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Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5113
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Credit and credit markets
Housing and community development funding
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Investing in America's Small Businesses Act of 2016

 
 This bill amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions to enable such institutions to establish a loan-loss reserve fund to defray the costs of a small business loan program.
 
The bill defines &quot;small business loan program&quot; as a program in which a community development financial institution offers loans to small businesses that: (1) are made in amounts up to $50,000, (2) have no prepayment penalty, and (3) meet any affordability requirements established by Administrator of the Fund.
 
A community development financial institution must provide non-federal matching funds equal to 50% of the amount of any grant received.
 
The bill prohibits the use of such grants to make direct loans to small businesses.
 
A community development financial institution may use such a grant to: (1) help recapture a portion or all of a defaulted loan made under its small business loan program, and (2) designate and utilize a fiscal agent for services the agent normally provides.
 
The Fund shall make technical assistance grants to community development financial institutions to create, support, or maintain such a program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E619-620)
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5114
Sponsor: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Employment and training programs
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
National and community service
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016

 
This bill establishes a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) that provides work and training opportunities for youth and veterans in certain federal agencies. Work and training provided in 21CSC must involve:
 
 
 protecting, restoring, and enhancing natural, cultural, and historical resources and treasures, including public and tribal land or water;
 
 supporting outdoor recreation and urban green spaces; 
 
restoring and safeguarding U.S. natural resources; or
 
service that is primarily indoors with a clear benefit for natural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures. 
 
 
Participating federal agencies may develop public-private partnerships with organizations to support and carry out 21CSC projects. 
 
Participating federal agencies must compensate 21CSC participants with a wage, a stipend, a living allowance, or an educational credit at a participating institution of higher education.
 
Participating federal agencies must also provide participants with: (1) job skill development; (2) community skill development to help participants acquire an ethic of service to others and become more effective resource and community stewards; and (3) a greater understanding of U.S. natural, cultural, or historic resources or treasures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2016-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2016-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
SURE Act

Bill: 114-hr-5115
Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Statement on Unfairness Reinforcement and Emphasis Act or the SURE Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide additional factors for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider before it may declare acts or practices to be unlawful on the ground that they are unfair and likely to cause substantial injury to consumers.
 
Trivial or merely speculative injury or harm must be considered unlikely to cause substantial injury. But the FTC may consider substantial: (1) an injury that does small harm to a large number of people, or (2) a significant risk of concrete harm.
 
In determining the likelihood of substantial injury to consumers, the FTC must consider whether the act or practice results in: (1) monetary harm, (2) unwarranted health or safety risks, or (3) only emotional or other more subjective harm.
 
The FTC must also find an act or practice to be injurious in its net effects before it may be considered unfair. In determining the net effects, the FTC must consider: (1) remedy costs; and (2) burdens on society in general, such as increased paperwork or regulatory burdens or reduced incentives for innovation and capital formation. 
 
The FTC may not second-guess consumer decisions, but may consider whether an act or practice unreasonably creates or takes advantage of an obstacle to the free exercise of consumer decisionmaking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
FREE Act

Bill: 114-hr-5116
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Freeing Responsible and Effective Exchanges Act or the FREE Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit a bipartisan majority of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners to hold a nonpublic meeting to discuss official business if: (1) no votes or actions are taken, (2) each person at the meeting is an FTC commissioner or employee, and (3) an attorney from the FTC's Office of General Counsel is present.
 
&quot;Bipartisan majority&quot; means a group of at least three commissioners that includes, for each political party of which any commissioner is a member, at least one commissioner who is a member of such political party and, if any commissioner has no political party affiliation, at least one unaffiliated commissioner.
 
Within two business days after such a nonpublic meeting, the FTC must disclose on its website: (1) a list of persons who attended such meeting; and (2) a summary of discussed matters, except for matters that are classified or otherwise exempt from disclosure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
DIGIT Act

Bill: 114-hr-5117
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Digital media
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act or the DIGIT Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to convene a working group of federal stakeholders to provide recommendations and a report to Congress regarding the Internet of Things (IoT) for the growing number of connected and interconnected devices. The bill establishes a steering committee to be composed of stakeholders outside the federal government to advise the working group. 
 
 The bill expresses the sense of Congress that IoT policies should maximize the potential and development of the IoT to benefit all stakeholders, including businesses, governments, and consumers.
 
