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Title: To designate the United States courthouse located at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, as the "John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates the U.S. courthouse located at 323 Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, as the "John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3460 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3460

 To designate the United States courthouse located at 323 East Chapel 
  Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, as the ``John Hervey Wheeler 
                      United States Courthouse''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2017

 Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Adams, 
Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Walker, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
  McHenry, and Mr. Meadows) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the United States courthouse located at 323 East Chapel 
  Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, as the ``John Hervey Wheeler 
                      United States Courthouse''.

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

SECTION 1. JOHN HERVEY WHEELER UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.

    (a) Designation.--The United States courthouse located at 323 East 
Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, shall be known and 
designated as the ``John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United States 
courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
reference to the ``John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse''.
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Title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill extends the authority of federal agencies to conduct telework travel expenses test programs until December 31, 2020.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4171 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4171

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to 
conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2017

 Mr. Gianforte (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to 
conduct telework travel expenses test programs, 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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT TELEWORK TRAVEL EXPENSES 
              TEST PROGRAMS.

    Section 5711(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``7 years after the date of the enactment of the Telework 
Enhancement Act of 2010'' and inserting ``on December 31, 2020''.
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Title: Easy Enrollment Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Easy Enrollment Act of 2018
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to shift the annual open enrollment period for health care exchanges. Beginning with calendar 2020, the annual open enrollment period must begin on a date set by the Department of Health and Human Services and must end on April 15 of that calendar year. Under current law, for benefit years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the annual open enrollment period begins on November 1 and ends on December 15 of the calendar year preceding the benefit year.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5625 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5625

 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to align open 
  enrollment periods for Exchange plans with the deadline for filing 
          Federal income tax returns, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2018

Mr. Bera (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
   Delaney, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to align open 
  enrollment periods for Exchange plans with the deadline for filing 
          Federal income tax returns, 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 ``Easy Enrollment Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ALIGNING OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIODS FOR EXCHANGE PLANS WITH 
              DEADLINE FOR FILING FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(c)(6) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)) is 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) annual open enrollment periods--
                            ``(i) for calendar years after the initial 
                        enrollment period and before 2020, as 
                        determined by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) for 2020 and subsequent calendar 
                        years, that begin on a date specified by the 
                        Secretary and end on April 15 of such calendar 
                        year;''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
issue regulations to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a).
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Title: Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Federal Intern Protection Act of 2017
This bill extends protections against discrimination in a federal workplace based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability to interns (individuals who perform uncompensated voluntary service in a federal agency to earn credit awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or occupation) and applicants for internships.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 653

To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
 Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Cummings (for himself, Ms. Meng, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Ms. 
   Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
 Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, 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 ``Federal Intern Protection Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2302 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall be afforded, 
in the same manner and to the same extent, to an intern and an 
applicant for internship.
    ``(2) For purposes of the application of this subsection, a 
reference to an employee shall be considered a reference to an intern 
in--
            ``(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000e-16);
            ``(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimination in 
        Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 633a); and
            ``(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
        U.S.C. 791).
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `intern' means an individual who 
performs uncompensated voluntary service in an agency to earn credit 
awarded by an educational institution or to learn a trade or 
occupation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3111(c)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ``section 2302(g) (relating to 
prohibited personnel practices),'' before ``chapter 81''.
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Title: Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2017
This bill nullifies the National Credit Union Administration rule titled "Risk-Based Capital" published on October 29, 2015. (The rule establishes a new method, beginning in 2019, for measuring whether a credit union is adequately capitalized.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4464 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4464

 To repeal the rule issued by the National Credit Union Administration 
                     titled ``Risk-Based Capital''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 28, 2017

  Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal the rule issued by the National Credit Union Administration 
                     titled ``Risk-Based Capital''.

