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PROS Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4317
Sponsor: Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2016-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: 

Promoting Reliable Subcontractors Act of 2016 or the PROS Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to small businesses performing as first tier subcontractors under federal contracts whose prime contractor must develop a subcontracting plan. 
 
The Small Business Administration shall establish a pilot program for such a small business to request a past performance rating in the system used by the federal government to monitor and record contractor past performance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 40, United States Code, to permit commercial filmmaking and photography on the United States Capitol grounds, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-4318
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Photography and imaging
Television and film
U.S. Capitol
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: 
Authorizes the Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police to:
 
 
 issue a permit authorizing a person to engage in appropriate commercial filmmaking and photography activity on the Capitol grounds, except for certain Capitol buildings, structures, and areas, so long as the person only engages in that activity on a day on which neither House of Congress is in session; and 
 
require the person to whom the permit is issued, under its terms and conditions, to pay an appropriate fee to cover any costs incurred by the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) resulting from the issuance.
 
 
Considers the activity and fee appropriate only if:
 
 
the activity is similar to the types of commercial activity permitted in Union Square before its transfer of jurisdiction and control to the AOC under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, and
 
the fee is similar to the fee collected by the Director of the National Park Service for commercial activity permitted in Union Square before the transfer.
 
 
Requires the Chief to transfer the fees to the Capitol Trust Account established under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E7)
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Second Amendment Defense Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4319
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2016-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: 

Second Amendment Defense Act of 2016 

 
This bill prohibits a federal government officer or employee from taking an action that limits an individual's conduct related to firearms or ammunition that is more restrictive than limitations in effect as of January 3, 2016. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4320
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2016-01-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: 

NICS Denial Notification Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report certain information to state and local law enforcement authorities following a determination, by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, that a prospective firearm purchaser is a prohibited person (i.e., a person who is prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm). 
 
DOJ must report to Congress on the categories of prohibited persons who are most likely to engage in criminal activity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-05
text: Introduced in House
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-4321
Sponsor: Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Congressional-executive branch relations
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act 

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order, memoranda, proclamation, or signing statement issued by the President that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law. 
 
The bill nullifies any such executive action and prohibits the use of appropriated funds to promulgate or enforce any such action. 
 
The following persons may bring a civil action in an appropriate U.S. district court to challenge the validity of any such executive action: (1) any Member or either or both chambers of Congress, (2) the highest governmental official of any state or political subdivision if the challenged action infringes on a power of such state under any congressional enactment or relevant treaty, and (3) any person aggrieved of the challenged executive action with respect to a liberty or property interest adversely affected directly by the executive action. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H94-95)
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Mentor-Protege Cooperation Reform Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4322
Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Mentor-Protege Cooperation Reform Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 to revise the no-affiliation requirement in the eligibility criteria under the Mentor-Protege Program of the Department of Defense (DOD) for a mentor firm to receive the award of a federal contract and enter into an agreement with one or more protege firms to provide them certain assistance.
 
The bill establishes procedures for the Small Business Administration (SBA) or DOD to determine that no affiliation between mentor and protege exists.
 
The bill amends the Small Business Act to bar DOD from carrying out a Mentor-Protege Program for a small business unless: (1) it submits a plan to the SBA, and (2) the SBA approves that plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Safety Act

Bill: 114-hr-4323
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coal
Colorado
Department of the Interior
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Mining
Water quality
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Safety Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to promulgate regulations for the safe and environmentally responsible reopening of abandoned mines in order to facilitate the cleanup or remediation of conditions at them. 
 
Such regulations shall:
 
 
apply to both coal and noncoal mines;
 
ensure that an abandoned mine is reopened in a manner that protects the safety of workers involved in the reopening, and minimizes the risk of a blowout or other uncontrolled release of water into the environment;
 
require development of emergency response and notification plans before reopening any abandoned mine that poses a risk of such an uncontrolled release of water;
 
provide for the long-term care and maintenance of hardrock mine bulkheads;
 
require approval of reopening plans by a professional engineer; and
 
incorporate recommendations from the Bureau of Reclamation report titled &quot;Technical Evaluation of the Gold King Mine Incident San Juan County, Colorado,&quot; and dated October 2015. 
 
 
Interior may seek to arrange with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study best practices for reopening abandoned mines in order to facilitate cleanup or remediation, and recommend related regulatory and legislative action.
 
