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Restoring and Improving Merger Enforcement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5642
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business records
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
Corporate finance and management
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Restoring and Improving Merger Enforcement Act of 2018

 
This bill revises the standard for determining whether a proposed corporate acquisition would substantially lessen competition. Specifically, the bill establishes that a court may consider a claim that the acquisition would increase efficiency only if such increased efficiency (1) is verifiable, (2) could not be accomplished without the acquisition, and (3) would promote competition. The bill also places the burden of proof on the defendant claiming that increased efficiency will eliminate the substantial lessening of competition that would result from the proposed acquisition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Jobs, Not Waste Act

Bill: 115-hr-5643
Sponsor: Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Military command and structure
Nevada
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Jobs, Not Waste Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings.(A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
VET OPP Act

Bill: 115-hr-5644
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act of 2018 or the VET OPP Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs: (1) the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration to administer economic opportunity assistance programs for veterans and their dependents and survivors, and (2) the position of Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition to head such administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
POPPY Study Act

Bill: 115-hr-5646
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health promotion and preventive care
Prescription drugs
Rural conditions and development
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Protecting against Opioid Prescription-abuse during Prenatal Year Study Act or the POPPY Study Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a report to Congress that includes details regarding:
 
 
opioid prescribing practices for pregnant women,
 
recommendations for identifying and reducing opioid misuse during pregnancy, 
 
prescription opioid use and misuse during pregnancy in urban and rural areas,
 
the use of non-opioid pain management practices in place of prescription opioids during pregnancy,
 
guidelines encouraging the use of non-opioid pain management practices during pregnancy when safe and effective, and
 
recommendations for increasing public awareness and education regarding opioid use disorder in pregnancy. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3710)
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
HUSSAR Act

Bill: 115-hr-5647
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Europe
Hungary
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Hungary-United States Supporting Advanced Relations Act or the HUSSAR Act

 
This bill makes Hungarian nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if Hungary provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5648
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Citizenship and naturalization
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial review and appeals
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

INA Jurisdiction Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the federal judicial code to specify that the U.S. Supreme Court and immigration courts are the only courts that have jurisdiction over (and in which a claimant has standing to raise) issues regarding immigration, naturalization, refugee status, asylum, and any other related matter involving a claimed legal right to enter or remain in the United States, or any case or controversy of any provision of the immigration laws, or any order issued or rule made pursuant to immigrations laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Nicole's Law Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5650
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government trust funds
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Sex offenses
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Nicole's Law Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to a victim of domestic violence to a victim of a sex offense who is not in a familial or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Insurance Excise Tax Exemption Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5651
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area
Foreign and international corporations
Insurance industry and regulation
Puerto Rico
Sales and excise taxes
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Puerto Rico Insurance Excise Tax Exemption Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies, indemnity bonds, annuity contracts, or reinsurance policies issued by partnerships or corporations created or organized under the laws of a U.S. territory or possession. The exemption applies unless any of the covered hazards, risks, losses, or liabilities are also covered by a reinsurance policy issued by a foreign insurer or reinsurer other than the partnership or corporation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act

Bill: 115-hr-5652
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

State Access to Firearms Evading Revocation Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the sale or transfer of a firearm to a person: (1) whose state permit or license to purchase, own, or possess a firearm was revoked and not reinstated; or (2) who was ordered by a state court to surrender all firearms, and such firearms have not been lawfully returned.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5653
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject to deportation an alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors under state or federal law.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5654
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to include rural development housing voucher assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture as a covered housing program subject to VAWA protections (e.g., the prohibition on denial or termination of housing assistance based on the fact that an applicant or tenant is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Catalyst Theory Restoration Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5656
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 
 

Catalyst Theory Restoration Act of 2018 
 
This bill defines the term &quot;prevailing party&quot; for purposes of determining an award of attorney's fees against the federal government in judicial or administrative proceedings. 
Specifically, a prevailing party includes a party whose claim or defense motivates (i.e., catalyzes) the opposing party to voluntarily provide a significant part of the relief sought.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Gladys Ricart Gun Offender Registry Act

Bill: 115-hr-5657
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Federal-Indian relations
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Photography and imaging
Sex offenses
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Gladys Ricart Gun Offender Registry Act

 
This bill establishes national standards for gun offender registration and notification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

Bill: 115-hr-5658
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employment and training programs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Workplace Choice and Flexibility for Individuals with Disabilities Act

 
This bill expands the definition of &quot;competitive integrated employment&quot; under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to include (1) social and interpersonal interactions with colleagues, vendors, customers, superiors, or other such persons who a disabled employee may come into contact with during the work day and across workplace settings; and (2) contracts awarded under federal law requiring that all federal agencies purchase specified supplies and services from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or with significant disabilities, and state set-aside contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5659
Sponsor: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to exempt from the "Volcker Rule" banks with: (1) total assets valued at less than $10 billion, and (2) trading assets and liabilities comprising not more than 5% of total assets. (The Volcker Rule prohibits banking agencies from engaging in proprietary trading or entering into certain relationships with hedge funds and private-equity funds.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Credit Card Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5660
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 
 
Small Business Credit Card Act of
 
2018

 
 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to extend to qualified small businesses credit card protections currently provided to consumers, including limitations and disclosures regarding fees and interest rates. 
 
The bill defines &quot;qualified small business&quot; as any business concern having 50 or fewer employees, whether or not: (1) the credit card account is in the name of an individual or a business entity, and (2) any credit transaction involving such account is for business or personal purposes.
 
A qualified small business may elect to opt out of such coverage.
 
A creditor is prohibited from: (1) discriminating against a qualified small business in connection with any credit card account; or (2) requiring any qualified small business to make an opt-out election as a condition for opening a credit card account, or for providing more advantageous terms for such an account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Connect Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5661
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Educational technology and distance education
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Performance measurement
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Tribal Connect Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program to include support for Indian tribal libraries that are eligible for support under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), without regard to whether the libraries are eligible for assistance from state library administrative agencies under the LSTA. The E-rate program provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. 
 
The Federal Communications Commission must establish a Tribal Anchor Institution Program to provide E-rate support to tribes for institutions that are not schools or libraries, such as community centers. E-rate support may be provided to institutions designated by tribes if: (1) the tribes do not have existing libraries that are eligible for E-rate support; (2) the institutions are exclusively owned by the tribes; and (3) the institutions intend to deliver publicly available Internet access to students, teachers, librarians, and community members for educational purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5662
Sponsor: Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Motor vehicles
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate (54.5 cents per mile for 2018). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act

Bill: 115-hr-5664
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Currency
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report on the use of virtual currencies by terrorists. Treasury may establish a grant program to develop and enhance illicit-finance prevention systems. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
Accountability for Represented Workers Act

Bill: 115-hr-5665
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2018-04-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: 

Accountability for Represented Workers Act

 
 This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to expand the definition of &quot;labor organization&quot; to include any efforts of the labor organization to discuss or communicate with an employer the establishment of, or changes to, particular terms and conditions of employment and to include as an employee any individual whether or not the labor organization deals with the employer of such individual.
 
The bill also specifies that the list of labor organizations deemed by the Act as engaged in an industry affecting commerce shall not be considered an exhaustive list.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-27
text: Introduced in House