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Title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in Wyoming and the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). In addition, this bill prohibits judicial review of the reissued rules.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 164

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules 
relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and 
     the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 17, 2017

Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. 
  Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules 
relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and 
     the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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

SECTION 1. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULES RELATING TO GRAY WOLVES IN THE 
              WESTERN GREAT LAKES AND THE STATE OF WYOMING.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall reissue--
            (1) the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
        Wildlife and Plants; Revising the Listing of the Gray Wolf 
        (Canis lupus) in the Western Great Lakes'' (76 Fed. Reg. 81666 
        (December 28, 2011)); and
            (2) the final rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened 
        Wildlife and Plants; Removal of the Gray Wolf in Wyoming From 
        the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
        Removal of the Wyoming Wolf Population's Status as an 
        Experimental Population'' (77 Fed. Reg. 55530 (September 10, 
        2012)).
    (b) No Judicial Review.--The reissuance of the final rules 
described in subsection (a) shall not be subject to judicial review.
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Title: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the employer mandate to provide health care coverage, to: (1) modify the formula for calculating the number of full-time employees employed by an applicable large employer subject to the mandate; and (2) define a "full-time employee" as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours per week (currently, 30 hours).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1782 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1782

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of 
full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient 
                  Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 7, 2017

  Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Donnelly) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of 
full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient 
                  Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    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 ``Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.

    Section 4980H(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ``by 120'' and 
        inserting ``by 174''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking ``30 hours'' and 
        inserting ``40 hours''.
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Title: Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2018
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2018
This bill withdraws the federal lands and interests that are within the Chaco Cultural Heritage Withdrawal Area in New Mexico and any land or interest within such area which is acquired by the federal government after enactment of this bill from:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2907 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2907

To provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in 
                        the State of New Mexico.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2018

Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in 
                        the State of New Mexico.

    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 ``Chaco Cultural Heritage Area 
Protection Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means--
                    (A) any Federal land or interest in Federal land 
                that is within the boundaries of the Chaco Cultural 
                Heritage Withdrawal Area, as depicted on the Map; and
                    (B) any land or interest in land located within the 
                boundaries of the Chaco Cultural Heritage Withdrawal 
                Area, as depicted on the Map, that is acquired by the 
                Federal Government after the date of enactment of this 
                Act.
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared by the 
        Bureau of Land Management entitled ``Chaco Cultural Heritage 
        Withdrawal Area'' and dated May 14, 2018.

SEC. 3. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.

    (a) In General.--Subject to any valid existing rights, the Federal 
land is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.
    (b) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be made available for 
inspection at each appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management.
    (c) Effect of Act.--Nothing in this Act affects the mineral rights 
of a Tribe or member of a Tribe to trust land or allotment land.
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Title: Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018
This bill delays to 2021 the National Credit Union Administration rule titled "Risk-Based Capital" published on October 29, 2015. (The rule establishes a new method, beginning in 2019, for measuring whether a credit union is adequately capitalized.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3750 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3750

 To delay the effective date of the rule issued by the National Credit 
          Union Administration titled ``Risk-Based Capital''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 13, 2018

  Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To delay the effective date of the rule issued by the National Credit 
          Union Administration titled ``Risk-Based Capital''.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Common Sense Credit Union Capital 
Relief Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Notwithstanding any effective date set forth in the rule issued by 
the National Credit Union Administration titled ``Risk-Based Capital'' 
(published at 80 Fed. Reg. 66626 (October 29, 2015)), such final rule 
shall take effect on January 1, 2021.
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Title: A bill to make title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 permanent, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill amends the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to make permanent title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017. Among other things, title VII authorizes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Justice to jointly authorize the targeting (electronic surveillance) of non-U.S. persons outside of the United States.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1297 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1297

To make title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
                   permanent, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 6, 2017

 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Collins, 
   Mr. Blunt, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. McCain, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
    Roberts, Mr. Graham, Mr. Thune, and Mr. Perdue) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To make title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
                   permanent, 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. REPEAL OF SUNSET OF TITLE VII OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE 
              SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 1978.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 403 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110-261; 122 Stat. 2474) is amended by striking subsection (b).
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 404 of the FISA Amendments Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110-261; 50 U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (b).
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Title: REAL Act of 2018
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2018 or the REAL Act of 2018
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore 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]
[S. 2423 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2423

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2018

   Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
  Whitehouse, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Coons, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
     Warren, Mr. Booker, Ms. Harris, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. 
 Gillibrand, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was 
 read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
                              and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 2018'' or the ``REAL Act of 2018''.

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);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6); and
            (3) 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 2018-2019 and succeeding academic years.
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Title: Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act
This bill specifies that the owner of an absolute or conditional water right, or an entity that receives or distributes water contracted from the federal government, may use or sell the water for the cultivation of industrial hemp if the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp is otherwise authorized under the laws of the state in which the use occurs. The bill applies regardless of whether the water has passed through a federal water project.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1576 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1576

 To provide that the owner of a water right may use the water for the 
 cultivation of industrial hemp, if otherwise authorized by State law.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 18, 2017

   Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Tester, Mr. Gardner, Mr. 
 Wyden, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the owner of a water right may use the water for the 
 cultivation of industrial hemp, if otherwise authorized by State law.