    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 ``Common Sense Credit Union Capital 
Relief Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    The rule issued by the National Credit Union Administration titled 
``Risk-Based Capital'' (published at 80 Fed. Reg. 66626 (October 29, 
2015)) shall have no force or effect, and any regulation revised by 
that rule shall be applied as if that rule had not been issued.
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Title: Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2017
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Mid-Mississippi Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to issue to the Pat Harrison Waterway District a long-term special use permit to develop approximately 8,307 acres of specified National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of Mississippi for public purposes only.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4034 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4034

  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue to the Pat Harrison 
      Waterway District a long-term special use permit to develop 
  approximately 8,307 acres of National Forest System land within the 
   Bienville National Forests in Mississippi, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 2017

  Mr. Harper (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. Palazzo) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                              Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to issue to the Pat Harrison 
      Waterway District a long-term special use permit to develop 
  approximately 8,307 acres of National Forest System land within the 
   Bienville National Forests in Mississippi, 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 ``Mid-Mississippi Conservation, 
Recreation and Development Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. LONG-TERM SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION TO THE PAT HARRISON 
              WATERWAY DISTRICT.

    (a) Long-Term Special Use Authorization.--The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall issue to the Pat Harrison Waterway District, a long-
term special use permit to develop approximately 8,307 acres of 
National Forest System land within the Bienville National Forests of 
Mississippi identified as ``Oakohay/Little Oakohay Lake, Smith County, 
Mississippi'' on the map entitled ``Mid-Mississippi Conservation, 
Recreation and Development'' and dated April 2, 2014.
    (b) Survey.--If determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be 
necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of the National 
Forest System land shall be determined by a survey approved by the 
Secretary.
    (c) Use of Land.--As a condition of the long-term special use 
permit under subsection (a), the Pat Harrison Waterway District shall 
use the land covered under subsection (a) only for public purposes 
consistent with the laws of the State of Mississippi.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the "Zack T. Addington Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the "Zachary Addington Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3821 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3821

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the ``Zachary Addington 
                             Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 2017

    Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
Woodall, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Austin 
 Scott of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
 Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
Lewis of Georgia, and Mrs. Handel) 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 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the ``Zachary Addington 
                             Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. ZACHARY ADDINGTON POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Zachary Addington 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 ``Zachary 
Addington Post Office''.
                                 <all>
Title: Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to bar prosecution in cases involving damage to or destruction of federal property by fire if:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 983 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 983

 To bar prosecution under section 844(f)(1) of title 18, United States 
                        Code, in certain cases.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To bar prosecution under section 844(f)(1) of title 18, United States 
                        Code, in certain 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 ``Resource Management Practices 
Protection Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. BAR TO PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 844(F)(1) OF TITLE 18, UNITED 
              STATES CODE, IN CERTAIN CASES.

    Section 844(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(f)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding after and below the end the following:
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
            ``(i) the damage or destruction, or attempt to damage or 
        destroy, is by means of a fire that--
                    ``(I) is set by a person to property owned by the 
                person--
                            ``(aa) to prevent an imminent threat of 
                        damage to that property; or
                            ``(bb) as part of any other generally 
                        accepted practice for managing vegetation on 
                        timber, grazing, or farm land;
                    ``(II) does not pose a serious threat of injury to 
                any individual or damage to any building, dwelling, or 
                vehicle of the United States; and
                    ``(III) does not result in death or serious bodily 
                injury to any individual; and
            ``(ii) an individual who has not attained 16 years of age 
        is not used in setting the fire.''.
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Title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program.
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize appropriations for the predisaster hazard mitigation program for FY2017-FY2022.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2363 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2363

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation 
                                program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation 
                                program.

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

SECTION 1. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM.

    Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(m)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2022.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. The bill allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2016.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1959 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1959

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion 
            for employer-provided dependent care assistance.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2017

    Ms. Sinema (for herself and Ms. Herrera Beutler) 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 increase the exclusion 
            for employer-provided dependent care assistance.

