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Title: Transparency in Student Lending Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Transparency in Student Lending Act
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand disclosure requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in the Direct Loan program. Specifically, it requires an IHE to disclose, prior to disbursement, the annual percentage rate applicable to a Direct Loan.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 749 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 749

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disclosure of 
    the annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 28, 2017

   Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the disclosure of 
    the annual percentage rates applicable to Federal student loans.

    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 ``Transparency in Student Lending 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.

    Section 455(p) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(p)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Each institution'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--Each institution''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Disclosure of apr prior to disbursement.--In addition 
        to the disclosures required under paragraph (1), each 
        institution and contractor described in such paragraph shall 
        disclose to a borrower before disbursement of a loan made under 
        this part, in writing and in a form the borrower may keep, the 
        annual percentage rate applicable to the loan, taking into 
        account--
                    ``(A) the amount of the loan;
                    ``(B) the stated interest rate of the loan;
                    ``(C) the standard term for a loan of the same 
                type;
                    ``(D) any fees or additional costs associated with 
                the loan; and
                    ``(E) any capitalization of interest on the 
                loan.''.
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Title: Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden the definition of " protected computer," for purposes of computer fraud and abuse offenses, to include a computer that is part of a voting system.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3311 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3311

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with 
         voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2018

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                            on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interference with 
         voting systems under the Computer Fraud and Abuse 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 ``Defending the Integrity of Voting 
Systems Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON INTERFERENCE WITH VOTING SYSTEMS.

    Section 1030(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ``or'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) that--
                            ``(i) is part of a voting system; and
                            ``(ii)(I) is used for the management, 
                        support, or administration of a Federal 
                        election; or
                            ``(II) has moved in or otherwise affects 
                        interstate or foreign commerce;'';
            (2) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) the term `Federal election' means any election (as 
        defined in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
        of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(1))) for Federal office (as defined in 
        section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
        U.S.C. 30101(3))); and
            ``(14) the term `voting system' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
        U.S.C. 21081(b)).''.
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Title: A bill for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 460 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 460

  For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2017

Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATUS FOR VICHAI SAE TUNG.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) shall be held 
and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for 
permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon 
payment of the required visa fees.
    (b) Reduction of Number of Available Visas.--Upon the granting of 
permanent residence to Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) 
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by one during the current or subsequent fiscal 
year the total number of immigrant visas available to natives of the 
country of the alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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Title: Tribal Adoption Parity Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Tribal Adoption Parity Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow Indian tribal governments to determine whether a child has special needs for the purposes of the adoption tax credit.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 876 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 876

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal 
   governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit 
                   whether a child has special needs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                April 6 (legislative day, April 4), 2017

  Ms. Heitkamp (for herself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Heller, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
 Hoeven, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Udall) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal 
   governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit 
                   whether a child has special needs.

    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 ``Tribal Adoption Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS FOR PURPOSES OF 
              DETERMINING UNDER THE ADOPTION CREDIT WHETHER A CHILD HAS 
              SPECIAL NEEDS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 23(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or Indian tribal 
        government'' after the words ``a State'', and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or Indian tribal 
        government'' after the words ``such State''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for the communities of Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 525 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 525

  To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, 
              unique ZIP code for particular communities.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 2, 2017

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, 
              unique ZIP code for particular communities.

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

SECTION 1. ZIP CODES.

    Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the United States Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP 
code for, as nearly as practicable, the communities of Flanders, 
Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York.
                                 <all>
Title: CLEAN UP Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Creating Livable Environments And New Usable Property Act or the CLEAN UP Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2019: (1) the exclusion of gain or loss on the sale or exchange of brownfield sites (land used for commercial or industrial purposes that has been contaminated with hazardous waste or pollution and has been cleaned up and made suitable for commercial or industrial uses) from unrelated business taxable income, and (2) the election to expense environmental remediation expenditures.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2594 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2594

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion of 
gain or loss from the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites from 
     unrelated business taxable income, and to extend expensing of 
                    environmental remediation costs.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2018

  Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion of 
gain or loss from the sale or exchange of certain brownfield sites from 
     unrelated business taxable income, and to extend expensing of 
                    environmental remediation costs.

    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 ``Creating Livable Environments And 
New Usable Property Act'' or the ``CLEAN UP Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION OF GAIN OR LOSS ON SALE OR EXCHANGE OF 
              CERTAIN BROWNFIELD SITES FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE 
              INCOME.

    (a) In General.--Section 512(b)(19)(K) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2009'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2019''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to any gain or loss on the sale, exchange, or other disposition of any 
property acquired by the taxpayer after December 31, 2017.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF EXPENSING OF ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 198(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2019''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.
                                 <all>
Title: Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1838 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1838

  To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for 
 States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a 
    labor organization as a condition of employment, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 19, 2017

 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
  Merkley, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Hassan) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the authority under the National Labor Relations Act for 
 States to enact laws prohibiting agreements requiring membership in a 
    labor organization as a condition of employment, 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 ``Protecting Workers and Improving 
Labor Standards Act''.

SEC. 2. PREEMPTING STATE RIGHT-TO-WORK LAWS.

