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Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1045
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Firearms and explosives
Lakes and rivers
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2017

 
 This bill prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that prohibits an individual from possessing a firearm at a water resources development project administered by the Corps of Engineers if: (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1046
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Materials
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to issue orders applicable to U.S. manufacturers of concrete masonry products. Any such order must provide for the establishment of a Concrete Masonry Products Board to carry out a program of generic promotion, research, and education regarding concrete masonry products.
 
An order must also provide that assessments be paid by concrete masonry product manufacturers for concrete masonry products manufactured and marketed in the United States. At least 50% of the assessments paid by a manufacturer must be used to support research, education, and generic promotion programs and projects in support of the geographic region of the manufacturer. 
 
During the 60-day period preceding the proposed effective date of an order, Commerce shall conduct a referendum for order approval among manufacturers.
 
The bill allows petition and review of an order, and order enforcement through U.S. district courts.
 
The bill requires a study and a report by: (1) the Government Accountability Office on how the board spends assessments collected, the impact of board activities, and other matters relating to the demand for concrete masonry products; and (2) Commerce on the appropriateness and effectiveness of applying the commodity check-off program model to a nonagricultural industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Firearm Testing Act

Bill: 115-hr-1047
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Firearms and explosives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Fairness in Firearm Testing Act

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make a video recording of its entire process of examining and testing an item to determine whether it is a firearm (and if so, the type of firearm) or ammunition. The bill bars the ATF from editing or erasing any such recording.
 
The ATF must make a digital video disc containing a copy of the recording available to: (1) a person requesting a copy who claims an ownership interest in such item, and (2) a defendant in a criminal proceeding involving such item. 
 
An item which the ATF has determined is a firearm or ammunition shall not be admissible as evidence unless: (1) the ATF has complied with the requirements of this bill to make its digital video disc available, or (2) such compliance has been waived in writing by the person against whom the item is offered as evidence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
To direct the President to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of United States intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1048
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Intellectual property
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to report to Congress annually on the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of intellectual property rights violations in China.
 
The USTR must : (1) impose duties on merchandise from China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of such violations, and (2) distribute the proceeds of such duties to such U.S. intellectual property rights holders on a proportional basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1049
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Military civil functions
Military readiness
National Guard and reserves
Natural disasters
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Department of Defense Emergency Response Capabilities Database Enhancement Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to require the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish and maintain within one year a database of DOD emergency response capabilities that includes the cyber capabilities of the reserves and the National Guard of each state and territory that are important to national security and for response to domestic natural or man made disasters. 
 
DOD may use or modify a current database or tracking system if that will expedite and achieve compliance at a cost not greater than the cost of establishing a new database. 
 
DOD shall identify and revise the database information at least once every two years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1050
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Economic performance and conditions
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2017

 
 This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities (partnerships among a local educational agency (LEA), a community college, and a state apprentice program or a joint-labor management training program) to carry out a program for students to: 
 
 
 enroll in and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses, STEM-focused career and technical education courses, and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a high school served by the LEA that prepares them for community college; 
 
 enroll in a course of study related to a high-growth skills industry, an in-demand industry or occupation, the manufacturing field, or other vocational or career and technical education field at a community college upon graduating from such high school; and 
 
 enroll, for a two-year period, in the eligible entity's state apprenticeship program or the joint-labor management training program upon receiving an associate's degree from such community college.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

Bill: 115-hr-1051
Sponsor: Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to roll back the increased income threshold for determining the amount of the tax deduction for medical expenses. Currently, individual taxpayers may only deduct those medical expenses that exceed 10% of their adjusted gross income. This bill reduces that percentage to 7.5%. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
High-Risk Military Occupation Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-1052
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

High-Risk Military Occupation Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

 
This bill includes in the Department of Veterans Affairs evaluation of its mental health care and suicide prevention programs best practices for caring for individuals who previously held high-risk military occupations in the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1053
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Sunshine in Litigation Act of
 
2017

 
This bill amends the federal judicial code to prohibit a court, in any civil action in which the pleadings state facts relevant to the protection of public health or safety, from entering an order restricting the disclosure of information obtained through discovery, approving a settlement agreement that would restrict such disclosure, or restricting access to court records, unless the court first makes independent findings: (1) that the order would not restrict the disclosure of information relevant to the protection of public health or safety; or (2) that the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information and that the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted.
 
Courts are prohibited from enforcing any provision of: (1) an agreement between or among parties to the civil action, or an order entered under this bill, that restricts a party from disclosing information to any federal or state agency with authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to such information; or (2) a settlement agreement between or among parties to such civil action that prohibits a party from disclosing that a settlement was reached or the terms of the settlement (excluding any money paid) that involve matters relevant to the protection of public health or safety, or from discussing matters relevant to the protection of public health or safety involved in such civil action. The bill exempts from this enforcement prohibition (thus allows enforcement of) a settlement agreement provision about which the court finds that the public interest in the disclosure of past, present, or potential public health or safety hazards is outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information in question, and the requested protective order is no broader than necessary to protect the confidentiality interest asserted.
 
The bill creates a rebuttable presumption that the interest in protecting personally identifiable information of an individual outweighs the public interest in disclosure.
 
Nothing in this bill shall be construed to permit, require, or authorize the disclosure of classified information, as defined under the Classified Information Procedures Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1055
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government liability
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the &quot;War on Drugs&quot; Act of 

2017

 
This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration.
 
The commission must make recommendations for education and remedies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Bill: 115-hr-1056
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Lakes and rivers
Oregon
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: 

Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

 
 This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
 
The bill renames the Squaw Creek in Oregon as Wychus Creek. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Young Farmer Success Act

Bill: 115-hr-1060
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Higher education
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Young Farmer Success Act 

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include a full-time job as an employee or manager of a qualified farm or ranch within the definition of "public service job" for purposes of the public service employee loan forgiveness program. 
 
A "qualified farm or ranch" earns, from the sale of agricultural products, gross revenue of at least $35,000 in 2017, adjusted annually for inflation in subsequent years. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1061
Sponsor: Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 
 

Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly use a cell-site simulator. A violator is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.
 
The bill creates exceptions to allow a governmental entity to use a cell-site simulator in certain circumstances&#8212;pursuant to a warrant, to conduct electronic surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Service Act of 1978, or in an emergency situation.
 
It prohibits the use of information unlawfully acquired from a cell-site simulator as evidence in a legal or official proceeding. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

Bill: 115-hr-1063
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military medicine
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

 
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish an individual who is transitioning from Department of Defense (DOD)- to VA-furnished medical treatment any pharmaceutical agent not included in the joint uniform formulary if a DOD health care provider determines that the pharmaceutical agent is critical for the transition. 
 
The VA shall furnish an individual with such pharmaceutical agent: (1) beginning when the individual enrolls in the VA health care system, and (2) ending when a DOD health care provider determines that the individual does not require the pharmaceutical agent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Care Provider Retention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1064
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Mental health
Military medicine
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Mental Health Care Provider Retention Act of 2017

 
This bill allows an individual who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition and who is transitioning from receiving treatment from the Department of Defense to receiving treatment from in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to elect to continue receiving treatment from such individual's DOD mental health provider.
 
Such individual shall receive the same level of priority as members of the Armed Forces at the facility at which the individual has elected to continue treatment. The VA shall reimburse DOD for rendered services that otherwise would have been furnished by the VA.
 
If the DOD mental health care provider departs the facility at which the covered individual is receiving treatment, such individual may elect to obtain the services of: (1) a different mental health care provider at the same facility, or (2) a VA mental health care provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House