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Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5593
Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Consumer credit
Health care costs and insurance
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2016

 
 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude from a consumer report: (1) for one year, information related to a veteran's choice medical program (program) debt; and (2) information related to a fully paid or settled program debt that had been characterized as delinquent, charged off, or in collection.
 
The Consumer Credit Protection Act is amended to provide a mechanism for veterans to dispute the inclusion of program debt already on a credit report. A consumer reporting agency shall, within 30 days after receiving notice of such dispute, delete such information from the veteran's file and notify the furnisher and the veteran. 
 
Within five days after the initial communication with a veteran, a debt collector shall, unless the appropriate information is contained in the initial communication or the veteran has paid the debt, send the veteran a written notice containing specified debt-related information, including information concerning debt amount, creditors, the insurance company involved, and the hospital or medical care provider.
 
If a veteran notifies the debt collector within such one-year period that the program debt is disputed or that the veteran requests the name and address of the original creditor, the debt collector shall cease collection until debt verification or the name and address of the original creditor is obtained.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Reservoir Operations Improvement Act

Bill: 114-hr-5595
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hydrology and hydrography
Lakes and rivers
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Reservoir Operations Improvement Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to submit a report with respect to each drought state (a state for which the governor has declared a drought or that contains at least one county for which the Department of Agriculture has designated a drought disaster) during water year 2015 or 2016 that includes: 
 
 
a list of flood control projects in such state;
 
 the year during which the original water manual (water operations manuals, flood control rule curves, and water control manuals) for each project was approved;
 
 the years during which any revisions to a project's water manual occurred or are requested to occur;
 
 a list of projects for which operational deviations for drought contingency, and changes to storage allocations, have been requested and the status of such requests; and
 
 a description of the means by which water conservation and water quality improvements were addressed in any response to such requests.
 
 
 The Corps of Engineers shall: (1) identify each project included in the report that includes a reservoir and for which a non-federal interest has submitted a written request to revise the project's water manual; (2) revise the water manuals of not more than 15 of such projects; and (3) in collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, create a forecast-informed reservoir operations plan for each selected project. The water manual revision shall incorporate such plan, new watershed data, and the effects of any structural improvement completed after the date of the most recent prior revision of the water manual.
 
 A revision of a water manual may not reduce the water supply for any authorized purpose, other than flood control, of a flood control project. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Municipal Advisor Choice Act

Bill: 114-hr-5596
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Municipal Advisor Choice Act

 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that an issuer of municipal securities is not required to retain a municipal advisor prior to issuing securities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Solar Villages Initiative Act

Bill: 114-hr-5597
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Foreign aid and international relief
Small business
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Solar Villages Initiative Act

 
 This bill authorizes the President, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, to provide assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services. 
 
 In providing such assistance, the President shall give priority to empowering female-owned businesses.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5598
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Currency
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Indian social and development programs
Massachusetts
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 100,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag tribes in the realization of the settlement.
 
These coins may be issued only during a two-year period beginning January 1, 2020.
 
Sales of such coins shall include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by Treasury as follows:
 
 
50% to Plymouth 400, Inc., to support the its work to develop, implement, and provide oversight for the commemorations surrounding the events of 2020-2021 and to be distributed, at the organization's discretion, to local historical preservation and cultural organizations to support their work in educating the public about the settlement of 1620 and their continued existence for the benefit of future generations; 
 
15% to Plimoth Plantation to support its effort to maintain the replica of the 1627 Plantation, the Mayflower II, and the replica of the Wampanoag Village; 
 
15% to a Wampanoag tribal organization to continue programs to educate people about the life of the Wampanoag people prior to the Plymouth settlement and their interactions with the settlers; 
 
10% to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants to support the continued restoration of the main facility in Plymouth, to provide funding for its research library at that site, and for educational purposes; and 
 
10% to the Pilgrim Society to continue its work in displaying the story of the settlement and settlement artifacts. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5599
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Sciences and History
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Commemorative events and holidays
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Indian social and development programs
Massachusetts
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission Act of 2016

 
This bill establishes the Plymouth 400th Commemoration Commission to:
 
 
 assist in the planning, development, and implementation of programs and activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts; 
 
facilitate such activities throughout the United States; 
 
 encourage civic, military, historical, educational, religious, economic, and other organizations to organize and participate in commemoration activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the significance of the founding and early history of Plymouth Colony; 
 
 coordinate and facilitate for the public scholarly research and publications regarding, and interpretation of, the cultures present in 17th Century Plymouth Colony, including the English colonists and the indigenous Wampanoag tribes; and 
 
 ensure that the 400th anniversary of Plymouth provides a lasting legacy and long-term public benefit by assisting in the development of appropriate programs and facilities.
 
 
The commission shall: (1) prepare a strategic plan and an annual performance plan; and (2) submit a final report by December 31, 2021, that includes a summary of its activities, a final accounting of its funds, and its findings or recommendations.
 
