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Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5324
Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs). The bill modifies the requirements to: 
 
 
 increase the maximum contribution amounts, 
 
 permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and direct primary care expenses, 
 
 repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, 
 
 eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and 
 
 decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Energy Consumer Advocacy Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5326
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Public participation and lobbying
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Energy Consumer Advocacy Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to use specified funds in FY2017 for its Office of Public Participation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5327
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Violent crime
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the focus of a youth interagency research, training, and technical assistance resource center from youth suicides to suicide at any age, particularly among groups at high risk for suicide. The center is reauthorized through FY2020.
 
This bill revises and extends through FY2020 grant programs for: (1) the development of state or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, (2) enhancement of services for students with mental health or substance use disorders at institutions of higher education, and (3) training school personnel to recognize symptoms of childhood and adolescent mental disorders and safely de-escalate crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.
 
The grant program to address violence-related stress must support the continued operation of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI). The NCTSI coordinating center must report on child treatment and outcomes and facilitate training in evidence-based and trauma-informed treatments, interventions, and practices.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on access to treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, prescription of psychotropic medications to children, and the implementation of recommendations made in &quot;On Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy.&quot;
 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) may advance awareness of products approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid use disorders. (Opioids are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)
 
SAMHSA must provide technical assistance to grantees regarding evidence-based practices for the prevention and treatment of geriatric mental health disorders and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, as well as disseminate information about such practices. 
 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraged to improve the National Violent Death Reporting System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
FACT Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5328
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Economic performance and conditions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Federal Agency Complete Transparency Act of 2016 or the FACT Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Administrative Procedure Act to require a general notice of proposed rule making for a major rule (e.g., a rule that has an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more) to include a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5329
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Securing America's Internet Domains Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to exercise an option to extend through September 30, 2019, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions contract (a contract between the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers [ICANN] under which ICANN is required to perform IANA functions), unless the Assistant Secretary certifies to Congress that the U.S. government has:
 
 
secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and 
 
entered into a contract with ICANN that provides the United States with exclusive control and use of such domains in perpetuity. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5330
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Peer-Support Specialist Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on and publish best practices and professional standards in states for: (1) establishing and operating health care programs using peer-support specialists, and (2) training and certifying peer-support specialists.
 
HHS must award grants to develop and sustain behavioral health paraprofessional training and education programs, including through tuition support.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act

Bill: 114-hr-5331
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Mental health
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Behavioral Health Infrastructure Improvement Act

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for behavioral health infrastructure and systems improvements under a state medical assistance program. For a period of five years, a state's FMAP for such improvements shall equal 90%. (Generally, a state's FMAP under Medicaid may range from 50% to 83%.)
 
The bill also establishes a grant program for states to establish or support a behavioral health assistance office or ombudsman to coordinate behavioral health and other assistance for Medicaid beneficiaries. The office or ombudsman shall: (1) track, quantify, and report on problems and inquiries encountered by Medicaid beneficiaries with respect to access to behavioral health services; (2) educate Medicaid beneficiaries on their rights and responsibilities to such access; and (3) assist Medicaid beneficiaries in the enforcement of those rights and in accessing services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5333
Sponsor: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
Iran
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Persian Gulf
Sanctions
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

No Impunity for Iranian Aggression at Sea Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the President to submit a report that includes: 
 
 
a determination of whether, during the June 2016 incident when Iranian forces boarded two U.S. Navy combat vessels and detained the crews at gunpoint, any of the Iranian actions violated the Geneva Convention or the international right to conduct innocent passage; and 
 
a certification of whether or not federal funds were paid to Iran to effect the release of the detained crew members or other U.S. citizens.
 
 
The bill prescribes specified Iranian actions that the President shall consider, including: (1) the stopping, boarding, search, and seizure of the U.S. Navy vessels and the removal and detention of the crews; and (2) the display, videotaping, or photographing of U.S. service members and the subsequent use of those photographs or videos. 
 
