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Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4887
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2018-01-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: 

Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2018 or the GREAT Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to: (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9074-9075)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9074-9075)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4887.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9074-9076)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 738.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-947.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-947.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
Safe COAST Act

Bill: 115-hr-4888
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2018-01-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government studies and investigations
Marine pollution
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: 

Safe Coasts, Oceans, And Seaside Towns Act or the Safe COAST Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for specified safety regulations that govern offshore oil and gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf and provide protections for human, marine, and coastal environments.
 
The Department of the Interior must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete the study titled &quot;Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program&quot; within 21 months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
Dry Cask Storage Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4891
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2018-01-29 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Government trust funds
Licensing and registrations
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: 

Dry Cask Storage Act of 2018

 
 This bill amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to require each licensee of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to submit a plan for: (1) transfer (including on-going additional transfers) to spent nuclear fuel dry casks of any spent nuclear fuel stored by the licensee for at least seven years in spent nuclear fuel pools, and (2) configuration of the remaining spent nuclear fuel in the pool in a manner that minimizes the chance of a fire if there is a loss of water in the pool.
 
The NRC must approve or disapprove the plan within 90 days after its submission.
 
The NRC may provide grants to any licensee with an approved plan to assist in the cost of transferring spent nuclear fuel to dry casks under the plan.
 
The bill requires the emergency planning zone applicable to each civilian nuclear power reactor to be at least 10 miles in radius until all spent nuclear fuel at the reactor has been transferred to dry casks.
 
 The NRC must expand to 50 miles in radius the emergency planning zone applicable to each reactor not in compliance with an approved plan. The licensee is responsible for all costs associated with the expansion.
 
The Department of the Treasury must transfer annually to the NRC, to pay the costs of the grants program, 10% of the interest generated during the preceding fiscal year from investments of the Nuclear Waste Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
Collaborative Water and Soil Enhancement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4892
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2018-01-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Soil pollution
Water quality
Water resources funding
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: 

Collaborative Water and Soil Enhancement Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish requirements for Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs regarding: (1) nutrient and soil health management, and (2) source water protection. 
 
In carrying out the Conservation Stewardship Program and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, USDA must: 
 
 
 enroll at least five million acres annually in watersheds where nutrient delivery to hypoxic (low oxygen) zones is highest; 
 
encourage water quality or water quantity practices that protect source waters for drinking water (including protecting against public health threats) while also benefitting agricultural producers; 
 
collaborate with community water systems and state technical committees to identify local priority areas for the protection of source waters for drinking water; 
 
 offer increased incentives and higher cost-share rates for water quality or water quantity practices that result in benefits that primarily occur outside of the land on which the practices are implemented; and
 
 reserve at least 10% of the funds or acres available for the programs to target the most effective practices for improving the quality or quantity of source water. 
 
 
USDA must also provide a streamlined certification process for third-party technical service providers that have certain certifications from the American Society of Agronomy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act

Bill: 115-hr-4893
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2018-01-29 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Criminal justice information and records
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: 

Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act

 
This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, without compromising programmatic needs.
 
 The working group shall consider:
 
 
what activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence,
 
whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on these acts,
 
whether the context which led to such an act should impact how that act is accounted for in reports,
 
whether the data collected is presented in a way that allows the general public to understand what acts of sexual violence are included in each measurement, and
 
steps that agencies that compile reports relating to sexual violence can take to avoid double counting incidents.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
Harmful Tax Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-4894
Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-01-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: 

Harmful Tax Prevention Act

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow a health insurer to reduce its 2018 annual fee by the amount of premium rebates provided to enrollees under this bill. Premium rebates must be equal to the lesser of 2% of the net premiums for each individual or the premiums paid by an individual.
 
