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Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2876
Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Arizona
Endangered and threatened species
Intergovernmental relations
Livestock
Mammals
New Mexico
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act of 2016

 
This bill:
 
 
requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to publish a revised recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf populations in Arizona and New Mexico; 
 
 outlines what must be contained in the plan, including input from states and individuals, a maximum population of the wolf, and a specified range for the wolf; 
 
establishes a process for the state wildlife authority of Arizona or New Mexico to assume or supplant the USFWS' authority to manage such wolf in the relevant states if certain conditions are met; 
 
requires USFWS to reduce the population of such wolf within the specified range when the wolf's population exceeds the maximum population; and 
 
sets forth requirements for removing such wolf from the list of endangered species, threatened species, or experimental populations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if the population recovery goal outlined in the plan is met.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to specify the availability of certain funds provided by the Department of Defense to States for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

Bill: 114-s-2877
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Law enforcement administration and funding
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 
This bill makes certain Department of Defense funds for state drug interdiction and counter-drug activities available for obligation or expenditure for at least three fiscal years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Working Families Relief Act

Bill: 114-s-2879
Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Working Families Relief Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and expand tax incentives for employer-provided dependent care assistance. 
 
The bill increases the limit on the amount excludible from the gross income of an employee for employer-provided dependent care assistance and requires annual inflation adjustments to such increased limit after 2017.
 
The bill also establishes tax credits for: (1) small employer dependent care assistance program start-up costs, and (2) employer matching contributions for dependent care assistance programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2880
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Marketing and advertising
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act
 
of 2016

 
This bill prohibits sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy from being provided in exchange for monetary compensation. It bars advertisements for such therapy that claim to: (1) change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, (2) eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender, or (3) be harmless or without risk.
 
These prohibitions are inapplicable to practices or treatments that do not seek to change sexual orientation or gender identity if they provide: (1) assistance to an individual undergoing a gender transition; or (2) acceptance, support, and understanding of clients or facilitation of clients' coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices. 
 
The Federal Trade Commission and states are provided authority to enforce against violations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Voluntary Protection Program Act

Bill: 114-s-2881
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Voluntary Protection Program Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) voluntary protection program, under which management, labor, and OSHA establish cooperative relationships at workplaces that have implemented a comprehensive safety and health management system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2882
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Industrial facilities
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act by revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program.
 
The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015. The bill extends until: (1) October 26, 2024, the deadline for states to submit designations to implement the 2015 ozone NAAQS; and (2) October 26, 2025, the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate state areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable areas with respect to the 2015 ozone NAAQS. States must submit a state implementation plan (SIP) by October 26, 2026, to implement, maintain, and enforce the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
 
The bill also changes the review cycle for criteria pollutant NAAQS from a 5-year review cycle to a 10-year review cycle. The EPA may not complete its next review of ozone NAAQS before October 26, 2025. 
 
Prior to establishing or revising NAAQS, the EPA must obtain advice from its scientific advisory committee regarding potential adverse public health, welfare, social, economic, or energy effects which may result from attaining and maintaining NAAQS.
 
The EPA must publish regulations and guidance for implementing NAAQS concurrently with the issuance of a new or revised standard. New or revised NAAQS must not apply to preconstruction permits for constructing or modifying a major emitting facility or major stationary source of air pollutants until those regulations and guidance have been published.
 
The bill revises requirements concerning SIPs for extreme ozone nonattainment areas and particulate matter nonattainment areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-363.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2883
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Appropriate Care for Disabled Veterans Act
 
of 2016

 
This bill repeals the termination date of (thus, reinstates) the requirement for an annual report from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the VA's compliance, by facility and by service-network, with requirements for managing the provision of hospital care and medical services furnished to veterans with service-connected disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
EPA Accountability in Flint Act

Bill: 114-s-2884
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Michigan
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

EPA Accountability in Flint Act

 
This bill makes the Federal Tort Claims Act exemption inapplicable to any claim brought against the federal government relating to an act or omission of, exercise or performance of, or failure to exercise or perform a discretionary function or duty by, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to the lead contamination of the drinking water of the city of Flint, Michigan, between April 1, 2014, and the date on which the EPA determines that the drinking water of the city complies with federal standards.
 
A civil action relating to the EPA's conduct in relation to such contamination must be commenced within 10 years after the cause of action accrues.
 
 Any award against, or compromise settlement by, the government relating to the EPA's conduct in relation to such contamination shall be paid out of unobligated balances in the Environmental Programs And Management account.
 
The EPA shall work with any affected state or local government to implement a program for the long-term monitoring of the quality of Flint's drinking water in response to such contamination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to extend the runway at Pope Army Airfield.

Bill: 114-s-2885
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military facilities and property
North Carolina

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Army to submit to Congress a report that outlines plans to extend the runway at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, and that indicates whether such project is an Army priority. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2560)
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reauthorize the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000.

