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Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5734
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Health facilities and institutions
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care, and (2) provide for such an operation at a VA or a non-VA facility.
 
The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after conducting with such procedure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act

Bill: 114-hr-5735
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Human trafficking
Labor standards
Marriage and family status
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that it is critical to ensure that children, particularly girls, displaced by conflicts overseas are able to receive a quality education and that the educational needs of women and girls are considered in implementing U.S. foreign assistance policies and programs. 
 
The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) may advance programs that: 
 
 
provide safe, quality, primary and secondary education for displaced children; 
 
build the capacity of institutions in countries hosting displaced people to prevent displaced children from facing educational discrimination; and 
 
help increase the access of displaced children, especially girls, to educational, economic, and entrepreneurial opportunities. 
 
 
The State Department and USAID may: 
 
 
coordinate with multilateral organizations to work with foreign governments to implement programs and policies that collect data disaggregated by sex and age on displaced people; and 
 
work with domestic and foreign private sector and civil society organizations to promote safe, quality, primary and secondary education for displaced children.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Identity Protection and Alert Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5736
Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Income tax credits
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Taxpayer Identity Protection and Alert Act of 2016 

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to submit to Congress a report including: (1) an assessment of the feasibility of notifying a taxpayer when a return (including any claim for a credit or a refund) has been filed for the taxpayer, and (2) recommendations with respect to any infrastructure or other changes that would facilitate the notification process. The assessment must include the feasibility of transmitting the notification using the contact information on file with the IRS in addition to any contact information provided in the return. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act

Bill: 114-hr-5737
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Protecting Foster Youth Resources to Promote Self-Sufficiency Act

 
This bill amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI)) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state or local government agency serving as representative payee for an eligible individual in foster care under state responsibility from using any OASDI or SSI benefits to reimburse the state for:
 
 
foster care maintenance payments, or
 
other payments made by the state or political subdivision of the state to cover any cost or expense for such an individual.
 
 
The state plan for foster care and adoption assistance shall require the state agency to:
 
 
develop and implement procedures to ensure that such a child is screened to determine potential eligibility for OASDI and SSI benefits;
 
assist a potentially eligible child in applying for, and (if necessary) appealing any decisions made regarding, such benefits;
 
apply to become the child's representative payee if there is no other suitable candidate available; and
 
develop and implement procedures to ensure that any child potentially eligible for, or receiving, OASDI or SSI benefits, is assisted with applying for such benefits.
 
 
The state plan for foster care and adoption assistance shall require the state agency, regarding each foster child under state responsibility and on whose behalf the state receives OASDI or SSI benefits, to develop a plan for the child to achieve self-support after leaving foster care.
 
A representative payee that is a state shall manage the OASDI or SSI benefits paid to it on behalf of an individual in foster care under state responsibility.
 
Under the SSI program, any assets managed on behalf of an eligible foster child under state responsibility shall be excluded in determining the child's resources, and support and maintenance furnished in cash or in kind shall be disregarded in determining the child's income.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5738
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish the Stronger Together Program, through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award competitive grants for the development or implementation of plans to improve diversity or eliminate socioeconomic or racial isolation in public schools and publicly funded early education programs. The grants are available to local educational agencies, a consortium of such agencies, educational service agencies, or other regional educational authorities that have significant achievement gaps and socioeconomic or racial segregation within or across the school districts served by the entity.
 
ED may give priority to an eligible entity that proposes to use funds to support a program that extends beyond one local educational agency.
 
Each recipient of an implementation grant shall implement a high-quality plan that includes:
 
 
a comprehensive set of strategies designed to improve academic outcomes by increasing diversity,
 
evidence of strong family and community support for these strategies,
 
ambitious but achievable goals to increase diversity over the grant period,
 
collection and analysis of data to provide transparency and support continuous improvement throughout the grant period, and
 
a rigorous evaluation of the proposed project's effectiveness.

 
ED shall establish performance measures to track the progress of each grant recipient.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5739
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Help End Assault Rifle Tragedies (HEART) Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly transfer, loan, or dispose of a machinegun or semiautomatic assault weapon to an individual who is known or reasonably believed to be less than 16 years of age.
 
It defines the term &quot;semiautomatic assault weapon.&quot; 
 
A violator is subject to a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
War Crimes Accountability Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5740
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional tributes
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Europe
Germany
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 
 
War Crimes Accountability Act of 2016

 
 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should actively encourage prosecution of war crimes suspects and Nazi war criminals.
 
