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King Cove Road Land Exchange Act

Bill: 114-s-3204
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Land transfers
Roads and highways
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 

King Cove Road Land Exchange Act

 
This bill declares that, if the state of Alaska offers to convey to the Department of the Interior 43,093 acres of state-owned land, Interior shall convey to Alaska, in exchange, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and 131 acres of federal land within the Izembek Wilderness, for purposes of: (1) designating a road corridor through the refuge, and (2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along the road corridor. 
 
The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall be equal. 
 
Interior and Alaska shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the federal and nonfederal lands in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards. 
 
The bill requires the route of the road corridor to follow a specified southern road alignment.
 
The bill states that the exchange of the federal and nonfederal lands and the road to be constructed under this bill shall not constitute a major federal action requiring environmental impact review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act

Bill: 114-s-3205
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 

Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (with respect to National Forest System land) and the Department of the Interior (with respect to public land) to authorize relevant local officials to determine all permissible forms of recreational use by nonmotorized transportation methods over any permitted routes within their jurisdictions.
 
The bill defines &quot;local officials&quot; as officers or employees who are the heads of units or jurisdictions of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
 
If a local official fails to make such a determination about a permitted route more than two years after this bill's enactment, then any form of recreational use by nonmotorized transportation methods shall be allowable on that route.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Childcare Expansion Act

Bill: 114-s-3208
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 

Access to Childcare Expansion Act or the ACE Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (known as the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit), to: (1) make the credit refundable, (2) increase the rate for the credit, and (3) require the dollar amounts of such credit to be adjusted for inflation after 2016. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3209
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2016

 
This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements. The Department of Justice (DOJ) or Department of Health and Human Services may withhold grant funds from a state that fails to comply. 
 
Additionally, the bill requires a state to share its PDMP data with other states through a data-sharing hub established by DOJ. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3211
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug therapy
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Performance measurement
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements.
 
During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay a performance incentive payment to each participating practice that meets or exceeds performance standards developed by CMS.
 
CMS shall assess the performance of each participating oncology practice annually. Performance standards shall address: (1) specified measures related to patient care, resource utilization, survivorship, and end-of-life care; and (2) the patient experience of care, as reflected in surveys submitted by each practice. CMS shall also assess the extent to which a practice has used breakthrough or other best-in-class therapies.
 
To the extent practicable, CMS shall select practices of varying sizes and geographic areas for participation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5163-5165)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Century Farms Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3212
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Century Farms Act of 2016 

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program to recognize: (1) any farm that a state department of agriculture or similar statewide agricultural organization recognizes as a Century Farm, or (2) a farm or ranch that has been operated continuously and owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years. In recognizing farms under this bill, USDA must give preference to small farms. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act

Bill: 114-s-3213
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Foreign and international banking
Government information and archives
Government liability

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details after payments are made from the Judgment Fund. (The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States.) 
 
Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must disclose to the public on a website: 
 
 
the agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment, 
 
the plaintiff or claimant, 
 
the counsel for the plaintiff or claimant, 
 
the amount paid, 
 
a description of the facts that gave rise to the claim, and 
 
the agency that submitted the claim. 
 
 
If the payment is made to a foreign state, Treasury must also disclose:
 
 
the method of payment;
 
the currency denomination used for the payment; and 
 
the name and location of each financial institution owned or controlled by a foreign state or an agent of a foreign state through which the payment passed, from which the payment was withdrawn, or that is holding the payment. 
 
 
No payments from the fund may be made to a state sponsor of terrorism. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Vote By Mail Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3214
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Vote by Mail Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot.
 
States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage.
 
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to authorize automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5165-5166)
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act

Bill: 114-s-3215
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Consumer credit
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Home Mortgage Disclosure Adjustment Act

 
This bill amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to exempt from maintenance of mortgage loan records and disclosure requirements depository institutions that have originated in each of the two preceding calendar years:
 
 
fewer than 100 closed-end mortgage loans, and 
fewer than 200 open-end lines of credit. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation".

Bill: 114-s-3216
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Federal-Indian relations
Iowa
Jurisdiction and venue
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 
This bill repeals the act entitled &quot;An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-14
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-539.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.

