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Supporting America's Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6197
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Economic development
Government information and archives
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Supporting America's Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make eligible for deferment and cancellation under the Federal Direct Loan program a borrower who is an employee or founder of a small business start-up in a distressed area.
 
It also amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from an individual's gross income the amount of such canceled student loan debt. 
 
The bill establishes a Federal Direct Refinanced Private Loan program to refinance private education loans.
 
Finally, it establishes a young entrepreneurs business center within the Small Business Administration to certify small business start-ups, identify distressed areas, and approve loan cancelation for founders of small business start-ups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Small Business, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6198
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 
This bill prohibits any alien from being naturalized until U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 
 
DHS shall, upon completion of such digitization and prior to naturalizing an alien who has a application pending on the date of enactment of this bill, review the alien's eligibility for naturalization using the updated IDENT. 
 
The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to require a DHS officer or employee who has good cause to believe that a naturalized citizen has illegally or by misrepresentation procured such status to refer such case to the Department of Justice for denaturalization proceedings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Testing Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6199
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Medical research
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Investing in Testing Act of 2016

 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the health implications of contamination of drinking water by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). (PFASs can accumulate in the body and are commonly found at low levels in food, water, and the environment.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Ongoing Recovery and Conservation Awareness Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6200
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Ongoing Recovery and Conservation Awareness Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Puget Sound Restoration Semipostal Stamp.
 
Proceeds from the sale of the stamp must be transferred to the Environmental Protections Agency for operations supported by the Puget Sound Action Agenda.
 
The stamp must be made available to the public for five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Clean Water Healthy Communities Act

Bill: 114-hr-6201
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Rural conditions and development
Small towns
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Clean Water Healthy Communities Act

 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by directing the Environmental Protection Agency to require monitoring of unregulated contaminants in drinking water supplied by public water systems, regardless of the number of people served by the system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Hudson River Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-6202
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Historic sites and heritage areas
Marine and inland water transportation
Nuclear power
Transportation safety and security
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Hudson River Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915 to prohibit the establishment of areas located within five miles of a nuclear power plant, a location on the national register of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat of an endangered species as anchorage grounds in U.S. navigable waters for vessels carrying hazardous or flammable material as cargo.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
P3 Act

Bill: 114-hr-6203
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Partnerships for Progress and Prosperity Act or the P3 Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education for the improvement of students' education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). 
 
Each grantee shall partner with an employer in a STEM field to:
 
 
assist students in obtaining internships or apprenticeships,
 
develop STEM coursework curricula and metrics,
 
carry out dual-credit courses,
 
provide tutoring and mentoring,
 
enable students and teachers to attend STEM events outside of the classroom,
 
provide after-school and summer STEM programs, and
 
purchase educational materials or equipment to facilitate STEM instruction.

 
In awarding grants under the program, ED shall give special consideration to applicants that:
 
 
promote in-classroom engagement between STEM professionals and students;
 
use technology-based materials and content;
 
pair mentors and tutors with students struggling to meet curriculum benchmarks;
 
in the case of LEA applicants, serve schools in which most students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; and
 
propose to use grant funds to target interventions for populations that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields.

 
Each grantee shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of the grant amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
No Cost Educational Resources Act

Bill: 114-hr-6204
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

No Cost Educational Resources Act

 
This bill amends the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 to modify the National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program. 
 
Specifically, it expands the purposes of the grant program to include providing funds for open educational reading material courses. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Institute of Museum and Library Service to award grants to institutions of higher education to facilitate the adoption, adaption, and creation of open educational reading materials, and to establish more open educational reading material courses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6205
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to broaden the types of repayment plans under which an eligible public service employee may make qualifying payments for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Second Chance for Students Act

Bill: 114-hr-6206
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Second Chance for Students Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify federal student aid eligibility for a student who is convicted of a drug offense involving marijuana possession.
 
Under current law, a drug offense conviction involving the sale or possession of a controlled substance triggers a suspension of federal student aid eligibility for a specified period of time. This bill allows a student who is convicted of a drug offense involving marijuana possession, without the intent to distribute, to resume or retain federal student aid eligibility while completing a drug rehabilitation program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
ACTivate Act

Bill: 114-hr-6207
Sponsor: Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

ACT to Improve VA Timing and Efficiency or the ACTivate Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) seek to award contracts to private entities to assist with scheduling and managing appointments for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system, and (2) ensure that such private entity assistance augments the VA's scheduling and appointment process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6208
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Educational facilities and institutions
Europe
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2016

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; and (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies.
 
The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended to require the Department of State's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to include, for each European country in which threats or attacks against Jewish persons, schools, and religious institutions are particularly significant, a description of: 
 
 
the security challenges and needs of European Jewish communities and European law enforcement agencies; 
 
U.S. efforts to partner with European law enforcement agencies and civil society groups to combat anti-Semitic incidents;
 
educational programming and public awareness initiatives that impart values of pluralism and tolerance, showcase the positive contributions of Jews, and pay special attention to population segments that exhibit a high degree of anti-Semitic animus; and 
 
efforts by European governments to adopt and apply a working definition of anti-Semitism.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-6209
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Food assistance and relief
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International exchange and broadcasting
North Korea
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 
This bill amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to extend through FY2022 the authorization for the President to: (1) provide grants that promote democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and development of a market economy in North Korea; (2) take actions to increase the availability of non-government controlled information inside North Korea; and (3) provide assistance to support organizations or persons that provide humanitarian assistance to North Koreans who are outside of North Korea without the permission of the Government of North Korea. 
 
The bill extends through 2022 annual reporting requirements on: (1) such actions by the President; (2) activities of the Special Envoy for North Korean human rights issues; (3) U.S. Agency for International Development activities to promote U.S. humanitarian assistance to North Koreans inside and outside of North Korea and improvements in humanitarian transparency, monitoring, and access inside North Korea; and (4) the number of North Koreans seeking refugee status or political asylum in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act

Bill: 114-hr-6210
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act

 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) require a charter school grant application to include additional information and assurances related to oversight of authorizing activity by a public chartering agency; and (2) expand grant selection criteria and priorities to include consideration of the number of times a state entity has applied for, and been denied, such a grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6211
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination against or regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in:
 
 
the sale or rental of housing and related activities, 
residential real estate-related transactions, and 
the provision of real estate brokerage services. 
 
 
This bill declares that nothing in the Act shall prohibit federal, state, or local government or other assistance or a preference program designed to assist or benefit domestic violence or sexual assault survivors in seeking, securing, or maintaining dwellings, shelters or any other form of housing.
 
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 is amended to prohibit intimidation in fair housing tranactions regarding survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
SCORE Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6212
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2016-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: 

Scoring Calculations for Our Residential Energy Act of 2016 or the SCORE Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to maintain a Home Energy Score Program that provides for: (1) home energy scores to homeowners and borrowers to enable cost-effective reduction in energy use in homes, and (2) home assessments that collect energy use information for energy scores. The energy scores must include cost-effective recommendations for improving the score and energy efficiency of homes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Introduced in House