The commission shall terminate on December 31, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
No Hero Left Untreated Act

Bill: 114-hr-5600
Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crime victims
Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Neurological disorders
Sex offenses
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

No Hero Left Untreated Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to larger populations of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, or opiate addiction.
 
The VA shall carry out the program at up to five VA facilities, including the proposed Center for Innovation.

action_date: 2016-11-29
text: 

No Hero Left Untreated Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to treat larger populations of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, or opiate addiction.
 
The VA shall carry out the program at up to two VA facilities and may provide access to such therapy to up to 50 veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6343)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H6343)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5600.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6343-6344)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 641.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-817.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-817.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Carl's Law

Bill: 114-hr-5601
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Carl's Law

 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label of a drug containing an opioid to prominently state that the drug contains an opioid and addiction to the drug is possible. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act

Bill: 114-hr-5603
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign and international banking
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act

 
This bill establishes in the Department of the Treasury a Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program for the payment of rewards to support U.S. government programs and investigations aimed at eliminating from accounts at U.S. financial institutions any stolen assets linked to foreign government corruption and the proceeds of such corruption.
 
Treasury may pay a reward to any individual who furnishes information leading to the restraining, seizure, forfeiture, or repatriation of stolen assets in an account at a U.S. financial institution, that come within the United States, or that come within the possession or control of any U.S. person linked to foreign government corruption. U.S. or foreign government employees are not eligible for such a reward. 
 
Treasury shall: (1) establish procedures for the offering, administration, and payment of such rewards in order to ensure that the payment of rewards pursuant to this bill does not duplicate or interfere with any other payment authorized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) or other federal law enforcement agencies for the obtaining of information or other evidence; and (2) obtain the written concurrence of DOJ before making such a reward under this bill in a matter over which there is federal criminal jurisdiction.
 
Such rewards shall be paid from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. 
 
The total amount of rewards paid may not exceed $25 million in any calendar year. The President may waive such limitation after providing prior notice to Congress. 
 
No single reward may exceed $5 million, except as Treasury determines necessary in exceptional cases. Treasury may reduce or deny awards to individuals claiming awards who were involved in actions leading to the misappropriation or diversion of stolen assets or other foreign government corruption.
 
Treasury shall: (1) report annually regarding stolen assets, and (2) report describing policy choices for the disposition of recovered stolen assets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to pursue independent study programs at certain educational institutions that are not institutions of higher learning.

Bill: 114-hr-5604
Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 
This bill permits veterans to use Department of Veterans Affairs post-9/11 educational assistance for an accredited independent study program (including open circuit television) at an educational institution that is an area career and technical education school or a postsecondary vocational school providing postsecondary level education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act

Bill: 114-hr-5605
Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Department of Agriculture
Farmland
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act 

 
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise the process that the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) uses to make a wetland determination, delineation, or certification. 
 
The NRCS must make a determination, delineation, or certification within 60 days. If the NRCS misses the deadline, it must provide a reasonable transition period for a person to come into compliance with the decision without losing eligibility for certain payments and loans. 
 
A decision is subject to judicial review, and a person is not required to exhaust all administrative remedies prior to bringing a suit in federal court. In the case of a dispute, the NRCS must bear the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence and provide a copy of the agency record upon request. 
 
USDA must permit a person to secure technical assistance from an approved source, other than the NRCS, for the preparation of: (1) a conservation plan or similar plan required as a condition for USDA assistance, and (2) a wetland delineation or determination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Anti-terrorism Information Sharing Is Strength Act

Bill: 114-hr-5606
Sponsor: Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of the Treasury
Foreign and international banking
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

Anti-terrorism Information Sharing Is Strength Act

 
This bill amends the USA PATRIOT Act to allow two or more financial institutions and any association of financial institutions, upon notice provided to the Department of the Treasury, to share information with one another regarding individuals, entities, organizations, and countries suspected of the unlawful activity the proceeds of which form the basis of a money laundering offense.
 
A financial institution or association that transmits, receives, or shares such information to identify and report this activity shall not be liable to any person for such disclosure or for any failure to provide notice of it to the subject, or any other person identified in the disclosure, except where the transmission, receipt, or sharing violates the Act or regulations promulgated under it.
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress concerning the need for federal law enforcement agencies and regulators, as well as financial institutions, to share information about terrorist activities, money laundering activities, and unlawful activities to the fullest extent possible and in a timely fashion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 229 - 177 (Roll no. 403).
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 229 - 177 (Roll no. 403).
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4624)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5606.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4586-4587; text of measure as introduced: CRH4786)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
No Ex-Im Financing for Iran Act

Bill: 114-hr-5608
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Government lending and loan guarantees
Iran
Middle East

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: 

No Ex-Im Financing for Iran Act
 
 
This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the export of U.S. goods or services to any entity that does business with or provides credit or a guarantee to any other entity in connection with exports involving:
 
 
the Government of Iran, or an entity in which the Government of Iran participates,
 
an entity created under Iranian law, or
 
an operation in Iran.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-07
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Introduced in House