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Title: Equal COLA Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Equal COLA Act
This bill revises the formula used to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for annuities paid under the Federal Employees Retirement System.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7165 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7165

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the 
cost of living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal 
  Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service 
               Retirement System, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2018

   Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Raskin, and Mr. Beyer) 
 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 achieve parity between the 
cost of living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal 
  Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service 
               Retirement System, 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 ``Equal COLA Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN COLA FOR FERS ANNUITIES.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 8462 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(1) Except as provided in subsection (c), effective December 1 of 
each year, each annuity payable from the Fund having a commencing date 
not later than such December 1 shall be increased by the percent change 
in the price index for the base quarter of such year over the price 
index for the base quarter of the preceding year in which an adjustment 
under this subsection was made, adjusted to the nearest \1/10\ of 1 
percent.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to--
            (1) any cost-of-living adjustment under section 8462 of 
        title 5, United States Code, made after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) any annuity covered by such section commencing before, 
        on, or after such date.
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Title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to make available on its website and cause to be published in the Federal Register a request for nominations with respect to roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program and a list specifying the roads designated.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5158 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5158

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for 
  and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the 
        national scenic byways program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2018

    Mr. Cicilline (for himself and Mr. Poe of Texas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for 
  and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the 
        national scenic byways 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. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

    (a) Request for Nominations.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall make 
available on the appropriate website of the Department of 
Transportation and cause to be published in the Federal Register a 
request for nominations with respect to roads to be designated under 
the national scenic byways program.
    (b) Designation Determinations.--During the 30-day period beginning 
on the date that is 1 year after the date on which a request for 
nominations is made available and published pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall make available on the appropriate website of the 
Department of Transportation and cause to be published in the Federal 
Register a list specifying the roads, nominated pursuant to such 
request, to be designated under the national scenic byways program.
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Title: RAISE Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that neither its prohibition against interference by an employer with employees' right to bargain collectively, nor the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between employees and an employer after enactment of this Act, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than the agreement provides for.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 987 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 987

 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
                    higher wages to their employees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2017

Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Black, Mr. Grothman, 
  and Mr. Roe of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
                    higher wages to their employees.

    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 ``Rewarding Achievement and 
Incentivizing Successful Employees Act'' or the ``RAISE Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES.

    Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization's exclusive 
representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of 
any collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing 
in either--
            ``(A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or
            ``(B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed 
        or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act,
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater 
wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her 
services as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such 
contract or agreement.''.
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Title: Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017
This bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to revise the requirement that 10% of the award of contracts for federal-aid highway, federal public transportation, and highway safety research and development programs be set-aside for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. This set-aside must include veteran-owned small businesses.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4319 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4319

To amend the FAST Act to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-
         owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2017

 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Ms. Sinema) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the FAST Act to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-
         owned small business concerns, 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 ``Fairness to Veterans for 
Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

    Section 1101(b) of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Veteran-owned small business concern.--The 
                term `veteran-owned small business concern' has the 
                meaning given the term `small business concern owned 
                and controlled by veterans' in section 3(q) of the 
                Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)).'';
            (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``and veteran-owned small 
        business concerns'' before the period at the end; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) veterans.''.
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Title: Follow the Rules Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Follow the Rules Act
This bill extends the prohibition against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 657 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 657

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections 
    against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

  Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Gohmert, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Meadows, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Cole, Mr. Costa, and Mr. Grothman) 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 certain protections 
    against prohibited personnel practices, 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 ``Follow the Rules Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION BASED ON ORDERING INDIVIDUAL TO 
              VIOLATE RULE OR REGULATION.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 2302(b)(9) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, rule, or regulation'' 
after ``law''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Such subparagraph is further amended by 
striking ``for''.
    (c) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to any personnel action (as that term is defined in section 
2302(a)(2)(A) of such title) occurring after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: First Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
First Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $10,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount that may be withdrawn, without penalty, from a qualified retirement plan for purposes of assisting a first-time homebuyer in purchasing a principal residence. This increased distribution amount shall be adjusted annually for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2018.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2808 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2808

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount that 
 can be withdrawn without penalty from individual retirement plans as 
                  first-time homebuyer distributions.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2017

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Coffman) 
 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 amount that 
 can be withdrawn without penalty from individual retirement plans as 
                  first-time homebuyer distributions.

    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 ``First Time Homeowner Savings Plan 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON PENALTY-FREE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER 
              DISTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 72(t)(8)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
``$25,000''.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 72(t)(8) of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any 
                taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2018, 
                the $25,000 amount in subparagraph (B)(i) 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, 
                        by substituting `calendar year 2017' for 
                        `calendar year 1992'.
                Any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
                shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to distributions made December 31, 2017, in taxable years ending 
after such date.
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Title: No Raise for Congress Act
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
No Raise for Congress Act
This bill amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 342 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 342

To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments 
                        for Members of Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2017

  Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Ruiz, and Mr. Sanford) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to 
 the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments 
                        for Members of Congress.

