is deportable.''.
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Title: Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit a person from knowingly confining a common household pet in an enclosed space if the confinement could harm or kill the pet through exposure to excessive heat or cold, lack of ventilation, or lack of water. A common household pet is a domesticated animal (e.g., dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle) that is traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.
The bill specifies the applicable criminal penalty—a prison term of up to one year, a fine, or both—for a person who violates this prohibition.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4941 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4941

 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from 
                          harmful confinement.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2018

  Mr. Marino introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect common household pets from 
                          harmful confinement.

    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 ``Keep Our Pets Safe Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HARMFUL CONFINEMENT OF COMMON HOUSEHOLD PETS.

    The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 30. PROHIBITION ON HARMFUL CONFINEMENT OF COMMON HOUSEHOLD PETS.

    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 
confine a common household pet in a motor vehicle or other enclosed 
space if such confinement could harm or kill such common household pet 
through--
            ``(1) exposure to excessive heat or cold;
            ``(2) lack of ventilation; or
            ``(3) lack of water.
    ``(b) Definition of Common Household Pet.--In this section, the 
term `common household pet' means a domesticated animal that is 
traditionally kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial 
purposes, including a dog, cat, bird, rodent, rabbit, fish, or turtle.
    ``(c) Penalty.--Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined 
under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or 
both, for each violation.''.
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Title: To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require all of the producers on a farm to elect to receive for the 2018 crop year either: (1) price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage, as determined by the election of the producers on the farm required under current law for the 2014-2018 crop years; or (2) federal crop insurance.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5203 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5203

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to 
receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act 
    or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2018

   Mr. Duncan of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to 
receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act 
    or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

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

SECTION 1. PRODUCER ELECTION TO RECEIVE PRICE LOSS COVERAGE OR 
              AGRICULTURE RISK COVERAGE OR FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.

    Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9015) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
    ``(f) Election To Receive Price Loss Coverage or Agriculture Risk 
Coverage or Federal Crop Insurance.--For the 2018 crop year, all of the 
producers on a farm shall elect to receive--
            ``(1) price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage, as 
        determined by the election of the producers on the farm under 
        this section for the 2014 through 2018 crop years; or
            ``(2) Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop 
        Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).''.
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Title: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the "Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the "Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6839 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6839

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Douglas Fournet 
                Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2018

   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Douglas Fournet 
                Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.

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

SECTION 1. NAME OF COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC OF THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA.

    The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ``Douglas Fournet 
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''. Any reference to such clinic 
in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Douglas 
Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
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Title: AIR Act of 2018
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Artificial Intelligence Reporting Act of 2018 or the AIR Act of 2018
This bill requires the subgroup on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence of the Committee on Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to submit annual reports to Congress which contain:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6090 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6090

To provide for a report by the Committee on Technology of the National 
   Science and Technology Council on machine learning and artificial 
                             intelligence.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2018

Mrs. Lawrence introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for a report by the Committee on Technology of the National 
   Science and Technology Council on machine learning and artificial 
                             intelligence.

    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 ``Artificial Intelligence Reporting 
Act of 2018'' or the ``AIR Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

    Not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the subgroup on Machine Learning and Artificial 
Intelligence of the Committee on Technology of the National Science and 
Technology Council shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report containing--
            (1) a strategic plan for unclassified machine learning and 
        artificial intelligence research and development, in 
        consultation with the Networking and Information Technology 
        Research and Development program and appropriate subgroups of 
        such program, including the Robotics and Intelligent Systems 
        Interagency Working Group;
            (2) the use and status of unclassified machine learning and 
        artificial intelligence applications across the Federal 
        Government; and
            (3) efforts taken to enhance the Federal research and 
        development enterprise by embracing a diverse workforce.
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Title: To provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the state of Iowa, without consideration, the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie County described in the quit claim deed dated April 13, 1998.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2600

To provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the reversionary 
  interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie 
                 County, Iowa, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2017

Mr. Young of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the reversionary 
  interest held by the United States in certain land in Pottawattamie 
                 County, Iowa, 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. CONVEYANCE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST REQUIRED.

    (a) Conveyance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, 
without consideration, to the State of Iowa the reversionary interest 
held by the United States and described in the quit claim deed dated 
April 13, 1998, instrument number 19170, as recorded in book 98, page 
55015, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
    (b) Costs.--As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), 
all costs associated with such conveyance shall be paid by the State of 
Iowa.
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Title: Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 2017

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 449 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 449

 To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit 
 to Congress a report on the effects on public health of the increased 
                    rate of use of synthetic drugs.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2017

 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Collins of New 
  York, and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit 
 to Congress a report on the effects on public health of the increased 
                    rate of use of synthetic drugs.

    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 ``Synthetic Drug Awareness Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON EFFECTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH OF SYNTHETIC DRUG USE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than three years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service 
shall submit to Congress a report on the effects on public health of 
the increase since January 2010 in the rate of use of synthetic drugs 
in the United States by individuals who are at least 12 years of age 
but not more than 18 years of age.
    (b) Synthetic Drug Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
term ``synthetic drug'' means a drug which is developed and 
manufactured to avoid control under the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.).
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Title: VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
VA Opioid Prescribing Rates Accountability Act
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) report at least annually to each Veterans Health Administration physician on his or her opioid prescribing rates, and (2) provide physicians who were among the highest opioid prescribers each fiscal year with pain management training.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5829 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5829

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform each physician of 
 the Veterans Health Administration of the opioid prescribing rate of 
     the physician and to require pain management training for the 
         physicians with the highest opioid prescribing rates.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2018

  Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform each physician of 
 the Veterans Health Administration of the opioid prescribing rate of 
     the physician and to require pain management training for the 
         physicians with the highest opioid prescribing rates.

