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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.

Bill: 114-hr-6138
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the &quot;U.S. Naval Construction Battalion 'Seabees' Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.&quot;
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the &quot;U.S. Naval Construction Battalion 'Seabees' Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Became Public Law No: 114-309.
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Became Public Law No: 114-309.
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-12-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-12-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-12-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-12-10
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7144)
action_date: 2016-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7144)
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H7016)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H7016)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6138.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7016-7017)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 114-309
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6139
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016

 
This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to indefinitely extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients. Under current law, such coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6140
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, which is a naturally occurring and manufactured chemical. According to the EPA, perchlorate can disrupt the normal function of the thyroid gland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Transparency in Trade Act

Bill: 114-hr-6141
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Promoting Transparency in Trade Act

 
This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require the President to publish on a publicly available website the U.S. negotiating position and each new U.S. proposal for a proposed trade agreement at the conclusion of each negotiating round.
 
Trade authorities procedures (fast track) shall not apply to any implementing bill with respect to a trade agreement if during the 60-day period that one House of Congress passes a resolution of disapproval for the President's failure to publish U.S. positions with respect to each trade negotiation round, the other House separately agrees to a resolution of disapproval.
 
The bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to ensure that the Chief Transparency Officer of the Office of the USTR does not have, or appear to have, any conflict of interest in ensuring the transparency of the activities of the Office, including trade negotiations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6142
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Fruit Labeling Accuracy Act of 2016

 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from requiring the percent daily value of added sugars to appear on the label of dried fruit or vegetables that are naturally low in sugar or juice beverages made from fruit or vegetables that are naturally low in sugar.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for school officials seeking to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6143
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish revised guidance for school officials about reducing exposure to lead from drinking water in schools, including testing protocols for schools to detect lead contamination in school drinking water and its sources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Accurate Accounting Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6144
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Accurate Accounting Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 to permit Social Security spending and revenues to be counted in the totals included in the congressional budget resolution and the President's budget. 
 
The bill amends the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) to prohibit increases in Social Security revenues or decreases in Social Security spending from being counted as savings for the purpose of PAYGO rules that restrict legislation that increases the deficit. 
 
(Under current law, the Social Security trust funds are off-budget and all budgetary effects are excluded from the budget totals and PAYGO calculations.) 
 
The President must submit a budget for each department and agency that includes:
 
 
 a description of each activity for which funds were appropriated for the current year or requested for the budget year,
 
 the legal basis for each activity,
 
 three alternative funding levels and the priorities that could be accomplished with each, and 
 
 measures of cost efficiency and effectiveness for each activity. 
 
 
The Office of Management and Budget must publish guidelines to require: (1) the baseline budget of each department or agency to be assumed to be zero, and (2) each proposed expenditure to be justified as if it were new. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must revise a study of mandatory spending required under current law at least every five years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Labeling Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6145
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Labeling Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a rule requiring warning labels for equestrian helmets that are not approved safety helmets under ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) International standards for horse sports and horseback riding. The rule must be treated as a consumer product safety rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must make grants available for states, local governments, or tax-exempt nonprofit organizations to carry out education and awareness campaigns on proper equestrian helmet selection for riders and the dangers of nonapproved headgear. 
 
The bill does not apply to polo, horse racing, or rodeo helmets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6146
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the mandatory reduction in the rate of the tax credit for household and dependent care services for taxpayers whose adjusted gross incomes exceed $15,000. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Apollo I Memorial Act

Bill: 114-hr-6147
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorative events and holidays
Monuments and memorials
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Apollo I Memorial Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Army to construct in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial marker in honor of the three crew members of the mission that became known as the Apollo I mission who died during a launch rehearsal test on January 27, 1967, at the Kennedy Space Center. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2016-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-09-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1354)
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6148
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for microcystin toxin, which is a toxin produced by a blue-green algae called cyanobacteria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1348)
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act

Bill: 114-hr-6149
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Lawyers and legal services
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016 or the POWER Act 

 
This bill requires the U.S. Attorney for a judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors.
 
A special but similar rule applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
 
Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

Bill: 114-hr-6150
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

 
This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a private educational lender from accelerating the repayment terms of a borrower's outstanding loan obligation upon the death or permanent, total disability of a cosigner if the borrower is in good standing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6151
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Keep Student Veterans in Their Homes Act of 2016

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses solely for a monthly housing stipend of up to four months following a permanent school closure.
 
A housing or educational assistance payment shall not be counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided or charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
Help Communities Fight Violent Crime Act

Bill: 114-hr-6152
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Law enforcement administration and funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Help Communities Fight Violent Crime Act 

 
This bill authorizes appropriations to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for Violent Crime Reduction Partnerships in the most violent U.S. cities.
 
It permits the ATF to transfer appropriated funds to another agency or instrumentality of the U.S. government for the purpose of conducting activities under such a partnership.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2016-09-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in House