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Title: Innovation in Accreditation Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Innovation in Accreditation Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Department of Education to waive accreditation requirements if an accrediting agency or association demonstrates that a waiver is necessary to enable an institution of higher education or an accredited program to implement innovative practices.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3869 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3869

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of 
     Education to establish a process for accrediting agencies or 
  associations to seek a waiver of certain accreditation requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of 
     Education to establish a process for accrediting agencies or 
  associations to seek a waiver of certain accreditation requirements.

    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 ``Innovation in Accreditation Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVERS OF CERTAIN ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 496 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Waiver.--The Secretary shall establish a process through 
which an accrediting agency or association may seek to have a 
requirement of this subpart waived, if such agency or association--
            ``(1) demonstrates that such waiver is necessary to enable 
        an institution of higher education or program accredited by the 
        agency or association to implement innovative practices 
        intended to--
                    ``(A) reduce administrative burdens to the 
                institution or program without creating costs for the 
                taxpayer; or
                    ``(B) improve the delivery of services to students, 
                improve instruction or learning outcomes, or otherwise 
                benefit students; and
            ``(2) describes the terms and conditions that will be 
        placed upon the institution or program to ensure academic 
        integrity and quality.''.
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Title: To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill terminates the Environmental Protection Agency on December 31, 2018.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 861 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 861

           To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2017

 Mr. Gaetz (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Loudermilk) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
           To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.

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

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

    The Environmental Protection Agency shall terminate on December 31, 
2018.
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Title: B-47 Ridge Designation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
B-47 Ridge Designation Act
This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the "B-47 Ridge."
The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6041 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6041

    To designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 
                                Ridge''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 
                                Ridge''.

    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 ``B-47 Ridge Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF B-47 RIDGE, MONTANA.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The unnamed mountain ridge located at 
        4514'40.89"N, 11043'38.75"W that runs south and west of 
        Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in the State of Montana, 
        which is the approximate site of a crash of a B-47, shall be 
        known and designated as ``B-47 Ridge''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        ridge described in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to ``B-47 Ridge''.
    (b) Authorization for Plaque.--
            (1) In general.--A plaque that memorializes the crash of 
        the B-47 (including denoting the names of the victims of the 
        crash) may be installed on B-47 Ridge.
            (2) Funding.--No Federal funds may be used to design, 
        procure, install, or maintain the plaque authorized under 
        paragraph (1).
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Title: Florida Coastal Protection Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Florida Coastal Protection Act
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the following areas:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2002 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2002

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas 
  preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the 
    Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2017

 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Mr. Crist, Mr. Hastings, and Mrs. 
Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas 
  preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the 
    Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, 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 ``Florida Coastal Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRELEASING, LEASING, AND 
              RELATED ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN AREAS OFF THE COAST OF 
              FLORIDA.

    Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1344) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Prohibition of Oil and Natural Gas Preleasing, Leasing, and 
Related Activities in Certain Areas Off the Coast of Florida.--
            ``(1) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for 
        oil and gas leasing or preleasing or any related activity, any 
        tract located in--
                    ``(A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that 
                is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico 
                Energy Security Act of 2006;
                    ``(B) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning 
                Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude; or
                    ``(C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area.
            ``(2) Limitation on effect.--Nothing in this subsection 
        affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before 
        the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
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Title: Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2018
This bill amends the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to extend the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.)
The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2020, and expands the program to include losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7200 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7200

    To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2018

 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To extend indemnity for wildfires and hurricanes, 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 ``Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity 
Program Extension Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION.

    Title I of subdivision 1 of division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115-123) is amended under the heading ``Department 
of Agriculture--Agricultural Programs--Processing, Research and 
Marketing--Office of the Secretary''--
            (1) by striking ``December 31, 2019'' and inserting 
        ``December 31, 2020'';
            (2) by inserting ``Florence, Michael,'' after ``Maria,''; 
        and
            (3) by inserting ``or 2018'' after ``occurring in calendar 
        year 2017''.
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Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill prohibits an individual employed in a senior executive position at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from being reassigned to another such position unless such reassignment is approved in writing and signed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The VA shall report to Congress on such reassignments biannually.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2517 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2517

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements 
 relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior 
                          executive employees.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements 
 relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior 
                          executive employees.