    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 Raise for Congress Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF AUTOMATIC PAY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) is repealed.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 601(a)(1) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 4501(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and
            (3) by striking ``as adjusted by paragraph (2)'' and 
        inserting ``adjusted as provided by law''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect December 31, 2016.
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Title: Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act
This bill permanently extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants and provide other assistance for the Essex National Heritage Area in Massachusetts.
The bill also repeals the limitation on the total amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5334 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5334

 To repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap 
                 for the Essex National Heritage Area.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap 
                 for the Essex National Heritage Area.

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

SECTION 1. ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Essex National 
Heritage Area Permanency Act''.
    (b) Repeal of Funding Authorization Sunset.--Section 507 of 
division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104-333) is repealed.
    (c) Repeal of Total Funding Cap.--Section 508(a) of division II of 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104-333) is amended by striking the last sentence.
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Title: Background Check Completion Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Background Check Completion Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to completion of a background check. (Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3464 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3464

   To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the 
                   completion of a background check.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2017

 Mr. Clyburn (for himself, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brendan F. 
  Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. 
  Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. 
 Fudge, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Langevin, 
Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
 Mr. Swalwell of California, and Mr. Yarmuth) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the 
                   completion of a background check.

    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 ``Background Check Completion Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FIREARMS DEALERS SELLING A FIREARM PRIOR TO THE 
              COMPLETION OF A BACKGROUND CHECK.

    Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(i)'';
            (2) by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by striking clause (ii).
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Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient's medical record.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be considered part of a Medicare beneficiary's medical record for purposes of determining the reasonableness and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3171 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3171

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain 
orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated 
                as part of the patient's medical record.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2017

  Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, 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 XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain 
orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated 
                as part of the patient's medical record.

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

SECTION 1. ORTHOTIST'S AND PROSTHETIST'S CLINICAL NOTES AS PART OF THE 
              PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORD.

    Section 1834(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(h)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Documentation created by orthotists and 
        prosthetists.--For purposes of determining the reasonableness 
        and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics, 
        documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be 
        considered part of the patient's medical record to support 
        documentation created by eligible professionals described in 
        section 1848(k)(3)(B).''.
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Title: Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Strengthening America's Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit a nonimmigrant foreign exchange student to attend a U.S. public elementary, secondary, or a publicly funded adult education program for more than one year if such student pays the full unsubsidized tuition. (Under current law such students are limited to one year's attendance. Such restriction does not apply to private school students.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7132 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7132

To permit aliens who lawfully enter the United States on valid visas as 
nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school students to attend public 
  schools in the United States for longer than 1 year if such aliens 
reimburse the local educational agency that administers the school for 
 the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at such 
            school for the period of the alien's attendance.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To permit aliens who lawfully enter the United States on valid visas as 
nonimmigrant elementary and secondary school students to attend public 
  schools in the United States for longer than 1 year if such aliens 
reimburse the local educational agency that administers the school for 
 the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at such 
            school for the period of the alien's attendance.

    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 ``Strengthening America's Public 
Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act''.

SEC. 2. NONIMMIGRANT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

    Section 214(m)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(m)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``unless--'' and all that 
follows through ``(ii)'' and inserting ``unless''.
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Title: Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2760 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2760

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who 
 have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States 
when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an 
      immigration enforcement proceeding, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2017

 Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Davis of 
 California, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Correa, Mr. Vela, and 
 Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify aliens who 
 have served, or are serving, in the Armed Forces of the United States 
when those aliens apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an 
      immigration enforcement proceeding, 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 ``Immigrant Veterans Eligibility 
Tracking System (I-VETS) Act''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFYING ALIENS CONNECTED TO THE ARMED FORCES.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) identify aliens, when those aliens apply for an 
        immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement 
        proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a 
        regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United 
        States on active duty or as a member of a reserve component of 
        the Armed Forces in an active status; and
            (2) annotate all immigration and naturalization records of 
        the Department of Homeland Security relating to an alien 
        identified pursuant to paragraph (1) so as to reflect that 
        identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes 
        for such aliens.
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Title: To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Gibson Dam Hydroelectric Project located on the Sun River in Lewis, Clark, and Teton Counties, Montana.
Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3872 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3872

 To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
          of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
          of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam.

