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Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5092
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Buy American requirements
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Marketing and advertising
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of
 
2016

 
This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as &quot;Made in the U.S.A.&quot; or &quot;Made in America&quot; to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin. 

action_date: 2016-12-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of
 
2016

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the Federal Trade Commission's regulation of the labeling of products as &quot;Made in the U.S.A.&quot; or &quot;Made in America&quot; to supersede any state laws regarding the extent to which a product is introduced, delivered, sold, advertised, or offered for sale in interstate or foreign commerce with such a label in order to represent that the product was in whole or substantial part of domestic origin. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 686.
action_date: 2016-12-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-876.
action_date: 2016-12-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-876.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 21.
action_date: 2016-07-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-06-08
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
TIME Act

Bill: 114-hr-5093
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Technological Innovation through Modernizing Enforcement Act or the TIME Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require any consent order entered into by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to include a termination clause providing for the order to expire not later than eight years after it is entered into, unless it relates to alleged fraud by an entity subject to the order and requires a longer time limit. In determining the time limit, the FTC must consider: (1) the impact of technological progress on the order's continuing relevance; and (2) whether an entity, without a consent order beyond eight years, would engage in activities that violate laws against unfair methods of competition, or against unfair or deceptive acts or practices, in or affecting commerce.
 
A consent order longer than five years that is unrelated to alleged fraud by the entity must include a clause providing for the FTC to review the order five years after it is entered into. The bill also allows entities subject to a consent order that is unrelated to alleged fraud and has been effective for at least five years to petition the FTC to terminate the order. If the FTC determines that such a consent order no longer serves its purposes, the FTC shall terminate the order.


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

Bill: 114-hr-5095
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Prescriber Support Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to states for systems that help prescribers: (1) treat and manage patient pain; and (2) prevent, identify, and respond to patient substance misuse and substance abuse disorders. In awarding grants, HHS must give priority to states with the greatest need.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
TECH Careers Act

Bill: 114-hr-5096
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2016 or the TECH Careers Act

 
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding competitive three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to eligible entities for supporting the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs that enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
 
The entities eligible for such grants must be institutions of higher education offering career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less (or a consortium of such institutions), but only if they enter a partnership agreement with:
 
 
 a local workforce development board;
 
an employer with a workforce need in a high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand industry;
 
an industry organization or other intermediary representing the industry sector or occupation for which the job training program provides training; and
 
an institution of higher education that offers a baccalaureate degree and also has an articulation agreement with the eligible entity. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
STALL Act

Bill: 114-hr-5097
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Start Taking Action on Lingering Liabilities Act or the STALL Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require certain Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigations involving civil investigative demands to terminate six months after the FTC sends a verifiable written communication to notify the subject of the investigation. The bill also provides an exception that allows such an investigation to continue beyond that six-month period if, before the period expires, the FTC: (1) sends an additional verifiable written communication, or (2) votes to extend the investigation.


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

Bill: 114-hr-5098
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

FTC Robust Elderly Protections and Organizational Requirements to Track Scams Act or the FTC REPORTS Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to publish and submit to Congress annually: (1) the FTC's plan for the next calendar year, and (2) a report on FTC enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year. 
 
The FTC's annual plan must describe:
 
 
 its projected activities, priorities, rulemakings, guidelines, restructuring plans, and projects;
 
how its activities combat fraud against individuals who are 65 or older; and
 
the projected dates and timelines for such activities. 
 
 
The FTC's annual report about enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud targeting individuals who are 65 or older during the previous year must include:
 
 
 a description of each FTC enforcement action involving allegations of fraud against such individuals;
 
the disposition of such enforcement actions, broken down by category; and 
 
the proportion of enforcement actions involving allegations of fraud against such individuals as a percentage of all enforcement actions relating to unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce brought by the FTC.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5100
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to specify that a state Medicaid program may not terminate a juvenile's medical assistance eligibility because the juvenile is incarcerated. A state may suspend coverage while the juvenile is an inmate, but must restore coverage upon release without requiring a new application unless the individual no longer meets the eligibility requirements for medical assistance.
 
A state must process an application submitted by, or on behalf of, an incarcerated juvenile, notwithstanding that the juvenile is an inmate.
 