The working group must: (1) identify federal laws and regulations, grant practices, budgetary or jurisdictional challenges, and other sector-specific policies that inhibit IoT development; (2) consider policies or programs that encourage and improve coordination among federal agencies with IoT jurisdiction; (3) implement recommendations from the steering committee; and (4) examine how federal agencies can benefit from, use, and prepare for the IoT.
 
The working group must consult with nongovernmental stakeholders. The steering committee must advise the working group about spectrum needs, individual privacy, security, and any international proceedings or negotiations affecting the IoT. 
 
Within 18 months after enactment of this bill, the working group must report its findings and recommendations, its reasons for inaction on steering committee recommendations, and an accounting of any progress by federal agencies to implement recommendations. 
 
The Federal Communications Commission must seek public comment on the IoT's spectrum needs and submit a summary of those comments to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
SHIELD Act

Bill: 114-hr-5118
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Solidifying Habitual and Institutional Explanations of Liability and Defenses Act or the SHIELD Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit guidelines or general statements of policy issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from: (1) conferring rights upon any person, state, or locality; or (2) binding the FTC or any person, state, or locality to a recommended approach.
 
In enforcement actions, the FTC must prove a violation of a law enforced by the FTC. The FTC's enforcement actions or consent orders may not be based solely on allegations that acts or practices are inconsistent with guidelines or general policy statements unless the acts or practices violate FTC-enforced law.
 
Compliance with guidelines or general statements of policy may be used as evidence of compliance with a law under which the guidelines or statements were issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
No 2H2O from Iran Act

Bill: 114-hr-5119
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Iran
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Nuclear power
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

No 2H2O from Iran Act

 
This bill prohibits funds available to any federal department or agency for any fiscal year from being obligated or expended to purchase or issue a license to purchase heavy water produced in Iran.

action_date: 2016-07-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

No 2H2O from Iran Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits funds available to any federal department or agency for any fiscal year from being obligated or expended to purchase or issue a license to purchase heavy water produced in Iran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 176 (Roll no. 441). (text: CR H4860)
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 249 - 176 (Roll no. 441).(text: CR H4860)
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: DEBATE - The House continued debate on H.R. 5119.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5119.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4992, H.R. 5119 and H.R. 5631 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 819. (consideration: CR H4860-4866)
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 819 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4992, H.R. 5119 and H.R. 5631 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5120
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
National and community service
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) each year, for each public housing agency, to:
 
 
monitor the extent of noncompliance with the community service and economic self-sufficiency requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and
 
determine the aggregate amount provided in federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling units that were occupied by noncompliant tenants. 
 
 
By September 30 of each fiscal year, HUD shall publish this amount in the Federal Register. 
 
In each new fiscal year this amount, as determined and published for the preceding fiscal year, shall be rescinded from funds made available for the Management and Administration account of HUD. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5121
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government lending and loan guarantees
Public utilities and utility rates
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain energy storage programs.
 
DOE must carry out, within the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, a program for the research of energy storage systems (systems or strategies that improve the ability to shift the dispatch of energy in time, across multiple timescales).
 
DOE must carry out a loan program for: (1) the demonstration and deployment of energy storage systems in a specific project, and (2) programs that finance the demonstration and deployment of multiple energy storage systems through a financial assistance program. Loans may only be used to fund programs relating to the demonstration and deployment of energy storage systems in households, businesses, and communities. 
 
DOE must carry out a technical assistance and grant program for: (1) disseminating information and providing technical assistance directly to nonprofit or for-profit entities so those entities can identify, evaluate, plan, and design energy storage systems; and (2) making grants to those entities so that they may contract to obtain technical assistance to identify, evaluate, plan, and design energy storage systems. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models.

Bill: 114-hr-5122
Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2016-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug therapy
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from taking any further action on a proposed rule to change how Medicare pays for certain drugs that are typically not self-administered (such as some intravenous medications and chemotherapy drugs).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2016-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Introduced in House
HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5123
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2016-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judicial review and appeals
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: 

Honoring Emergency Response Officers Benefits Reform Act of 2016 or the HERO Benefits Reform Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish, with respect to a public safety officer's death benefits, a rebuttable presumption that: (1) the officer acted properly at the time of injury or death, and (2) specified limitations on the officer's benefits do not apply.
 
The bill also extends such benefits to fire police officers and fire investigators.
 
In addition, with respect to an appeal of a determination to deny such benefits, the bill: (1) specifies that the standard of review shall be 
de novo
 (without deference to the determination), and (2) establishes certain exceptions to administrative exhaustion limitations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Introduced in House