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Title: Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act
This bill provides the force and effect of law for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) that eat fish at aquaculture facilities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 368 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 368

To provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating 
  to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at 
          aquaculture facilities and protect public resources.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2017

Mr. Crawford (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Harper, Mr. Westerman, Mr. 
 Hill, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Palazzo, and Mr. Womack) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relating 
  to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at 
          aquaculture facilities and protect public resources.

    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 ``Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF DOUBLE-CRESTED 
              CORMORANTS.

    (a) Force and Effect.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), section 21.47 
        of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
        date of enactment of this Act) shall have the force and effect 
        of law.
            (2) Public notice.--The Secretary of the Interior (referred 
        to in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting through the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Director''), shall notify 
        the public of the authority provided by paragraph (1) in a 
        manner determined appropriate by the Secretary.
    (b) Sunset.--The authority provided by subsection (a)(1) shall 
terminate on the date that is the earlier of--
            (1) the effective date of a regulation promulgated by the 
        Director after the date of enactment of this Act to control 
        depredation of double-crested cormorant populations; or
            (2) 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section limits the 
authority of the Director to promulgate regulations relating to the 
taking of double-crested cormorants under any other law.
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Title: Ensuring Successful Reentry Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Ensuring Successful Reentry Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the conditions under which an inmate may be temporarily released from custody to work at paid employment in the community. Specifically, it eliminates the requirement for an inmate to pay certain costs incident to his or her detention.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2988 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2988

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to remove the requirement that 
residents of residential reentry facilities pay 25 percent of any gross 
 income earned during work release to offset the cost of being housed, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to remove the requirement that 
residents of residential reentry facilities pay 25 percent of any gross 
 income earned during work release to offset the cost of being housed, 
                        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 ``Ensuring Successful Reentry Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT PRISONERS ON WORK RELEASE PAY PART OF THEIR 
              GROSS INCOME OVER FOR HOUSING.

    Section 3622(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking all that follows after ``facility if'' and inserting the 
following: ``the rates of pay and other conditions of employment will 
not be less than those paid or provided for work of a similar nature in 
the community.''.
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Title: To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill exempts from federal-aid highway vehicle weight limitations a vehicle operating on a segment of the Interstate System in North Dakota if it:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 738 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 738

 To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight 
          limitations in North Dakota, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight 
          limitations in North Dakota, 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. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA.

    Section 127(t) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``North Dakota 
        and'' before ``Idaho'';
            (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting 
        ``North Dakota or'' before ``Idaho''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Idaho State law'' and 
        inserting ``the law of the relevant State''.
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Title: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital as a covered entity for purposes of the 340B drug discount program.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill allows a specified hospital to participate in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7266 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7266

 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the 
 Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital as a covered entity for purposes 
                   of the 340B drug discount program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2018

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider the 
 Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital as a covered entity for purposes 
                   of the 340B drug discount program.

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

SECTION 1. CONSIDERATION OF MARGARET R. PARDEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AS 
              COVERED ENTITY FOR PURPOSES OF 340B DRUG DISCOUNT 
              PROGRAM.

    Notwithstanding the definition of a ``covered entity'' under 
paragraph (4) of section 340B(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256b(a)), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
consider the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital located in 
Hendersonville, North Carolina, as a covered entity under such 
paragraph for purposes of allowing the Margaret R. Pardee Memorial 
Hospital to participate in the drug discount program under such section 
340B.
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Title: Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act
This bill amends the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 to allow a family member to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry on behalf of a deceased veteran or service member. (The registry is a database designed to allow certain veterans and service members to report deployment exposures to airborne hazards such as smoke from waste disposal burn pits, oil-well fires, or pollution, as well as other exposures and health concerns.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6027 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6027

  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a process by 
which a family member of a deceased individual who is eligible for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry may register for such 
             registry on behalf of the deceased individual.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2018

