hheiden/us-congress-bill-policy-115_117 huggingface dataset:
Title: North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

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

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1026 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1026

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2017

   Mr. Nolan (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Ellison, Mr. 
Peterson, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Walz, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Kelly 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
 Tonko, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Faso, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
   Paulsen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``North Country National Scenic Trail 
Route Adjustment Act''.

SEC. 2. ROUTE ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 
1244(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence--
            (1) by striking ``thirty-two hundred miles, extending from 
        eastern New York State'' and inserting ``4,600 miles, extending 
        from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont''; and
            (2) by striking ``Proposed North Country Trail'' and all 
        that follows through ``June 1975.'' and inserting ```North 
        Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route', dated 
        February 2014, and numbered 649/116870.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Native American Health Savings Improvement Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Native American Health Savings Improvement Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that receiving hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization does not disqualify an individual from being eligible for a health savings account.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1476 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1476

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals 
  eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health 
                           savings accounts.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

Mr. Moolenaar 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 permit individuals 
  eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health 
                           savings accounts.

    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 ``Native American Health Savings 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE ASSISTANCE NOT 
              DISQUALIFIED FROM HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Special rule for individuals eligible for 
                assistance under indian health service programs.--For 
                purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), an individual shall 
                not be treated as covered under a health plan described 
                in such subparagraph merely because the individual 
                receives hospital care or medical services under a 
                medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of 
                a tribal organization.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
                                 <all>
Title: Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2017
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to address initial contract negotiation. Specifically, the bill requires mediation if an employer and a newly certified union have not reached a collective bargaining agreement within 60 days. Either the employer or the union may request binding arbitration if the parties have not reached an agreement within 30 days of selecting a mediator.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 156 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 156

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of 
     initial contract negotiation disputes, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the arbitration of 
     initial contract negotiation disputes, 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 ``Labor Relations First Contract 
Negotiations Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. INITIAL CONTRACT DISPUTES.

    Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) If, not later than 60 days after the certification of a 
new representative of employees for the purpose of collective 
bargaining, the employer of the employees and the representative have 
not reached a collective bargaining agreement with respect to the terms 
and conditions of employment, the employer and the representative shall 
jointly select a mediator to mediate those issues on which the employer 
and the representative cannot agree.
    ``(2) If the employer and the representative are unable to agree 
upon a mediator, either party may request the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service to select a mediator and the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service shall upon the request select a person to serve as 
mediator.
    ``(3) If, not later than 30 days after the date of the selection of 
a mediator under paragraph (1) or (2), the employer and the 
representative have not reached an agreement, the employer or the 
representative may transfer the matters remaining in controversy to the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service for binding arbitration.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any person who knowingly engages in any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for that individual, shall be fined, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 506 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 506

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
    prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2017

Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida (for himself and Mr. Deutch) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
    prevent certain frauds against veterans, 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 ``Preventing Crimes Against Veterans 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TOOL TO PREVENT CERTAIN FRAUDS AGAINST VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1041. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits
    ``(a) Whoever knowingly engages in any scheme or artifice to 
defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with 
obtaining veteran's benefits for that individual, shall be fined under 
this title, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
    ``(b) In this section--
            ``(1) the term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 101 of title 38; and
            ``(2) the term `veterans' benefits' means any benefit 
        provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or 
        survivor of a veteran.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1041. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits.''.
                                 <all>
Title: SAVINGS Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Save Access to a Valuable Investment Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017 or the SAVINGS Act
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to allow: (1) an individual taxpayer to use a portion or all of a tax refund to purchase U.S. savings bonds in paper form for the taxpayer or for any individual designated by the taxpayer; or (2) an option for a tax return that allows for the gifting of such bonds and that serves individuals who rarely, if ever, have held a bank account and individuals who lack access to the Internet.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 855 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 855

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 
  Treasury to provide for the purchase of paper United States savings 
                        bonds with tax refunds.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2017

Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Jenkins of 
   Kansas, Mr. Neal, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Schakowsky) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 
  Treasury to provide for the purchase of paper United States savings 
                        bonds with tax refunds.

    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 ``Save Access to a Valuable Investment 
Needed to Generate Savings Act of 2017'' or the ``SAVINGS Act''.

SEC. 2. PURCHASE PAPER UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS WITH TAX REFUND.

    Section 3106 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) provide an option on the individual return of tax 
        under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to use a 
        portion or all of a refund of overpayment of such tax to 
        purchase United States savings bonds in paper form for the 
        taxpayer or any individual designated by the taxpayer; or
            ``(2) provide an option on such return of tax that--
                    ``(A) allows for the gifting of United States 
                savings bonds to any individual designated by the 
                taxpayer; and
                    ``(B) serves the unbanked (within the meaning of 
                section 49 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
                U.S.C. 1831z)) and individuals who lack access to the 
                Internet.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a deduction from gross income of insurance premiums paid for the health care coverage of the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. The bill makes the deduction available whether or not the taxpayer itemizes other deductions.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3277 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3277

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line 
                deduction for health insurance premiums.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2017

Mr. Biggs (for himself and Mr. Gohmert) 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 an above-the-line 
                deduction for health insurance premiums.

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

SECTION 1. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

    (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating section 224 
as section 225 and by inserting after section 223 the following new 
section:

``SEC. 224. DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS.

    ``In the case of an individual, there shall be allowed as a 
deduction for the taxable year amounts paid by the taxpayer for 
insurance which constitutes medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) 
for the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents. No amount 
allowed as a deduction under the preceding sentence shall be taken into 
account in determining any deduction or credit otherwise allowable to 
the taxpayer (or any other taxpayer) under this chapter.''.
    (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes Other 
Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by 
inserting before the last sentence at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(22) Deduction for health insurance premiums.--The 
        deduction allowed by section 224.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by redesignating the 
item relating to section 224 as an item relating to section 225 and by 
inserting after the item relating to section 223 the following new 
item:

``Sec. 224. Deduction for health insurance premiums.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
                                 <all>
Title: National Right-to-Work Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
National Right-to-Work Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers or labor organizations, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 785 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 785

  To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to 
  form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such 
                              activities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

    Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                      Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to 
  form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such 
                              activities.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Right-to-Work Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.

    (a) Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the ``Act'') (29 
U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ``except to'' and all that follows 
through ``authorized in section 8(a)(3)''.
    (b) Section 8(a) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended by 
striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through ``retaining 
membership'' in paragraph (3).
    (c) Section 8(b) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended by 
striking ``or to discriminate'' and all that follows through 
``retaining membership'' in paragraph (2) and by striking ``covered by 
an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) of this section'' in 
paragraph (5).
    (d) Section 8(f) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)) is amended by 
striking clause (2) and by redesignating clauses (3) and (4) as (2) and 
(3), respectively.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT.

    Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152) is amended by 
striking paragraph Eleventh.
                                 <all>
Title: To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates the U.S. courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 455 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 455

  To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court 
 Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States 
                             Courthouse''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court 
 Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States 
                             Courthouse''.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

    The United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in 
Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the ``R. Jess 
Brown United States Courthouse''.

SEC. 2. 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 section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``R. Jess Brown 
United States Courthouse''.
                                 <all>
Title: Student Aid Enhancement Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Student Aid Enhancement Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the calculation used to determine a dependent student's amount of need for financial assistance. Specifically, the bill excludes the income and assets of the dependent student in the calculation of the expected family contribution for the student.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4662 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4662

  To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exclude the income and 
assets of dependent students in the calculation of the expected family 
                    contribution for such students.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 15, 2017

Mr. Lawson of Florida 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 exclude the income and 
assets of dependent students in the calculation of the expected family 
                    contribution for such students.

    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 ``Student Aid Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. CALCULATING EXPECTED FAMILY CONTRIBUTION FOR DEPENDENT 
              STUDENTS.