Bill: 114-s-3217
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 
This bill exempts retired air traffic controllers from a reduction to their Federal Employees Retirement System annuity supplement (on account of their earnings for work performed while entitled to the annuity after their separation from federal service) during any period in which they are employed full time as air traffic control instructors under contract with the Federal Aviation Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act

Bill: 114-s-3218
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Reaching Underserved Rural Areas to Lead on Telehealth Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove regulatory limitations on the reimbursement amounts that certain large non-rural hospitals may receive for universal service support from the Healthcare Connect Fund, which provides support for high-capacity broadband connectivity to eligible health care providers.
 
The FCC must allow an eligible non-rural health care provider to receive universal service support if: (1) the majority of locations it serves are in rural areas, and (2) the provider serves as a consortium leader of a group of health care provider sites that request support through a single application. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing Accountability Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3219
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Housing Accountability Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require an entity receiving low-income housing assistance payments for existing public housing units to maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for any structure covered under a payment contract.
 
 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall develop a process by which a Performance-Based Contract Administrator shall, on a semiannual basis, conduct a survey of the tenants of each such structure to identify consistent or persistent problems with the structure's physical condition or its manager's performance. 
 
 A structure shall be referred to HUD for remediation if the Administrator identifies such a problem based on the survey or any other observation made by the Administrator during the normal course of business.
 
HUD may impose a penalty on the structure's owner if the structure does not satisfactorily meet this bill's requirements or is repeatedly referred to HUD for remediation by an Administrator through the process. Collected amounts shall be used solely for supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable structures or for HUD designated tenant relocation, with priority given to tenants of the penalized structure.
 
This bill shall not apply to voucher program property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-511.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

Bill: 114-s-3220
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crimes against women
Housing discrimination
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Combating Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

 
This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to identify certain unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in or around a dwelling that is sufficiently severe or pervasive as to constitute a discriminatory housing practice based on hostile environment sexual harassment. Such conduct consists of: (1) an unwelcome sexual advance, including groping or touching; (2) an unwelcome request for sexual favors; or (3) any other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Buffalo Tract Protection Act

Bill: 114-s-3221
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Mining
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Buffalo Tract Protection Act

 
This bill withdraws specified Bureau of the Land Management (BLM) lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from all forms of mineral development under all laws pertaining to mineral leasing or mineral materials, including locatable minerals. 
 
Nothing in this bill prohibits the disposal of the surface estate of such BLM lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 or the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. 
 
Any disposal of the surface estate of the BLM lands shall be subject to the condition that the mineral estate of those lands shall remain under the ownership of the BLM, subject to the withdrawal under this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act

Bill: 114-s-3222
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Indian lands and resources rights
Oregon
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act

 
This bill authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assess sanitation and safety conditions on BIA land set aside to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds. No other federal agency may carry out this assessment.
 The BIA may enter into contracts with tribes or tribal organizations to improve sanitation, safety conditions, and access to electricity, sewer, and water infrastructure on this land.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-14
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-539.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act

Bill: 114-s-3223
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Expanded Access to Treatment and Recovery Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into cooperative agreements with states to: (1) expand opioid use disorder treatment capacity, (2) make such services more affordable to those who cannot afford them, and (3) help individuals receive treatment and sustain recovery. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin and certain pain medications.)
 
Funding is allocated to a state based on the severity of the opioid epidemic in the state and the strength of the state's response strategy.
 The bill provides funds for these cooperative agreements for FY2017 and FY2018.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3224
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Dangerous Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to add certain synthetic opioids, hallucinogens, and cannabinoids to schedule I. (A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that: has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Opioid QuOTA Act

Bill: 114-s-3225
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2016-07-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: 

Opioid Quota Openness, Transparency, and Awareness Act of 2016 or the Opioid QuOTA Act

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to publish on its website certain information with respect to a registered manufacturer&rsquo;s opioid procurement quota.
 
It defines the term &quot;opioid procurement quota&quot; as a quota established by the DEA for the quantity of opioid analgesics that a registered manufacturer may procure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Introduced in Senate