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Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4488
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2016

 
This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish or modify a personnel management system for TSA employees engaged in airport security screening. 
 
Within 60 days after the enactment date of this bill: (1) any such human resources management system and all TSA personnel management policies, directives, letters, and guidelines shall cease to be effective, and (2) all TSA positions and DHS positions that provide transportation security in furtherance of the purposes of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act shall become subject to general civil service provisions. 
 
This bill sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of such employees. DHS shall consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of such positions. 
 
The provisions of this bill do not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2016-02-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E131)
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
FLIGHT R&D Act

Bill: 114-hr-4489
Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Motor fuels
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology assessment
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

FAA Leadership in Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development Act or the FLIGHT R&D Act

 
This bill reauthorizes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research and development (R&D) programs for FY2016-FY2019.
 
The FAA shall appoint an Associate Administrator for Research and Development.
 
The FAA shall develop a plan in the event of the transition of FAA R&D activities to a non-federal entity.
 
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to revise requirements with respect to the FAA's five-year roadmap for the introduction of civil unmanned aircraft systems (drones) into the national airspace system. 
 
The roadmap shall include, at a minimum, a description of how the FAA plans to use R&D to integrate drones into the system.
 
The FAA shall coordinate with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to research the collision of drones with manned aircraft.
 
The FAA shall establish R&D programs:
 
 
to improve the cybersecurity of civil aircraft and the system,
 
on civilian air traffic surveillance over oceans and other remote locations, and
 
in support of single-piloted cargo aircraft with remote piloting and computer piloting.
 
 
The FAA shall submit to Congress a research plan for certification and implementation of new technologies (including Next Generation) into the system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
SEAT Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4490
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Safe Egress in Air Travel Act of 2016 or the SEAT Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue regulations: (1) to establish minimum dimensions (including width, length, and seat pitch) for passenger seats on aircraft operated by any air carrier providing interstate or intrastate air transportation; and (2) for the safety and health of passengers.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E131)
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
MyRA Act

Bill: 114-hr-4491
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Making Your Retirement Accessible Act or the MyRA Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish an employee retirement option known as a MyRA account. A MyRA account functions as a Roth Individual Retirement Account. An employee who elects to establish a MyRA account may contribute any portion of a tax refund or make automatic payroll contributions to the account. 
 
The funding of MyRA accounts is limited to retirement savings bonds issued by the Department of the Treasury with a specified interest rate and maturity date. 
 
The bill imposes a tax on any employer who fails to comply with the requirement for making direct deposits to a MyRA account of wages designated by an employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E131)
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Sound of Freedom Act

Bill: 114-hr-4492
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Military education and training
Military readiness
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Sound of Freedom Act

 
This bill states that it shall be Department of Defense (DOD) policy that flyovers of public events in support of community relations activities may only be flown as part of an approved training mission at no additional expense to the federal government.
 
The Adjutant General of a state in which an Army National Guard or Air National Guard unit is based shall be the approval authority for all Air National Guard and Army National Guard flyovers in that state, including any flyover request in any civilian domain at a non-aviation related event.
 
DOD shall maintain records of flyover requests and approvals in a publicly accessible database updated annually. 
 
&quot;Flyover&quot; means aviation support: 
 
 
in which a straight and level flight limited to one pass by a single military aircraft, or by a single formation of four or fewer military aircraft of the same type, from the same military department over a predetermined point on the ground at a specific time;
 
that does not involve aerobatics or demonstrations; and
 
that uses bank angles of up to 90 degrees if required to improve spectator visibility of the aircraft.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide a one-year extension of the special survivor indemnity allowance provided to widows and widowers of deceased members of the Armed Forces affected by required Survivor Benefit Plan annuity offset for dependency and indemnity compensation received under section 1311(a) of title 38, United States Code.

Bill: 114-hr-4493
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 
This bill extends through FY2018 (at $400 per month) the special survivor indemnity allowance for a surviving or former spouse of a deceased member of the Armed Forces whose annuity under the survivor benefit program is offset by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation received from the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Renters Fairness and Equality Act

Bill: 114-hr-4494
Sponsor: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Renters Fairness and Equality Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction of all rent paid paid or accrued on the principal residence of a taxpayer, but denies such deduction if the assessed or appraised value of the residence exceeds $1 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Education for Jobs Act

Bill: 114-hr-4495
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Education for Jobs Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make an individual eligible to apply for a loan under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program if that individual: (1) is carrying at least three credit hours or the equivalent coursework for the course of study the individual is pursuing, (2) is enrolled in an educational program leading to a degree or certificate, and (3) was employed on a full-time basis for at least 10 years.
 