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

SECTION 1. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON REASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS SENIOR EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 719. Semiannual reports on reassignment of senior executives
    ``(a) Approval of Reassignments.--No individual employed in a 
senior executive position at the Department may be reassigned to 
another such position at the Department unless such reassignment is 
approved in writing and signed by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Semiannual Reports Required.--Not later than June 30 and 
December 31 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the reassignment of individuals employed in senior executive 
positions at the Department to other such positions at the Department 
during the period covered by the report. Each such report shall 
describe the purpose of each such reassignment and the costs associated 
with such reassignment.
    ``(c) Senior Executive Position Defined.--In this section, the term 
`senior executive position' has the meaning given such term in section 
713(g)(3) of this title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
717 the following new item:

``719. Semiannual reports on reassignment of senior executives.''.
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Title: To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of Colorado.
Policy area: Law

Summary:
This bill amends the federal judicial code to increase from seven to nine the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the District of Colorado. The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, two additional judges for that judicial district.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2844 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2844

   To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of 
                               Colorado.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2017

  Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Buck, Mr. 
  Lamborn, Mr. Coffman, and Mr. Polis) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize 2 additional district judgeships for the district of 
                               Colorado.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIPS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO.

    (a) Additional District Judgeships.--The President shall appoint, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 2 additional district 
judges for the district of Colorado.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--In order that the table 
contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will 
reflect the change in the number of judgeships authorized by subsection 
(a), the item relating to Colorado in such table is amended by striking 
``7'' and inserting ``9''.
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Title: GAP Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Graduate Assistants Parity Act or the GAP Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow all graduate students who are employees of educational organizations to exclude tuition reductions from gross income. (Under current law, the exclusion for graduate students is limited to teaching and research assistants.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5396 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5396

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow graduate students 
            to exclude tuition reductions from gross income.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2018

 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Capuano) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
                                 Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow graduate students 
            to exclude tuition reductions from gross income.

    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 ``Graduate Assistants Parity Act'' or 
as the ``GAP Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF TUITION REDUCTIONS FROM GROSS INCOME OF GRADUATE 
              STUDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 117(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``(below the graduate level)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 117(d) of such Code is amended 
by striking paragraph (5).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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Title: CEASE Robocalls Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Creating Enforcement Authority to Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act or the CEASE Robocalls Act
This bill allows the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with respect to common carriers.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6943 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6943

  To permit the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with respect 
          to certain common carriers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To permit the Federal Trade Commission to implement and enforce the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act with respect 
          to certain common carriers, 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 ``Creating Enforcement Authority to 
Stop Enablers of Robocalls Act'' or the ``CEASE Robocalls Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF FTC TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE TELEMARKETING AND 
              CONSUMER FRAUD AND ABUSE PREVENTION ACT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any limitation in section 6 of the 
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 
6105), the exceptions to the powers of the Commission under the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) relating to common carriers 
shall not apply to implementation or enforcement by the Commission, 
with respect to common carriers subject to the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and all Acts amendatory thereof and 
supplementary thereto, of the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
Abuse Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), the Telemarketing Sales 
Rule (16 C.F.R. part 310), or any other regulation issued by the 
Commission under section 3 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 6102).
    (b) Commission Defined.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' 
means the Federal Trade Commission.
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Title: To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
This bill establishes that certain activities on or below the waters within the U.S. exclusive economic zone that infringe a U.S. patent shall be considered an infringing act that occurs within the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7201 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7201

    To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive 
economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2018

Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Olson, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Poe 
  of Texas, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Cuellar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive 
economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, 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. PATENT INFRINGEMENT IN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Amendment.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone
    ``Any act occurring on or below the waters of the exclusive 
economic zone of the United States established by Presidential 
Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note), including 
activity on the seabed of such zone, that is related to the economic 
exploitation of, or exploration for, natural resources or marine 
scientific research shall be considered an act occurring within the 
United States for the purposes of section 271.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