A "juvenile" is an individual who: (1) is under 21 years of age; or (2) has aged out of the state's foster care system, was enrolled in the state plan while in foster care, and is under 26 years of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act

Bill: 114-hr-5101
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to require U.S. attorneys to prosecute to the fullest extent offenses involving improper entry by an alien or reentry of a removed alien.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Interior Immigration Enforcement Act

Bill: 114-hr-5102
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 
 
Interior Immigration Enforcement Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who is 18 or older, knowingly lacks lawful immigration status, and is present in the United States shall be fined and/or imprisoned for not more than six months for the first such offense and for not more than two years for a subsequent offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act

Bill: 114-hr-5103
Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Criminal Alien Detention and Removal Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require: (1) the supervised release of an individual following imprisonment for a felony conviction, and (2) the deportation of a deportable alien who is sentenced to supervised release.
 
Current law allows, but generally does not require: (1) the supervised release of an individual following imprisonment, whether for a felony or misdemeanor conviction; and (2) the deportation of a deportable alien as a condition of supervised release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Social Networking Online Protection Act

Bill: 114-hr-5107
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Social Networking Online Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits employers from: (1) requiring or requesting that employees or applicants for employment provide their passwords or any other means for accessing their private email accounts or personal online accounts, including social networking websites; or (2) discharging, disciplining, discriminating against, denying employment or promotion to, or threatening to take any such action against employees or applicants who refuse to provide such information, file a complaint or institute a proceeding under this bill, or testify in any such proceeding. 
 
Employers who violate these prohibitions are subject to: (1) civil penalties; (2) the authority of the Department of Labor to bring injunctive actions; and (3) the jurisdiction of U.S. district courts to provide legal or equitable relief including employment, reinstatement, promotion, and payment of lost wages and benefits.
 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are amended to prohibit certain institutions of higher education and local educational agencies from requesting such password or account information from students or potential students. The bill prohibits denial of admission, suspension, expulsion, and other discipline or discrimination against students who decline to provide such information, file a complaint, institute a proceeding, or testify in any related proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Zombie Property Relief Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5108
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Zombie Property Relief Act of 2016 

 
This bill authorizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to assess a specified fine against a mortgagee that has failed to maintain residential real property that is subject to a federally-related mortgage in foreclosure (nuisance property) until ownership has been transferred to a new owner and the deed for such property transfer has been recorded.
 
The CFPB shall establish a system for reporting the existence of nuisance properties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
CLEAR Act

Bill: 114-hr-5109
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Clarifying Legality and Enforcement Action Reasoning Act or the CLEAR Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to submit an annual report to Congress about its investigations concerning unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. The reports must detail:
 
 
the number of such investigations the FTC has commenced and the disposition of investigations that concluded with official agency action; and 
 
the number of investigations the FTC has closed with no official agency action, along with a description that indicates the legal analysis supporting the FTC's decision not to continue such investigations, and the industry sectors of the entities subject to each such investigation.
 
 
The bill prohibits the FTC from identifying a person who is the subject of an investigation in its description of an investigation that closed with no official agency action.


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

Bill: 114-hr-5110
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Protecting Families from Lead Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency to revise the national primary drinking water regulation by lowering the action level for lead in drinking water to no more than: (1) 10 parts per billion by December 31, 2020; and (2) 5 parts per billion by December 31, 2026.
 (An action level for lead is a certain contaminant level that triggers a requirement for the public water system to take additional actions to control corrosion from lead. The current action level for lead is 15 parts per billion.)

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Uniformity Act

Bill: 114-hr-5112
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2016-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit

Summary:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: 

Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices Uniformity Act 

 
This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to repeal the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to take action to prevent a covered person or service provider from committing or engaging in an abusive act or practice under federal law in connection with any transaction with a consumer for a consumer financial product or service, or the offering of one.
 
Regarding CFPB authority over deceptive acts, the bill prohibits the CFPB from taking any action against a covered person or service provider without first consulting with such person's primary financial regulatory agency.
 
The CFPB must comply with the same rules as govern the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. (The FTC may prescribe interpretive rules, general policy statements, and definitions regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices, but has no authority to prescribe any other kind of rule with respect to such acts or practices.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Introduced in House