It makes those students eligible for interest subsidies. It requires the repayment period for such a loan to begin the day after six months after the student ceases to meet the loan eligibility requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
FUNDS Act

Bill: 114-hr-4496
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Civil actions and liability
Debt collection
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Funding Unpaid National Debt with Settlements Act or the FUNDS Act 

 
This bill requires funds collected by the federal government through legal settlements, fines, and penalties (excluding penalties or interest collected by the Internal Revenue Service under the Internal Revenue Code) to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction. 
 
(Under current law, federal agencies are permitted to spend funds from certain settlements, fines, and penalties for specified purposes.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4497
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2016-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Research administration and funding
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: 

Water Resources Research Amendments Act of 2016

 
 This bill amends the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to: (1) declare that additional research is required into increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment works through alternative approaches, including non-structural alternatives, decentralized approaches, energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, and actions to extract energy from wastewater; (2) require each water resources research and technology institute to arrange for research that fosters the exploration of new ideas that expand understanding of water resources (currently, of water-related phenomena); (3) direct the Department of the Interior to report to specified congressional committees annually on each institute's compliance with matching fund requirements and provisions permitting the use of funds only to reimburse direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the water resources research program; and (4) authorize appropriations for such institutes through FY2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-08
text: Introduced in House
PROP Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4499
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Health care quality
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: 

Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 or the PROP Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude certain pain-related measures for purposes of calculating incentive payments under the value-based purchasing program (VBP). (VBP is a program that links hospital payments to the quality of care provided.)
 
Specifically, VPB measures shall not include measures based on a patient's assessment of: (1) the patient's need for pain medicine during a hospital stay; (2) how often, during the stay, the patient's pain was well controlled; or (3) how often, during the stay, hospital staff did everything they could to help manage the patient's pain.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H658-659)
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Community Bank Reporting Relief Act

Bill: 114-hr-4500
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2016-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: 

Community Bank Reporting Relief Act

 
 This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to direct federal banking agencies to issue regulations that allow a reduced reporting requirement for highly rated and well-capitalized depository institutions meeting certain other criteria when making the first and third report of condition for a year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
DPRK Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4501
Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-02-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Digital media
Human rights
International exchange and broadcasting
International law and treaties
Music
North Korea
Public-private cooperation
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: 

Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016 or the DPRK Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to authorize the President, through the Department of State, to: (1) distribute or provide grants to distribute information receiving devices, electronically readable devices, and other informational sources into North Korea; and (2) establish a grant program, which may involve public-private partnerships, to develop and/or distribute new products or methods to allow North Koreans easier access to outside information.
 
The Broadcasting Board of Governors may broadcast American, Korean, Chinese, and other popular music, television, movies, and popular cultural references as part of its programming. 
 
The Board shall broadcast to North Korea in the Korean language information on rights, laws, and freedoms afforded through the North Korean Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and any other applicable treaties or international agreements to which North Korea is bound.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-07-06
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
action_date: 2016-07-06
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Pullman Act

Bill: 114-hr-4502
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2016-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Federal appellate courts
Jurisdiction and venue
State and local courts
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: 

Pullman Act

 
This bill amends the federal judicial code to allow federal district courts, when a civil action involves a challenge to an unsettled and ambiguous question of state law on federal constitutional grounds, to: 
 
 
stay the action, pending resolution of the question of state law, if its resolution could avoid the need to reach or materially change the federal constitutional issue and there are adequate means under state law to resolve the unsettled state law question; and
 
certify the question to the appropriate court of that state.
 
 
Federal appeals courts shall have jurisdiction of appeals from federal district court interlocutory orders that refuse to stay such actions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4503
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2016-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Customs enforcement
Department of the Treasury
Gaza Strip
Israel
Middle East
West Bank

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: 

Fair Treatment of Israel in Product Labeling Act of 2016

 
This bill requires that, for goods produced or originating in the areas known as the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, proper markings for country of origin include: (1) Israel, (2) West Bank, (3) Gaza, (4) Gaza Strip, (5) West Bank/Gaza, or (6) West Bank/Gaza Strip. 
 
Neither the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, nor any competent official of another federal department or agency shall prohibit the use of any such markings for purposes of country of origin marking requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4504
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2016-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Department of Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: 

Energy Efficiency Free Market Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to eliminate the Department of Energy's authority to set energy-efficiency and water conservation standards for consumer and commercial appliances. All existing standards are repealed.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibitsstatesfrom setting their own energy-efficiency and water conservation standards.All existing state standards are nullified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-02-09
text: Introduced in House