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A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to ensure that the reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-3373
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution from consideration as prohibited broker deposits if the total reciprocal deposits of the institution do not exceed the lesser of $10 billion or 20% of its total liabilities.
 
Reciprocal deposits are those received by an agent institution through a deposit placement network with the same maturity (if any) and in the same aggregate amount as covered deposits placed by the agent institution in other network member banks.
 
(Generally, an insured depository institution that is not well capitalized may not accept funds obtained by or through any deposit broker for deposit into one or more deposit accounts.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3374
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Hunting and fishing
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 10% to 3% the excise tax rate that applies to the sale of portable, electronically-aerated bait containers by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Innovation Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3375
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Small Business Innovation Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee the payment of up to $4 billion per fiscal year for debentures or participating securities issued by small business investment companies (SBICs) to encourage the formation and growth of small businesses. 
 
The SBA must establish and carry out an early-stage investment program to provide, through participating investment companies, equity financing to support early-stage businesses that have not generated positive cash flow at any time prior to an initial investment by a participating investment company. The bill outlines participating investment company application requirements and selection and approval procedures. It allows the SBA to make one or more equity financings to a participating investment company, with a limit of $100 million to any one company. A participating investment company shall make all of its investments in small businesses, of which at least 50% shall be early-stage small businesses in specified targeted industries. A separate account is established for equity financings under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to ensure the integrity of laws enacted to prevent the use of financial instruments for funding or operating online casinos are not undermined by legal opinions not carrying the force of law issued by Federal Government lawyers.

Bill: 114-s-3376
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Gambling
Illinois
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
New York State

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 
This bill declares that the Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (September 20, 2011) shall have no force or effect for purposes of interpreting the definition of &quot;unlawful Internet gambling&quot; under current federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhancing Military and Police Operations through Women's Engagement and Recruitment Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3377
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Enhancing Military and Police Operations through Women's Engagement and Recruitment Act of 2016

 
This bill requires the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD), to seek to increase the participation of women receiving training under the International Military Education and Training program at U.S. military schools and training institutions, with the goal of doubling female participation globally by September 30, 2019.
 
The State Department shall seek to increase the participation of women receiving training under its Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) programs, with the goal of doubling the total women receiving such training by September 30, 2019, and make explicit in its mandate for ATA programs its priority to increase women's participation.
 
State shall work with partner countries receiving peacekeeping training assistance to: (1) prioritize the integration, training, and deployment of qualified female peacekeepers in peace operations; (2) prioritize the employment, development, and integration of female peacekeeping trainers; and (3) double the number of qualified women deployed to peace operations within five years.
 
State also shall: 
 
 
 promote an increase in the recruitment, retention, and leadership roles of female personnel assigned to United Nations peacekeeping missions; 
 
establish female participation requirements for its police training programs and work with partner countries to ensure that women account for at least 10% of nominees for U.S.-funded police training programs;
 
make explicit its priority to increase women's participation in the design and implementation of all police training programs;
 
develop a plan for the monitoring and independent evaluation of programs, projects, and activities carried out under this bill; and 
 
designate officials to brief Congress regarding actions taken under this Act.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Eastern North Carolina Gateway Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3378
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Eastern North Carolina Gateway Act of 2016
 
 
This bill amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended, to declare as high priority corridors on the National Highway System as well as segments of the Interstate System: 
 
 
U.S. Route 264 from its intersection with U.S. Route 64 (High Priority Corridor 13) near Zebulon, North Carolina, to Greenville, North Carolina; and 
 
the Eastern North Carolina Gateway Corridor from U.S. Route 70 (High Priority Corridor 82) in the vicinity of Kinston, North Carolina, passing in the vicinity of Greenville, North Carolina, to U.S. 64 (High Priority Corridor 13) in the vicinity of Bethel, North Carolina, and generally along the routes of U.S. Route 13 and North Carolina Highway 11.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act

Bill: 114-s-3379
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2016-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: 

Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Act

 
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to assess, and implement a risk-based strategy to address, threats posed to surface transportation and maritime systems. The TSA shall establish the Surface Transportation and Maritime Security Advisory Committee to develop recommendations for improvements to surface transportation and maritime security.
 
In addition, the bill:
 
 
allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand the TSA's explosives-detection canine-team program;
 
requires the Government Accountability Office to study specified matters related to surface transportation;
 
expands the permissible uses of railroad security improvement grants;
 
requires the TSA to issue a decision on the use of a passenger vetting system by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak);
 
requires the TSA to establish processes to improve background checks and terrorism vetting;
 
requires DHS to commission an assessment of its transportation security card program and, if applicable, develop a corrective action plan;
 
with respect to transportation security card applications, establishes priority for members of the Armed Forces;
 
requires DHS to evaluate cargo-container scanning technologies; and
 
revises other provisions related to transportation security.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate
Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3380
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Accreditation Reform and Enhanced Accountability Act of 2016

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to revise standards governing accreditors of institutions of higher education.
 
