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Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5557
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
User charges and fees
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit requiring:
 
 
an individual to present a piece of information that has an associated cost as a condition of voting in a federal election, or
 
an individual wishing to vote by mail to include a piece of identification (or a copy of one) that has an associated cost.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

Bill: 114-hr-5558
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Rural conditions and development
Transportation costs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act

 
This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 1206 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to clarify the application of rules on the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-excepted long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).

Bill: 114-hr-5559
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 
This bill amends the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 to specify that certain provisions of current law regarding the calculation of hospital length of stay apply to certain long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) that are permitted, under Medicare, to establish new LTCHs or increase LTCH beds. Specifically, with respect to such LTCHs, two types of patients shall be excluded from the calculation of LTCH length of stay under Medicare: (1) those for whom payment is made under a Medicare Advantage plan, and (2) those for whom payment is made at the site-neutral payment rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-5560
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Customs enforcement
Hunting and fishing
Legal fees and court costs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits importing, exporting, delivering, carrying, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing steel-jaw leghold traps or Conibear traps. 
 
Steel-jaw leghold traps are certain spring-powered pan or sear-activated devices with steel jaws that are designed to snap closed on animals. Conibear traps consist of metal frames hinged at the center point and powered by two torsion springs that create a scissor-like action designed to kill animals by snapping their spinal columns. Both types of traps exclude cage or box traps, suitcase-type live beaver traps, or mouse or rat snap traps.
 
The bill establishes penalties for violating the prohibition on the traps.
 
The Department of the Interior must pay rewards for information that leads to a conviction of a violation of this bill, unless the information was provided by officers or employees of federal, state, or local governments while they were performing official duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5561
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Georgia
Members of Congress
Senate
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Max Cleland Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Joseph Maxwell &quot;Max&quot; Cleland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E983)
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional appointment of members of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment Advisory Commission (MACPAC).

Bill: 114-hr-5562
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Congressional leadership
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify requirements related to the appointment of, and application of ethics rules to, members of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Local Control of Airports Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5563
Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Restoring Local Control of Airports Act of 2016

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2021 and revises the Airport Improvement Program. Specifically, the bill: (1) eliminates the federal cap on passenger facility charges (local user fees) of $4.50 per enplanement; and (2) with respect to airports that increase such charges beyond $4.50 per enplanement, provides for corresponding reductions in program grant funding.
 
In addition, the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the federal airline ticket tax.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
National Parks for America's Children Act

Bill: 114-hr-5564
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Biological and life sciences
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

National Parks for America's Children Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to create a program that helps to ensure that youths from urban areas have access to the National Parks.
 
The program shall include: 
 
 
an advertising strategy aimed at urban youths and transportation programs to help ensure that they have better access to National Parks,
 
partnerships with urban schools to teach basic outdoor skills and basic nature and biology, and 
 
a grant program that helps to ensure that urban youths can afford attendance and lodging fees at the National Parks. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide free admission to Federal recreational lands and waters for children 17 years of age and younger on their birthday, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5565
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 
This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to direct the Departments of Agriculture (with respect to the Forest Service) and of the Interior (with respect to other federal land management agencies) to arrange for any U.S. citizen or domiciliary age 17 or younger (and for accompanying family members) to be given free admission to federal recreational lands or waters on his or her birthday upon proof of age and citizenship or residency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5566
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Act of 2016

 
The bill establishes the Wasteful Defense Spending Reduction Commission, which shall: (1) review and make recommendations for the termination of Department of Defense (DOD) procurement programs, and (2) submit a schedule for the termination of each program identified.
 
 DOD: (1) may not terminate such a program unless a joint resolution approving such termination is enacted, and (2) shall carry out an approved termination in accordance with the schedule submitted by the commission.
 
The commission shall terminate on December 31, 2017. 
 
This bill requires that any amounts remaining from funds appropriated for the commission or any program terminated pursuant to this bill be deobligated, rescinded, and returned to the Treasury for deficit reduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Appropriations, 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.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Interest Rate Parity Act

Bill: 114-hr-5567
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Student Loan Interest Rate Parity Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reduce the interest rates on Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans and Federal Direct PLUS Loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Combatting Terrorism in Tunisia Emergency Support Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5568
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Firearms and explosives
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement officers
Libya
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military readiness
Reconstruction and stabilization
Rule of law and government transparency
Smuggling and trafficking
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Syria
Terrorism
Tunisia
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Combatting Terrorism in Tunisia Emergency Support Act of 2016

 
This bill declares that it is the policy of the United States to assist the government of Tunisia in eliminating terrorist organizations that operate in Tunisia and neighboring Libya and preventing fighters in Syria from returning to Tunisia.
 
This bill expresses the sense of the Congress that: 
 
 
significant reform that protects fundamental human rights is necessary to enable the Tunisian security services to combat terrorism and reinforce the rule of law; 
 
expeditious consideration of sales, leases, grants, or transfers of defense articles, services, and equipment is consistent with U.S. policy to assist in eliminating terrorist organizations that threaten Tunisia's national security; 
 
Tunisia's peaceful pursuit of democracy should be fully supported by the United States; 
 
 organizations such as Ansar al-Sharia and the Islamic State have created terrorist sanctuaries in Libya and represent a significant threat to Tunisia's democratic government; and 
 
supporting Tunisia's orderly reform of its economic and social sectors should be a U.S. priority.
 
 
The bill authorizes the Department of State to: 
 
 
provide assistance to strengthen and reform Tunisia's security sector;
 
support Tunisia's efforts to combat terrorism; 
 
provide assistance to support Tunisia's democracy and civil society; 
 
provide assistance to support Tunisia's border security by enhancing its capabilities to interdict illicit weapons trafficking; 
 
reprogram certain funds to support Tunisia's economic reforms; and 
 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with Tunisia to increase military cooperation, including joint military exercises, personnel exchanges, and enhanced strategic dialogue. 
 
 
The President is authorized to provide defense articles, services, and training to Tunisia to counter terrorist threats.
 
The State Department shall submit a strategic plan within 90 days to carry out this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to restrict arbitration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5569
Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Financial services and investments

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 
This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to restrict the use of an agreement between a financial product or service provider and a consumer providing for arbitration of any future dispute between the parties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act

Bill: 114-hr-5570
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act

 
This bill releases the following areas in Colorado from further review for designation as wilderness: (1) any public lands in the North Sand Hills Instant Study Area, (2) any portions of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area within the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness, and (3) any portions of the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Study Area within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness.
 
The bill states that in areas in which the Colorado River is used as a reference for defining the boundary of McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, the boundary shall: (1) be located at the edge of the river, and (2) change according to the river's level. 
 
The bill prohibits the inclusion of any portion of the Colorado River, regardless of its level, within the conservation area. 
 
The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 is amended to authorize the Department of the Interior to enter into land exchanges within the conservation area which would enhance the values for which it was established.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5572
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: 

Protect Consumers from Phony Phone Charges Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to complete a rulemaking proceeding relating to the placing of unauthorized charges on a consumer's telephone bill (commonly referred to as "cramming"). The FCC must consider whether to issue a rule that requires blocking the placement of third-party charges on a consumer's wireline, wireless, or bundled services telephone bill under the criteria it relied upon when it entered into a consent decree relating to cramming with mobile voice and data service providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Introduced in House