The President shall: (1) upon a determination that such a violation occurred, submit and make public a list of Iranian government officials or persons acting on behalf of the Iranian government who are responsible for or complicit in any such violation; and (2) prohibit U.S. entry or admission and block property transactions of listed persons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Stamp Out Invasive Species Act

Bill: 114-hr-5334
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Ecology
Postal service
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Stamp Out Invasive Species Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp.
 
Proceeds from the sale of the stamp must be transferred in equal proportion to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture for combating invasive species. (Invasive species are nonnative species whose introduction poses a serious threat to natural ecosystems and causes detrimental economic damage to local communities.)
 
The stamp must be made available to the public for two years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2016-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, 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: 2016-05-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3103)
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Facilitating Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act

Bill: 114-hr-5335
Sponsor: Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2016-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and machinery
Farmland
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: 

Facilitating Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to private activity bond financing for first-time farmers, to: (1) increase from $450,000 to $520,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the separate dollar limitation on the use of bond proceeds for used farm equipment, and (3) modify the definition of &quot;substantial farmland&quot; to determine farm size by reference to the average (instead of median) size of a farm in the county in which the farm is located. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5336
Sponsor: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2016-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
House Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Transportation costs
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: 

Taxpayer-Funded Travel Transparency Act of 2016

 
This bill requires each Member of the House of Representatives to post on the Member's official public website, and to furnish to the Committee on House Administration:
 
 
a description of each trip taken by the Member for which transportation, lodging, or related expenses were paid by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State, or an office of the House; and 
 
the amounts paid by DOD, State, or the office for such expenses. 
 
 
These reporting requirements shall not apply with respect to a trip taken by a Member for which expenses were paid by that Member's Representational Allowance. 
 
The Committee on House Administration shall maintain on its official public website a clearinghouse of all of the travel and expenses information furnished to the Committee by all House members.
 
In the case of a trip taken by a Member of the House for which DOD or the State Department pays transportation, lodging, or related expenses, the respective department shall:
 
 
determine the costs of the transportation, lodging, and related expenses paid; and 
 
furnish the Member with a written statement of those expenses within 10 days after completion of the trip. 
 
 
The respective department may waive the written statement of expenses requirement if furnishing the statement may affect national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

Bill: 114-hr-5337
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2016-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military medicine
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: 

Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

 
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish an individual who is transitioning from Department of Defense (DOD)- to VA-furnished medical treatment any pharmaceutical agent not included in the joint uniform formulary if a DOD health care provider determines that the pharmaceutical agent is critical for the transition. 
 
The VA shall furnish an individual with such pharmaceutical agent: (1) beginning when the individual enrolls in the VA health care system, and (2) ending when a DOD health care provider determines that the individual does not require the pharmaceutical agent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5339
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Jurisdiction and venue
Law enforcement officers
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: 

Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2016 or the CEJA

 
 This bill amends the federal criminal code to grant jurisdiction over and impose penalties on federal contractors and employees who commit certain crimes outside of the United States while employed by or accompanying any agency of the United States other than the Department of Defense or while so employed and stationed or deployed in a country outside of the United States pursuant to a treaty or executive agreement in furtherance of a border security initiative with that country. 
 
The bill provides for an optional venue for offenses under this bill involving federal employees and contractors overseas in the district in which is headquartered the U.S. agency that: (1) employs the offender, or any one or two or more joint offenders; or (2) the offender is accompanying, or that any one or two or more joint offenders is accompanying.
 
It requires the statute of limitations for an offense under this bill to be suspended for the period during which the alleged offender is outside the United States or is a fugitive from justice.
 
It grants the Department of Justice (DOJ) principal authority for the enforcement of this bill. DOJ must: (1) assign personnel and resources through task forces to investigate allegations of criminal offenses by federal contractors and employees overseas, and (2) report to Congress annually on the number of prosecutions and actions taken. 
 
 This bill does not apply to the authorized intelligence activities of the U.S. government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act

Bill: 114-hr-5340
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2016-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: 

Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited into the general fund of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-05-26
text: Introduced in House