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Title: BLUE Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Blue Line Use Exception Act of 2017 or the BLUE Act of 2017
This bill directs the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to grant an exception to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices provisions relating to road line marking standards to allow for the use of colored markings in the space between longitudinal parallel lines for ceremonial or celebratory purposes if a state's transportation department approves of such use.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 556 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 556

 To require the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to 
 make an exception to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to 
allow for certain colored markings between longitudinal parallel lines 
                for celebratory or ceremonial purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2017

Mr. Lance (for himself and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration to 
 make an exception to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to 
allow for certain colored markings between longitudinal parallel lines 
                for celebratory or ceremonial 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 ``Blue Line Use Exception Act of 
2017'' or the ``BLUE Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES EXCEPTION.

    Notwithstanding any provision in the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
Control Devices relating to the space between parallel longitudinal 
lines on roads or the color of line markings, the Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration shall grant an exception to allow for 
the use of colored markings in the space between longitudinal parallel 
lines for ceremonial or celebratory purposes if the State 
transportation department (as defined in section 101 of title 23, 
United States Code) of the State where such markings are to be used 
approves of such use.
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Title: Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act
This bill requires each executive agency to submit a quarterly report to the Office of Government Ethics listing each instance that the agency obligated or expended federal funds with any privately held company that is owned by the President. With respect to each such instance, the report shall include the amount of the obligation or expenditure and the name of the company. Not later than 10 days after receiving a report, the office shall publish the report on its public website.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5873 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5873

 To disclose the use of Federal funds with any privately held company 
            owned by the President, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2018

    Mr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. 
DeFazio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, 
Mr. Moulton, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To disclose the use of Federal funds with any privately held company 
            owned by the President, 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 ``Disclosing Official Spending at 
Presidential Businesses Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AT BUSINESSES OWNED 
              BY THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) In General.--The head of each Executive agency shall submit a 
quarterly report to the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
listing each instance, during the most recently ended quarter, that the 
Executive agency obligated or expended Federal funds with any privately 
held company that is owned, either in whole or in part, directly or 
indirectly, including through trusts, by the President. With respect to 
each such instance, the report shall include--
            (1) the amount of the obligation or expenditure; and
            (2) the name of the company.
    (b) Publication.--Not later than 10 days after receiving a report 
under subsection (a), the Director shall publish the report on the 
Office's public Internet website.
    (c) Definition of Executive Agency.--In this section, the term 
``Executive agency'' has the meaning given that term in section 105 of 
title 5, United States Code, and includes the United States Postal 
Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the White House, and the 
Executive Office of the President.
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Title: North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act
This bill amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to extend the authorization for the Department of the Interior to carry out certain wetlands conservation projects through FY2022.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1099 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1099

 To extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry 
 out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American 
          Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2022.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2017

Mr. Wittman (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry 
 out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American 
          Wetlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2022.

    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 American Wetlands Conservation 
Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking ``not to exceed--'' and all that 
follows through paragraph (5) and inserting ``not to exceed $50,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2022.''.
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Title: Help Hire Our Heroes Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Help Hire Our Heroes Act
This bill amends the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to make the veterans retraining assistance program permanent.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 106 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 106

   To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to make permanent the 
    Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to make permanent the 
    Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Help Hire Our Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS RETRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Permanent Program.--Section 211 of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act 
of 2011 (Public Law 112-56; 38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``the period 
        beginning October 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2014'' and 
        inserting ``each subsequent fiscal year that the program is 
        carried out''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (k).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Not later than July 
        1, 2012, the'' and inserting ``The'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Except as provided by 
        subsection (k), each'' and inserting ``Each'';
            (3) in subsection (e)(1)(G), by striking ``by not later 
        than October 1, 2013,'';
            (4) by striking subsection (i); and
            (5) by redesignating subsections (j) and (l) as subsections 
        (i) and (j), respectively.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the "Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the "Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5737 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5737

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the ``Captain Joshua E. 
                         Steele Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2018

    Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Rush, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. 
Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
   Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
   Foster, Mr. Bost, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. 
Shimkus, Mr. Kinzinger, and Mr. LaHood) 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 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the ``Captain Joshua E. 
                         Steele Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. CAPTAIN JOSHUA E. STEELE POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Captain 
Joshua E. Steele Post Office''.
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Title: Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2018
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Protect the Gig Economy Act of 2018
This bill amends Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to expand the preliminary requirements for class certification in a class action lawsuit to include a new requirement that the claim does not allege misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5367 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5367

To amend Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to protect the 
``gig economy'' and small businesses that operate in large part through 
contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to protect the 
``gig economy'' and small businesses that operate in large part through 
contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation, 
                        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 ``Protect the Gig Economy Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTING THE GIG ECONOMY FROM CLASS ACTIONS.

    Rule 23(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) the claim does not allege the misclassification of 
        employees as independent contractors.''.
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Title: More for Veterans Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
More for Veterans Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that retired and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces, including members medically discharged, separated, or on the temporary disability retirement list, and their immediate family remain eligible for Military OneSource Program services for at least one year after the end of the member's tour of service, retirement date, or separation date.
(Military OneSource is a DOD-funded program that provides comprehensive information on aspects of military life at no cost to active duty National Guard and Reserve Component members and their families.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3319 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3319

   To extend the duration of Military OneSource Program services for 
 members of the Armed Forces upon their separation or retirement from 
                           the Armed Forces.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2017

Mr. Veasey (for himself, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Ryan of Ohio) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To extend the duration of Military OneSource Program services for 
 members of the Armed Forces upon their separation or retirement from 
                           the Armed Forces.

    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 ``More for Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDED DURATION OF AVAILABILITY OF MILITARY ONESOURCE PROGRAM 
              SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UPON THEIR 
              SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT.

    The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that retired and honorably 
discharged members of the Armed Forces, including members medically 
discharged, separated, or on the temporary disability retirement list, 
and their immediate family remain eligible for services under the 
Military OneSource Program for at least one year after the end of the 
member's tour of service, the member's retirement date, or the member's 
separation date, as the case may be.
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Title: Securing IoT Act of 2017
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Securing the Internet of Things Act of 2017 or the Securing IoT Act of 2017
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish cybersecurity standards that radio frequency equipment must meet throughout its lifecycle (design, installation, and retirement) in order to be certified under the FCC's technical standards for equipment authorization.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1324 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1324

      To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
 establishment of cybersecurity standards for certain radio frequency 
                               equipment.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
 establishment of cybersecurity standards for certain radio frequency 
                               equipment.

    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 ``Securing the Internet of Things Act 
of 2017'' or the ``Securing IoT Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN RADIO FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(cc) Require radio frequency equipment for which certification is 
required under subpart J of part 2 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to meet cybersecurity standards to be established by the 
Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, in order for such certification to be 
granted. Such standards shall address cybersecurity throughout the 
lifecycle of the equipment, including design, installation, and 
retirement.''.
    (b) Deadline for Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement the amendment made 
by subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to radio frequency equipment for which an 
application for certification is submitted after the date that is 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Refusing to Assist Paying for United Nations Actions Against Israel Act
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Refusing to Assist Paying for United Nations Actions Against Israel Act
This bill prohibits funds from being made available for U.S. contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) or to any affiliated body of the U.N. until Security Council Resolution 2334, regarding Israel's settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, is repealed in its entirety.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 311 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 311

 To withhold United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the 
                United Nations, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To withhold United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the 
                United Nations, 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 ``Refusing to Assist Paying for United 
Nations Actions Against Israel Act''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES ASSESSED AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
              UNITED NATIONS.

    No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for assessed or voluntary contributions of the United States 
to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, commission, 
treaty or treaty body, or other affiliated body of the United Nations 
and the United States System, until such time as United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 2334, regarding Israel's Settlements in the 
West Bank and East Jerusalem, is repealed in its entirety.

SEC. 3. INTEREST ON WITHHELD PAYMENTS.

    No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available to pay interest on assessed or voluntary contributions that 
are withheld under this Act.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION.

    Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall notify the United Nations of the provisions of this Act.
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Title: REAL Act of 2017
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 or the REAL Act of 2017
This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 254 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 254

      To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals 
  incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2017

Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
  Lee, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Richmond) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To reinstate Federal Pell Grant eligibility for individuals 
  incarcerated in Federal and State penal institutions, 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 ``Restoring Education And Learning Act 
of 2017'' or the ``REAL Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF FEDERAL PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 401(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating paragraph 
        (7) as paragraph (6); and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ``(7)(B)'' and 
        inserting ``(6)(B)''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall be effective for academic 
year 2017-2018 and succeeding academic years.
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Title: Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Rock Creek National Park Act of 2017
This bill redesignates Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock Creek National Park.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4599 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4599

  To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock 
                          Creek National Park.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2017

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To redesignate Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia as Rock 
                          Creek National Park.

    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 ``Rock Creek National Park Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF ROCK CREEK PARK AS ROCK CREEK NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) Redesignation.--In recognition of its nationally significant 
natural, cultural, and historical resources, and important recreational 
opportunities, Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia, established 
by the Act of September 27, 1890 (26 Stat. 492), is redesignated as 
``Rock Creek National Park''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 8104(b), by striking ``Rock Creek Park'' and 
        inserting ``Rock Creek National Park''; and
            (2) in section 8501(a)(3)(B), by striking ``Rock Creek 
        Park'' and inserting ``Rock Creek National Park''.
    (c) References.--Any reference in any law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to Rock Creek 
Park in the District of Columbia is deemed to be a reference to Rock 
Creek National Park.
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Title: State Refugee Security Act of 2017
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
State Refugee Security Act of 2017
This bill directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement to notify the state agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien refugee not later than 21 days before the alien's arrival in the state.
No alien refugee shall be placed or resettled in a state if the governor certifies to the Office of Refugee Resettlement that it has failed, in the sole determination of the governor, to provide adequate assurance that such person does not present a security risk to the state.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 604 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 604

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Governor of 
 a State to reject the resettlement of a refugee in that State unless 
there is adequate assurance that the alien does not present a security 
                     risk, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2017

Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Smith of 
 Texas, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Olson) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Governor of 
 a State to reject the resettlement of a refugee in that State unless 
there is adequate assurance that the alien does not present a security 
                     risk, 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 ``State Refugee Security Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF STATES TO REJECT RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES.

    Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Notice of Refugee Resettlement.--The Office of Refugee 
Resettlement shall notify the State agency responsible for coordinating 
the placement or resettlement of an alien eligible to be admitted to 
the United States under this section not later than 21 days before the 
arrival of such alien in the State.
    ``(h) State Rejection of Refugee Resettlement.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no alien eligible to be admitted to the United 
States under this section shall be placed or resettled in a State if 
the Governor of that State certifies to the Director of the Office of 
Refugee Resettlement that the Director has failed, in the sole 
determination of the Governor, to provide adequate assurance that the 
alien does not present a security risk to the State.''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as the "Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as the "Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4960 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4960

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as the ``Spc. Sterling 
                 William Wyatt Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2018

Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. 
 Cleaver, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Long, and Mr. Smith of Missouri) 
 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 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as the ``Spc. Sterling 
                 William Wyatt Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. SPC. STERLING WILLIAM WYATT POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Spc. Sterling William Wyatt 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 ``Spc. 
Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Building''.
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Title: To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill prohibits the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action.
The President must transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use such a vehicle to conduct such a strike or lethal action.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 487 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 487

  To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned 
  aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately 
lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or 
              lethal action to the Department of Defense.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2017

Mr. Burgess (for himself and Mr. Amash) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned 
  aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately 
lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or 
              lethal action to the Department of Defense.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OPERATION OF 
              UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE STRIKES AND TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY 
              TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
officer or employee of, or contractor or detailee to, the Central 
Intelligence Agency shall use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a 
weapons strike or other lethal action.
    (b) Transfer to Department of Defense.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President shall transfer to the Department of 
Defense all authority to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a 
weapons strike or other lethal action.
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Title: Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt certain Food and Drug Administration user fees from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2334

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
  to exempt from sequestration certain user fees of the Food and Drug 
                            Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2017

    Mr. Lance (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. 
  Bilirakis, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Speier, and Mr. Sarbanes) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
  to exempt from sequestration certain user fees of the Food and Drug 
                            Administration.

