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Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5542
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Medicaid and Chip Quality Improvement Act of 2016

 
This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to expand reporting requirements with respect to the quality of care provided under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
 
Current law requires a state that contracts with a Medicaid managed organization to develop and implement a quality assessment and improvement strategy. The bill extends this requirement to state contracts with providers of comparable primary care case management services and other health care services under Medicaid.
 
With respect to adults eligible for Medicaid and children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, a state must report annually on quality measures identified by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Such reporting shall be stratified by service delivery system.
 
CMS shall establish a Medicaid Quality Performance Bonus fund to award states for high attainment and improvement on a core set of quality measures. A state must designate at least 75% of any bonus funds for the development and operation of quality-related initiatives that will directly benefit providers or managed care entities participating in, or under a waiver of, the state plan for medical assistance. A state may use the remainder of such funds for activities related to the goals and purposes of the state plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5543
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Health personnel
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)to develop model standards and guidelines for credentialing environmental health professionals.
 
Additionally, HHS must develop a comprehensive and coordinated plan for the environmental health workforce that: (1)includes performance measures, (2)identifies any gaps between existing programs and future environmental health workforce needs, and (3)identifies actions needed to address any identified gaps.
 
The Government Accountability Office must identify the best practices related to training and credentialing environmental health professionals in six states.
 
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make environmental health professionals eligible for loan forgiveness programs from the Department of Education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act

Bill: 114-hr-5544
Sponsor: Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Terrorist Screening Database Improvement Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a firearms sale or transfer to an individual whose name appears in the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB).
 
The national instant criminal background check system (i.e., the NICS database) must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) when a licensed gun dealer requests a background check on a prospective gun buyer whose name appears on the TSDB. DOJ must comply with notice requirements. An individual may bring a civil action in federal court seeking removal from the TSDB.
 
Additionally, the NICS database must notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation if a licensed gun dealer requests a background check on a prospective gun buyer who is or has been under a federal terrorism investigation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4279-4280)
action_date: 2016-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4057-4058)
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Investment in Terrorist Regimes Act

Bill: 114-hr-5545
Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Foreign and international banking
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Preventing Investment in Terrorist Regimes Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the rules that apply to income derived from foreign countries designated as sponsors of international terrorism or with whom the United States does not have diplomatic relations. 
 
The bill: (1) disallows a foreign tax credit for taxes paid to any country on income derived from one of the countries subject to the rules, (2) denies a deduction for the disallowed foreign tax credits, (3) doubles the tax rate on income derived from the countries subject to the rules, (4) and expands the definition of income derived from the countries.
 
The bill also eliminates the authority of the President to waive the denial of foreign tax credits with respect to taxes paid or accrued to a country that the Department of State has designated as a foreign country that repeatedly provides support for international terrorism. (Under current law, a waiver is permitted if the President determines that it is in the national interest of the United States and will expand trade and investment opportunities for U.S. companies in the country.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To preempt State laws preventing a major city from regulating firearm-related conduct in the city that occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

Bill: 114-hr-5546
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Federal preemption
Firearms and explosives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 
This bill provides that a major city's law or rule that regulates firearms-related conduct and affects commerce preempts a conflicting state law, regulation, or constitutional requirement.
 
A major city is a city with a population of at least 500,000 inhabitants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5547
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Hospital care
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to provide that the state will establish and maintain laws to: (1) require disclosure of information on hospital charges, (2) make such information available to the public, and (3) provide individuals with information about estimated out-of-pocket costs for health care services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall.

Bill: 114-hr-5548
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Europe
France
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Land transfers
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 
This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to sell for fair market value Pershing Hall, in Paris, France, and transfer to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the United States in the property. 
 
 The VA shall return to the entity from which the United States acquired Pershing Hall any personal property in the VA's possession, including memorabilia regarding General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I.
 