 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Pearce, Ms. Gabbard, 
and Mrs. Walorski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a process by 
which a family member of a deceased individual who is eligible for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry may register for such 
             registry on behalf of the deceased individual.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Family Member Access to Burn Pit 
Registry Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO REGISTER FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS BURN PIT REGISTRY ON BEHALF OF DECEASED 
              ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection (c):
    ``(c) Registration on Behalf of Deceased Individuals.--In the case 
of a deceased eligible individual, the Secretary shall provide a 
process by which an immediate family member of the individual may 
register for the burn pit registry under this section on behalf of the 
deceased eligible individual.''.
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Title: Medicaid Cost-Sharing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Medicaid Cost-Sharing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program operating under a waiver to impose cost sharing or similar charges with respect to individuals who qualify for medical assistance for reasons other than being aged, blind, or disabled. Current law allows a program to impose such charges only if the waiver is for a demonstration project that meets specified requirements.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1166 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1166

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide greater State 
   flexibility and innovation through Medicaid cost-sharing waivers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2017

   Mr. Long 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 provide greater State 
   flexibility and innovation through Medicaid cost-sharing waivers.

    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 Cost-Sharing Waiver 
Flexibility Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. GREATER STATE FLEXIBILITY AND INNOVATION THROUGH MEDICAID COST-
              SHARING WAIVERS.

    Section 1916(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o(f)) is 
amended, in the matter before paragraph (1), by inserting after 
``imposed'' the following: ``with respect to individuals who qualify 
for medical assistance on the basis of being 65 years of age or older, 
blind, or disabled''.
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Title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from awarding grants to develop video games.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6709 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6709

 To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and 
 Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 5, 2018

  Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Natural Resources, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and 
 Human Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS.

    No Federal funds may be used by the Department of Health and Human 
Services to award a grant for the development of any video game.
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Title: Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act
This bill provides for recognition of the entire period spent in a captured or missing-in-action status during the Korean War for purposes of receipt of combat pay.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5826 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5826

To amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members 
  of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-
  action status during the Korean War while serving as a member of a 
   combat unit in Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a 
captured or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four 
                                months.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2018

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members 
  of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-
  action status during the Korean War while serving as a member of a 
   combat unit in Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a 
captured or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four 
                                months.

    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 ``Never Forgotten Korean War POW 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNITION OF ENTIRE PERIOD SPENT IN A CAPTURED OR MISSING-IN-
              ACTION STATUS DURING THE KOREAN WAR FOR RECEIPT OF COMBAT 
              PAY.

    (a) In General.--Section 704(b) of the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 
(title VII of Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1953; 66 Stat. 
539) is amended by striking ``for not more than three months 
thereafter'' and inserting ``for each month thereafter''.
    (b) Application of Amendment.--
            (1) Covered persons.--Section 704(b) of the Combat Duty Pay 
        Act of 1952, as amended by subsection (a), applies only with 
        respect to a former member of the uniformed services who 
        received combat pay under such section and who is alive as of 
        the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Combat pay amount.--In determining the actual amount to 
        be paid to a former member of the uniformed services covered by 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall increase the 
        amount determined under section 704(b) of the Combat Duty Pay 
        Act of 1952, as amended by subsection (a), using an appropriate 
        inflation adjustment.
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Title: Responding to Idaho's Judicial Emergency Act of 2017
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Responding to Idaho's Judicial Emergency Act of 2017
This bill requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the district of Idaho.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 503 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 503

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional 
        judge for the district of Idaho, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional 
        judge for the district of Idaho, 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 ``Responding to Idaho's Judicial 
Emergency Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    The Congress finds that a judicial emergency (as such term is used 
by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts) exists within 
the district of Idaho and is resulting in a significant delay in the 
administration of justice for the citizens of Idaho.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL JUDGE AUTHORIZED.