    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 ``Food and Drug Administration Safety 
Over Sequestration Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTING FROM SEQUESTRATION CERTAIN USER FEES OF FOOD AND DRUG 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
amended--
            (1) in section 255(g)(1)(A) (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)), by 
        inserting after ``Financial Agent Services'' the following new 
        item:
                    ``Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and 
                Expenses, but only the portion of appropriations under 
                such account corresponding to fees collected under 
                sections 736, 738, 740, 741, 744B, and 744H of the 
                Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (75-9911-0-1-
                554)''; and
            (2) in section 256(h) (2 U.S.C. 906(h)), by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) This subsection shall not apply with respect to the 
        portion of administrative expenses incurred by the Food and 
        Drug Administration that are funded through fees collected 
        under sections 736, 738, 740, 741, 744B, and 744H of the 
        Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.''.
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Title: Federal Transit Modernization Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Federal Transit Modernization Act of 2017
This bill repeals requirements that condition certain financial assistance for public transportation projects upon employee protective arrangements approved by the Secretary of Labor.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 891 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 891

    To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to employee 
            protective arrangements, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2017

 Mr. Meadows (for himself and Mr. Farenthold) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to employee 
            protective arrangements, 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 Transit Modernization Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5333 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Prevailing Wages Requirement.--''; 
        and
            (2) by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Formula grants for rural areas.--Section 5311(i) of 
        title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
            (2) Administrative provisions.--Section 5334(a)(1) of title 
        49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``(except terms 
        the Secretary of Labor prescribes under section 5333(b) of this 
        title)''.
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Title: To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Policy area: Law

Summary:
This bill amends the federal judicial code to move portions of four counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall from the Middle District to the Eastern District of North Carolina.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3899 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3899

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and 
              middle judicial districts of North Carolina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2017

Mr. Holding (for himself, Mr. Pittenger, and Mr. Hudson) 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 redefine the eastern and 
              middle judicial districts of North Carolina.

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

SECTION 1. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

    (a) In General.--Section 113 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and Wilson and'' and 
        inserting ``Wilson, those portions of Hoke, Moore, Scotland, 
        and Richmond counties encompassing the Fort Bragg Military 
        Reservation and Camp Mackall, and''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Middle District.--The Middle District comprises the counties 
of Alamance, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham 
(excluding that portion of Durham County encompassing the Federal 
Correctional Institution, Butner, North Carolina), Forsyth, Guilford, 
Hoke (excluding that portion of Hoke County encompassing the Fort Bragg 
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Lee, Montgomery, Moore 
(excluding that portion of Moore County encompassing the Fort Bragg 
Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Orange, Person, Randolph, 
Richmond (excluding that portion of Richmond County encompassing the 
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Rockingham, Rowan, 
Scotland (excluding that portion of Scotland County encompassing the 
Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall), Stanly, Stokes, 
Surry, and Yadkin.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any action commenced or pending in any judicial district of 
North Carolina before the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017
This bill amends federal copyright law and the Communications Act of 1934 to extend statutory licenses for secondary transmissions, and require satellite carriers to carry the analog and digital signals of licensed local television broadcast stations, in U.S. territories and possessions under the same requirements that apply in states.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 192 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 192

 To amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 
1934 to include a territory or possession of the United States, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 
1934 to include a territory or possession of the United States, 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 ``Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS ON SECONDARY TRANSMISSIONS.

    (a) Geographic Limitations on Secondary Transmissions.--Section 
122(h) of title 17, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 
including each territory or possession of the United States'' after 
``locations in the United States''.
    (b) State Defined.--Section 122(j) of title 17, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or 
        possession of the United States.''.
    (c) Carriage of Signals of Local Stations in Certain Markets.--
Section 338(a)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
338(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ``(including a territory or 
possession of the United States)'' after ``within a State''.
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