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VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3459
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and update monthly on a publicly available VA website, for each VA component and Veterans Health Administration medical facility, the number of:
 
 
 personnel encumbering positions;
 
 accessions and de-accessions of personnel during the preceding month;
 
 vacancies, by occupation; and 
 
 active job postings that have been filled during the preceding 30 days, including the length of time for which each position was posted prior to being filled.
 
 
The Inspector General of VA must review and make recommendations for improving the administration of the website semiannually. 
 
The VA shall report to Congress annually on the steps it is taking to achieve full staffing capacity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3461
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging to award grants for eligible consortia of health care providers and facilities to carry out six separate demonstration projects that focus on care coordination and service delivery for older individuals who have chronic illness or are at risk of institutional placement. Specifically, demonstration projects shall focus on: (1) using the abilities of direct-care workers to promote smooth transitions in care and help prevent unnecessary hospital readmissions, (2) maintaining and improving the health status of those with multiple chronic conditions and long-term needs, and (3) training direct-care workers to take on deeper clinical responsibilities .


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3462
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee performance
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Office of Government Ethics
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Office of Government Ethics Independence Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to specify that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics may be removed only pursuant to a finding by the President of neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act

Bill: 115-hr-3463
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Minority education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act or the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise and permanently reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Background Check Completion Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3464
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Background Check Completion Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to completion of a background check. (Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-27
text: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Clyburn. Petition No: 115-7. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0007.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3465
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Debt collection
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Income tax credits
Licensing and registrations
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2017

 
This bill addresses issues related to child support and low-income families, including by reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and revising the earned income tax credit.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Early Learning Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3466
Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Government trust funds
Income tax rates
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Early Learning Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to make annual awards from the Early Education Trust Fund, established in the bill, to state pre-kindergarten agencies according to a formula based on pre-kindergarten enrollment in the state. To be eligible for an award, a state must provide assurances that: (1) the award will be used only to support pre-kindergarten programs, (2) the state will not expend less for pre-kindergarten programs in the award period than it did in the previous year, and (3) each resident in the state who is four years old on October 1 of the award year has the opportunity to enroll in a free pre-kindergarten program.
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a surtax, equal to 1.5% of a taxpayer's adjusted gross income as exceeds $500,000, to support the fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

Bill: 115-hr-3467
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Labor standards
Personnel records
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

 
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require employers to make initial disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make final payment to a terminating employee for uncompensated hours within 14 days of the employee's termination.
 
An employer shall compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract or other employment agreement, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate of pay higher than the minimum wage rate. 
 
The bill establishes new and increased civil and criminal penalties for violations of FLSA overtime or minimum wage requirements, including referral to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution of employers who engage in wage theft, falsification of wage records, or retaliation against employees.
 
The bill: (1) increases damages for employees who are victims of wage theft from two to three times the wages owed or who are fired for filing a complaint concerning wage theft or for cooperating in an investigation by the Department of Labor, (2) revises requirements for wage recordkeeping by employers and establishes penalties for violations of those requirements, (3) grants employees the right to inspect employer wage records, and (4) increases the statute of limitation for bringing a claim for owed wages from two to four years (three to five years for willful violations). 
 
Labor must award grants to assist certain entities in the enforcement of FLSA wage and hour requirements.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Layoff Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3468
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Layoff Prevention Act of 2017

 
This bill requires each state that has already enacted a short-time compensation program to be paid 100% of the amount of short-time compensation paid under such program. Under a short-time compensation program, an employer may avoid a layoff of one or more employees by reducing the hours of all workers in the employer's workforce. Employees affected by a reduction in hours may receive a partial short-time compensation payment to compensate for lost wages. This is a voluntary and temporary program, beginning upon the enactment of this bill and ending five and one-half years later.
 
The bill imposes certain limitations on payments to states and requires employers to pay their states one-half of the short-time compensation paid under the employer plan. 
 