    (a) In General.--The President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate 1 additional district judge for the 
district of Idaho.
    (b) Tables Conformed.--In order that the table contained in section 
133 of title 28, United States Code, will, with respect to each 
judicial district, reflect the change in the total number of permanent 
district judgeships authorized under subsection (a), such table is 
amended in the item relating to the district of Idaho by striking ``2'' 
and inserting ``3''.
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Title: Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2018
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:


Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code specify that the application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air (i.e., a chokehold) constitutes the deprivation of rights under color of law.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7118 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7118

To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use 
of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision's prohibitions, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 2018

Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Ms. Bass, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Clay, 
 Mr. Cohen, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hastings, 
Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Nadler, 
  Ms. Norton, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Lee) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 242 of title 18, United States Code, to forbid the use 
of chokeholds by persons subject to that provision's prohibitions, 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 ``Excessive Use of Force Prevention 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. CHOKEHOLDS AS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

    Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ``For the purposes of this section, the 
application of any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent 
or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air is a punishment, pain, or 
penalty.''.
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Title: Puerto Rico Real Estate Exchange Fairness Act of 2018
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Puerto Rico Real Estate Exchange Fairness Act of 2018
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require Puerto Rico to be treated as part of the United States for the purpose of determining if an exchange of real property qualifies as a like-kind exchange. (Under current law, real property located in the United States and real property located outside of the United States are not property of a like kind.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5430

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Puerto Rico as part 
   of the United States for purposes of determining whether property 
            qualifies for treatment as a like-kind exchange.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2018

     Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico (for herself and Mr. Soto) 
 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 treat Puerto Rico as part 
   of the United States for purposes of determining whether property 
            qualifies for treatment as a like-kind exchange.

    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 ``Puerto Rico Real Estate Exchange 
Fairness Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PUERTO RICO TREATED AS PART OF UNITED STATES FOR PURPOSES OF 
              DETERMINATION OF LIKE-KIND EXCHANGES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1031(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) United states.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `United States' shall be treated as including Puerto 
        Rico.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to exchanges completed after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015
This bill restores and revives the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to it, as if the Act had not expired after 2014.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 915 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 915

  To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 
                                 2009.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2017

Mr. Ellison (for himself, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mrs. Carolyn 
    B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Moore, Mr. Capuano, Mr. 
Grijalva, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. 
   Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
    Cummings, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 
                                 2009.

    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 ``Permanently Protecting Tenants at 
Foreclosure Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF THE PROTECTING TENANTS AT FORECLOSURE ACT OF 
              2009.

    (a) Repeal of Sunset Provision.--Section 704 of the Protecting 
Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (12 U.S.C. 5201 note; 12 U.S.C. 5220 
note; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed.
    (b) Restoration.--Sections 701 through 703 of such Act, the 
provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections, and any 
regulations promulgated pursuant to such sections, as were in effect on 
December 31, 2014, are restored and revived as if the sunset provision 
in section 704 had not taken effect.
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Title: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill modifies the methodology used to calculate a manufacturer's average sales price for certain drugs covered under Medicare. Specifically, the bill excludes, from a manufacturer's average sales price calculation, customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1920 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1920

 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude 
 customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from 
 the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2017

   Mr. Upton (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. 
   DeGette, and Mr. Tiberi) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
   the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude 
 customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from 
 the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, 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. EXCLUDING CUSTOMARY PROMPT PAY DISCOUNTS FROM MANUFACTURERS 
              TO WHOLESALERS FROM THE AVERAGE SALES PRICE FOR MEDICARE 
              PAYMENTS FOR DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1847A(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-3a(c)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``(other than 
        customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers)'' after 
        ``prompt pay discounts''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by inserting ``(other than 
        customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers)'' after 
        ``other price concessions''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to the calculation of the average sales price for calendar 
quarters beginning more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: To delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers until after 2020.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill extends the suspension of the annual fee on health-insurance providers until 2021.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5963 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5963

    To delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance 
                      providers until after 2020.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2018

   Mrs. Noem (for herself, Mrs. Walorski, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Bera) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance 
                      providers until after 2020.

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

SECTION 1. DELAY OF REIMPOSITION OF ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE 
              PROVIDERS UNTIL AFTER 2020.