For a Medicaid managed care organization, the 2018 annual fee shall be reduced by 2% of the net premiums.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-01-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Introduced in House
LEOSA Training Extension Act

Bill: 115-hr-4896
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2018-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

LEOSA Training Extension Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to permit states to reduce the frequency (currently, once during the most recent 12-month period) with which a retired law enforcement officer must meet firearms training standards to be certified to carry a concealed firearm across state lines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4897
Sponsor: Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2018-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct an interagency study regarding research on lung cancer in women, access to lung cancer preventive services, and public awareness and education campaigns on lung cancer.
 The study must include a comprehensive report on research and knowledge gaps related to lung cancer in women in the federal government and recommendations for: (1) a research program that would encourage innovative approaches to eliminate knowledge gaps, (2) the development of a national lung cancer screening strategy with sufficient resources to expand access to screening, and (3) the development of a national public education and awareness campaign on lung cancer in women and the importance of early detection of lung cancer.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4898
Sponsor: Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2018-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Low- and moderate-income housing
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2018

 
This bill extends through FY2019 authority for the following Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs: 
 
 
homeless veterans reintegration programs,
 
the homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration program,
 
referral and counseling services for certain veterans at risk of homelessness,
 
treatment and rehabilitation services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, and 
 
the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs.
 
 
The bill extends through FY2020 authority for the following VA programs:
 
 
housing assistance for homeless veterans, and 
 
financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
 
 
The bill extends through 2019 authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4899
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2018-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Dental care
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Medical research
Mental health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to make grants to: (1) increase the availability of treatment for abuse of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and phencyclidine (PCP); (2) provide vouchers to individuals in underserved populations for services related to such treatment; and (3) establish programs to provide for and coordinate the provision of specified services to individuals reentering the community after successfully receiving treatment for abuse of such substances.
 
The grant program to provide residential substance abuse treatment to pregnant and postpartum women is revised to: (1) make caregiver parents eligible for treatment, (2) make Indian tribes and tribal organizations eligible for grants, and (3) set forth the priority for allocation of grants.
 
The National Institute on Drug Abuse must conduct research on the effectiveness of drugs to reduce the problems associated with stimulant abuse.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must seek to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) to complete a literature review on the effectiveness of drugs for the treatment of stimulant abuse.
 
The Government Accountability Office must study: (1) the impact of the programs authorized by this Act, (2) how the level of federal funding available for such treatment compares to the amount necessary to provide adequate treatment, and (3) the cost savings of effective treatment due to the reduced need for criminal justice and other services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Metro Accountability and Investment Act

Bill: 115-hr-4900
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2018-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Maryland
Performance measurement
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Metro Accountability and Investment Act

 
This bill amends the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 to authorize additional funding to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for grants for capital and preventive maintenance projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in increments over 10 fiscal years beginning in FY2020 or until expended, subject to specified limitations.
 
DOT may not provide such grants until it certifies that the Board of Directors of WMATA has passed a resolution, and is making progress implementing such resolution, that
 
 
 establishes an independent budget authority for the Office of Inspector General of WMATA, an independent procurement authority for such office, and an independent hiring authority for such office;
 
 ensures the inspector general can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the office; and
 
 requires the inspector general to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager, the board, and Congress, and to publish any recommendation on the office's website, with redactions to prevent security risks..
 
 
 DOT may make additional grants to WMATA for the purpose of funding the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2018-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Flamethrowers? Really? Act

Bill: 115-hr-4901
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2018-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Fires
Law enforcement officers
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Flamethrowers? Really? Act

 
This bill subjects flamethrowers to regulation under federal firearms laws. It generally prohibits their manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
SRF WIN Act

Bill: 115-hr-4902
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2018-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
State and local finance
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now Act or the SRF WIN Act

 
This bill amends the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide additional financial assistance (e.g., low-interest loans) through FY2023 to state infrastructure financing authorities for drinking water state revolving funds (SRFs) and clean water SRFs to carry out certain water and wastewater infrastructure projects. 
 
For projects funded under this bill, the EPA: (1) must expedite their application and review process, (2) may provide up to 100% of the project costs, and (3) must provide financial assistance based on need and give equal consideration to drinking water projects and wastewater projects. Total financial assistance provided under this bill may not exceed $7 billion per state.
 
The bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA to provide financial assistance under WIFIA to carry out projects for flood damage reduction, storm damage reduction, environmental restoration, or navigation improvement to certain waterways. Under current law, such financial assistance may be provided to only pilot projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Introduced in House