The Department of Labor must: (1) award grants to states that enact short-time compensation programs to implement or improve the administration of such plans, (2) develop model legislative language for states in developing and enacting short-time compensation plans, and (3) provide technical assistance to states and establish reporting requirements for such programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as "Bridge 2") as the "Dean Stone Bridge".

Bill: 115-hr-3469
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Roads and highways
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill designates the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as Bridge 2) as the "Dean Stone Bridge.&quot;

action_date: 2017-11-21
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill designates the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as Bridge 2) as the "Dean Stone Bridge.&quot;

action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House version is repeated here.) 

(Sec. 1) This bill designates the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as Bridge 2) as the "Dean Stone Bridge.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-14
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1517)
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1517)
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3469.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1517-1518)
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Mr. Curtis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-421.
action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-421.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
GPS Act

Bill: 115-hr-3470
Sponsor: Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computers and information technology
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Geography and mapping
Higher education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Right of privacy
Student aid and college costs
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act or the GPS Act 
 
This bill makes it unlawful to intentionally intercept the geolocation information of another person; intentionally disclose or use geolocation information knowing or having reason to know that it was obtained in violation of this bill; or intentionally disclose geolocation information knowing or having reason to know it was obtained as part of a criminal investigation with the intent to improperly obstruct with a duly authorized criminal investigation. 
There are several exceptions to this prohibition against intercepting geolocation information: (1) information obtained in the normal course of business, (2) information obtained while conducting foreign intelligence surveillance, (3) consent, (4) information readily available to the public, (5) theft or fraud involving the device, (6) issuance of a warrant, and (7) emergency circumstances. 
Geolocation information shall not be used as evidence in a legal proceeding when disclosure of such information would be in violation of this bill. 
The bill creates a civil cause of action for any person whose geolocation information is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in violation of this bill. 
The bill makes it a criminal offense to knowingly and intentionally obtain, or attempt to obtain, global positioning system (GPS) records from a geolocation information service through fraud or by other means. It also makes it unlawful to intentionally and knowingly sell or transfer GPS records without the consent of the customer.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3471
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Economic development
Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Immigration status and procedures
Infrastructure development
Manufacturing
Rural conditions and development
Securities
U.S. and foreign investments
Urban and suburban affairs and development
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

American Job Creation and Investment Into Public Works Reform Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise EB-5 (alien immigrant investor) provisions, including regional center program provisions.
 
The bill prescribes E-B5 requirements regarding: (1) fund sources; (2) threats to the national interest; and (3) fraud, misrepresentation, and criminal misuse. 
 
Future program participation is barred for a person who knowingly participated in conduct that caused a program center's termination.
 
The EB-5 regional center program is extended through September 30, 2022.
 
EB-5 investors must be at least 18 years old.
 
The bill: (1) provides initial conditional permanent resident status for an alien investor (and the investor's spouse and children), and (2) sets aside 2,000 EB-5 visas for immigrants who invest in rural areas, 2,000 for immigrants who invest in priority urban investment areas, and 2,000 for immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. 
 
A regional center shall operate within a defined geographic area and shall be consistent with the purpose of concentrating pooled investment within such area. 
 
The bill prescribes job creation requirements. 
 
Approved regional centers must give advance notice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of significant proposed changes to their organizational structure, ownership, or administration. 
 
U.S. nationals are included in the minimum of 10 U.S. persons for whom an EB-5 project must provide employment.
 
Only a U.S. national or lawfully admitted permanent resident may be involved with a regional center. 
 
A regional center shall monitor and supervise all offers, purchases, and sales of securities made by associated parties to ensure compliance with U.S. securities laws. 
 
The bill establishes the EB-5 Integrity Fund. 
 
The bill prescribes fund source and gift restrictions.
 
Minimum investment amounts are increased.
 
The bill authorizes concurrent filing of EB-5 petitions and applications for adjustment to conditional lawful permanent resident status. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House