    (a) In General.--Section 9010(j)(3) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act is amended by striking ``December 31, 2019'' and 
inserting ``December 31, 2020''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2019.
                                 <all>
Title: To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon request, to extend for up to six years the time period during which construction must commence on the Gathright Hydroelectric Project located in Alleghany County, Virginia.
Additionally, FERC may reinstate the construction license if it is expired.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 446

     To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
                         hydroelectric project.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
                         hydroelectric project.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would 
otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project 
numbered 12737, the Commission may, at the request of the licensee for 
the project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the good 
faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements of that section 
and the Commission's procedures under that section, extend the time 
period during which the licensee is required to commence the 
construction of the project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from 
the date of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the 
Commission.
    (b) Reinstatement of Expired License.--If the period required for 
commencement of construction of the project described in subsection (a) 
has expired prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission may reinstate the license for the project effective as of 
the date of its expiration and the first extension authorized under 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of such expiration.
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Title: Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds for the purpose of:
The prohibition does not apply to the deployment of the Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove U.S. personnel.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1473 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1473

To prohibit the deployment of members of the Armed Forces to Syria for 
    purposes of engaging in ground combat operations, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

 Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Pocan, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. 
 Butterfield, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Bass, Mr. Hastings, Ms. 
 Moore, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Velazquez) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the deployment of members of the Armed Forces to Syria for 
    purposes of engaging in ground combat operations, 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 ``Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat 
Troops into Syria Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON UNITED STATES GROUND COMBAT PRESENCE IN SYRIA.

    (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no funds 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the purpose of--
            (1) deploying members of the United States Armed Forces on 
        to the ground of Syria for the purposes of engaging in ground 
        combat operations;
            (2) awarding a contract to a private security contractor to 
        conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or
            (3) otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of 
        members of the United States Armed Forces or private security 
        contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such 
        presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of 
        the United States Armed Forces from imminent danger.
    (b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply 
to the deployment of United States Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or 
remove United States personnel.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5349 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5349

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Judge Russell B. 
                    Sugarmon Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2018

Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, 
     Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Black, Mrs. 
Blackburn, and Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Judge Russell B. 
                    Sugarmon Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Judge 
Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building''.
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Title: ROOT Act of 2018
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018
This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5719 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5719

   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain 
  measures used under the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 
       Providers and Systems survey relating to pain management.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2018

 Mrs. Black (for herself and Mr. O'Halleran) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain 
  measures used under the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare 
       Providers and Systems survey relating to pain management.

    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 ``Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in 
Treatment Act of 2018'' or the ``ROOT Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. REVISING MEASURES USED UNDER THE HOSPITAL CONSUMER ASSESSMENT 
              OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS SURVEY RELATING TO 
              PAIN MANAGEMENT.

    Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(viii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww(b)(3)(B)(viii)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subclause:
    ``(XII) With respect to the Hospital Consumer Assessment of 
Healthcare Providers and Systems survey (or a successor survey), 
beginning not later than January 1, 2020, such survey may not include 
questions about communication by hospital staff with an individual 
about such individual's pain unless such questions take into account, 
as applicable, whether an individual experiencing pain was informed 
about risks associated with the use of opioids and about non-opioid 
alternatives for the treatment of pain.''.
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Title: POST GRAD Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or the POST GRAD Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program beginning on July 1, 2017. (Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2526 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2526

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of 
  the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to 
                  graduate and professional students.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

 Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Mr. Peters, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
 Payne, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Takano, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Lofgren, 
  Mr. Pocan, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
Jackson Lee, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
    Beyer, Mrs. Lawrence, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reinstate the authority of 
  the Secretary of Education to make Federal Direct Stafford Loans to 
                  graduate and professional students.

    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 ``Protecting Our Students by 
Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act'' or the ``POST GRAD 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE FEDERAL DIRECT STAFFORD 
              LOANS TO GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS.

    Section 455(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``Temporary'' 
        before ``Termination''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by inserting ``, and ending on or before June 30, 2017'' 
        after ``2012''.

SEC. 3. INAPPLICABILITY OF RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS.

    Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1089(c); 1098a) shall not apply to the regulations under this 
Act.
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