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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that refugees may not be resettled in any State where the governor of that State has taken any action formally disapproving of the resettlement of refugees in that State, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-4030
Sponsor: Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the resettlement of refugees in a state whose governor has taken any action formally disapproving the resettlement of refugees, or of certain refugees, in that state during that fiscal year. 
 
A state: 
 
 
disapproving the resettlement of any refugees may not receive specified refugee resettlement funds during that fiscal year, or 
 
disapproving the resettlement of only certain refugees shall receive a reduction of such funds proportionate to the number of refugees not resettled.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4031
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Immigration status and procedures
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being obligated for the U.S. refugee admission of any alien who is a national of Syria or whose last habitual residence was in Syria during the period that the civil war in Syria is ongoing, as determined by the Department of Homeland Security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4032
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015

 
This bill prohibits the Office of Refugee Resettlement or the federal agency administering refugee resettlement from resettling or coordinating placement of any refugee in a state whose government has communicated to the Office that the state government does not accede to such resettlement or placement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-11-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8417)
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Refugee Relocation Security Act

Bill: 114-hr-4033
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Iraq
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Refugee Relocation Security Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (HHS) from admitting an alien from Syria or Iraq into the United States as a refugee until Congress passes a joint resolution authorizing DHS to resume such admissions.
 
The President may not relocate refugees to any state that explicitly rejects their admission into its respective state territory or tribal land through the direction of: (1) the governor of the affected state, or (2) an Act of the state legislature of the affected state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4035
Sponsor: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2015

 
 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit a report to Congress and the Department of Energy (DOE) before promulgating a final rule that regulates any aspect of the production, supply, distribution, or use of energy and that is estimated by the EPA or the Office of Management and Budget to impose aggregate costs of more than $100 million. The report must contain: (1) an estimate of the total costs and benefits of the rule, (2) an estimate of the increases in energy prices that may result from implementation or enforcement of the rule, and (3) a detailed description of the employment effects that may result from implementation or enforcement of the rule. 
 
DOE must: (1) prepare an independent analysis to determine whether the rule will cause any increase in energy prices for consumers, any impact on fuel diversity of the nation's electricity generation portfolio or on electric reliability, or any adverse effect on energy supply, distribution, or use; and (2) determine whether the rule will cause significant adverse effects to the economy and publish the determination.
 
The EPA may not promulgate the final rule if DOE determines that the rule will cause significant adverse effects to the economy.
 
The EPA may not use the social cost of carbon in any cost-benefit analysis relating to an energy-related rule estimated to cost more than $100 million unless a federal law is enacted authorizing such use. The social cost of carbon is an estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions.

Bill: 114-hr-4036
Sponsor: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Asia
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
India
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 
This bill prohibits the head of any federal agency from implementing or enforcing any regulations, proposals, or actions establishing any carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions reductions until the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Information Administration, and Department of Commerce certify in writing that China, India, and Russian have proposed, implemented, and enforced measures requiring substantially similar reductions.
 
Any regulation, proposal, or action that requires those emission reductions and that is in effect before this certification is made is nullified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act

Bill: 114-hr-4037
Sponsor: Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Oil and gas
Pipelines

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Keeping Oil and Natural Gas Flowing for Consumers Act

 
This bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, implementing, or enforcing restrictions under the Clean Air Act on methane emissions from: (1) crude oil production; or (2) natural gas production, processing, transmission, and storage.
 
The EPA may not finalize or enforce the proposed rule entitled, &quot;Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources,&quot; which proposes to amend the new source performance standards for oil and gas production by setting standards for methane and volatile organic compounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4039
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015
 
 
This bill allows a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business. The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. The credit is allowed to any individual (or the surviving spouse of such individual) who: (1) has served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, and (2) has not been discharged or released from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4041
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015 or the America Can Code Act of 2015
 
 
This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act.
 
The bill also amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans to include coding and computer programming instruction within the career and technical programs of study for which states receive assistance under that Act, and (2) the inclusion of coding and computer programming instruction within the federally-assisted tech prep programs that prepare participants in a career field by providing them with at least two years of secondary education followed by at least two years of postsecondary education or participation in an apprenticeship program.
 
The Department of Education shall convene a task force to explore: (1) mechanisms for the development of draft curricula for elementary and secondary computer programming and coding education; (2) a mechanism to collect and share best elementary and secondary school computer programming and coding practices among educators; and (3) a national strategy to ensure competitiveness in emerging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, such as computer programming and coding. The task force must establish an information portal that directs users to coordinated and systematic information on promoting coding and computer programming in elementary and secondary schools.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Pre-K for USA Act

Bill: 114-hr-4042
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Pre-K for USA Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award high-quality prekindergarten (pre-K) program development grants on a competitive basis to states, local education agencies, or other local government entities. 
 