 The President shall submit a report for each of FY2017-FY2021 that identifies each country that is failing to: (1) cooperate with relevant jurisdictions in extraditing or deporting war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals to the appropriate jurisdiction; (2) enforce arrest warrants issued by an international tribunal against war crimes suspects; (3) accept Nazi war criminals deported from the United States; or (4) effectively prosecute war crimes suspects or Nazi war criminals within such country's jurisdiction, including Nazi war criminals who resided in the United States and were deported from or extradited by the United States or left the United States voluntarily. 
 
 The President may not issue a letter of offer to sell defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act for $7 million or more to an identified country. 
 
 The President may waive such prohibition in the U.S. national security interest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5741
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional operations and organization
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
National Archives and Records Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make the Federal Register available to any congressional office only in an electronic format, unless: (1) an office requests a printed copy of a specific issue and reimburses the GPO for printing and distributing costs, or (2) an office enters into a subscription agreement to receive a printed copy of all issues for a year and pays the GPO in advance for printing and distributing costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Uniting Families Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5742
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Uniting Families Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a non-immigrant W-visa category for an alien who: (1) is 18 or older and is the genetic son or daughter of a U.S. citizen who served in the Armed Forces on active duty abroad, or (2) is the spouse or child of such alien and is accompanying, or following to join, such alien.
 
A visa shall not be issued until a petition has been filed in the United States by the applicant's citizen parent and approved by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Such petition shall include: 
 
 
DNA evidence establishing that the alien is the petitioner's genetic child, 
 
a written agreement that the parent will provide financial support until the alien's status is adjusted to lawful permanent resident status, and 
 
information establishing that the petitioner is a U.S. citizen who served in the Armed Forces on active duty abroad.
 
 
The bill provides that: (1) the period of authorized admission for a W-visa alien is five years, which may be extended for one additional two-year period; and (2) the total number of principal W-visa aliens who may be admitted during any fiscal is 5,000.
 
The bill prescribes the criteria that a W-visa alien must meet in order to adjust to lawful permanent resident status, including an understanding of the English language and U.S. history. (Such language and history requirements for naturalization purposes shall not apply to a person who has satisfied them in adjusting from W-visa status to lawful permanent resident status.) 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5743
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Evidence and witnesses
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement officers
Student aid and college costs
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise requirements for the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. (The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or injured in the line of duty.)
 
It authorizes the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to establish PSOB program rules, regulations, and procedures based on standards developed by another federal agency.
 
In determining a claimant's eligibility for death or disability benefits, the BJA must give substantial weight to evidence and facts presented by a state, local, or federal agency.
 
The BJA must also publish and update information on pending claims and report to Congress on submitted claims for death, disability, and educational benefits.
 
This section extends the age limitation for a PSOB claim for death, disability, or education benefits that is approved more than one year after the date on which it was filed.
 
The BJA must attempt to obtain necessary documentation to determine a claimant's eligibility for death, disability, or education benefits. If it cannot determine eligibility due to a lack of documentation from a third party (e.g., a public agency), then the BJA may abandon the claim only after it utilizes investigative tools, including subpoenas, to obtain the information.
 
The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that a public safety officer acted properly at the time of injury or death and that no specified limitation (e.g., voluntary intoxication at the time of injury or death) bars the payment of death or disability benefits. The BJA may rebut the presumption by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
NextGen Flight Path Review and Notification Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5744
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Community life and organization
Department of Transportation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

NextGen Flight Path Review and Notification Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as part of the process of applying a categorical exclusion to a new Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) flight path procedure at an Operational Evolution Partnership (OEP) airport (a commercial U.S. airport with significant activity), to:
 
 
 notify and consult with the operator of the airport, and 
 
 consider consultations or other engagement with the community in which the airport is located to inform the public of the new procedure.
 
 
The FAA shall review each decision that it made between February 14, 2012, and September 30, 2014, to grant a categorical exclusion with respect to a procedure to be implemented at an OEP airport that was a material change from procedures previously in effect to determine if implementation of the procedure had a significant effect on the human environment in the community in which the airport is located. If, in conducting such a review, the FAA determines that implementing the procedure had such a significant effect, it shall: 
 
 
 consult with the operator of the airport to identify measures to mitigate the effect, and 
 
 consider the use of alternative flight paths that do not substantially degrade the efficiencies of the new procedure.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act

Bill: 114-hr-5745
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2016-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Commodities markets
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 

Putting Main Street FIRST Act or the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security if: (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.
 
A &quot;security&quot; includes: (1) any share of stock in a corporation, (2) any partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust; (3) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness; and (4) derivatives that meet specified criteria. 
 
The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if: (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person.
 
The bill exempts from such tax: (1) initial issues of securities; (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days. 
 
The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders. 
 
The bill allows an offset against such tax for contributions to certain tax-favored savings accounts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1124)
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Introduced in House