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To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 114-hr-5691
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Literature
U.S. Capitol
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Eli Wiesel.
 
The Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement as well as related contracts.
 
The Joint Committee shall place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1069)
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Senior Citizen Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5694
Sponsor: Rep. Graham, Gwen [D-FL-2]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aging
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Senior Citizen Protection Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish guidelines for states to design and implement elder abuse registries. DOJ may award state grants to establish and operate such registries.
 
Additionally, DOJ must establish and maintain a national database that contains information from state elder abuse registries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Coding Technology Improvements Act

Bill: 114-hr-5696
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Coding Technology Improvements Act

 
This bill amends title VII (Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to grants under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program.
 
Specifically, this bill expands the areas of national need for FIPSE program special project grants to include support for innovative technology partnerships between institutions of higher education and nontraditional providers that offer education programs on coding, high-technology software, or computer science. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5697
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of State
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should have any security clearance she holds revoked and should be denied access to classified information unless she earns the legal right to such access, and (2) any of her colleagues who demonstrated extreme carelessness in their handling of classified information should no longer have access to that information. 
 
The bill prohibits granting a security clearance to, and requires revocation of the security clearance of, any federal officer or employee who has exercised extreme carelessness in the handling of classified information. 
 
The bill also amends a provision of the federal criminal code that subjects to criminal penalties anyone entrusted with, or having lawful possession or control of, national defense information who, through gross negligence, permits that information to be removed from its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone or to be lost, stolen, abstracted, or destroyed. The bill explicitly states that &quot;gross negligence,&quot; for these purposes, includes extreme or reckless carelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
STARTUP Vets Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5698
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Business investment and capital
Military personnel and dependents
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Strengthening Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of 2016 or the STARTUP Vets Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make two-year renewable grants to create and operate incubators and accelerators that provide technical assistance and training to covered individuals on how to become successful entrepreneurs and form small business concerns.
 
Such program shall be considered an SBA management and technical assistance training program. 
 
Program outreach materials shall be made available at local Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. 
 
"Covered individual" means: 
 
 
a member of the Armed Forces, without regard to whether he or she participates in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense; 
 
an individual who is participating in the Transition Assistance Program; 
 
an individual who served on active duty in any branch of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable; and 
 
a spouse or dependent.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Serve More Kids Act

Bill: 114-hr-5699
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Serve More Kids Act 

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to make several changes to the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) child nutrition programs. 
 
USDA must: (1) award equipment assistance grants to states for the school lunch and breakfast programs, (2) provide commodity assistance to states for the School Breakfast Program (SBP), and (3) establish a pilot program for providing a third daily meal under the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). 
 
USDA may waive or modify the verification sample size requirements under the National School Lunch Program for local educational agencies that demonstrate that the requirement would increase the number of eligible children losing access to benefits or have a disproportionate and adverse impact on vulnerable populations such as migrants and homeless youth. 
 
USDA may grant a request to allow children to consume SFSP meals off-site due to specified factors, including extreme weather, violence and other public safety concerns, or efforts to support innovative meal delivery methods to address transportation barriers and low program participation in rural areas. 
 
The bill modifies the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to: 
 
 
 specify that the food must be nutritious; 
 
specify certification periods for breastfeeding women, infants, and postpartum women; 
 
 require state agencies to submit plans and distribute information related to improving access for members of the Armed Forces; and 
 
require USDA to provide additional annual performance bonus payments to state agencies for improving the proportion of breast-fed infants participating in the program. 
 
 
The bill also reauthorizes USDA grants to states for expanding school breakfast programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Native Educator Support and Training Act

Bill: 114-hr-5700
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Language arts
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act 

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for educators who commit to teaching in Native American or Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. 
 
This bill establishes three scholarship programs for students who are seeking degrees in education or school administration at institutions of higher education and commit to teaching in Native American or BIE schools: 
 
 
 the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees, 
 
 the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and 
 
 the Indian Educator Graduate Fellowship Program for Indian students seeking graduate degrees. 
 
 
Recipients of the scholarships must commit to working for a BIE school, a school serving Native Americans, or other specified schools and agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded. 
 
The bill establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Native Americans who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Native American students.
 
The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs. 
 
The bill authorizes professional development grants for native-serving elementary and secondary schools. It also establishes the Native American Language Teacher Training Program to provide grants for institutions of higher education to develop training programs for Native American immersion and language teachers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

Bill: 114-hr-5701
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult day care
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act

 
 This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and federal civil service law to entitle to leave an eligible employee, including a federal employee, to care for an adult child, grandparent, or grandchild (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if that person has a serious health condition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
PREP Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5702
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Promoting Readiness through Early Pell Act of 2016 or the PREP Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 by allowing a Federal Pell Grant to be awarded to a student who is dually or concurrently enrolled at a public institution of higher education and a secondary school.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Diversity in Military Leadership Act

Bill: 114-hr-5703
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending
Department of Defense
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military command and structure
Military personnel and dependents
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

Diversity in Military Leadership Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to award grants to entities to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in DOD military and civilian leadership positions by carrying out: (1) online interactive workshops, (2) student mentoring programs with Armed Forces members and DOD officers and employees, (3) internships, and (4) outreach programs for elementary and secondary school students.
 
The term &quot;minority&quot; means American Indian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic origin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or South American origin), Asian (including underrepresented subgroups), Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander origin subgroup, or other ethnic group underrepresented in science and engineering.
 
The term &quot;underrepresented minority&quot; means a minority group whose numbers in DOD military and civilian leadership positions per 10,000 population of that group is substantially below the comparable figure for DOD military and civilian leaders who are White and not of Hispanic origin. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
More for Veterans Act

Bill: 114-hr-5704
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 

More for Veterans Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that retired and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces, including members medically discharged, separated, or on the temporary disability retirement list, and their immediate family remain eligible for Military OneSource Program services for at least one year after the end of the member's tour of service, retirement date, or separation date.
 
(Military OneSource is a DOD-funded program that provides comprehensive information on aspects of military life at no cost to active duty National Guard and Reserve Component members and their families.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms and explosives and Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits to known or suspected terrorists.

Bill: 114-hr-5705
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to deny the transfer of a firearm or explosive, or the issuance of an explosives license or permit, to known or suspected terrorists. Specifically, the bill authorizes DOJ to deny those transfers, licenses, or permits if the citizens or permanent residents of the United States are included in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terrorist Screening Database's no-fly list or the selectee list.
 
DOJ and federal, state, and local law enforcement must be notified immediately of requests to transfer a firearm or explosive to a person who is, or in the last five years was, identified on the database.
 
The bill establishes a judicial review process for appealing a denial by DOJ.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the state of mind required for certain offenses involving defense information, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5706
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2016-07-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the criminal liability standard for certain disclosures of national defense information.
 
Specifically, current law makes it a crime for a person entrusted with national defense information to permit such information to be lost or removed through gross negligence. 
 
This bill eliminates gross negligence as an element the criminal offense to impose strict liability on a person who permits the loss or removal of national defense information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Introduced in House
Military Amnesty Prevention Act

Bill: 114-hr-5710
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2016-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: 

Military Amnesty Prevention Act

 
This bill permits the enlistment into the Armed Forces of aliens other than U.S. nationals and permanent resident aliens when such enlistment is vital to the U.S. national interest only if such individuals are in lawful immigration status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-08-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-11
text: Introduced in House