    Part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087kk et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 474(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087nn(b))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``the student 
                and''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``and (B) the 
                student and'' and inserting ``or (B)'';
            (2) in section 475 (20 U.S.C. 1087oo)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
                            (ii) by striking ``the sum of'' and all 
                        that follows through ``the parents' 
                        contribution'' and inserting ``the parents' 
                        contribution'';
                    (B) by striking subsections (g), (h), and (j); and
                    (C) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
                (g); and
            (3) in section 480(b)(1)(F) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(1)(F)), by 
        striking ``, except'' and all that follows through ``parents''.
                                 <all>
Title: Regulatory Fingerprints Act of 2017
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Regulatory Fingerprints Act of 2017
This bill requires a federal agency to include in each publication in the Federal Register pertaining to a rule: (1) the specific legal authority for the rule, and (2) the name and title of each agency officer or employee who participated in the rulemaking and each person performing any work pertaining to the rule under an agency contract.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1460 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1460

To require the identification of certain persons who participated in a 
rule making in publications related to such rule making, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

   Mr. Young of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Hensarling) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the identification of certain persons who participated in a 
rule making in publications related to such rule making, 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 ``Regulatory Fingerprints Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED PUBLICATIONS PERTAINING TO RULE MAKINGS.

    Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) For all publications in the Federal Register pertaining to 
the rule, the agency shall include in such publication--
            ``(1) the name and title of officer or employee of the 
        agency who participated in the rule making, and each person 
        performing any work pertaining to the rule making under the 
        terms of a contract with the agency; and
            ``(2) the specific legal authority that authorizes the 
        agency to make the rule.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements Act
This bill prohibits federal officials and employees from entering into settlements that provide for payment of attorney's fees by the federal government in cases brought under the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act), or the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1525 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1525

    To prohibit Federal officials and employees from entering into 
settlements that provide for payment of attorney's fees by the Federal 
             Government in certain environmental law cases.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2017

Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Brat, Mr. Mullin, 
Mr. Luetkemeyer, and Mr. Bost) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and 
Energy and Commerce, 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 prohibit Federal officials and employees from entering into 
settlements that provide for payment of attorney's fees by the Federal 
             Government in certain environmental law cases.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Taxpayer Funded Settlements 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SETTLEMENTS PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S 
              FEES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL 
              LAW CASES.

    (a) Prohibition.--No Federal official or Federal employee may enter 
into a settlement in any environmental law case in which the Federal 
Government is a party if the settlement provides for payment of 
attorney's fees by the Federal Government.
    (b) Definition.--In this Act, the term the ``environmental law 
case'' means a case arising under--
            (1) the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
            (2) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
        et seq.); or
            (3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
        seq.).
                                 <all>
Title: Improving Access to Child Care Act
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Improving Access to Child Care Act
This bill extends through FY2023, and increases funding for, the Child Care Entitlement grant program under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5835 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5835

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2018

    Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Child Care 
Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHILD CARE TO SUPPORT WORK.

    Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) 
is amended by striking ``$2,917,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
and 2018'' and inserting ``$3,525,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
2018.
                                 <all>
Title: Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017
This bill applies to yardmaster employees the limitations on duty hours and the restrictions on communications to employees during their off-duty hours that are currently applicable to train employees.
A "yardmaster employee" means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3148 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3148

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on 
      duty hours for yardmaster employees, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2017

   Mr. Nolan (for himself and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on 
      duty hours for yardmaster employees, 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 ``Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON DUTY HOURS OF YARDMASTER EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Limitations on Duty Hours of Yardmaster Employees.--Section 
21103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting ``and 
        yardmaster employees'' after ``train employees'';
            (2) by inserting ``or yardmaster employee'' after ``train 
        employee'' each place it appears; and
            (3) in subsection (e), by inserting ``or yardmaster'' after 
        ``During a train''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 21101 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``a yardmaster 
        employee,'' after ``dispatching service employee,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(6) `yardmaster employee' means an individual 
                responsible for supervising and coordinating the 
                control of trains and engines operating within a rail 
                yard.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 211 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 21103 and inserting the following:

``21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees and yardmaster 
                            employees.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
This bill directs the Drug Enforcement Administration to transfer marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical use; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule III controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has less potential for abuse than a schedule I or II substance; has a currently accepted medical use; and has low or moderate risk of dependence if abused.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2020 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2020

 To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the 
                       Controlled Substances Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2017

  Mr. Gaetz (for himself and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
    addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 provide for the rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the 
                       Controlled Substances Act.