    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 ``Child and Dependent Care FSA 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN EXCLUSION FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED DEPENDENT CARE 
              ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 129(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``$5,000 ($2,500'' and inserting 
``$7,500 (half such dollar amount''.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 129(a)(2) of such Code is 
amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) and by 
inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any 
                taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2016, 
                the $7,500 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be 
                increased by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins, 
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2015' 
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) 
                        thereof.
                Any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
                shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
                                 <all>
Title: No Haven for Dangerous Fugitives Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
No Haven for Dangerous Fugitives Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the scope of conduct that constitutes unlawful flight to avoid prosecution or giving testimony.
Current law makes it a crime to move or travel in interstate or foreign commerce with intent to avoid prosecution or giving testimony. This bill expands the scope of prohibited conduct to include being present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or entering or leaving Indian country, with intent to avoid prosecution or giving testimony.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4864 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4864

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to penalize unlawful flight to 
             avoid prosecution into or from Indian country.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 2018

 Mrs. Noem (for herself and Mr. Gowdy) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 title 18, United States Code, to penalize unlawful flight to 
             avoid prosecution into or from Indian country.

    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 ``No Haven for Dangerous Fugitives Act 
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION OR GIVING TESTIMONY.

    Section 1073 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``Whoever moves or travels in interstate or foreign 
commerce'' the following: ``or is present within the special maritime 
and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or enters or leaves 
Indian country (as such term is defined in section 1151),''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that Federal, State, and local 
governments should respect Tribal sovereignty at all times, including 
by engaging in all reasonable efforts to reach extradition agreements 
with Indian Tribes.
                                 <all>
Title: Continuing Our Mission in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Continuing Our Mission in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations Act or the COMPROMISO Act
This bill directs that the federal share of assistance, including direct federal assistance, provided for Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act with respect to a major disaster (specifically, regarding essential assistance, hazard mitigation, repair, restoration, and replacement of damaged facilities, debris removal, federal assistance to individuals and households, and public assistance program alternative procedures) shall be 100%.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6859 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6859

To alter the Federal share of certain disaster assistance provided with 
 respect to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2018

   Mr. Serrano (for himself, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Ms. 
   Velazquez, and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To alter the Federal share of certain disaster assistance provided with 
 respect to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria, 
                        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 ``Continuing Our Mission in Puerto 
Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations 
Act'' or the ``COMPROMISO Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including 
direct Federal assistance, provided with respect to Puerto Rico in 
connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under sections 403, 404, 406, 
407, 408, and 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5170c, 5172, 5173, 5174, and 
5189f) shall be 100 percent.
    (b) Applicability.--The Federal share provided under subsection (a) 
shall apply to assistance applied for before, on, or after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the "Amelia Earhart Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the "Amelia Earhart Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4188 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4188

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the ``Amelia Earhart Post 
                           Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2017

Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Yoder, and 
Mr. Marshall) 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 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the ``Amelia Earhart Post 
                           Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. AMELIA EARHART POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Amelia Earhart Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Amelia 
Earhart Post Office Building''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the "Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the "Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5263 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5263

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
   at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the ``Benjamin A. 
                     Gilman Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2018

 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. King of New 
    York) 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 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the ``Benjamin A. 
                     Gilman Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Benjamin 
A. Gilman Post Office Building''.
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Title: Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons to release early an offender who has completed at least half of his or her prison sentence if such offender has: (1) attained age 45, (2) committed no violent offenses, and (3) received no institutional disciplinary violations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 64 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 64

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release 
     date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release 
     date for certain nonviolent offenders, 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 ``Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent 
Offender Relief Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EARLY RELEASE FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``at the early release 
        date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise'' 
        after ``A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of 
        Prisons''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Early Release for Certain Nonviolent Offenders.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, 
pursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a 
prisoner who has served one half or more of his term of imprisonment 
(including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that 
prisoner--
            ``(1) has attained the age of 45 years;
            ``(2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and
            ``(3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent 
        conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.''.
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Title: APPEAL Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Assigning Proper Placement of Executive Action Lawsuits Act or the APPEAL Act
This bill provides exclusive original jurisdiction to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for cases regarding an executive order, action, or memorandum.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2660 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2660

