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Title: RECOVER Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2018 or the RECOVER Act
This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the availability of free identity protection coverage for individuals whose personally identifiable information was compromised by data breaches at federal agencies. The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to continue providing the coverage for the lifetime of the affected individuals.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5765 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5765

   To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the 
   availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose 
personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data 
         breaches at Federal agencies, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2018

Ms. Norton (for herself and Mr. Ruppersberger) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 to extend the 
   availability of identity protection coverage to individuals whose 
personally identifiable information was compromised during recent data 
         breaches at Federal agencies, 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 ``Reducing the Effects of the 
Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2018'' or the 
``RECOVER Act''.

SEC. 2. IDENTITY PROTECTION COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY 
              FEDERAL AGENCY DATA BREACHES.

    Section 633(a) of title VI of division E of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31), as amended by section 630 
of title VI of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115-141), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(a) For fiscal years 2016 through 2026,'' 
        and inserting ``(a) In General.--For fiscal year 2016 and each 
        fiscal year thereafter,'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1); and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) is effective for the remainder of the life of the 
        affected individual; and
            ``(3) includes not less than $5,000,000 in identity theft 
        insurance.''.
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Title: To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to consider the aircraft registry office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as excepted during a Government shutdown or emergency (as it provides excepted services) to ensure that it remains open during any Government shutdown or emergency.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider the FAA Aircraft Registry Office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as excepted during a government shutdown or emergency to ensure that it remains open during such an event.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3062 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3062

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 consider the aircraft registry office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as 
  excepted during a Government shutdown or emergency (as it provides 
excepted services) to ensure that it remains open during any Government 
                         shutdown or emergency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 consider the aircraft registry office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as 
  excepted during a Government shutdown or emergency (as it provides 
excepted services) to ensure that it remains open during any Government 
                         shutdown or emergency.

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

SECTION 1. OKLAHOMA REGISTRY OFFICE.

    The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
consider the aircraft registry office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as 
excepted during a Government shutdown or emergency (as it provides 
excepted services) to ensure that it remains open during any Government 
shutdown or emergency.
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Title: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Policy area: Animals

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

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3598

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Migratory Birds of the Americas 
Conservation Act''.

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

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

``SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023.
    ``(b) Use of Funds.--Of the amounts made available under subsection 
(a) for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be expended 
for projects carried out at a location outside of the United States.''.
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Title: Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017
This bill removes representatives of claimants for Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits from the list of individuals for whom certain travel expenses must be reimbursed using Social Security trust funds. The Social Security Administration may authorize such a representative's travel expenses to instead be reimbursed by the claimant.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3432 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3432

     To amend title II of the Social Security Act relating to the 
                   reimbursement of travel expenses.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2017

   Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title II of the Social Security Act relating to the 
                   reimbursement of travel expenses.

    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 ``Social Security Travel Reimbursement 
Reform Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) Reduction of Trust Fund Expenses.--Section 201(j) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401(j)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, their representatives,''; and
            (2) by striking the last sentence.
    (b) Authorization for Certain Representative Travel Expenses To Be 
Collected From Claimants.--Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 406(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Commissioner may authorize 
a representative to collect from a claimant travel expenses incurred by 
the representative attending reconsideration interviews and proceedings 
on behalf of the claimant. Such amount authorized to be collected shall 
not exceed the amount that would be available under section 201(j) for 
such travel originating within the geographic area of the office having 
jurisdiction over such proceeding. If a representative receives a fee 
under an agreement pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the 
total amount the representative receives shall be equal to the amount 
specified under such paragraph plus the amount of any travel expenses 
authorized under this paragraph.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to applications for monthly insurance benefits filed 
on or after the date of the enactment of this section.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, as the "Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, as the "Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2673

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, as the ``Lance Corporal 
                    Jordan S. Bastean Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2017

Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Bost, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hultgren, Ms. 
  Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Quigley, Mr. 
   Roskam, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
 Lipinski, and Mr. Kinzinger) introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, as the ``Lance Corporal 
                    Jordan S. Bastean Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. LANCE CORPORAL JORDAN S. BASTEAN POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office''.
    (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 ``Lance 
Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office''.
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Title: To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
This bill reauthorizes for FY2017-FY2026 the West Valley Demonstration Project located in West Valley, New York.
Additionally, all radioactive waste operations carried out under the West Valley Demonstration Project Act shall be considered to be waste derived from atomic energy defense activities.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2389 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2389

  To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2017

  Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Higgins of New York, and Ms. 
  Slaughter) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, 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. WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the West Valley 
Demonstration Project Act (Public Law 96-368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note) is 
amended by striking ``$5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1981'' and inserting ``$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
through 2026''.
    (b) Treatment of Waste.--All radioactive waste at the high level 
radioactive waste management demonstration project at the Western New 
York Service Center in West Valley, New York, carried out under the 
West Valley Demonstration Project Act shall be considered to be waste 
resulting from atomic energy defense activities, as defined in section 
2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
                                 <all>
Title: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
Policy area: Native Americans

Summary:
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to exclude Native American tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the NLRA. (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 986 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 986

  To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands 
                under the National Labor Relations Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2017

 Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Noem, Ms. Moore, Ms. Michelle 
Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Cheney, Mr. 
   LaMalfa, and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands 
                under the National Labor Relations 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 ``Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER.

    Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or any Indian tribe, 
        or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an 
        Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands,'' after 
        ``subdivision thereof,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(15) The term `Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe, band, 
nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community which is 
recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided 
by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
    ``(16) The term `Indian' means any individual who is a member of an 
Indian tribe.
    ``(17) The term `Indian lands' means--
            ``(A) all lands within the limits of any Indian 
        reservation;
            ``(B) any lands title to which is either held in trust by 
        the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or 
        individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual subject to 
        restriction by the United States against alienation; and
            ``(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that are within 
        the boundaries of a former reservation (as defined by the 
        Secretary of the Interior) of a federally recognized Indian 
        tribe.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2017
This bill requires the general notice of proposed rule making by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a plain-language summary, not exceeding 100 words, of the proposed rule, which shall be posted on the regulations.gov website.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 77 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 77

   To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to 
  include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed 
                                 rule.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2017

    Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require each agency, in providing notice of a rule making, to 
  include a link to a 100 word plain language summary of the proposed 
                                 rule.

    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 ``Providing Accountability Through 
Transparency Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO POST A 100 WORD SUMMARY TO REGULATIONS.GOV.

    Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting 
        ``;'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) the internet address of a summary of not more than 
        100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, 
        that shall be posted on the internet website under section 
        206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501 note) 
        (commonly known as regulations.gov);''.
                                 <all>
Title: Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to permit a borrower to discharge in bankruptcy a nonprofit, government, or private student loan, or an obligation to repay an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2366 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2366

   To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans 
                             dischargeable.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2017

Mr. Delaney (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. 
Castor of Florida, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Sinema, and 
 Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans 
                             dischargeable.

    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 ``Discharge Student Loans in 
Bankruptcy Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE.

    Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (8); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (14B) as 
        paragraphs (8) through (14A), respectively.

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    Title 11, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' 
        and inserting ``(14)'';
            (2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' 
        and inserting ``(14)'';
            (3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' 
        and inserting ``(14)''; and
            (4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ``(8), or (9)'' and 
        inserting ``or (8)''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the 
United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for severance payments made in connection with sexual misconduct.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for trade and business expenses, to deny a deduction for payments made to any employee in connection with the termination of employment if a factor in the termination was sexual assault, sexual harassment, or any other sexual misconduct by the employee.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4748 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4748

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for 
     severance payments made in connection with sexual misconduct.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2018

 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. 
    Demings, Ms. Norton, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. Khanna) 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 deny a deduction for 
     severance payments made in connection with sexual misconduct.

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

SECTION 1. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENTS MADE IN 
              CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

    (a) In General.--Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r) and by 
inserting after subsection (p) the following new subsection:
    ``(q) Denial of Deduction for Severance Payments Made in Connection 
With Sexual Misconduct.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
chapter for any amount paid or incurred to any employee in connection 
with the termination of employment of such employee if a factor in such 
termination was sexual assault, sexual harassment, or any other sexual 
misconduct by such employee.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Protecting American Families' Retirement Advice Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Protecting American Families' Retirement Advice Act
This bill delays for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice.
(The rule defines who is a fiduciary with respect to pension and retirement plans. Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation that requires the person to provide advice in the sole interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. The rule changes the definition of "investment advice" to treat people who provide investment advice to pension and retirement plans for a fee or other compensation as fiduciaries in a wider array of advice relationships.)

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 355 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 355

 To provide for a 2-year delay in the effective date of a rule of the 
     Department of Labor relating to the ``Definition of the Term 
 `Fiduciary'; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2017

 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 provide for a 2-year delay in the effective date of a rule of the 
     Department of Labor relating to the ``Definition of the Term 
 `Fiduciary'; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice''.

    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 American Families' 
Retirement Advice Act''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULE.

    Notwithstanding the effective date set forth in the rule submitted 
by the Department of Labor relating the ``Definition of the Term 
`Fiduciary'; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice'' 
(published at 81 Fed. Reg. 20946 (April 8, 2016)), such rule shall not 
take effect until the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify prohibitions with respect to intentionally defacing, damaging, or destroying religious real property.
Specifically, the bill broadens the scope of prohibited conduct to also criminalize threats to deface, damage, or destroy religious real property.
Additionally, it establishes a criminal penalty—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—for a violation that results in damage or destruction to religious property.
Finally, the bill broadens the definition of "religious real property" to include real property owned or leased by a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1730 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1730

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of 
 community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2017

Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Poe 
   of Texas, Mr. Kennedy, and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of 
 community centers with religious affiliation, 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 ``Combating Anti-Semitism Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF COMMUNITY CENTERS WITH RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.