 ED must establish student achievement criteria that accreditors must use when evaluating an institute of higher education, including retention rate, graduation and course completion rates, cohort default rate, repayment rate, transfer rate, student earnings after graduation, and job placement rates, professional and vocational certification and licensing examination pass rates, as applicable. Further, ED must establish criteria for evaluating: (1) the affordability of the institution, (2) actions taken against the institution by any state or the federal government, and (3) enrollment levels of students receiving Pell Grants.
 
ED must establish baseline thresholds for student achievement measures. Accreditors must require institutions to meet or exceed those thresholds.
 
Accreditors must: (1) carry out enhanced accreditation review immediately after learning of investigations or lawsuits by federal or state governments about the institution's fraud or abuse, deceptive practices, or material harm to students; and (2) take action when there are signs of institutional instability.
 
The bill addresses conflicts of interest between accreditors and the institutions.
 
The bill gives ED additional authority with respect to fining or terminating accreditors.
 
ED must establish standards for online accreditation disclosures by institutions of higher education.
 
Accreditors may designate an institution as accredited with distinction or accredited with risk.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
National Historic Vehicle Register Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3381
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

National Historic Vehicle Register Act of 2016

 
 This bill directs the National Park Service (NPS) to establish and maintain a National Historic Vehicle Register which shall include: (1) a narrative describing each historic vehicle and its historical significance, (2) a photographic record of the vehicle, and (3) a line drawing or engineering drawing of the vehicle. Such register shall be archived in the Library of Congress.
 
 The NPS shall: (1) coordinate with the Historic Vehicle Association, American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation, and other appropriate organizations in order to invite owners of historic vehicles to participate in the register; and (2) develop criteria for the inclusion of historic vehicles on the register. 
 
 When developing such criteria, the NPS shall consider whether a vehicle is: (1) associated with an important event or a significant individual in automotive or U.S. history; (2) distinctive based on design, engineering, craftsmanship, or aesthetic value; or (3) of a particular type that was the first or last produced or among the most well-preserved or authentically restored examples of that type.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6040)
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-s-3382
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign and international corporations
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Motor fuels
Securities
State and local finance
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill establishes a U.S. Green Bank that provides financial support to assist regional, state, and local institutions finance: (1) clean energy (e.g. solar or wind energy) projects, or (2) energy efficiency projects that reduce energy use or substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must issue Green Bonds to provide the bank with: (1) an initial capitalization of $10 billion; and (2) additional capitalization, upon the bank's request, of no more than $50 billion in aggregate at any one time.
 
Treasury must also establish a revolving Green Bank Establishment Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred. D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Bill: 114-s-3383
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Senate
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 
This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3384
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Act of 2016 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the development of housing for middle-income households. 
 
The credit is based on the existing low-income housing tax credit and applies to the development or rehabilitation of residential rental properties if: (1) 60% or more of the residential units in the project are both rent-restricted and occupied by individuals whose income is 100% or less of the area median gross income, and (2) the project is not federally subsidized or financed with a federally funded grant. 
 
The credits are allocated to each state based on population, and state housing agencies then distribute the credits to developers using a competitive process. The credits are paid over a 15-year credit period, and the amounts of the credits are based on a percentage of a project's qualified basis, which is the portion of the project dedicated to affordable middle-income housing. 
 
The credit dollar amount allocated to a project may not exceed the amount that is necessary for the financial feasibility of the project and its viability as a qualified middle-income housing project throughout the credit period. 
 
To qualify for the credit, the developer must make a long-term commitment to middle-income housing, under which the affordability restrictions for a property remain in place for at least an additional 15 years after the close of the credit period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-3385
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Cemeteries and funerals
Consumer credit
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2016
 
 
This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to allow a medically distressed debtor to exempt, from the property of the estate in bankruptcy, up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in: (1) specified real or personal property that the debtor or debtor's dependent uses as a residence, (2) a cooperative that owns such property, or (3) a burial plot for the debtor or debtor's dependent.
 
With respect to a medically distressed debtor, the bill waives certain administrative and procedural requirements.
 
In addition, the bill allows a medically distressed debtor to discharge in bankruptcy debts for certain educational loans. 
 
A debtor who seeks relief as a medically distressed debtor must attest in writing, under penalty of perjury, that the debtor's medical expenses are genuine and were not specifically incurred to bring the debtor within the meaning of "medically distressed debtor."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Silver Star Service Banner Day Act

Bill: 114-s-3386
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Silver Star Service Banner Day Act

 
This bill designates May 1 as Silver Star Service Banner Day.

action_date: 2016-11-30
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Silver Star Service Banner Day Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill designates May 1 as Silver Star Service Banner Day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-12-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6628)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6628)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6628)
action_date: 2016-11-30
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6628)
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVINGS Act

Bill: 114-s-3387
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2016-09-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: 

Safely Advancing Valuable and Inexpensive New Generic Solutions Act or the SAVINGS Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize the review of certain generic drug applications and act on them within 150 days. This generic fast track review applies to applications for drugs: (1) that are not under patent or for which patents will expire soon, (2) for which there is no marketing exclusivity in effect, and (3) for which a generic has not recently been introduced to the market by more than one manufacturer.
 The FDA must report on applications subject to generic fast track review and provide an annual accounting of how it has spent generic drug user fees.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-09-22
text: Introduced in Senate