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SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5405
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Human trafficking
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 

SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot program, to be known as Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training (or SOAR to Health and Wellness Training), to train health care providers and other related providers to:
 
 
 identify potential human trafficking victims,
 
 work with law enforcement to report and facilitate communication with such victims,
 
 refer victims to social or victims service agencies or organizations,
 
 provide such victims with coordinated care tailored to their circumstances, and 
 
 consider integrating this training with existing training programs.
 
 
The pilot program must include the functions of the training program with the same name that was operating before this bill's enactment and the following initiatives:
 
 
 engaging stakeholders to develop a flexible training module,
 
 supporting training in diverse health care sites,
 
 providing technical assistance to health education programs,
 
 developing a strategy to incentivize the use of training materials developed under this bill and the implementation of a nationwide health care protocol, and 
 
 developing a methodology for collecting and reporting data on the number of human trafficking victims served in health care settings or other related provider settings. 
 
 
The pilot program is authorized through FY2022.
 
HHS must report on the number of facilities operating under the pilot program, the number of providers trained through the pilot program, and these numbers for the program operating before the pilot program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E859-860)
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5407
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to give homeless veterans with dependent children service priority under homeless veterans reintegration programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Layoff Prevention Extension Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5408
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 

Layoff Prevention Extension Act of 
 
2016

 
 This bill amends the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 with respect to state short-time compensation programs that allow employers to reduce the workweek of their employees in lieu of layoffs. The bill: (1) extends federal financing of the programs for an additional two years; and (2) extends through December 31, 2016, the deadline for a state to submit to the Department of Labor its application for a short-time compensation program grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act

Bill: 114-hr-5409
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disability assistance
Government trust funds
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 

Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act 

 
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) establish specified new disability classifications, and (2) require periodic continuing disability reviews for beneficiaries classified as &quot;medical improvement possible&quot; or &quot;medical improvement not likely.&quot;
 
The bill revises the standard of review for termination of disability benefits regarding an individual engaged in substantial gainful work as part of a certain process. 
 
The Social Security Administration (SSA) shall promulgate or revise, as appropriate, regulations relating to the determination, classification, and review of the disability status of individuals who apply for or receive disability insurance benefits. 
 
SSAct title II is amended to: (1) prescribe time limits for disability benefits classified &quot;medical improvement expected&quot; or &quot;medical improvement likely,&quot; and (2) direct the SSA to establish a process for an individual entitled to a disability insurance benefit to elect to return to employment and receive an adjusted disability insurance benefit amount.
 
The SSA shall determine the amount of any reduction in expenditures from the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund during the preceding calendar year. 10% of that amount shall be made available for continuing disability reviews.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5410
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 

Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016

 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the grace period that health insurers must provide to recipients of premium subsidies before discontinuing health coverage for nonpayment of premiums. The grace period is shortened from 3 months to 30 days unless state law includes an applicable grace period.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
Fair Care for Kids Act

Bill: 114-hr-5411
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Hospital care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 

Fair Care for Kids Act

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for medical assistance under a state Medicaid program with respect to the full-range of early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for children in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, whether or not such services are furnished by the child's inpatient psychiatric provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada or the United States to pass the borders of the United States to any individual who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a Federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5412
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Federal-Indian relations
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide the right to pass the borders of the United States (which includes other privileges pursuant to the Jay Treaty) to an American Indian born in the United States or Canada who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada. (Current law provides such right to only an American Indian born in Canada who has at least 50% American Indian blood.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
CFPB Data Accountability Act

Bill: 114-hr-5413
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 

CFPB Data Accountability Act

 
This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prescribe requirements for the consumer complaint website the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) must establish.
 
The CFPB may only make consumer complaint information available to the public on the website in an aggregated format and after taking steps to ensure that proprietary, personal, or confidential consumer information is not made public.
 
The CFPB must verify any consumer complaint information where the complaint alleges a violation of a law, regulation, or contractual agreement between a consumer and a covered person who offered or provided the consumer financial product or service.
 
The CFPB may only make such information available if the CFPB accompanies it with statistics on how many consumer complaints it receives regarding the particular consumer financial product or service compared to the total number of consumers making use of that consumer financial product or service.
 
The CFPB shall comply with all guidelines issued by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by federal agencies in fulfillment of the Paperwork Reduction Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5414
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: 

FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act of 2016

 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish one or more Intercenter Institutes. Each institute must coordinate activities applicable to a major disease area among the FDA centers that review products. Activities may include coordinating staff with relevant expertise, streamlining product review, and enhancing interactions with patients, sponsors, and the biomedical community.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Introduced in House
HELPS Act

Bill: 114-hr-5415
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 

Helping Employers Lessen Payments for Students Act of 2016 or the HELPS Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income of an employee up to $10,000 per year in education loan payments made by an employer on behalf of the employee. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand burial benefits for veterans who die while receiving hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5416
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the actual burial and funeral costs (up to a specified limit) for veterans who die in an institution where they were receiving hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Internet Freedom Act

Bill: 114-hr-5418
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 

Protecting Internet Freedom Act

 
This bill prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information from allowing the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's responsibility for Internet domain name system functions, including the authoritative root zone file and the performance of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, to cease unless a federal statute enacted after enactment of this bill expressly grants the Assistant Secretary such authority.
 
The Assistant Secretary must certify to Congress that the U.S. government has: (1) secured sole ownership of the .gov and .mil top-level domains, and (2) entered into a contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers that provides the U.S. government with exclusive control and use of those domains in perpetuity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
Credit Union Examination Reform Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5419
Sponsor: Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 

Credit Union Examination Reform Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Federal Credit Union Act to permit an examination to be carried out only once every 18 months of a federal credit union or an insured credit union that:
 
 
 has total assets of less than $1 billion;
 
 is well capitalized (or adequately capitalized, in the case of an insured credit union);
 
 was found in its most recent examination to be well managed, with a composite rating (under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System) of 1, in the case of a credit union that has total assets of more than $200 million, or 1 or 2, in the case of a credit union that has total assets of $200 million or less; and
 
 is not currently subject to a formal enforcement proceeding or order by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).
 
 
Such limitation shall not apply if the NCUA determines that such a credit union: (1) should be examined more often because of safety and soundness concerns, or (2) has violated the law.
 
 The NCUA shall issue a report on how this bill affects its budget.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marne-la-Coquette, France.

Bill: 114-hr-5420
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Conflicts and wars
Europe
France
Military history
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 
This bill authorizes the American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marne-la-Coquette, France, pursuant to an agreement between the Commission and the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial Foundation and subject to the French government's consent. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-5422
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Human trafficking
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 
This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.

action_date: 2016-11-29
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Human Services national human trafficking hotline grants be funded by amounts made available to the Department of Justice for trafficking victim services grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 588). (text: CR H6329-6330)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 0 (Roll no. 588).(text: CR H6329-6330)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6351-6352)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5422.
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6329-6332)
action_date: 2016-11-29
text: Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-11-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5423
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Fruit and vegetables
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 

SNAP Healthy Incentives Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide a financial incentive for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.

Bill: 114-hr-5425
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2016-06-09 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
First responders and emergency personnel

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: 
This bill directs the President to issue a proclamation that designates National First Responders Day as a legal public holiday.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Introduced in House