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Title: To require the release of all records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill directs the President to make a determination about whether to release any record relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that was not released on October 26, 2017.
Such records shall be released within two days of that determination.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4244 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4244

To require the release of all records relating to the assassination of 
           President John F. Kennedy, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2017

   Mr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the release of all records relating to the assassination of 
           President John F. Kennedy, 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. REQUIREMENT TO RELEASE ASSASSINATION RECORDS.

    (a) Determination.--Not later than 2 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the President shall make a determination about 
whether to release any assassination record (in whole or in part) that 
was not released on October 26, 2017.
    (b) Records Released.--Those records determined to be released 
under subsection (a) shall be released not later than 2 days after such 
determination.
    (c) Assassination Record Defined.--The term ``assassination 
record'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the President 
John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (Public 
Law 102-526; 44 U.S.C. 2107 note).
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Title: Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration to facilitate the development and expedite the review of a new drug, biological product, or medical device that has been approved in the European Union.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2113 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2113

   To require the Food and Drug Administration to expedite review of 
 pharmaceuticals that are approved for marketing in the European Union.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2017

Mr. Stivers (for himself and Mr. Ryan of Ohio) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Food and Drug Administration to expedite review of 
 pharmaceuticals that are approved for marketing in the European Union.

    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 ``Speeding Access to Already Approved 
Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF EU-APPROVED PHARMACEUTICALS.

    Section 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
356) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) EU-Approved Pharmaceuticals.--
            ``(1) Expedited review.--Beginning not later than 90 days 
        after a new pharmaceutical is approved for marketing in the 
        European Union, the Secretary shall, at the request of the 
        sponsor of the pharmaceutical, facilitate the development and 
        expedite the review of such new pharmaceutical under section 
        505 or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health 
        Service Act, as appropriate.
            ``(2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term 
        `pharmaceutical' means a drug (including a biological product) 
        or a device.''.
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Title: Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2018 the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of indebtedness on a principal residence.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2543 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2543

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for 2 years the 
   exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal 
                        residence indebtedness.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

  Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Kind) 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 extend for 2 years the 
   exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal 
                        residence indebtedness.

    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 ``Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF DISCHARGE 
              OF QUALIFIED PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE INDEBTEDNESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 108(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``January 1, 2017'' and inserting 
``January 1, 2019''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2016.
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Title: STAR Fishing Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
State and Territorial Approval for Restriction of Fishing Act or the STAR Fishing Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain approval from the relevant fish and wildlife management agency of a state or territory before restricting fishing access to state or territorial marine waters that are within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, including coastal waters and estuaries.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5269 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5269

    To require State or territorial approval of restriction by the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce of recreational 
 or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters, 
                             respectively.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2018

Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To require State or territorial approval of restriction by the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce of recreational 
 or commercial fishing access to certain State or territorial waters, 
                             respectively.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State and Territorial Approval for 
Restriction of Fishing Act'' or the ``STAR Fishing Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE OR TERRITORIAL APPROVAL OF RESTRICTION OF RECREATIONAL OR 
              COMMERCIAL FISHING ACCESS TO CERTAIN STATE OR TERRITORIAL 
              WATERS.

    (a) Approval Required.--The Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Commerce shall not restrict recreational or commercial 
fishing access to any State or territorial marine waters or Great Lakes 
waters within the jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the 
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, respectively, unless those 
restrictions are developed in coordination with, and approved by, the 
fish and wildlife management agency of the State or territory that has 
fisheries management authority over those waters.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``marine waters'' 
includes coastal waters and estuaries.
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Title: CARE Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act or the CARE Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the grant program that provides training and services to end violence against women with disabilities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5547 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5547

  To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the 
  grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end 
         violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the 
  grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end 
         violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.

    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 ``Certainty, Assistance, and Relief 
for Everyone Act'' or the ``CARE Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND 
              ENHANCED SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE OF 
              WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES.

    Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
20122) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
        ``2023''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act, the Attorney 
General shall issue a report identifying and describing best practices 
for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors 
in investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving the 
victimization of individuals with disabilities.''.
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Title: Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017
This bill incrementally lowers, from 6.0% to 5.5% of net patient revenues, the maximum threshold used to determine acceptable provider taxes for purposes of state Medicaid program financing.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 862 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 862

    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition the 
Medicaid thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes, 
                        and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2017

Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Guthrie, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to transition the 
Medicaid thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes, 
                        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 ``Medicaid Tax Fairness Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. TRANSITION OF MEDICAID THRESHOLDS APPLIED FOR DETERMINING 
              ACCEPTABLE PROVIDER TAXES.

    Section 1903(w)(4)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396b(w)(4)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
inserting the following: ``and except that the following percentages 
shall be substituted for `6 percent' each place it appears for portions 
of fiscal years occurring in the following years:
                            ``(I) For 2018, 5.9 percent.
                            ``(II) For 2019, 5.8 percent.
                            ``(III) For 2020, 5.7 percent.
                            ``(IV) For 2021, 5.6 percent.
                            ``(V) For 2022 and each year thereafter, 
                        5.5 percent.''.
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Title: S-Corp Access to Crowdfunding Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
S-Corp Access to Crowdfunding Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of S corporations, to exclude from the 100 shareholder limitation for such corporations individuals who acquired shares in an S corporation through: (1) small public offerings, or (2) one or more crowdfunding offerings.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 531 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 531

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make an exception to the 
 100 shareholder S corporation limitation in the case of shareholders 
   whose shares were acquired through certain crowd-funding or small 
                           public offerings.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2017

  Mr. Hill (for himself and Mr. Schweikert) 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 make an exception to the 
 100 shareholder S corporation limitation in the case of shareholders 
   whose shares were acquired through certain crowd-funding or small 
                           public offerings.

    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 ``S-Corp Access to Crowdfunding Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO S CORPORATION SHAREHOLDER LIMITATION IN CASE OF 
              CROWD-FUNDING AND SMALL PUBLIC OFFERINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1361(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Treatment of shares acquired through crowd-funding 
        and small public offerings.--The number of shareholders of the 
        corporation shall be determined under subsection (b)(1)(A) 
        without regard to any individual who has only acquired shares 
        in the corporation through--
                    ``(A) a public offering that meets the terms and 
                conditions set forth in Regulation A promulgated by the 
                Securities and Exchange Commission (17 C.F.R. 230.251 
                et seq.), or
                    ``(B) one or more transactions described in section 
                4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
                77d(a)(6)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017
This bill amends federal transportation law to include among the duties and powers of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related to aviation safety those related to transportation, packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material.
The FAA shall serve as the primary official representative of the United States on the Dangerous Goods Panel of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to repeal provisions prohibiting the Department of Transportation from issuing or enforcing any regulation or other requirement regarding the transportation by aircraft of lithium metal or lithium ion cells or batteries.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4643 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4643

 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the duties of 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the duties of 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 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 ``Safe Air Transport of Hazardous 
Materials Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DUTIES AND POWERS OF ADMINISTRATOR.

    Section 106(g)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``aviation safety (except those related to transportation, 
packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material)'' and 
inserting ``aviation safety (including those related to transportation, 
packaging, marking, or description of hazardous material)''.

SEC. 3. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL FORUMS.

    Section 5120(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration (or the designee of the Administrator) shall 
serve as the primary official representative of the United States on 
the Dangerous Goods Panel of the International Civil Aviation 
Organization.''.

SEC. 4. AIR TRANSPORTATION OF LITHIUM CELLS AND BATTERIES.

    Section 828 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C. 44701 note), and the item relating to that section in the table 
of contents in section 1(b) of that Act, are repealed.
                                 <all>
Title: Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to state that provisions authorizing the appointment of special consultants or authorizing individual scientists to receive fellowships do not authorize the designation, appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human Services.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1011 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1011

 To make clear that an agency outside of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services may not designate, appoint, or employ special 
consultants, fellows, or other employees under subsection (f) or (g) of 
             section 207 of the Public Health Service Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To make clear that an agency outside of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services may not designate, appoint, or employ special 
consultants, fellows, or other employees under subsection (f) or (g) of 
             section 207 of the Public Health Service 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 ``Health and Human Services Hiree 
Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL CONSULTANTS AND FELLOWS FOR THE PUBLIC 
              HEALTH SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 207(f) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 209(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``This subsection and subsection (g) do not authorize the designation, 
appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other 
employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human 
Services.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 207(h) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209(h)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (g)''; and
            (2) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (f)''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section apply with 
respect to special consultants, fellows, and other employees appointed 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: End NHA Earmarking Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
End NHA Earmarking Act
This bill prohibits federal funding from being made available for the National Heritage Partnership Program or for any National Heritage Areas.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1768 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1768

 To provide that no additional Federal funds may be made available for 
            National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 2017

 Mr. Russell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that no additional Federal funds may be made available for 
            National Heritage Areas, 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 ``End NHA Earmarking Act''.

