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FIRE Act

Bill: 114-s-3061
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2016-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: 

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2016 or the FIRE Act 

 
This bill requires the President and the congressional leadership to appoint members of a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within 180 days of the inauguration of a President.
 
The commission must identify policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium-term and to achieve fiscal sustainability over the long-term. In carrying out these duties, the commission must propose recommendations to: (1) balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the debt, within 10 years, in order to stabilize the debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio at an acceptable level; and (2) meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook, including changes to address the growth of entitlement spending and the gap between projected revenues and expenditures. 
 
Within one year of the appointment of its members, the commission must vote on a report including the required recommendations. The commission may only issue a final report to be submitted to Congress if at least 12 of its 18 members approve the report. Each commission terminates 30 days after submitting a report to Congress. 
 
After consulting with Congress and specified agencies, the President must submit to Congress a joint resolution containing the legislative text necessary to implement the recommendations contained in a report submitted to Congress. The resolution must be accompanied by a special message that includes specified details regarding recommendations of the commission that are excluded from or included in the resolution. 
 
Congress must consider the joint resolution using expedited legislative procedures specified in the bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to consider including smart grid capability on Energy Guide labels for products.

Bill: 114-s-3062
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-06-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: 
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider including a special noteprominently on any Energy Guide label for a product that contains Smart Grid technology.The note should include that:(1)the product features Smart Grid capability, and(2)the use and value of that feature depends upon the Smart Grid capability of the utility system and the utilization of that feature by the customer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3063
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in its information systems by the following deadlines:
 
 
for all veterans submitting new claims for benefits, by not later than two years after the date of enactment of this bill; and 
 
for all other individuals, by not later than five years after such date.
 
 
The VA may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in a VA information system only if the VA must use such number to obtain information from an information system that is not under its jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act

Bill: 114-s-3064
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Mammals
Military personnel and dependents
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act

 
This bill requires each military department to carry out a program to award medals or other commendations to military working dogs and their handlers to recognize valor or meritorious achievement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

Bill: 114-s-3066
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coal
Corporate finance and management
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government liability
Land use and conservation
Mining
Pollution liability
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE)and state regulatory authoritiesfrom accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation.In addition, any existing self-bonds or corporate bondsutilized for coal reclamationare required to be converted to surety or collateral bonds.
 
The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal miningbond programs thatresult in no greater risk of financial liability to the federalgovernment than a surety or collateral bond program.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Interior to issue rules establishing limitations on surety bondsto minimize the financial liability to the federal or stategovernment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prevent terrorists from obtaining firearms or explosives.

Bill: 114-s-3069
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Specialized courts
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Fighting Terrorism and Upholding Due Process Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow the Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, to establish a list of persons that: (1) there is probable cause to believe, have engaged in or supported terrorism; and (2) there is reason to believe, may use a firearm in connection with terrorism.
 
DOJ may, in accordance with procedures established by this bill, prohibit a person on the list from: (1) participating in the transfer of a firearm, (2) receiving or maintaining a firearms license, or (3) receiving or maintaining a license or permit for explosives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3070
Sponsor: Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Family services
Health programs administration and funding
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Servicesto award grants to certain entities for demonstration projects that can help low-income families address the diapering supply needs of their children. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the "Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building".

Bill: 114-s-3071
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New York City
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7802 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, New York, as the "Jeanne and Jules Manford Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act

Bill: 114-s-3072
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Political movements and philosophies
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Travel and tourism
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide training for administering community awareness briefings and related activities in furtherance of its efforts to counter violent extremism, identify and report suspicious activities, and increase awareness of and more quickly identify terrorism threats, including the travel of individuals from the United States to support a foreign terrorist organization abroad. 
 
DHS shall: (1) assess its efforts to support countering violent extremism at the state, local, tribal, and territorial levels; (2) notify Congress of the number of employees of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments with security clearances sponsored by DHS; and (3) incorporate the public testimonials of former extremists into its efforts to combat terrorist recruitment.
 
The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in DHS a board to coordinate and integrate DHS's intelligence, activities, and policy related to its counterterrorism mission and functions. The board shall advise DHS on the issuance of terrorism alerts. DHS shall appoint a Coordinator for Counterterrorism to serve as the chair of the board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act

Bill: 114-s-3073
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Commemorative events and holidays
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
U.S. history
Voting rights
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission Act

 
This bill establishes a Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission to develop and execute programs and activities to commemorate the centennial of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibits the federal government and states from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote on account of sex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Climate Change Education Act

Bill: 114-s-3074
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Higher education
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Climate Change Education Act 

 
 This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable.
 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to:
 
 
 broaden the understanding of human-induced climate change, possible consequences, and potential solutions;
 
 apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages;
 
conduct a national information campaign to help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to energy conservation, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas reduction; and
 
 inform the public of impacts to human health and safety as a result of climate change.
 