A grant recipient may use the grant funds to award subgrants to local entities, provided that the entity did not receive pre-K program funding within the same fiscal year.
 
Grants are nonrenewable and shall be awarded for a period of no more than three years. 
 
Unless granted a financial hardship waiver by ED, a grant recipient shall contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the grant amount.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act

Bill: 114-hr-4043
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Student aid and college costs
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions related to financial aid and educational programs for children and youths who are homeless or in foster care.
 
With respect to a student's independence for purposes of financial aid, a financial aid administrator must: (1) in the absence of conflicting information, accept a homelessness determination made by an authorized individual; and (2) make such a determination if the student cannot get documentation from a designated authority. A student who is determined to be independent on this basis shall generally be presumed to be independent for a subsequent award year at the same institution.
 
The bill expands the duties of the Student Loan Ombudsman to include the review and resolution of complaints regarding such determinations.
 
To be eligible for certain federal funds, an institution must meet specified requirements related to student housing, coordination, and notice of financial assistance eligibility with respect to children and youths who are homeless or in foster care.
 
In approving applications for entities to carry out specified programs related to higher education, the Department of Education shall require an entity to make specified assurances with respect to the participation of children and youths who are homeless or in foster care. A federal work-study agreement must prioritize employment for such students.
 
For purposes of income-based financial aid determinations, the bill excludes from income: (1) the value of specified vouchers for education and training, and (2) direct payments made through an extended foster care program.
 
With respect to children or youths who are homeless or in foster care, a state may not charge a tuition rate that is higher than the in-state tuition rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from certain countries.

Bill: 114-hr-4044
Sponsor: Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan
Africa
Asia
Immigration status and procedures
Iraq
Libya
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Syria
Yemen

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being obligated for the U.S. refugee admission of any alien: (1) whose country of nationality is Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, or Yemen; or (2) in the case of an alien having no nationality, the country in which the alien last habitually resided is Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, or Yemen.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
USAccounts: Investing in America's Future Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4045
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

USAccounts: Investing in America's Future Act of 2015

 
This bill establishes in the Treasury the USAccount Fund, from which an initial contribution and subsequent matching contributions of up to $500 annually shall be made to accounts known as USAccounts. 
 
USAccounts shall be established under this Act for individuals born after December 31, 2017, who have not yet attained age 18. The bill provides for contributions by the government and the private sector to such USAccounts and allows tax-exempt distributions from such accounts for higher education expenses and for funding the individual retirement accounts of an account holder, but prohibits any distributions before an account holder reaches age 18. 
 
The bill establishes in the executive branch a USAccount Fund Board to manage investments in the USAccount Fund.
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt the USAccount Fund and USAccounts from income taxation, (2) increase the amount of the child tax credit by the applicable USAccount contribution amount, and (3) require the Internal Revenue Service to notify taxpayers of their potential eligibility for the earned income tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Open Fuel Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4047
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Transportation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Open Fuel Act of 2015 

 
 This bill requires each fleet of a manufacturer of passenger automobiles (including light-duty motor vehicles) to comprise at least: 
 
 
 30% qualified vehicles in model year 2018, and 
 
 50% qualified vehicles in model year 2019 and each subsequent year.
 
 
A &quot;qualified vehicle&quot; is: 
 
 
 a vehicle that operates on natural gas, hydrogen, or biodiesel; 
 
 a flexible fuel vehicle capable of operating on gasoline, E85, and M85; 
 
 a plug-in electric drive vehicle; or 
 
 a vehicle propelled solely by fuel cell or by something other than an internal combustion engine.
 
 
The bill authorizes a manufacturer to request an exemption from such requirement from the Department of Transportation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2105

Bill: 114-hr-4049
Sponsor: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2015-11-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 

Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 with respect to the prohibition ("Volcker Rule") against a banking entity's: (1) engaging in proprietary trading; or (2) acquiring or retaining any equity, partnership, or other ownership interest in, or sponsoring, hedge funds or private equity funds.
 
"Banking entity" shall not include (and so the Volcker Rule shall not apply to) any entity that:
 
 
is not predominantly engaged in financial activities, nor is a bank holding company or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, nor a direct or indirect subsidiary of a bank holding company or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board; or
 
would be a banking entity solely owing to its control of such an entity.
 
 
The bill also exempts from the Volcker Rule any banking entity with total consolidated assets of $10 billion or less.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Introduced in House