Interior shall initiate a program to identify and regularly monitor known surface and underground abandoned mine sites and features posing the highest risk of an inadvertent release of water into the environment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4324
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Lawyers and legal services
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act of 2016

 
This bill prohibits any person acting under the authority of the United States from monitoring any electronic communication by a prisoner in a Bureau of Prisons correctional facility if such communication is subject to attorney-client privilege. This does not apply to any communications the Department of Justice has reason to believe pose a threat to national security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Unifying Small Business Terminology Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4325
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Unifying Small Business Terminology Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the range of the anticipated value of federal procurement contracts that must be reserved exclusively for small businesses.
 
The range shall be between the micro-purchase threshold ($3,000) and the simplified acquisition threshold ($100,000). (Currently the range of the anticipated value must be between $2,500 and $100,000.) 

action_date: 2016-04-19
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Unifying Small Business Terminology Act of 2016

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the range of the anticipated value of federal procurement contracts that must be reserved exclusively for small businesses.
 
The range shall be between the micro-purchase threshold ($3,000) and the simplified acquisition threshold ($100,000). (Currently the range of the anticipated value must be between $2,500 and $100,000.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1834)
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1834)
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4325.
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1834-1835)
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4327
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Justice for Victims of Sexual Assault Act of 2016

 
This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to certify within 180 days that its state laws do not impose a time limit (e.g., statute of limitation) on the criminal prosecution of certain sexual assault offenses. 
 
The Department of Justice must reduce by 20% the JAG allocation of a state that fails to submit this certification. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Read the Bill Act

Bill: 114-hr-4328
Sponsor: Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Read the Bill Act

 
This bill prohibits consideration of any bill or resolution in the House of Representatives or the Senate unless its text is published on an official website of the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate at least the applicable minimum number of hours (excluding those in which the chamber is not in session) before consideration of the bill or resolution, namely: 
 
 
72 hours, for text of 300 or fewer pages; or
 
for text of more than 300 pages, the sum of 72 hours plus 24 hours for each additional increment of text of 100 or fewer pages. 
 
 
Whenever a House or Senate Committee reports a bill or joint resolution proposing to repeal or amend all or part of a statute, it must include in its report or in an accompanying document:
 
 
the entire text of each section of the statute proposed to be repealed or amended, and 
 
a comparative print of each amendment to the section of the statute that the bill or joint resolution proposes to make. 
 
 
Neither chamber, nor Congress jointly, may dispense with or otherwise waive or modify the requirements of this Act. 
 
Any Act of Congress that was considered as a bill or resolution in the House or Senate in violation of this Act shall have no force or effect, and no legal, equitable, regulatory, civil, or criminal action may be brought under it.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Small Business Goaling Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4329
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Transparency in Small Business Goaling Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements for federal procurement contracts awarded to small businesses.
 
The total value of federal procurement contract awards for a fiscal year may not be determined in a manner that excludes the value of a contract based on: 
 
 
where the contract is awarded;
 
where it is performed;
 
whether the contract is required by federal law to be performed by an entity other than a small business;
 
whether funding for the contract is made available in an appropriations Act, if the contract is subject to requirements for civilian procurement planning and solicitation or military procurement as well as the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); or 
 
whether the contract is otherwise subject to the FAR. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4330
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Improving Contract Procurement for Small Businesses through More Accurate Reporting Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to report to the President and Congress an analysis of the number and dollar amount of prime contracts awarded by federal agencies each fiscal year to small business concerns, including those:
 
 
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans;
 
located in qualified HUBZones; 
 
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
 
owned by an Indian tribe, an Alaska Native Corporation, or a Native Hawaiian Organization; or
 
owned and controlled by women. 
 
 
The analyses shall cover all such small business concerns:
 
 
 that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns for purposes of the initial contract, and
 
that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to the kinds of small business concerns listed here or a subset of any of them.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4332
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2016-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: 

Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a procurement center representative to review any solicitation for a contract or task order without regard to whether: 
 
 
it is set aside for small businesses, 
 
one or more contract or task order awards are reserved for small businesses under a multiple award contract, or 
 
the solicitation would or would not result in a bundled or consolidated contract or a bundled or consolidated task order.
 

action_date: 2016-04-19
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a procurement center representative to review any solicitation for a contract or task order without regard to whether: 
 
 
it is set aside for small businesses, 
 
one or more contract or task order awards are reserved for small businesses under a multiple award contract, or 
 
the solicitation would or would not result in a bundled or consolidated contract or a bundled or consolidated task order.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1833)
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1833)
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4332.
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1833-1834)
action_date: 2016-04-19
text: Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Introduced in House