    Subsection (b) of section 14 of the National Labor Relations Act 
(29 U.S.C. 164) is repealed.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial officers and employees, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to make permanent the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1584 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1584

   To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive 
   information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial 
            officers and employees, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 19, 2017

 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States to redact sensitive 
   information contained in financial disclosure reports of judicial 
            officers and employees, 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. REDACTION AUTHORITY CONCERNING SENSITIVE SECURITY 
              INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).
    (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 105(b)(1) of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking the second comma 
        after ``as the case may be''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by inserting a comma after ``as 
        the case may be''.
                                 <all>
Title: Safe Students Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Safe Students Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions that prohibit the possession or discharge of a firearm in a school zone.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2486 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2486

To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that 
                                  Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2018

   Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that 
                                  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 ``Safe Students Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE GUN-FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT OF 1990 AND AMENDMENTS 
              TO THAT ACT.

    (a) In General.--Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (q).
    (b) Related Amendments.--
            (1) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking 
        paragraphs (25) through (27) and redesignating paragraphs (28), 
        (29), and (32) through (35) as paragraphs (25) through (30), 
        respectively.
            (2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``(k), or 
                (q)'' and inserting ``or (k)''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating 
                paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through 
                (6), respectively.
            (3) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 (18 U.S.C. 921 
        note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public Law 101-647; 104 Stat. 
        4844-4845) is repealed.
                                 <all>
Title: American Job Protection Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
American Job Protection Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the requirement for certain large employers to offer full-time employees and their dependents minimum essential health insurance coverage under an employer-sponsored health plan (commonly referred to as the employer mandate) and related reporting requirements regarding employer-provided health insurance coverage.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1750 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1750

  To protect American job creation by striking the Federal mandate on 
                  employers to offer health insurance.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 3, 2017

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To protect American job creation by striking the Federal mandate on 
                  employers to offer health insurance.

    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 ``American Job Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECT JOB CREATION.

    (a) Repeal of Shared Responsibility Payment for Employers Regarding 
Health Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986 is amended by striking section 4980H (and the item 
        relating to such section in the table of sections for such 
        chapter).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1513 of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking 
        subsection (c).
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to months after December 31, 2016.
    (b) Repeal of Reporting of Employer Health Insurance Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of 
        chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
        striking section 6056 (and the item relating to such section in 
        the table of sections for such subpart).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to periods beginning after December 31, 2016.
                                 <all>
Title: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2019.
The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on November 30, 2018.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3628 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3628

          To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2018

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Rubio, and 
 Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
          To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance 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 ``National Flood Insurance Program 
Extension Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Financing.--Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ``November 30, 
2018'' and inserting ``May 31, 2019''.
    (b) Program Expiration.--Section 1319 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking 
``November 30, 2018'' and inserting ``May 31, 2019''.
    (c) Retroactive Effective Date.--If this Act is enacted after 
November 30, 2018, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
take effect as if enacted on November 30, 2018.
                                 <all>
Title: ANCSA Corporation Reinstatement Act of 2017
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
ANCSA Corporation Reinstatement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow Alaska Native village corporations to reincorporate after they are involuntarily dissolved if the successor corporation has received all or substantially all of the assets of the original village corporation, the shareholders of the successor are comprised of all shareholders of record or heirs of the shareholders at the time of the dissolution, and the successor corporation is organized under the laws of Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1496 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1496

  To amend the definition of Village Corporation in the Alaska Native 
             Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 29, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the definition of Village Corporation in the Alaska Native 
             Claims Settlement Act, 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 ``ANCSA Corporation Reinstatement Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF DISSOLVED VILLAGE OR GROUP CORPORATIONS.

    Section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1602) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(j) Village Corporation.--The term `Village Corporation'--
            ``(1) means an Alaska Native Village Corporation organized 
        under the laws of the State of Alaska as a business for profit 
        or nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, manage, or distribute 
        lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets for and on 
        behalf of a Native village in accordance with the terms of this 
        Act; and
            ``(2) shall include any successor corporation of a Village 
        Corporation involuntarily dissolved under the laws of the State 
        of Alaska if--
                    ``(A) the successor has received all or 
                substantially all of the assets of the original Village 
                Corporation;
                    ``(B) the shareholders of the successor are 
                comprised of all shareholders of record or heirs of 
                such shareholders at the time of such involuntary 
                dissolution; and
                    ``(C) the successor corporation is organized under 
                the laws of the State of Alaska;''.
                                 <all>
Title: Trade Transparency and Public Input Act of 2018
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
Trade Transparency and Public Input Act of 2018
This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require the President, at least 30 days before initiating trade negotiations with a country, to publish on a publicly available website of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) an easily accessible portal that allows the public to electronically submit comments on the negotiations. The USTR shall also issue a request for comments through notice in the Federal Register.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2310 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2310

To require the United States Trade Representative to permit the public 
    to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the 
                               Internet.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2018

  Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the United States Trade Representative to permit the public 
    to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the 
                               Internet.

    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 ``Trade Transparency and Public Input 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON TRADE NEGOTIATIONS.