    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 ``Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF WATER FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION.

    (a) Definition of Industrial Hemp.--In this section, the term 
``industrial hemp'' has the meaning given the term in section 7606(b) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940(b)).
    (b) Use for Industrial Hemp Cultivation.--Notwithstanding the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), chapter 81 of title 
41, United States Code, or any other Federal law, an owner of an 
absolute or conditional water right, or an entity that receives or 
distributes water contracted from the Federal Government, may use or 
sell for use by another person the water subject to the water right or 
the contract, as applicable, for the cultivation of industrial hemp, 
regardless of whether the water has passed through a Federal water 
project, if the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp is otherwise 
authorized under the laws of the State in which such use occurs.
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Title: Stopping Mass Hacking Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Stopping Mass Hacking Act
This bill repeals an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that took effect on December 1, 2016. The amendment allows a federal magistrate judge to issue a warrant to use remote access to search computers and seize electronically stored information located inside or outside that judge's district in specific circumstances.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 406 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 406

 To repeal certain amendments made to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of 
                          Criminal Procedure.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2017

Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Paul, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Daines, Mr. Tester, 
 and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal certain amendments made to rule 41 of the Federal Rules of 
                          Criminal Procedure.

    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 ``Stopping Mass Hacking Act''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES.

    (a) In General.--Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, 
rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure is amended to read 
as it read on November 30, 2016.
    (b) Applicability.--Notwithstanding the amendment made by 
subsection (a), for any warrant issued under rule 41 of the Federal 
Rules of Criminal Procedure during the period beginning on December 1, 
2016, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, such rule 41, as 
it was in effect on the date on which the warrant was issued, shall 
apply with respect to the warrant.
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Title: A bill to approve the 2010 Compact Review Agreement with Palau, and for other purposes.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill approves the Compact Review Agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with the Compact of Free Association with Palau, with the funding schedule therein to be modified by the parties to the agreement as necessary.
Amounts provided to Palau by the United States in FY2011-FY2017 shall be considered as funding to implement the agreement.
The Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 is amended to extend through FY2024 eligibility for appropriations and grants for specified education assistance and for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1433 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1433

To approve the 2010 Compact Review Agreement with Palau, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2017

 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Ms. Cantwell) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                    on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To approve the 2010 Compact Review Agreement with Palau, 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. AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL TO COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION WITH 
              PALAU.

    (a) Approval of Agreement Supplemental to Compact.--The Compact 
Review Agreement and appendices signed by the United States and the 
Republic of Palau on September 3, 2010, in connection with section 432 
of the Compact of Free Association with Palau (Public Law 99-658; 48 
U.S.C. 1931 note), with the funding schedule therein to be modified by 
the parties to the Agreement as necessary and appropriate, are approved 
(hereinafter the ``Agreement'').
    (b) Status of Prior Year Payments.--Amounts provided to the 
Government of Palau by the Government of the United States in fiscal 
years 2011 through 2017 shall also be considered as funding to 
implement the Agreement.
    (c) Extension of Effective Date.--Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the 
Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) is amended by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
``2024''.
                                 <all>
Title: Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018
This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum amount of outstanding leverage (i.e., borrowing power) made available to any licensed small business investment company from $150 million to $175 million.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2527 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2527

  To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
    amount of leverage made available to small business investment 
                               companies.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2018

  Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
    amount of leverage made available to small business investment 
                               companies.

    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 ``Small Business Investment 
Opportunity Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. INDIVIDUAL SBIC LEVERAGE LIMIT INCREASE.

    Section 303(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``$150,000,000'' and inserting ``$175,000,000''.
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Title: A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated for the Department of Defense for aerial refueling of aircraft of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense from being obligated or expended for aerial refueling of aircraft owned or operated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3623 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3623

To prohibit the use of funds appropriated for the Department of Defense 
    for aerial refueling of aircraft of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 14, 2018

   Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of funds appropriated for the Department of Defense 
    for aerial refueling of aircraft of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF DEFENSE FOR AERIAL REFUELING OF AIRCRAFT OF THE 
              KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

    Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, no funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense 
for any fiscal year beginning before the date of the enactment of this 
Act may be obligated or expended for aerial refueling of aircraft owned 
or operated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Title: Airplane KITS Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 or the Airplane KITS Act
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) consider whether federal regulations covering minimum contents of approved emergency medical kits, including first-aid kits, for passenger aircraft include appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of children; and (2) revise regulations as appropriate.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1167 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1167

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency 
         medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2017

 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency 
         medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.

    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 ``Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act 
of 2017'' or the ``Airplane KITS Act''.

SEC. 2. EMERGENCY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ON PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall evaluate and revise, as appropriate, the 
regulations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
regarding the emergency medical equipment requirements, including the 
contents of first-aid kits, applicable to all certificate holders 
operating passenger aircraft under that part.
    (b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall consider whether the minimum contents of approved 
emergency medical kits, including approved first-aid kits, include 
appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical 
needs of children.
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Title: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY2023.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1537 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1537

To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize 
                                the Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2017

 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
   Nelson, Mr. Udall, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
   Portman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize 
                                the Act.

