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SMASH Act

Bill: 114-hr-5463
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
Introduced: 2016-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Insects
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: 

Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act or the SMASH Act

 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants for mosquito control programs. The grant program is expanded so that grants may be used to address emerging, infectious mosquito-borne diseases and to improve existing control programs. The CDC must give preference to applicants that have: (1) a public health emergency due to a mosquito-borne disease, or (2) a control program that is consistent with existing state preparedness plans. The requirement for matching funds may be waived if the area covered by a grant applicant has an extreme need due to the size or density of the human population, the size or density of the mosquito population, or the severity of the mosquito-borne disease.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To provide that certain project works on the St. Croix River, Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Bill: 114-hr-5464
Sponsor: Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Licensing and registrations
Maine
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: 
This bill provides that the Vanceboro Dam Storage Project, West Branch Project, and Forest City Project, all located on the St. Croix River in Maine, are not required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5465
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 
This bill: (1) repeals provisions of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 that amended the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to authorize the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prescribe regulations governing interchange transaction fees for electronic debit transactions, and (2) restores the law amended by such provisions as if they had not been enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

Bill: 114-hr-5467
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
 
The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the Recreation Area. 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
 
Nothing in this bill authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire lands or interests. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to support the capacity of the International Monetary Fund to prevent money laundering and financing of terrorism.

Bill: 114-hr-5469
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Multilateral development programs
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 
This bill amends the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the use of the IMF's administrative budget for technical assistance that strengthens the capacity of IMF members to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism; and (2) report, within one year, on the effectiveness of such assistance, on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to achieve such policy goal, and on any further actions needed.

action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Department of the Treasury to: (1) instruct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support the use of the IMF's administrative budget for technical assistance that strengthens the capacity of IMF members to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism; and (2) report, within one year, on the effectiveness of such assistance, on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to achieve such policy goal, and on any further actions needed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4582)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4582)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5469.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4582-4583)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act

Bill: 114-hr-5470
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Stop Mass Killings By Violent Terrorists Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a federally licensed firearms dealer, importer, or manufacturer from transferring, to a person who is a non-licensee, a large capacity ammunition feeding device, unless: (1) the licensee has conducted a criminal background check of the person, and (2) the Department of Justice (DOJ) has verified the truthfulness of certain written responses given by the person with respect to recent contacts by federal law enforcement authorities.
 
In addition, the bill prohibits a federally licensed firearms dealer, importer, or manufacturer from transferring, to a person who is a non-licensee, a semiautomatic weapon (for which a criminal background check is already required under current law), unless DOJ has verified the truthfulness of the person's written responses with respect to recent contacts by federal law enforcement authorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1075)
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

Bill: 114-hr-5472
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with respect to any VA contract that is reported in the Federal Procurement Data System, to record the amount of any cost or price savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding such contract. 
 
The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates used by the Central Office of the VA, the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Such templates may be customized to address particular procurement situations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5473
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family services
Health promotion and preventive care
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Partnership Grants to Strengthen Families Affected by Parental Substance Abuse Act of 2016

 
This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Services Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award regional and state partnership grants to address the substance use needs of families in the child welfare system.
 
State part B plans shall require state child welfare agencies to have in effect a protocol for coordinating substance abuse prevention and treatment services with child welfare services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

Bill: 114-hr-5474
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Honduras
Human rights
Judicial procedure and administration
Labor-management relations
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military civil functions
Military education and training
Multilateral development programs
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

 
This bill prohibits funds from being made available to Honduras for the police and military (including for equipment and training), and directs the Department of the Treasury to vote against multilateral loans to Honduras for its police and military, until the Department of States certifies that the government of Honduras has: 
 
 
prosecuted members of the military and police for human rights violations and ensured that such violations have ceased; 
 
established the rule of law and guaranteed a judicial system capable of bringing to justice members of the police and military who have committed human rights abuses; 
 
established that it protects the rights of trade unionists, journalists, human rights defenders, government critics, and civil society activists to operate without interference; 
 
withdrawn the military from domestic policing; and 
 
 brought to trial and obtained verdicts against those who ordered and carried out the attack on Felix Molina and the killings of Berta Caceres, Joel Palacios Lino, Elvis Armando Garcia, and over 100 small-farmer activists in the Aguan Valley.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