        ``106. Inventions in the exclusive economic zone.''.
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Title: To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to increase the minimum amount made available to territories under the Sexual Assault Services Program, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to modify the formula used to allocate base formula grants under the Sexual Assault Services Program.
Specifically, it increases from .25% to .50% the percentage of program funds awarded as a base formula grant to the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6806 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6806

 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
  increase the minimum amount made available to territories under the 
        Sexual Assault Services Program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 13, 2018

  Ms. Bordallo (for herself and Mr. Sablan) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
  increase the minimum amount made available to territories under the 
        Sexual Assault Services Program, 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. ALLOCATION TO TERRITORIES UNDER THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 41601(b)(4) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12511(b)(4)) is amended by striking 
``0.25 percent'' and inserting ``0.5 percent''.
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Title: Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage (commonly referred to as the individual mandate) individuals who reside in a rating area in which the Department of Health and Human Services certifies that no qualified health plans are offered through an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2516 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2516

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the individual 
                mandate in areas with no Exchange plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

    Mr. Young of Iowa (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Blum) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the individual 
                mandate in areas with no Exchange plans.

    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 ``Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty 
Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF INDIVIDUAL MANDATE IN AREAS WITH NO EXCHANGE PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5000A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``or (4)'' and inserting ``(4), or 
(5)''.
    (b) Individuals Residing in Exempted Areas.--Section 5000A(d) of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Individuals residing in exempted areas.--For purposes 
        of months beginning after December 31, 2017, such term shall 
        not include an individual who resides in a rating area in which 
        the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies for 
        purposes of this section that no qualified health plans are 
        offered through an Exchange established under section 1311 of 
        the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable and plan years beginning after December 31, 2017.
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Title: To reauthorize tuition assistance programs under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the tuition assistance program that provides high school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits of in-state tuition at institutions of higher education outside the District.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7344 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7344

   To reauthorize tuition assistance programs under the District of 
                  Columbia College Access Act of 1999.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To reauthorize tuition assistance programs under the District of 
                  Columbia College Access Act of 1999.

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

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 7 of the District of Columbia College 
Access Act of 1999 (sec. 38-2706, D.C. Official Code) is amended to 
read as follows:

``SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the District of 
Columbia to carry out section 3 and section 5 an aggregate amount of 
$40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Such funds 
shall remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Reductions in Amounts for 
Insufficient Appropriations.--
            (1) Public school program.--Section 3(b)(1) of such Act 
        (sec. 38-2702(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
        ``If the funds'' and all that follows through ``are 
        insufficient'' and inserting ``If the funds appropriated 
        pursuant to section 7 are insufficient''.
            (2) Private school program.--Section 5(b)(1) of such Act 
        (sec. 38-2704(b)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
        ``If the funds'' and all that follows through ``are 
        insufficient'' and inserting ``If the funds appropriated 
        pursuant to section 7 are insufficient''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment Relating to Expired Authorizations.--
            (1) Public school program.--Section 3 of such Act (sec. 38-
        2702, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking subsection 
        (i).
            (2) Private school program.--Section 5 of such Act (sec. 
        38-2704, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking subsection 
        (f).
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Title: Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act of 2018
This bill prohibits the Department of Justice from prosecuting marijuana-related conduct that is authorized by state law, subject to specified exceptions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5050 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5050

  To direct the Attorney General, in enforcing the provisions of the 
 Controlled Substances Act relating to marijuana, to focus on certain 
                        enforcement priorities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2018

Mr. Correa (for himself, Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Attorney General, in enforcing the provisions of the 
 Controlled Substances Act relating to marijuana, to focus on certain 
                        enforcement priorities.

    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 ``Sensible Enforcement of Cannabis Act 
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES.