    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 ``Migratory Birds of the Americas 
Conservation Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT.

    Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Of the amounts made available under subsection 
(a) for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be expended 
for projects carried out at a location outside of the United States.''.
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Title: A bill to reauthorize the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants and provide assistance for the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area through FY2021.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1472 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1472

         To reauthorize the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2017

  Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mr. Corker) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
         To reauthorize the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.

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

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA.

    Section 208 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-333; 110 Stat. 4248; 127 Stat. 
420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551) is amended by striking ``2017'' and 
inserting ``2021''.
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Title: A bill to repeal the funding authorization sunset and the total funding cap for the Essex National Heritage Area.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
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]
[S. 2570 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2570

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 19, 2018

Mr. Markey (for himself and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           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) 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.
    (b) 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: FASTER Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act
This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3418 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3418

    To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues 
 collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help 
    finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a 
   requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting 
      receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 6, 2018

 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues 
 collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help 
    finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a 
   requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting 
      receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

    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 ``Funding for Aviation Screeners and 
Threat Elimination Restoration Act'' or the ``FASTER Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT REGARDING CREDITING AND DEPOSIT OF A 
              PORTION OF AVIATION SECURITY FEES.

    (a) Repeal.--Subsection (i) of section 44940 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d)(4) of such section is 
amended by striking ``, other than subsection (i),''.
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Title: Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act
This bill authorizes the reassignment a veteran's or Armed Forces member's Post-9/11 education benefits to another eligible dependent in cases where the original designated beneficiary dies without having used all of such benefits.
Such provision shall apply to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2009.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 410 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 410

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the transfer of 
    unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to additional 
   dependents upon the death of the originally designated dependent.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2017

   Mr. Crapo introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the transfer of 
    unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance benefits to additional 
   dependents upon the death of the originally designated dependent.

    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 ``Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education 
Benefits Transferability Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED TRANSFER OF UNUSED POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE BENEFITS TO DEPENDENTS UPON DEATH OF 
              ORIGINALLY DESIGNATED DEPENDENT.

    (a) Transfer Upon Death of Dependent.--Section 3319 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting after ``section 
        3321'' the following: ``, and except as provided in subsection 
        (k),''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Additional Transfer Upon Death of Dependent.--In the case of 
a dependent to whom entitlement to educational assistance is 
transferred under this section who dies before using all of such 
entitlement, the individual who transferred the entitlement to the 
dependent may transfer any remaining entitlement to a different 
eligible dependent, notwithstanding whether the individual is serving 
as a member of the Armed Forces when such transfer is executed.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2009.
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Title: Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Fairness for Struggling Students Act of 2017
This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to make privately issued student loans dischargeable in bankruptcy. Under current law, student loans (whether issued privately or by a governmental unit) are dischargeable only if excepting the loans from dischargeability would impose undue hardship on the debtor and the debtor's dependents.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1262 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1262

    To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain 
                 exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2017

 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Franken, Mr. Blumenthal, 
 Ms. Hirono, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Hassan, 
  Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to certain 
                 exceptions to discharge in bankruptcy.

    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 for Struggling Students Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO DISCHARGE.

    Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``dependents, for'' and all that follows through the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ``dependents, for an educational benefit 
overpayment or loan made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit 
or made under any program funded in whole or in part by a governmental 
unit or an obligation to repay funds received from a governmental unit 
as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend;''.
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Title: A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws that are applicable to national banks.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill allows state attorneys general, with reasonable cause, to issue subpoenas or administer oversight to investigate national banks for state law compliance.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2272 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2272

  To amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the 
ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State 
              laws that are applicable to national banks.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 21, 2017

     Ms. Harris (for herself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mrs. 
  Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the 
ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State 
              laws that are applicable to national banks.

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

SECTION 1. VISITORIAL POWERS.

    The sixth undesignated paragraph of section 5240 of the Revised 
Statutes (12 U.S.C. 484) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)--
                    ``(i) lawfully authorized State auditors and 
                examiners may, at reasonable times and upon reasonable 
                notice to a bank, review its records solely to ensure 
                compliance with applicable State unclaimed property or 
                escheat laws upon reasonable cause to believe that the 
                bank has failed to comply with such laws; and
                    ``(ii) an attorney general (or other chief law 
                enforcement officer) of a State may issue subpoenas or 
                administer oversight and examination to national banks 
                or officers of national banks based upon reasonable 
                cause to believe that the national bank or an officer 
                of a national bank has failed to comply with applicable 
                State laws.''.
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Title: A bill to repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation".
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill repeals the Act titled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2788 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2788

To repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State 
 of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the 
                   Devils Lake Indian Reservation''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2018

 Ms. Heitkamp introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State 
 of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the 
                   Devils Lake Indian Reservation''.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of 
North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the 
Devils Lake Indian Reservation'', approved May 31, 1946 (60 Stat. 229), 
is repealed.
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