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Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4370
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Free trade and trade barriers
Oil and gas
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Natural Gas Act to state that an application under the Natural Gas Act for the exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 51.1 billion cubic feet per year shall be deemed to be consistent with the public interest and granted without modification or delay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Melecio Andazola-Morales.

Bill: 115-hr-4371
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Provides for the relief of Melecio Andazola-Morales.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in House
Help Students Repay Act

Bill: 115-hr-4372
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 

Help Students Repay Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to consolidate student loan repayment options for new borrowers of William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans into one simplified income-driven repayment plan. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
AML and CTF Modernization Act

Bill: 115-hr-4373
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Currency
Department of the Treasury
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices
Terrorism
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Modernization Act or the AML and CTF Modernization Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to increase the reporting threshold for suspicious activity reports and currency transaction reports, and otherwise revises provisions related to the sharing of information regarding suspicious financial activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4377
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Department of Energy
Energy research
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Illinois
Research administration and funding
Research and development
South Dakota
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 

Accelerating American Leadership in Science Act of 2017
 
 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to: (1) provide for an upgrade to the Advanced Light Source, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2025.
 
DOE shall: (1) provide for a Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility to facilitate the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2026. 
 
DOE shall: (1) provide for a proton power upgrade to the Spallation Neutron Source, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2025.
 
DOE shall: (1) provide for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, and (2) ensure that the start of full operations occurs by December 31, 2030.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1092)
action_date: 2018-02-13
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 H1092)
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4377.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1092-1094)
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Mr. Hultgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 417.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-555.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-555.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4378
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy research
Nuclear power
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 

Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE)to establish a versatile reactor-based fast neutron source, which shall operate as a national user facility.
 
DOE must consult with the private sector, universities, national laboratories, and relevant federal agencies to ensure that the versatile neutron source is capable of meeting federal research needs for neutron irradiation services.
 
DOE must ensure the national user facility will provide fast neutron spectrum irradiation capability and capacity for upgrades to accommodate new or expanded research needs.
 
DOE must also ensure that full operation of the facility occurs before December 31, 2025.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1094)
action_date: 2018-02-13
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 H1094)
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4378.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1094-1095)
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Mr. Weber (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 419.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-557.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-557.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4379
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Education programs funding
Higher education
International exchange and broadcasting

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program. Under the program, grants may be awarded for providing and expanding study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9159)
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4380
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Small business
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 

Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017

 
This bill amends provisions with respect to the hiring of veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and their spouses.
 
The bill extends the veterans retraining assistance program, which provides job training assistance to unemployed veterans between the ages of 35-60.
 
The Department of Defense must establish a database to record training performed by members of the Armed Forces and make such information available to states and other employers to satisfy civilian licensing or certification requirements. 
 
 The bill extends the work opportunity tax credit to the hiring of members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard or the hiring of the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces. (The work opportunity tax credit permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Natural Gas Pipeline Public Health Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4381
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Pipelines

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 

Natural Gas Pipeline Public Health Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill suspends construction of natural gas facilities that have been issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission until violations relating to air quality are remediated.
 
It applies to a holder of a certificate that has not commenced construction of a facility for which such certificate was issued within the previous two years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in House
Free Flow of Information Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4382
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Business records
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
First Amendment rights
Health information and medical records
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial procedure and administration
News media and reporting
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication
Terrorism
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 

Free Flow of Information Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes conditions under which a journalist may be compelled to produce documents or provide testimony in a matter arising under federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
To reform the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Bill: 115-hr-4383
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Taxation of foreign income
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify policies for individuals and businesses. 
 
The bill includes provisions to: 
 
 
 reduce the tax rates for individuals; 
 
 reduce the tax rates for corporations and on other business income; 
 
 allow increased expensing of the costs of certain business property; 
 
 repeal the estate tax; 
 
 modify the taxation of foreign income; 
 
 specify that a change in the organizational structure of a corporation is not a taxable event if there is no change among the owners, their ownership interests, or the assets of the organization; and 
 
 repeal the tax on net investment income.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4384
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 

Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 or the ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide six-year, renewable protected status for an alien who: (1) as of January 1, 2017, had been granted or was eligible for deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status, (2) has continuously resided in the United States for five years, (3) is admissible as an immigrant, and (4) registers as required.
 
Aliens may work while in protected status.
 
Protected status shall be withdrawn if an alien was not entitled to such status or fails to register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) every 36 months.
 
Absences from the United States of one year or less shall not break residence continuity. Absences longer than one year shall break residence continuity unless the alien establishes that he or she did not abandon U.S. residency.
 
DHS shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien: (1) meets certain eligibility requirements; (2) establishes that removal would result in extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, parent, or child; and (3) submits an application. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4385
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 

Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017

 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug in the first three years after the drug's approval. The Food and Drug Administration may: (1) waive the third year of this prohibition for a drug if direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health, or (2) extend the prohibition if the drug has significant adverse health effects.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
Fab Lab Classroom Modernization Act

Bill: 115-hr-4386
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Digital media
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Product development and innovation
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 

Fab Lab Classroom Modernization Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants for FY2019-FY2023 to states for local educational agencies to purchase digital-fabrication laboratory equipment or to provide professional development related to incorporating a digital-fabrication laboratory into the curriculum. A digital-fabrication laboratory is a high-technology workspace that includes equipment such as three-dimensional printers and laser engravers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
PREPARE Act

Bill: 115-hr-4387
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Rural conditions and development
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 

Providing Rural Equity, Parity, and Reinvestment in Education Act or the PREPARE Act

 
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 with respect to within-state funding allocations. States are required to reserve up to 15% (currently, 10%) of their grant funds for innovative career and technical education (CTE) activities in rural areas and in areas with high percentages and high numbers of CTE concentrators or participants.
 
A &quot;CTE concentrator&quot; at the (1) secondary school level, is a student served by an eligible recipient who has completed three or more CTE courses or completed at least two courses in a single CTE program or program of study; or (2) postsecondary level, is a student enrolled in an eligible recipient who has earned at least 12 cumulative credits within a CTE program or program of study, or completed such a program if it encompasses fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent in total.
 
A &quot;CTE participant&quot; is an individual who completes at least one course or earns at least one credit in a CTE program or program of study of an eligible recipient.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
Forgotten Families Recovery Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4388
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 

Forgotten Families Recovery Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to consider the treatment and recovery of addicted minors, as well as individuals responsible for caring for dependent minors who are at risk of entering foster care, when determining priority substance use disorder prevention needs of regional and national significance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to set aside funds for case management services for residents of permanent supportive housing for homeless persons, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-4389
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2017-11-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: 
This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require specified funds to be used for grants to recipients of permanent supportive housing grants for homeless persons to provide supportive services, including case management services, to residents of such housing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Introduced in House