 
NOAA must establish a grant program for climate change education. This grant program must be included in the climate change program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

Bill: 114-s-3075
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2016-06-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Alternative treatments
Child health
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Medical education
Medicare
Military medicine
Sales and excise taxes
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: 

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

 
This bill addresses prescription opioid misuse. 
 
 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must: (1) seek recommendations concerning opioid drugs from an FDA advisory committee relating to the approval of a new drug that is an opioid, and the labeling of opioid drugs for pediatric prescriptions; (2) develop recommendations for education programs for prescribers of opioids; and (3) issue guidance for labeling that deters opioid abuse. 
 
The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by requiring manufacturers of opioid drugs to ensure that certain information about the risk factors associated with opioid drugs are included on the drug labels.
 
The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act by: (1) addressing annual narcotic manufacturing quotas with respect to fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, and hydromorphone; and (2) directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to require medical practitioners to complete a training program on prescribing opioids for chronic pain before they are certified to prescribe controlled substances in schedule II, III, or IV.
 
The bill establishes requirements for prescription drug monitoring systems to prevent over-prescribing controlled substances.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must: (1) submit a plan of action for addressing outliers in opioid prescribing practices and ensuring an adequate response to protect the public health, and (2) study the expansion of Medicare coverage for alternatives to opioid treatments.
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on manufacturers or producers of opioid pain relievers. A portion of the amount generated from the tax must be used for substance abuse treatment programs.
 
DOJ must establish a take-back program for the safe and environmentally responsible disposal of controlled substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4301-4303)
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Introduced in Senate
MEDS Act

Bill: 114-s-3077
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2016-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative treatments
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-20
text: 

Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2016 or the MEDS Act

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to:
 
 
establish, with respect to marijuana research, a new federal registration process that is separate from the process for research involving other schedule I drugs; 
 
establish a process for registering persons to manufacture or distribute marijuana for purposes of either research or the commercial production of certain approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana; and 
 
modify other requirements related to marijuana research and production.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3078
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Income tax deferral
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2016 

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to create an online Retirement Savings Lost and Found (RSLF) to assist individuals in locating certain employer-sponsored retirement accounts. The RSLF must provide plan participants or beneficiaries only with the ability to view contact information for the administrator of a plan that is sufficient to locate the plan. 
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to set forth additional reporting and notification requirements for retirement plans. 
 
Treasury and the SSA must take precautions to: (1) safeguard the privacy and security of participants' plan information, and (2) permit plan participants to opt out of inclusion in the RSLF.
 
The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the IRC to revise provisions that permit mandatory distributions of the balances of small retirement accounts using a rollover into an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill modifies the investment options available for the distributions and increases the maximum account balance that may be subject to such a distribution. 
 
A plan must transfer unclaimed mandatory distributions that are $1,000 or less to the RSLF or to an IRA established by the Department of the Treasury. The RSLF must invest funds received in Treasury securities and distribute the balance upon receiving an application from a plan participant or beneficiary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness, Accountability, and Certainty for Taxpayers in Coal Leasing Act

Bill: 114-s-3079
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Coal
Department of the Interior
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Fairness, Accountability, and Certainty for Taxpayers in Coal Leasing Act

 
This bill establishes a deadline for the Department of the Interior to complete a comprehensive review of the federal coal leasing program.The review, in the form of a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, is designed to ensure that the federal coal program is properly structured to provide a fair return to taxpayers and toreflect its impacts on the environment, while continuing to helpmeet energy needs.
 
In addition, Interior shall reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee to ensure consultation among state, tribal, environmental, energy, and federal stakeholders.The committee must provide advice to Interior on the management of federal and Indian mineral leases and shall be composed of federal and non-federal members.
 
The bill also requires Interior to authorize earlier emergency coal leasing than is currently authorized under federal regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act

Bill: 114-s-3080
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to: (1) quitclaim to the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District in California approximately 327 acres of identified federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and (2) in exchange for such land accept from the Conservation District a conveyance of approximately 310 acres of its land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate