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Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5201
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Department of Energy
Energy research
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Fairness in Forgiveness Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include as a public service job for purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program a full-time job as an employee of a management and operating contractor of a national laboratory owned by the Department of Energy.

 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect as if enacted on October 1, 2007.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Preserving HUD's Multifamily Field Offices Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5202
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2016-05-11 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: California
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Executive agency funding and structure
Georgia
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Illinois
New York City
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: 

Preserving HUD's Multifamily Field Offices Act of 2016

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from relocating to any core office of the Office of Multifamily Housing any asset management position (including any account executive, senior account executive, and troubled asset specialist position) that, as of this bill's enactment, is located at a non-core office of that Office.
 
"Core office" is defined as a regional hub office located in Atlanta, Chicago, Fort Worth, New York City, or San Francisco.
 
Upon the occurrence of a vacancy in any asset management position at any non-core office (including any vacancy in existence as of the date of enactment), HUD may newly hire an employee to fill that position only at the same non-core office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-11
text: Introduced in House
Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5205
Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2016

 
This bill requires cleaning products to bear a label with, and requires manufacturers to include on their websites, a list of all of the product's ingredients (including individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances, and preservatives) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute less than 1% of the product can be listed at the end in any order. Product websites must include: (1) the CAS Registry Number of each ingredient, and (2) an explanation of each ingredient's purpose. 
 
A product that is not in conformity with the labeling and website listing requirements shall be treated as a misbranded hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. 
 
A person may petition the Consumer Product Safety Commission to investigate claims that a product does not satisfy these requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts Redesignation Act

Bill: 114-hr-5206
Sponsor: Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Historic sites and heritage areas
New Hampshire
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts Redesignation Act

 
This bill redesignates the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in New Hampshire, as the &quot;Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Freedom of Religion Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5207
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Freedom of Religion Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien may not be denied admission to the United States because of his or her religion or lack of religious beliefs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5208
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Aviation and airports
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Human rights
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
North Korea
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
South Korea
Syria
Television and film
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2016

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that North Korea meets the criteria for, and should be designated as, a state sponsor of terrorism. 
 
The President shall submit to Congress a report that finds, with respect to each of 22 acts specified by this bill, whether: (1) North Korea or any of its agents or instrumentalities committed, conspired to commit, attempted, or abetted such act; and (2) such act constitutes support for international terrorism. 
 
If the President finds that North Korea or its agents or instrumentalities committed any of such acts, the Department of State shall submit to Congress: (1) a determination that North Korea is a state sponsor of terrorism, or (2) a detailed justification as to why the conduct does not meet the legal criteria for such a determination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5209
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Canada
Government information and archives
Latin America
Manufacturing
Mexico
Tariffs
Trade adjustment assistance
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

American Manufacturing and Worker Protection Act of 2016

 
 This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to distribute semiannually all funds (including any interest earned) from duties assessed pursuant to a countervailing duty order or antidumping duty order or finding (antidumping and subsidy protection amount) to affected domestic producers for qualifying expenditures and cash to eligible employees.
 
The term &quot;affected domestic producer&quot; means a currently operating manufacturer or producer that was a petitioner or interested party in support of a petition for which an antidumping duty order, finding, or countervailing duty order has been entered.
 
The term &quot;eligible employee&quot; of an affected domestic producer means an individual who: (1) has been totally or partially separated from employment with that producer because of dumping or a subsidy for which an antidumping duty order, finding, or countervailing duty order has been entered; or (2) is an employee of the affected domestic producer at the time a distribution is made.
 
The term &quot;qualifying expenditures&quot; means certain expenditures incurred by an affected domestic producer after the issuance of an antidumping duty order, finding, or countervailing duty order.
 
The CBP shall establish in the Treasury a special account for each such order or finding and to deposit in those accounts all funds (including any interest earned) from antidumping or countervailing duties assessed on or after October 1, 2016.
 
The requirements of this bill shall apply with respect to goods from Canada and Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act

Bill: 114-hr-5211
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Competition and antitrust
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act

 
This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to revise the purpose of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding competition in markets for consumer financial products and services. The CFPB shall implement and, where applicable, enforce federal consumer financial law consistently for the purpose of strengthening private sector participation in markets, without government interference or subsidies, to increase competition and enhance consumer choice.
 
The CFPB shall establish an Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) to:
 
 
 review all CFPB proposed guidance, orders, rules and regulations;
 
assess their impact on consumer choice, price, and access to credit products; 
 
assess them again after 1, 2, 5, and 10 years;
 
measure the success of the rule, regulation, guidance, or order in solving the problem it was intended to solve when issued; and
 
report on these reviews and assessments in the Federal Register.
 
