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Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6088
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2016-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: 

Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016

 
This bill delays the date upon which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may make Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for hospitals publicly available. 
 
With respect to such ratings, HHS shall: (1) make publicly available detailed information on the methodology used, (2) have the validity and accuracy of such methodology independently confirmed, and (3) provide a public comment period of specified duration.
 
HHS may not make the ratings publicly available until the later of July 31, 2017, or the date upon which the bill's requirements are satisfied.
 
In the event that such ratings have already been published on a specified website, HHS shall remove them and not republish them until the bill's requirements have been satisfied.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House
Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6089
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2016-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disability assistance
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: 

Financial Independence for Disabled Veterans Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to prescribe regulations to permit continued participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) by a member of the uniformed services after such member's discharge or release from service if such individual is entitled to veterans disability compensation.
 
For purposes of provisions regarding TSP contributions, such individual's monthly veterans disability compensation shall be deemed to be his or her basic pay for a monthly pay period, but such individual's contribution shall not require or authorize a matching government contribution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House
To provide that section 4108(5)(C)(iv) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 may be known as "Bree's Law".

Bill: 114-hr-6090
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Sex offenses
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to specify that a provision of the Act may be cited as "Bree's Law." The relevant ESEA provision requires local educational agencies that receive certain funding under the Act to establish programs and activities that improve safety through the recognition and prevention of coercion, violence, or abuse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Introduced in House
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act

Bill: 114-hr-6091
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: 
 
 
identify aliens, when they apply for an immigration benefit or are placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding, who are serving, or have served, as a member of a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces on active duty or as a member of a reserve component in an active status; and 
 
 annotate all DHS immigration and naturalization records relating to an identified alien to reflect such identification and afford an opportunity to track the outcomes for such aliens. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act

Bill: 114-hr-6092
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Immigration status and procedures
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who: (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) resides permanently abroad after having been removed or voluntarily departed from the United States.
 
Such parole shall not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for: (1) a crime of violence for which the alien has served at least five years in prison, or (2) a crime that endangers U.S. national security for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
NATS Act

Bill: 114-hr-6093
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Coast guard
Immigration status and procedures
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Naturalization at Training Sites Act of 2016 or the NATS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, to establish a naturalization office with trained personnel at each initial military training site of the Armed Forces. 
 
The military department concerned shall: (1) identify members of the Armed Forces who are not U.S. citizens and inform them of the availability of naturalization services at such offices; and (2) pending establishment of a naturalization office at all initial military training sites, assign new non-citizen members of the Armed Forces to an initial military training site that has such an office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Computer Science for All Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6095
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Indian social and development programs
Minority education
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Computer Science for All Act of 2016

 
This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award grants to states, local educational agencies, and eligible tribal schools to serve as models for national replication of computer education expansion efforts. A grant application shall include specified plans that demonstrate the applicant's ability to carry out an ambitious expansion effort for all students, including traditionally underrepresented students.
 
A grant recipient shall use the grant funds to:
 
 
train teachers to teach computer science; 
 
expand access to high-quality learning materials and online learning options; 
 
create plans for expanding overall access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) classes; 
 
utilize computer science as a catalyst for increased interest in STEAM more broadly; 
 
reduce course equity gaps for all students; and 
 
ensure additional support and resources.

 
A grantee may also use grant funds to:
 
 
build effective regional collaborations, 
 
recruit and hire instructional personnel, 
 
prepare for effectively sustaining project activities after the grant period ends, and 
 
disseminate information about effective practices.

 
At least semi-annually, a grantee must report to ED on specified data related to the number of students served through program activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act

Bill: 114-hr-6097
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Immigration Courts Bail Reform Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the minimum bond amount needed to release a detained alien.
 