The Pershing Hall Revolving Fund shall be abolished one year after such sale and its funds, as well as funds received from such sale, shall be deposited in the VA's Construction, Major Projects account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5549
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative treatments
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to:
 
 
modify requirements regarding the production of marijuana through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Drug Supply Program; 
 
establish, with respect to marijuana research, a new federal registration process that is separate from the process for research involving other schedule I drugs; 
 
establish a process for registering persons to manufacture or distribute marijuana for medical research purposes; and 
 
modify other requirements related to marijuana research and production.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
No Dollars for Ayatollahs Act

Bill: 114-hr-5550
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Currency
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Iran
Middle East
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

No Dollars for Ayatollahs Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on any U.S. person who clears or transfers more than $1 million U.S. dollars per year for the direct or indirect benefit of the government of Iran or any Iranian person. The tax is equal to 100% of the amount that is cleared or transferred.
 
The tax also applies to transactions by certain related entities, including the clearing or transferring of U.S dollars by: (1) a foreign member of a U.S. person's worldwide affiliated group, or (2) a foreign person who is not a member of a U.S. person's worldwide affiliated group, but has a correspondent account or payable-through account for or with such a member or a U.S. person. The tax applies to transactions by a foreign person described above if the member or U.S. person for or with whom the account is maintained knew or had reason to know the dollars were being cleared or transferred.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
End EPA Rogue Spending Act

Bill: 114-hr-5551
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

End EPA Rogue Spending Act 

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to deposit any fees it collects into the general fund of the Treasury and prohibits the EPA from spending the fees unless the authority is provided in advance by an appropriations Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2016-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5552
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 

Accounting for Consumer Credit and Encouraging State Solutions Act of 2016 or the ACCESS Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to grant to a state or federally recognized Indian tribe that submits a written request a five-year waiver from a final rule or regulation issued by the CFPB to regulate payday loans, vehicle title loans, or other similar loans.
 
 The state or tribe receiving a waiver shall have the right to an unlimited number of five-year extensions of such waiver. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal Rulemaking Board to be deposited into the Treasury and to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to remove a requirement on the use of certain funds.

Bill: 114-hr-5553
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Civil actions and liability
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to declare that fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall be deposited and credited as general revenue of the Treasury.
 
Currently such fines must be be equally divided between the board and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
The bill repeals the requirement that any such fines collected by a registered securities association be accounted for by the association separately from certain other fines collected and be allocated two-thirds to the association and one-third to the board.
 
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is amended to repeal the requirement for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to use funds generated from the collection of monetary penalties for a merit scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in accredited accounting degree programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
To require the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the old Office of Thrift Supervision building to the General Services Administration.

Bill: 114-hr-5554
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2016-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
District of Columbia
General Services Administration
Government buildings, facilities, and property

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: 
This bill requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to transfer administrative jurisdiction over the federal property located at 1700 G Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia to the General Services Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act

Bill: 114-hr-5556
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2016-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Archaeology and anthropology
Arizona
Ecology
Historical and cultural resources
Horticulture and plants
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: 

Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act

 
This bill establishes the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Arizona. 
 
 The Department of the Interior shall manage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System to maintain its undeveloped character and to protect and restore its cultural resources, species, and ecosystems. 
 
 Interior shall conduct an inventory of invasive plant species in the Monument.
 
 Interior may carry out vegetation management treatments within the Monument, including efforts to control salt cedar and other invasive plant species.
 
The bill permits grazing within the Monument where it is already established.
 
 Interior shall develop a management plan for the Monument in government-to-government consultation with Indian tribes having a cultural or historic tie to the Great Bend of the Gila. 
 
 The Monument may continue to be used by tribe members for traditional ceremonies and as a source of traditional plants and other materials. 
 
 Interior shall allow scientific research within the Monument, including research for the preservation of its historic and cultural resources. 
 
 Interior may conduct, or authorize other persons to conduct, research regarding the effects of climate change on the Monument's resources. 
 
The bill prohibits renewable energy and transmission development projects in the Monument. 
 
Interior shall establish the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Advisory Council to advise on the management plan and salt cedar/tamarisk removal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-06-22
text: Introduced in House