Bill: 114-hr-5476
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
First responders and emergency personnel
Law enforcement officers
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

 
This bill authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Look-back Elimination Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5477
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Department of Health and Human Services
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Look-back Elimination Act of 2016

 
 This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to eliminate the requirement that, to be eligible for foster care maintenance payments, a child would have been eligible for aid under the former Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) (predecessor of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program under part A of SSAct title IV) at the time of removal from the home. 
 
 The sense of the Congress is expressed that: (1) the AFDC eligibility requirement for federal foster care and adoption assistance benefits should be eliminated and replaced with income eligibility standards that are based on modern, balanced criteria that treat all children equally; and (2) the Department of Health and Human Services should collaborate with Members of Congress and child welfare advocates in developing any modification standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Pueblo de Cochiti Self-Governance Act

Bill: 114-hr-5478
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Dams and canals
Government liability
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Pueblo de Cochiti Self-Governance Act

 This bill amends the Act of August 26, 1992, to ratify modifications to the settlement agreement between the Pueblo de Cochiti of New Mexico and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In accordance with the amended agreement, the tribe assumes legal and financial responsibility for the operation and maintenance of a drainage system.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
SHINE Act

Bill: 114-hr-5479
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Birth defects
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Screening Hearts in Newborns for Early Detection of Congenital Heart Defect Act or the SHINE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants or cooperative agreements to states for: (1) developing and improving statewide newborn critical congenital heart defect (CCHD) screening, evaluation, diagnosis, results reporting, data collection and surveillance, and intervention programs and systems; and (2) assisting in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel for related purposes.
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants or cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance to states in order to support programs and research concerning newborn CCHD screening, evaluation and intervention, and data collection and information systems.
 
The National Institutes of Health must: (1) conduct a CCHD research and development program on the efficacy of new screening techniques and technology, and (2) assist HHS in developing and deploying expanded coding terminology for pulse oximetry screening for CCHD and related evaluation and data collection.
 
The Health Resources and Services Administration must: (1) guide the assessment and improvement of screening standards and infrastructure needed for the implementation of a public health approach to point of care screening for congenital heart defects, and (2) develop a CCHD data collection system.
 
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health must provide guidance to health care providers, industry, and staff of the Food and Drug Administration on pulse oximeters and the unique role of pulse oximetry in screening neonatal patients.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Boosting Equity for the American Middle Class Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5480
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2016-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: 

Boosting Equity for the American Middle Class Act of 2016 or the BEAM Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit equal to 50% of the excess home mortgage principal payments made by a taxpayer during the year. 
 
The credit is limited to $500 per year and to taxpayers who have not received the credit for any of the 10 preceding years. The bill reduces the amount of the credit for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross incomes above specified levels.
 
An &quot;excess home mortgage principal payment&quot; is the excess of: (1) the amount of principal paid by the taxpayer with respect to a mortgage during the year, over (2) the amount of principal the taxpayer would have paid by making each required payment on a timely basis under the terms of the mortgage (and no other payments). 
 
The mortgage must: (1) be for a primary residence, (2) for a term between 15 and 30 years, and (3) require payments that are each the same amount and made in equal intervals during the term of the mortgage (or if any payment is required at a different interval, the amount of the payment is adjusted in the same proportion as the change in interval). 
 
Married individuals must file a joint tax return to claim the credit. Persons engaged in a trade or business (e.g., lenders, mortgage companies, or banks) who are required to report mortgage interest payments from individuals of $600 or more must also report the amount of excess home mortgage principal payments received during the year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-14
text: Introduced in House