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

SECTION 1. RESCHEDULING OF MARIJUANA.

    Notwithstanding section 201 and subsections (a) and (b) of section 
202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 811, 812) respecting 
the scheduling of controlled substances, the Attorney General of the 
United States shall, by order not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, transfer marijuana (for purposes of this Act 
given the same meaning given the term ``marihuana'' in section 102 of 
such Act) from schedule I of such Act to schedule III of such Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as regular attendees of the meetings of the National Security Council (NSC), or of any body of the NSC (including the Principals Committee), if any individual whose responsibilities are primarily political is designated as a regular attendee of such meetings.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 793 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 793

 To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide for additional 
   requirements relating to the regular attendees of meetings of the 
             National Security Council and bodies thereof.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
  Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
  Heck, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Walz, and Mr. 
  McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide for additional 
   requirements relating to the regular attendees of meetings of the 
             National Security Council and bodies thereof.

    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 ``Ensuring Sound Military and 
Intelligence Advice Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF REGULAR ATTENDEES OF MEETINGS OF NATIONAL 
              SECURITY COUNCIL AND BODIES THEREOF.

    Section 101(c)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3021) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If 
any individual whose responsibilities are primarily political is 
designated as a regular attendee of meetings of the National Security 
Council or of any body of the National Security Council, including the 
Principals Committee, then the Director of National Intelligence and 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall also be designated as 
regular attendees of such Council or body.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To modify the application of temporary limited appointment regulations to the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill modifies the application of specified geographic requirements with respect to seasonal employees of the National Park Service.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6599 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6599

To modify the application of temporary limited appointment regulations 
         to the National Park Service, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

Mr. Knight (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To modify the application of temporary limited appointment regulations 
         to the National Park Service, 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. APPLICATION OF TEMPORARY LIMITED APPOINTMENT REGULATIONS TO 
              THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.

    With respect to the National Park Service, for purposes of carrying 
out section 316.401 of subpart D of part 316 of title 5, Code of 
Federal Regulations (relating to temporary limited appointments)--
            (1) the term ``major subdivision'' in paragraph (1) of 
        subsection (c) of such section shall be defined by the Director 
        of the National Park Service; and
            (2) the requirement in such paragraph that a position be in 
        the same local commuting area shall not apply.
                                 <all>
Title: Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2889 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2889

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan 
 drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of 
                              such title.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2017

 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Harper) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan 
 drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of 
                              such title.

    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 ``Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITING THE ORPHAN DRUG EXCLUSION UNDER 340B DRUG DISCOUNT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 340B(e) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 256b(e)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ``when transferred, prescribed, sold, or otherwise 
used for the rare condition or disease for which such drug is so 
designated''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to covered outpatient drugs purchased on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Electronic Notification Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Department of Homeland Security to provide electronic notification to any petitioner who submits a petition or payment of any fee pertaining to the importation of an H-2A visa alien (temporary agricultural worker) or an H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural worker) upon receipt of such petition or payment.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 639 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 639

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic 
  notification of H-2A and H-2B visa petitioners upon receipt of the 
                   petitions, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for electronic 
  notification of H-2A and H-2B visa petitioners upon receipt of the 
                   petitions, 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 ``Electronic Notification Improvement 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONERS.

    Section 214(c)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1184(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place such term 
        appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary 
        shall provide electronic notification to any petitioner who 
        submits a petition or payment of any fee pertaining to the 
        importation of an alien under subparagraph (H)(ii)(A) or 
        subparagraph (H)(ii)(b) of section 101(a)(15) promptly upon 
        receipt of such petition or payment.''.
                                 <all>