 
 Before issuing any guidance, order, rule, or regulation, the CFPB shall consider the OEA's review and assessment of it, giving notice and explanation if the CFPB disagrees with the OEA.
 
The CFPB shall also, in each proposed rulemaking, identify the problem the particular rule or regulations is seeking to solve, and specify the metrics by which success in solving the problem will be measured.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5212
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Cemeteries and funerals
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2016

 
 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the provision of funeral goods or services. The rules must: (1) require price information to be disclosed clearly and conspicuously; (2) prohibit misrepresentations or the provision of goods or services being conditioned upon the purchase of other goods or services from the provider; (3) require presale disclosures and contracts to be written clearly, stating the merchandise, services, and prices and disclosing any penalties for canceling or transferring a contract; (4) require cemeteries to provide consumers all written rules and regulations of the cemetery and all material terms and conditions of purchase; and (5) require cemeteries to retain all records in existence on the date of enactment of this bill and accurately record and retain records of interments, inurnments, or entombments.
 
Cemeteries subject to the FTC's rules shall include those organized or operated by states, political subdivisions, or tax-exempt organizations. But the bill excludes cemeteries organized, operated, managed, and owned by a religious organization and that are not affiliated with a for-profit provider offering funeral goods and services for sale to the public.

 The FTC and states are provided authority to enforce against violations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
FARM Act

Bill: 114-hr-5213
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Department of Labor
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Retail and wholesale trades
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Fertilizer Access and Responsible Management Act or the FARM Act

 
This bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to withdraw its revised enforcement policy published on July 22, 2015, concerning the exemption of retail facilities from coverage of the process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals standard. (The standard contains requirements for managing hazards associated with processes using highly hazardous chemicals.)
 
OSHA may publish a proposed rule relating to that exception only if: (1) it arranges for an independent third party to conduct a cost analysis of the proposed rule, and (2) the U.S. Census Bureau establishes a code for farm supply retailers under the North American Industry Classification System in a sector relating to retail trade.
 
OSHA, when promulgating a rule relating to the exemption of retail facilities from coverage of the standards, must provide an opportunity for the public to submit comments as specified by the bill and invite meaningful public input in the rulemaking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5215
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Alaska
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Guam
Hawaii
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits. 
 
The bill increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires benefits to be calculated using a low-cost food plan. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan, which is the diet required to feed a family of four, consisting of:
 
 
a man and a woman 19-50 years of age, 
 
a child 6-8 years of age, and 
 
a child 9-11 years of age. 
 
 
USDA must make adjustments to the plan to account for household size, changes in the cost of the diet, and the costs of food in specified areas. 
 
The bill revises the amounts authorized for nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires the amounts to be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan. 
 
The bill modifies the requirements for calculating household income to determine SNAP eligibility by: (1) authorizing a standard medical expense deduction for households containing an elderly or disabled member, and (2) eliminating the cap on the deduction for excess shelter expenses. 
 
The bill exempts from SNAP work requirements able-bodied adults without dependents who are not offered a position in a SNAP Employment and Training Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Targeting Child Predators Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5218
Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Targeting Child Predators Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish: (1) a certification process with respect to nondisclosure requirements imposed in connection with specified administrative subpoenas, and (2) a judicial review process with respect to the imposition of such requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5219
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Child health
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Medical ethics
Medical research
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish the Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women to report on issues including: (1) the development of safe and effective therapies for such women, (2) ethical issues surrounding the inclusion of such women in clinical research, and (3) federal research activities regarding such women.
 The Food and Drug Administration must report specified information including the number of new drugs approved based on research that included such women in clinical trials.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Cyber Act of War Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5220
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Cyber Act of War Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the President to: (1) develop a policy for determining when an action carried out in cyberspace constitutes a use of force against the United States, and (2) revise the Department of Defense Law of War Manual accordingly. 
 
In developing this policy, the President shall consider: (1) the ways in which a cyber attack's effects may be equivalent to a conventional attack's effects, including physical destruction or casualties; and (2) intangible effects of significant scope or duration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5221
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: 

Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2016

 
This bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on de-escalation techniques. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.
 
DOJ must collect data on the efforts of state and local governments to enhance de-escalation training for law enforcement officers. 
 
Additionally, a state or local government that receives JAG program funding must enact a law, policy, or procedure that establishes an affirmative duty on a law enforcement officer to use de-escalation techniques. DOJ must reduce by 15% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to enact such law, policy, or procedure.
 
 DOJ must issue guidance on compliance with these requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Introduced in House