    (a) In General.--In enforcing the provisions of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) relating to the cultivation, 
manufacture, distribution, possession, or use of marijuana, the 
Attorney General of the United States shall not prosecute for any 
conduct that--
            (1) concerns marihuana for medicinal or recreational use; 
        and
            (2) is authorized by the laws of the State involved.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to 
prosecution for prevention of the following:
            (1) Distribution of marijuana to minors.
            (2) Revenue from the sale of marijuana from going to 
        criminal enterprises, gangs, and cartels.
            (3) Diversion of marijuana from States where it is legal 
        under State law in some form to other States.
            (4) State-authorized marijuana activity from being used as 
        a cover or pretext for the trafficking of other illegal drugs 
        or other illegal activity.
            (5) Violence and the use of firearms in the cultivation and 
        distribution of marijuana.
            (6) Drugged driving and the exacerbation of other adverse 
        public health consequences associated with marijuana use.
            (7) The growing of marijuana on public lands and the 
        attendant public safety and environmental dangers posed by 
        marijuana production on public lands.
            (8) Marijuana possession or use on Federal property.
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Title: Make Schools Safe Again Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Make Schools Safe Again Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Education and the Department of Justice from authorizing or encouraging a school to have a policy of not referring a student suspected of criminal activity to law enforcement.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5400 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5400

 To prohibit the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General from 
   encouraging certain policies or agreements between elementary and 
         secondary schools and local law enforcement agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2018

 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Meadows, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. 
  Conaway, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Perry, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. King of 
Iowa, Mr. Flores, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Harris, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Gosar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General from 
   encouraging certain policies or agreements between elementary and 
         secondary schools and local law enforcement agencies.

    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 ``Make Schools Safe Again Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN POLICIES OR AGREEMENTS WITH LAW 
              ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

    Neither the Secretary of Education nor the Attorney General shall 
authorize or otherwise encourage a State educational agency, local 
educational agency, or an elementary school or secondary school to have 
a policy or agreement with local law enforcement agencies to not refer 
a student suspected of committing any criminal activity (including a 
misdemeanor or felony under State or Federal law) to such an agency.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the terms ``elementary school'', ``local educational 
agency'', ``secondary school'', and ``State educational agency'' have 
the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Captain Humayun Khan Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Captain Humayun Khan Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3184 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3184

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Captain 
                      Humayun Khan Post Office''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2017

    Mr. Garrett (for himself, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Brat, Mr. Scott of 
  Virginia, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Comstock, and Mr. Beyer) 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 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Captain 
                      Humayun Khan Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. CAPTAIN HUMAYUN KHAN POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Captain Humayun Khan Post Office''.
    (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 ``Captain 
Humayun Khan Post Office''.
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Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War while a member of the Marine Corps.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
The President may award the Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for his acts of valor during the Vietnam War as a member of the Marine Corps, for which he was previously awarded the Navy Cross.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4641

   To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John L. 
 Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War while a member of the 
                             Marine Corps.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2017

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John L. 
 Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War while a member of the 
                             Marine Corps.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO JOHN L. CANLEY 
              FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

    (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time 
limitations specified in section 6248 of title 10, United States Code, 
or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain 
medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may 
award the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to John L. 
Canley for the acts of valor during the Vietnam War described in 
subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in 
subsection (a) are the actions of then Gunnery Sergeant John L. Canley 
during combat operations from January 31, 1968, to February 6, 1968, 
during the Vietnam War as a member of the Marine Corps, for which he 
was previously awarded the Navy Cross.
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Title: To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for salvage.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require the Department of Agriculture to make payments under the Livestock Indemnity Program for livestock that is sold for a reduced sale price in excess of the normal mortality. Any payments made pursuant to this bill must be reduced by the amount that the producer received from the sale.
(Under current law, the Livestock Indemnity Program provides payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather, or attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4211 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4211

 To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial 
 payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for 
                                salvage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide to producers partial 
 payments under the livestock indemnity program for livestock sold for 
                                salvage.

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

SECTION 1. LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS FOR LIVESTOCK SOLD FOR SALVAGE.

    Section 1501(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by inserting ``sold livestock for a reduced sale price in 
        excess of the normal mortality, or both,'' after 
        ``mortality,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``on the day before the 
        date of death of the livestock, as determined by the 
        Secretary.'' and inserting the following: ``, as determined by 
        the Secretary on, as applicable--
                    ``(A) the day before the date of death of the 
                livestock; or
                    ``(B) the day before the date of sale of the 
                livestock.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Payment reductions.--A payment made under paragraph 
        (1) to an eligible producer on a farm that sold livestock for a 
        reduced sale price in excess of the normal mortality shall be 
        reduced by the amount that the producer received for the 
        sale.''.
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