    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 ``VA Opioid Prescribing Rates 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PHYSICIAN 
              OPIOID PRESCRIBING RATES AND MANDATORY PAIN MANAGEMENT 
              TRAINING FOR HIGHEST PRESCRIBERS.

    (a) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than once each year, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transmit to each individual 
employed by the Veterans Health Administration as a physician a report 
on the opioid prescribing rates of the individual.
    (b) Pain Management Training.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall ensure that each of the individuals employed by the Veterans 
Health Administration as physicians who were among the 10 percent of 
individuals employed by the Administration as physicians who had the 
highest opioid prescribing rates in the most recently completed fiscal 
year receive pain management training.
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Title: Inspector General Access Act of 2017
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Inspector General Access Act of 2017
This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to eliminate a provision of such Act that requires referral of allegations of misconduct involving Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys, investigators, or law enforcement personnel to the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (thus allowing the DOJ Inspector General to investigate such allegations).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3154 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3154

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2017

    Mr. Richmond (for himself, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, and Mr. 
   Conyers) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 
2017''.

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),''.
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Title: Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prohibit employees who have knowingly misused VA purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials.
Such prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5215 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5215

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found to have knowingly misused 
Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase 
                  card holders or approving officials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 2018

  Mr. Bergman (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Bost, and Mr. 
    Dunn) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found to have knowingly misused 
Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase 
                  card holders or approving officials.

    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 ``Veterans Affairs Purchase Card 
Misuse Mitigation Act''.

SEC. 2. MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PURCHASE CARDS BY 
              DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prohibit any employee of the 
Department who the Secretary or the Inspector General of the Department 
determines has knowingly misused a purchase card from serving as a 
purchase card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall be 
in addition to any other applicable penalty.
    ``(b) Misuse.--For purposes of this section, the term `misuse' 
means--
            ``(1) splitting purchases;
            ``(2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits or purchase 
        thresholds;
            ``(3) purchasing any unauthorized item;
            ``(4) using a purchase card without being an authorized 
        purchase card holder; or
            ``(5) violating ethics standards.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
725 the following new item:

``727. Misuse of Department purchase cards.''.
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Title: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018
This bill prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from engaging in lobbying activities while under conservatorship or receivership.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7382 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7382

   To regulate lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 20, 2018

Mr. Royce of California (for himself and Ms. Velazquez) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To regulate lobbying by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 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 ``Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying 
Regulation Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY BY FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC.

    Part 3 of subtitle A of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial 
Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1357. LIMITATIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITY BY ENTERPRISES.

    ``During any period in which an enterprise is in conservatorship or 
receivership pursuant to section 1367, such enterprise may not engage 
in any activity that would result in such enterprise being a client for 
purposes of section 3(2) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1602(2)).''.
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Title: State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017
This bill establishes an exception to the requirement that unused Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) allotments to states for FY2017 be reduced by one-third. A state shall receive the exception if: (1) the remaining allotment amounts are with respect to expenditures incurred during any quarter of FY2017, (2) the state submitted a claim under its child health plan after September 30, 2017 and before December 31, 2017, and (3) the state could have alternatively submitted a claim for federal funding under its state Medicaid program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4404

    To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
  exception to the reduction to State allotments under the Children's 
             Health Insurance Program for fiscal year 2018.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2017

 Mr. Emmer (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson, and Mr. 
   Paulsen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
  exception to the reduction to State allotments under the Children's 
             Health Insurance Program for fiscal year 2018.

    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 ``State CHIP Flexibility Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO REDUCTION TO STATE CHIP ALLOTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
              2018.

    Clause (iv) of section 2104(m)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397dd(m)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``The previous sentence shall not apply in the case of any such amounts 
that remain so available for fiscal year 2018 to the extent that such 
amounts are with respect to expenditures of the State incurred during 
any quarter in fiscal year 2017 for which the State could have 
submitted a claim for Federal financial participation either under the 
State child health plan or, pursuant to section 2105(g), under the 
State plan under title XIX, and submitted such claim for Federal 
financial participation under the State child health plan after 
September 30, 2017, but before December 31, 2017.''.
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Title: To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System certain properties in New Jersey.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove specific properties in Brick, New Jersey, from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1256 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1256

  To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
                   certain properties in New Jersey.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2017

Mr. MacArthur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
                   certain properties in New Jersey.

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

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF PROPERTIES IN NEW JERSEY FROM JOHN H. CHAFEE 
              COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall revise one or 
more maps included in the set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
Resources System'' referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) and relating to John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit NJ-04B in New Jersey, as 
necessary to remove from such system the properties located at the 
following postal addresses:
            (1) 112 W. Mantoloking Drive, Brick, NJ 08723.
            (2) 110 W. Mantoloking Drive, Brick, NJ, 08723.
            (3) 108 W. Mantoloking Drive, Brick, NJ 08723.
            (4) 106 W. Mantoloking Drive, Brick, NJ 08723.
            (5) 104 W. Mantoloking Drive, Brick, NJ 08723.
            (6) 101 W. Mantoloking Drive, Brick, NJ 08723.
    (b) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall keep each 
map revised under subsection (a) on file and available for inspection 
in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).
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