    Section 247 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after ``or 
        attempts'' the following: ``or threatens'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after ``or attempts'' 
        the following: ``or threatens'';
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking the ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) if damage to or destruction of property results from 
        the acts committed in violation of this section, a fine in 
        accordance with this title and imprisonment for not more than 5 
        years, or both; and''; and
            (4) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at 
        the end the following: ``, or real property owned or leased by 
        a nonprofit, religiously affiliated organization''.
                                 <all>
Title: SAFE SEAT Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act or the SAFE SEAT Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue or revise regulations to ensure that:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2235 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2235

     To improve air travel for passengers, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2017

  Ms. Judy Chu of California introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To improve air travel for passengers, 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 ``Saving All Flyers from Ejection and 
Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act'' or the ``SAFE SEAT Act''.

SEC. 2. AIR TRAVEL IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue or 
revise regulations to ensure that--
            (1) a passenger, after boarding an aircraft for a flight, 
        is not subjected to the use of force or involuntary removal 
        unless directly necessary for safety or security;
            (2) air carriers resolve all issues relating to overbooking 
        of a flight prior to beginning boarding for that flight; and
            (3) air carriers, before an individual is denied boarding 
        involuntarily with respect to a flight, make a compensation 
        offer--
                    (A) to any individual willing to voluntarily forgo 
                boarding for that flight; and
                    (B) in an amount that is at least the maximum 
                compensation amount required under Federal regulations 
                for passengers denied boarding involuntarily.
    (b) Air Carrier Defined.--In this section, the term ``air carrier'' 
has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United 
States Code.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the "Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the "Private Henry Svehla Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6626 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6626

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the ``Private 
                  Henry Svehla Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

Mr. Sires (for himself and Mr. Pascrell) 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 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the ``Private 
                  Henry Svehla Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. PRIVATE HENRY SVEHLA POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Private Henry Svehla 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 ``Private 
Henry Svehla Post Office Building''.
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Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third parties.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a VA-approved appraiser to make a housing loan appraisal based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such services.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3561 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3561

To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by 
 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of 
   chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third 
                                parties.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2017

  Mr. Arrington (for himself, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Walden, Miss Gonzalez-
  Colon of Puerto Rico, and Mr. Dunn) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by 
 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of 
   chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third 
                                parties.

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

SECTION 1. APPRAISALS.

    Section 3731(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) The Secretary shall permit an appraiser on a list developed 
and maintained under subsection (a)(3) to make an appraisal for the 
purposes of this chapter based solely on information gathered by a 
person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such 
services.''.
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Title: Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act
This bill provides for retroactive calculation as of October 7, 2001, (the start of combat operations in Afghanistan) of qualifying active duty or active service days as a member of the Ready Reserve in order to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service. The current calculation date is January 28, 2008.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 569 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 569

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for retroactive 
calculation since the start of combat operations in Afghanistan of days 
 of certain active duty or active service performed as a member of the 
Ready Reserve to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of retired pay 
                        for non-regular service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for retroactive 
calculation since the start of combat operations in Afghanistan of days 
 of certain active duty or active service performed as a member of the 
Ready Reserve to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of retired pay 
                        for non-regular service.

    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 ``Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit 
Correction Act''.

SEC. 2. RETROACTIVE CALCULATION SINCE START OF COMBAT OPERATIONS IN 
              AFGHANISTAN OF DAYS OF CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY OR ACTIVE 
              SERVICE TO REDUCE ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR RETIREMENT FOR NON-
              REGULAR SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``January 28, 2008'' both places it 
appears and inserting ``October 7, 2001''.
    (b) Retroactive Application.--Section 12731(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, relating to age and service requirements for receipt of 
retired pay for non-regular service, shall be deemed to have been 
enacted on October 7, 2001, for purposes of applying the amendment made 
by subsection (a).
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Title: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3131 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3131

 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits 
    under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2017

 Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits 
    under that Act with other existing law, 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 ``Endangered Species Litigation 
Reasonableness Act''.

SEC. 2. AWARD OF LITIGATION COSTS TO PREVAILING PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE 
              WITH EXISTING LAW.

    Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1540(g)(4)) is amended by striking ``to any'' and all that follows 
through the end of the sentence and inserting ``to any prevailing party 
in accordance with section 2412 of title 28, United States Code.''.
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Title: Tax Identity Protection Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Taxpayer Identity Protection Act
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to submit to Congress a report regarding the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program, including an explanation of the extent to which the information could be used to identify individuals receiving wages without work authorization.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6333 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6333

 To require the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to submit a report on 
         the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2018

 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. 
 Gaetz, Mr. Barton, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Flores, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Wilson 
of South Carolina, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Mitchell, and Mr. Perry) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and 
                                 Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to submit a report on 
         the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection 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 ``Tax Identity Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PERFECTION 
              PROGRAM.

    The Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall, not later than the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to 
Congress a report on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection 
Program, including an explanation of the extent to which such 
information could be used to identify individuals receiving W-2 wages 
without work authorization.
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