 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide exclusive original 
 jurisdiction to the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia of certain cases relating to the powers of the Executive, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2017

 Mr. Palmer (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Biggs, 
Mr. Brat, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Bishop 
of Michigan, and Mr. Davidson) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide exclusive original 
 jurisdiction to the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia of certain cases relating to the powers of the Executive, 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 ``Assigning Proper Placement of 
Executive Action Lawsuits Act'' or the ``APPEAL Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN CASES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1370. Claims relating to certain actions of the executive.
    ``The United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine any 
claim that arises in a case or controversy as to an Executive order, 
action, or memorandum.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1370. Claims relating to certain actions of the executive.''.
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Title: Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017
This bill provides that family offices and family clients are accredited investors as set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. (A family office is a company that has no clients other than family clients, is wholly owned and exclusively controlled by family clients, and does not hold itself out to the public as an investment advisor.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3972 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3972

   To clarify that family offices and family clients are accredited 
                   investors, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2017

  Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To clarify that family offices and family clients are accredited 
                   investors, 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 ``Family Office Technical Correction 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ACCREDITED INVESTOR CLARIFICATION.

    Any person who is a family office or a family client, as defined in 
section 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, 
shall be deemed to be an accredited investor, as defined in Regulation 
D of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor thereto) 
under the Securities Act of 1933.
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Title: INFORM Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Increasing Information and Notification to Foster Openness Regarding Highly Automated Vehicle Matters to States Act or the INFORM Act
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a publicly available electronic database of exemptions from motor vehicle safety or bumper standards.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3421 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3421

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Transportation to establish a database of exemptions for motor vehicles 
    from the Federal motor vehicle safety standards, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Transportation to establish a database of exemptions for motor vehicles 
    from the Federal motor vehicle safety standards, 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 ``Increasing Information and 
Notification to Foster Openness Regarding Highly Automated Vehicle 
Matters to States Act'' or the ``INFORM Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTION DATABASE.

    Section 30113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(i) Exemption Database.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        publically available and searchable electronic database of each 
        motor vehicle for which an exemption from motor vehicle safety 
        standards prescribed under this chapter or a bumper standard 
        prescribed under chapter 325 has been granted.
            ``(2) Vehicle identification number.--The database 
        established under paragraph (1) shall be searchable by Vehicle 
        Identification Number and shall include no information 
        identifying the vehicle owner.''.
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Title: Open Banking Study Act of 2018
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Open Banking Study Act of 2018
This bill directs the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration to report on their respective regulated entities' processes for third-party access to consumer-authorized financial data.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6789 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6789

    To require certain Federal financial regulators to carry out an 
 independent study of their regulated entities' processes for allowing 
      third parties to access consumer-authorized financial data.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 2018

  Mr. Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require certain Federal financial regulators to carry out an 
 independent study of their regulated entities' processes for allowing 
      third parties to access consumer-authorized financial data.

    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 ``Open Banking Study Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CONSUMER-AUTHORIZED FINANCIAL DATA STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the Comptroller of the 
Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National 
Credit Union Administration shall each carry out an independent study 
of their regulated entities' processes for allowing third parties to 
access consumer-authorized financial data.
    (b) Report.--Not later than the end of the 1-year period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal agency required to 
carry out a study under subsection (a) shall submit an independent 
report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate containing--
            (1) a description of all findings and determinations made 
        in carrying out the study required under subsection (a); and
            (2) administrative and legislative recommendations that 
        would encourage consumer-authorized financial data sharing and 
        aggregation consistent with the agency's safety and soundness, 
        consumer protection, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity 
        standards.
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