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

SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FEDERAL ENERGY 
              REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT INVOLVING GIBSON DAM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would 
otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 12478-003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (referred 
to in this section as the ``Commission'') may, at the request of the 
licensee for the project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance 
with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements 
of, and the procedures of the Commission under, that section, extend 
the time period during which the licensee is required to commence 
construction of the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year 
periods from the date of the expiration of the extension originally 
issued by the Commission.
    (b) Reinstatement of Expired License.--
            (1) In general.--If the period required for the 
        commencement of construction of the project described in 
        subsection (a) has expired prior to the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Commission may reinstate the license effective as 
        of that date of expiration.
            (2) Extension.--If the Commission reinstates the license 
        under paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under 
        subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that 
        expiration.
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Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain abortions from the definition of qualified medical expenses for purposes of distributions from health savings accounts.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that, for the purpose of a health savings account, an abortion is not a qualified medical expense unless: (1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) the woman suffers from a physical disorder, injury, or illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2019 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain abortions 
   from the definition of qualified medical expenses for purposes of 
              distributions from health savings accounts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2017

   Ms. Foxx (for herself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain abortions 
   from the definition of qualified medical expenses for purposes of 
              distributions from health savings accounts.

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

SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ABORTIONS FROM QUALIFIED MEDICAL 
              EXPENSES FOR PURPOSES OF HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 223(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
                    ``(D) Certain abortions.--For purposes of this 
                section, the term `qualified medical expenses' shall 
                not include amounts paid for any abortion unless--
                            ``(i) the pregnancy is the result of an act 
                        of rape or incest, or
                            ``(ii) the woman suffers from a physical 
                        disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, 
                        including a life-endangering physical condition 
                        caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, 
                        that would, as certified by a physician, place 
                        the woman in danger of death unless an abortion 
                        is performed.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 552 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 552

  To prohibit implementation of the revised definition of short-term, 
limited duration insurance in order to permit such insurance to provide 
                      up to 12 months of coverage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2017

 Mr. Fortenberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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 prohibit implementation of the revised definition of short-term, 
limited duration insurance in order to permit such insurance to provide 
                      up to 12 months of coverage.

    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 ``Affordable Limited Health Coverage 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED DEFINITION OF SHORT-
              TERM, LIMITED DURATION INSURANCE IN ORDER TO PERMIT SUCH 
              INSURANCE TO PROVIDE UP TO 12 MONTHS OF COVERAGE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of 
Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give 
effect to the final rule, entitled ``Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and 
Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance'' (81 Fed. 
Reg. 75317-75319, October 31, 2016) insofar as such final rule relates 
to a revised definition of the term ``short-term, limited duration 
insurance'' and the Secretaries shall implement, enforce, and otherwise 
give effect to the definition of such term applied by the Secretaries 
immediately prior to the publication of such final rule.
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Title: Historical Record Exemption Act of 2018
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Historical Record Exemption Act of 2018
This bill authorizes a military department to correct a military record that was created more than 175 years ago if the request comes from a person with a vested interest in the record.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6308 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6308

   To authorize the Secretary of a military department to correct a 
  military record at the request of an interested party more than 175 
 years after the date of the creation of the military record, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 3, 2018

  Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of a military department to correct a 
  military record at the request of an interested party more than 175 
 years after the date of the creation of the military record, 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 ``Historical Record Exemption Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. CORRECTION OF HISTORICAL MILITARY RECORDS.

    Section 1552(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``No'' and inserting ``(1) Subject to 
        paragraph (2), no''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) A correction may be made under subsection (a)(1) if the 
Secretary concerned or a person the Secretary concerned determines has 
a vested interest in the military record files a request for the 
correction more than 175 years after the date of the creation of the 
military record.''.
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Title: Energy Emergency Leadership Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Energy Emergency Leadership Act
This bill amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to require the Secretary of the Department of Energy to assign energy emergency and energy security functions to an Assistant Secretary, including responsibilities with respect to infrastructure and cybersecurity.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5174 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5174

  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to 
  functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2018

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to 
  functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, 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 ``Energy Emergency Leadership Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS ASSIGNED TO ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.

    Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7133(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, 
        including--
                    ``(A) responsibilities with respect to 
                infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, 
                supply, and emergency planning, coordination, response, 
                and restoration; and
                    ``(B) upon request of a State, local, or tribal 
                government or energy sector entity, and in consultation 
                with other Federal agencies as appropriate, provision 
                of technical assistance, support, and response 
                capabilities with respect to energy security threats, 
                risks, and incidents.''.
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Title: NICS Review Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
NICS Review Act of 2018
This bill revises the amount of time that the national instant criminal background check system retains certain information about an approved firearm transaction.
Currently, identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser must be destroyed within 24 hours. This bill requires identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser to be retained for at least 90 days before it can be destroyed.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5461 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5461

 To require records of the national instant criminal background check 
              system to be retained for at least 90 days.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2018

Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Meng, 
 Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Espaillat, and Mr. Engel) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require records of the national instant criminal background check 
              system to be retained for at least 90 days.

    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 ``NICS Review Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT NICS RECORDS BE RETAINED FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS.

    Section 511 of division B of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (34 U.S.C. 40901 note; Public Law 
112-55; 125 Stat. 632) is amended by striking ``no more than 24 hours'' 
and inserting ``no fewer than 90 days''.
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