Bill: 114-s-2886
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Fishes
Idaho
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Montana
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Washington State
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 
This bill reauthorizes the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act through FY2024 to fund the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in carrying out projects in the Pacific Northwest. Projects under the Act are designed to: (1) decrease fish mortality associated with the withdrawal of water for irrigation and other purposes without impairing the continued withdrawal of water, and (2) decrease the incidence of juvenile and adult fish entering water supply systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2560; text of measure as introduced: CR S2560)
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2887
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Missile Defense Defend and Deter Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) Missile Defense Agency to administer an intercept flight test of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system at least once each fiscal year. 
 
Each test shall provide for: 
 
 
validation of the defense element's operational effectiveness;
 
use of assets in their operational configuration against an inventory of targets to assess performance in a variety of flight test regimes; 
 
use of operational doctrine and real-world constraints; 
 
evaluation of new concepts of operations, tactics, and techniques; and 
 
mechanisms to assure the confidence of members of the Armed Forces in the basic design of the ground-based midcourse defense element, its hit-to-kill effectiveness, and its operational capability. 
 
 
The Agency may forgo a test if: 
 
 
it would jeopardize national security, not be successful due to specific ground-based midcourse defense components needing a non-intercept test, and likely fail due to impractical time considerations; or 
 
funding is insufficient.
 
 
The Agency also may forgo a test if DOD determines that the testing is detrimental to U.S. national security interests and provides notice to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Janey Ensminger Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2888
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hospital care
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
North Carolina
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Janey Ensminger Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, at least every three years, to: 
 
 
review the scientific literature relevant to the relationship between the employment or residence of individuals at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for at least 30 days during the period of August 1, 1953, to December 21, 1987, and specific illnesses or conditions incurred by those individuals and determine whether and to what extent the evidence shows that toxic substance exposure is a cause of an illness or condition; and 
 
publish and update a list of each illness and the categorization of evidence for which a determination of cause has been made.
 
 
A veteran who served on active duty at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days during such period is eligible for hospital care and medical services for any of the illnesses or conditions for which the evidentiary connection between toxic exposure and the illness or condition is categorized in such list as sufficient or modest. Such a veteran who has been furnished hospital care or medical services shall remain eligible for such care or services for such illness or condition even if the evidentiary connection is not categorized as sufficient or modest. A family member of such veteran who has been furnished hospital care or medical services shall remain eligible for hospital care or medical services for such illness or condition. 
 
The Department of Veterans Affairs shall transfer for each of FY2017 and FY2018 specified finds to enhance the claims processing system, eligibility system, and web portal for the Camp Lejeune Family Member Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-24
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-702.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act

Bill: 114-s-2889
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business education
Economic development
Education programs funding
Higher education
National Science Foundation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

American Innovators and Entrepreneurs Act

 
This bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2010 to direct the National Science Foundation (NSF) to: 
 
 
carry out an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program to award grants for entrepreneurship and commercialization education to science and engineering researchers and students and institutions of higher education to increase the economic impact of federally funded research; and 
 
develop and provide access through specified Nodes, Sites, and Teams to I-Corps program curriculum by supporting entrepreneurship and commercialization education and training for faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, and other science and engineering researchers. 
 
 
The purpose of grants shall be to increase the capacity of science and engineering researchers and students to engage successfully in entrepreneurial activities and to help transition the results of federally funded research into the marketplace.
 
The Treasury may:
 
 
locate and recover U.S. government assets on behalf of any executive, judicial, or legislative agency; and 
 
retain a portion of recovered amounts to cover administrative and operational costs associated with locating and recovering those assets.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2890
Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Education programs funding
Science and engineering education
Space flight and exploration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe.
 
The design of the coins shall bear an image of and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of McAuliffe as a teacher.
 
Treasury may issue the coins from January 1-December 31, 2018.
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be paid to the FIRST robotics program for the purpose of engaging and inspiring young people, through mentor-based programs, to become leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 525 North Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, as the "Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building".

Bill: 114-s-2891
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Illinois
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 525 North Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, as the "Kenneth M. Christy Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-27
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2016-05-27
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-05-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3377-3378; text as passed Senate: CR S3378)
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3377-3378; text as passed Senate: CR S3378)
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 487.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Timber Innovation Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2892
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Building construction
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Manufacturing
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Timber Innovation Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a performance-driven research and development program to advance tall wood building construction in the United States. 
 
&quot;Tall wood building&quot; means a building designed to be over 85 feet high and constructed with large panelized wood construction (mass timber), including cross-laminated timber, nail laminated timber, glue laminated timber, laminated strand lumber, and laminated veneer lumber.
 
 USDA shall for FY2017-FY2021 carry out an annual competition for a tall wood building design in accordance with the requirements for prize competitions carried out under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. 
 
In carrying out a wood innovation grant program, USDA may make a wood innovation grant to one or more specified eligible entities in order to accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies in the development of innovative wood products for tall wood building construction. 
 
USDA shall carry out a program of education and technical assistance for mass timber applications. 
 
USDA shall collaborate and partner with one or more nonfederal entities, including governments of other countries, to:
 
 
enhance tall wood building commercialization of the United States,
 
develop technical assistance related to tall wood building commercialization, and 
 
carry out the program. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in Senate