    Section 105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities 
and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4204(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) at least 30 calendar days before initiating 
                negotiations with a country, publish on a publicly 
                available Internet website of the Office of the United 
                States Trade Representative an easily accessible 
                portal--
                            ``(i) that allows the public to 
                        electronically submit comments on the 
                        negotiations for the duration of the 
                        negotiations; and
                            ``(ii) which shall be in addition to 
                        requests for comments issued by the United 
                        States Trade Representative through notice in 
                        the Federal Register.''.
                                 <all>
Title: A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the "Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the "Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3444 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3444

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Douglas Fournet 
                Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2018

  Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the ``Douglas Fournet 
                Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF DOUGLAS FOURNET DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS CLINIC IN LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA.

    (a) Designation.--The community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, shall, after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the 
``Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-
based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Douglas Fournet Department of 
Veterans Affairs Clinic.
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Title: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a one-year extension of the suicide prevention and resilience program for the National Guard and Reserves.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill extends through FY2019 the Department of Defense program to provide members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families with training in suicide prevention, resilience, and community healing and response to suicide.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1316 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1316

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a one-year 
  extension of the suicide prevention and resilience program for the 
                      National Guard and Reserves.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 8, 2017

Mrs. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a one-year 
  extension of the suicide prevention and resilience program for the 
                      National Guard and Reserves.

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

SECTION 1. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE 
              PROGRAM FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES.

    Section 10219(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``October 1, 2018'' and inserting ``October 1, 2019''.
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Title: TRID Improvement Act of 2018
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
TRID Improvement Act of 2018
This bill amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures of 1974 to modify disclosure requirements applicable to mortgage loan transactions. Specifically, the disclosed charges for any title insurance premium shall be equal to the amount charged for each individual title insurance policy, subject to any discounts as required by either state regulation or the title company rate filings.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2490 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2490

 To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 
             requirements related to mortgage disclosures.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2018

 Mr. Scott (for himself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 
             requirements related to mortgage disclosures.

    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 ``TRID Improvement Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 4(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 
(12 U.S.C. 2603(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``itemize all charges'' and inserting 
        ``itemize all actual charges'';
            (2) by striking ``and all charges imposed upon the seller 
        in connection with the settlement and'' and inserting ``and the 
        seller in connection with the settlement. Such forms''; and
            (3) by inserting after ``or both.'' the following: 
        ``Charges for any title insurance premium disclosed on such 
        forms shall be equal to the amount charged for each individual 
        title insurance policy, subject to any discounts as required by 
        State regulation or the title company rate filings.''.
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Title: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase and extend through FY2023 the authorization of mandatory funding for the Department of Agriculture Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. (The program provides grants for state and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make the land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2243 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2243

  To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize funding for the 
         voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2017

Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize funding for the 
         voluntary public access and habitat incentive 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 ``Voluntary Public Access Improvement 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839bb-5(f)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``practicable, $50,000,000'' and inserting 
        the following: ``practicable--
                    ``(A) $50,000,000'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking 
        ``2012 and $40,000,000'' and inserting the following: ``2012;
                    ``(B) $40,000,000''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated), by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting the following: ``; and
                    ``(C) $150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 
                2019 through 2023.''.
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Title: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to redefine "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1341 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1341

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of 
 children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as 
                        oppressive child labor.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2017

  Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Franken) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of 
 children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as 
                        oppressive child labor.

    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 ``Children Don't Belong on Tobacco 
Farms Act''.

SEC. 2. TOBACCO-RELATED AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.

    Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
203(l)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``in any occupation, or (2)'' and 
                inserting ``in any occupation, (2)''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
                following: ``, or (3) any employee under the age of 
                eighteen years has direct contact with tobacco plants 
                or dried tobacco leaves''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``other than 
        manufacturing and mining'' and inserting ``, other than 
        manufacturing, mining, and tobacco-related agriculture as 
        described in paragraph (3) of the first sentence of this 
        subsection,''.
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Title: Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017
This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to specify that the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as "Made in the U.S.A." or "Made in America" supersedes any conflicting state laws.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 118 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 118

 To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
 the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 12, 2017

  Mr. Lee (for himself, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. King, Mrs. Capito, and Ms. 
   Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To make exclusive the authority of the Federal Government to regulate 
 the labeling of products made in the United States and introduced in 
        interstate or foreign commerce, 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 ``Reinforcing American-Made Products 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSIVITY OF FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LABELING OF 
              PRODUCTS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTRODUCED IN 
              INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE.

    Section 320933 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 45a) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``To the extent'' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--To the extent'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Effect on State Law.--The provisions of this section shall 
supersede any provisions of the law of any State relating to the extent 
to which a product is introduced, delivered for introduction, sold, 
advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with 
a `Made in the U.S.A.' or `Made in America' label, or the equivalent 
thereof, in order to represent that such product was in whole or 
substantial part of domestic origin.''; and
            (3) in the third sentence of subsection (a), as designated 
        by paragraph (1), by striking ``Nothing in this section'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (b), nothing in 
        this section''.
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