An immigration judge may review an initial custody determination for an adult alien, subject to specified rules, which include the following: 
 
 
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall, within 72 hours, file the notice to appear or charging document with the appropriate immigration court and serve such notice on the detained alien; 
 
except for criminals or suspected terrorists, DHS may continue to detain an alien only if no conditions will reasonably assure the alien's appearance and the safety of any other person and the community; 
 
the Department of Justice shall ensure that an alien has the opportunity to promptly appear before an immigration judge for a custody redetermination hearing; 
 
except for criminals or suspected terrorists, an immigration judge shall review the custody determination de novo and may continue to detain the alien only if DHS demonstrates that no conditions will reasonably assure the alien's appearance and the community's safety; 
 
 DHS and an immigration judge shall order an alien's release on personal recognizance or upon an unsecured appearance bond unless such release will not reasonably assure the alien's appearance or the community's safety; 
 
if DHS or an immigration judge determines that such release will not reasonably assure the alien's appearance or such safety, DHS or the immigration judge shall order the alien's release under the least restrictive conditions that will assure the alien's appearance and the community's safety; 
 
DHS or an immigration judge shall consider the alien's financial ability in determining whether to impose a bond as a condition of release; and 
 
DHS or an immigration judge may not impose a financial condition that results in an alien's detention.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
TRUTH in Government Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6098
Sponsor: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Transparent Recognition of Unjustified Tax Hoarding in Government Act of 2016 or the TRUTH in Government Act of 2016 

 
This bill repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code requiring the withholding of income, Social Security, and railroad retirement taxes from wages. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Public Lands Telecommunications Act

Bill: 114-hr-6099
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Telephone and wireless communication
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Public Lands Telecommunications Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service (the federal land management agencies) for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies for communications use authorizations on federal lands that are granted, issued, or executed by them. A &quot;communication use authorization&quot; is defined as a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, issued, or executed by a federal land management agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of federal lands for communications use.
 
The rental fees received by each federal land management agency shall:
 
 
be deposited in its special account, and 
 
remain available for expenditure for agency activities related to communications sites (those areas of federal lands designated for telecommunications uses).
 
 
The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements for the administration of communications sites. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2016-09-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act

Bill: 114-hr-6100
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act 

 
This bill prohibits proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations published on August 4, 2016, relating to restrictions on liquidation of an interest with respect to estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes from taking effect. The bill prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the proposed regulations or any substantially similar regulations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
ACO Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6101
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digital media
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

ACO Improvement Act of 2016

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow an accountable care organization (ACO) to: (1) reduce or eliminate certain cost-sharing for primary care services provided within the ACO's network; (2) develop incentives to encourage patient engagement; (3) elect prospective assignment of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries; and (4) if specified requirements are met, distribute internal cost savings.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall waive specified regulatory requirements for ACOs that have elected to share in both savings and losses under a "two-sided risk model." 
 
In addition, the bill: (1) requires CMS to waive, with respect to certain ACOs, specified limitations regarding telehealth services; (2) allows certain ACOs to depart slightly from specified minimum enrollment requirements; (3) requires CMS to establish a demonstration project for allowing growth of certain prospective risk scores; (4) and allows CMS to make permanent certain ACO-related pilot programs that have been successful.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Less Traffic with Smart Stop Lights Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6102
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Less Traffic with Smart Stop Lights Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a Smart Technology Traffic Signals Grant Program.
 
 DOT may make competitive grants to states, local, or tribal government entities for projects to improve, through use of innovative technology, the functioning of traffic signals to reduce traffic congestion, fuel costs for drivers, and air pollution, as well as improve the safety and effectiveness of roadways.
 
The federal share of project costs may not exceed 80%, but DOT may waive such limit if an assisted entity can show extreme financial hardship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Housing Accountability Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6103
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Housing Accountability Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require an entity receiving low-income housing assistance payments for existing public housing units to maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for any structure covered under a payment contract.
 
 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall develop a process by which a Performance-Based Contract Administrator shall, on a semiannual basis, conduct a survey of the tenants of each such structure to identify consistent or persistent problems with the structure's physical condition or its manager's performance. 
 
 A structure shall be referred to HUD for remediation if the Administrator identifies such a problem based on the survey or any other observation made by the Administrator during the normal course of business.
 
HUD may impose a penalty on the structure's owner if the structure does not satisfactorily meet this bill's requirements or is repeatedly referred to HUD for remediation by an Administrator through the process. Collected amounts shall be used solely for supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable structures or for HUD designated tenant relocation, with priority given to tenants of the penalized structure.
 
This bill shall not apply to voucher program property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
Timely Payments for Flood Victims Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6104
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Timely Payments for Flood Victims Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to require that a final determination and notification regarding approval of a claim for damage to or loss of property under the national flood insurance program be made by the expiration of the 30-day period after such claim was made. Such period may be extended by a single additional period of 15 days if extraordinary circumstances are demonstrated. Claims shall be paid as soon as possible after approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in House