SEC. 2. NO ADDITIONAL FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS.

    (a) Prohibition on Future Funding.--No Federal funds may be made 
available for the National Heritage Partnership Program or for any 
National Heritage Area.
    (b) Savings.--Subsection (a) shall not affect the availability of 
Federal funds made appropriated or otherwise made available before the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration 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]
[H.R. 2514 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2514

    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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Mrs. Watson 
   Coleman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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),''.
                                 <all>
Title: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2018
This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 to require the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7346 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7346

 To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that 
  may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government 
                   shutdown, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2018

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that 
  may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government 
                   shutdown, 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 ``Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee 
Back Pay Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR FURLOUGHED FEDERAL CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.

    Title VII of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018 (Public Law 115-141) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:
    ``Sec. 750.  If a Federal contractor that provides retail, food, 
custodial, or security services to the Federal Government places the 
employees of such contractor on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse 
in appropriations which begins in fiscal year 2019, the Government 
shall provide compensation to such employees at their standard rate of 
compensation for the period of such lapse.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on specified vaccines, to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to designate additional taxable vaccines.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4993 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4993

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the designation 
                    of additional taxable vaccines.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2018

  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Higgins of New York) 
 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 authorize the designation 
                    of additional taxable vaccines.

    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 ``Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL TAXABLE VACCINES.

    (a) In General.--Section 4132(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(Q) Any other vaccine designated by the Secretary 
                of Health and Human Services for purposes of this 
                subchapter.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Effective date of designations.--Any designation made 
        under paragraph (1)(Q) shall apply to sales and uses on or 
        after the date of such designation. In the case of the sale of 
        a vaccine before the date of the designation of such vaccine 
        under such paragraph for which delivery is made on or after 
        such date, the delivery date shall be treated as the sale 
        date.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to vaccines designated after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act
This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6941 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6941

To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding 
    presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with 
         exposure to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2018

 Mr. Crist (for himself and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding 
    presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with 
         exposure to herbicide agents, 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 ``Agent Orange Exposure Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              REGARDING PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR DISEASES 
              ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO HERBICIDE AGENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1116(e) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2025''.
    (b) Treatment of Reports Received During Expired Period.--Each 
report described in section 1116(c)(1)(A) of such title that was 
received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during the period 
beginning on September 30, 2015, and ending on the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall be treated, for purposes of such section, 
as if it were received by the Secretary on the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017
This bill prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring Internet freedom adopted by the FCC on May 18, 2017, to satisfy the general notice requirement for ending the FCC's public-utility regulation of the Internet.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4585 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4585

 To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from relying on the 
   Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring internet 
 freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule of the 
                              Commission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2017

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from relying on the 
   Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of restoring internet 
 freedom to adopt, amend, revoke, or otherwise modify any rule of the 
                              Commission.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Save Net Neutrality Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RULEMAKING IN RELIANCE ON INTERNET FREEDOM NPRM PROHIBITED.

    Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Communications Commission may not rely on the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking in the matter of restoring internet freedom that was adopted 
by the Commission on May 18, 2017 (FCC 17-60), to satisfy the 
requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, for 
adopting, amending, revoking, or otherwise modifying any rule (as 
defined in section 551 of such title) of the Commission.
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Title: To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
This bill amends the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act to expand the land of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo that may be leased for up to 99 years with the approval of the Department of the Interior, from lands held in trust, to all of the lands of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1787 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1787

   To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years 
            certain restricted land, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2017

  Mr. Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico (for himself and Ms. Michelle Lujan 
    Grisham of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for 99 years 
            certain restricted land, 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. EXPANSION OF PUEBLO OF SANTA CLARA LAND ELIGIBLE FOR 99-YEAR 
              LEASE.

    Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 
(commonly known as the ``Long-Term Leasing Act'') (25 U.S.C. 415(a)), 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Indians,,'' and inserting ``Indians,'';
            (2) by inserting ``Ohkay Owingeh pueblo,'' after 
        ``Cochiti,'';
            (3) by inserting ``the pueblo of Santa Clara,'' after 
        ``Pojoaque,'';
            (4) by striking ``the the lands'' and inserting ``the 
        land'';
            (5) by striking ``lands held in trust for the Pueblo of 
        Santa Clara,''; and
            (6) by striking ``lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh 
        Pueblo''.
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Title: Employee Freedom Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Employee Freedom Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to unilaterally cease to deduct from the employee's paycheck dues owed by the employee to a labor organization when the agreement establishing such a deduction expires.
The bill amends the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 to allow employees to cancel such deductions at any time.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6412 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6412

   To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to 
unilaterally cease to deduct from the employee's paycheck dues owed by 
 the employee to a labor organization when the agreement establishing 
    such a deduction expires and to allow employees to cancel such 
                        deductions at any time.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2018

Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida 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 
unilaterally cease to deduct from the employee's paycheck dues owed by 
 the employee to a labor organization when the agreement establishing 
    such a deduction expires and to allow employees to cancel such 
                        deductions at any time.

    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 ``Employee Freedom Act''.

SEC. 2. UNION DUES CHECKOFF ARRANGEMENTS.

    Section 8(a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``, except that it shall not 
be a violation of this paragraph or of paragraph (1) where an employer 
unilaterally ceases to deduct from the employee's paycheck dues owed by 
the employee to a labor organization when the agreement establishing 
such a deduction expires''.

SEC. 3. RIGHT OF EMPLOYEES TO CANCEL DUES CHECKOFF AT ANY TIME.

    Section 302(c) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, is 
amended in paragraph (4) by striking the proviso and inserting the 
following: ``Provided, That the employer has received from each 
employee, on whose account such deductions are made, a written 
assignment that is revocable at will by the employee, at any time, upon 
written notice to the employer;''.
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Title: Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to extend the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program through FY2023.
(The program provides technical information and educational resources about sustainable agriculture to farmers, information providers, agriculture-related businesses, and community food organizations across the United States. It is operated by a nonprofit organization and is primarily funded through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3667 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3667

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for 
  a 5-year extension of the appropriate technology transfer for rural 
                             areas program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 29, 2017

 Mr. Faso (for himself and Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for 
  a 5-year extension of the appropriate technology transfer for rural 
                             areas program.

    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 ``Veteran and Beginning Farmers 
Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR RURAL AREAS 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 310B(i)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(i)(4)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
``2023''.
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Title: To require the Secretary of State to withhold certain assistance for Honduras until the President certifies to Congress that the Government of Honduras has settled all known commercial disputes with United States citizens.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This bill prohibits the Department of State from obligating or expending a specified amount of the funds made available for assistance for Honduras for FY2017 until the President certifies to Congress that the government of Honduras has settled all commercial disputes with U.S. citizens that were filed before enactment of this bill, including disputes related to the confiscation of real property.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3237 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3237

 To require the Secretary of State to withhold certain assistance for 
Honduras until the President certifies to Congress that the Government 
   of Honduras has settled all known commercial disputes with United 
                            States citizens.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of State to withhold certain assistance for 
Honduras until the President certifies to Congress that the Government 
   of Honduras has settled all known commercial disputes with United 
                            States citizens.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS.

    (a) In General.--Of the amounts made available to the Secretary of 
State for assistance for Honduras for fiscal year 2017, $50,000,000 may 
not be obligated or expended by the Secretary until the date on which 
the President certifies to Congress that the Government of Honduras has 
settled all commercial disputes with United States citizens that were 
filed before the date of enactment of this Act, including disputes 
relating to the confiscation of real property.
    (b) Commercial Dispute; Confiscation of Real Property.--For 
purposes of subsection (a), the terms ``commercial dispute'' and 
``confiscation of real property'' have the meanings given those terms 
for purposes of the certification required under section 
7045(a)(4)(B)(xii) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public 
Law 115-31).
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