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Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

Bill: 115-hr-6465
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Books and print media
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Corporate finance and management
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Inflation and prices
Intellectual property
Right of privacy
Telecommunication rates and fees
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Next Generation Television Marketplace Act

 
This bill repeals provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 concerning: (1) the carriage of distant television stations and significantly viewed signals by satellite carriers, (2) the retransmittal of television signals to certain state counties in the designated market area of another state by cable operators or satellite carriers, (3) the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) qualified carrier certification process, (4) the carriage of local commercial television signals and qualified low power stations by cable operators, and (5) the requirement that cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors obtain consent to retransmit a broadcasting station signal.
 
The bill: (1) repeals and revises provisions concerning the carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers, and the regulation of rates and broadcast signal carriage; (2) repeals federal copyright laws requiring statutory licenses for certain secondary transmissions of distant and local television programming by satellite carriers; and (3) extends exemptions from copyright infringement laws to certain secondary transmissions by cable systems and satellite carriers. 
 
The FCC must repeal related FCC rules and eliminate: (1) restrictions on the number of broadcast television stations that a person or entity may own, operate, or control in the same designated market area under the local television multiple ownership rule; (2) the radio-television cross-ownership rule; and (3) limitations on the ownership, operation, or control of a broadcast television station by a person or entity that owns, operates, or controls a daily newspaper. The bill prohibits reimposing certain eliminated rules..


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

Bill: 115-hr-6466
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Prevent Corrupting Foreign Influence Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for the President, the Vice President, or an immediate family member of the President or Vice President to knowingly accept or receive anything of value from a foreign state or foreign entity, subject to specified exceptions. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
 
Additionally, the bill creates a new category of federal employees&#8212;immediate family members of the President or Vice President&#8212;that is subject to statutory restrictions on and penalties for soliciting or receiving a gift from a foreign government or entity. An immediate family member is a parent, parent-in-law, child, or sibling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6467
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child health
Economic development
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs
Minority employment
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development
Unemployment
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act

Bill: 115-hr-6468
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Chemistry
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Improving Science in Chemical Assessments Act

 
This bill modifies procedures related to specified chemical assessments performed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Specifically, chemical hazard identification and dose response assessments, currently performed by the Integrated Risk Information System program, must be performed by the appropriate EPA program office. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 874.
action_date: 2018-12-28
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-28
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-1101, Part I.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-1101, Part I.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 115-hr-6469
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Integration of Baseball Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the integration of the game of baseball. 
 
All sales of such coins shall include specified surcharges. All surcharges received by Treasury shall be distributed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, with the understanding that the Hall of Fame shall work with the Jackie Robinson Foundation to develop and operate education programs about the integration of the game of baseball and to preserve artifacts related to the integration of the game. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify the use of subminimum wage with respect to certain contracts.

Bill: 115-hr-6471
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Elementary and secondary education
Missouri
Public contracts and procurement
Special education
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 
This bill amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to allow educational agencies in Missouri to contract with an entity to operate a program for disabled individuals who are 24 years of age or younger under which work is compensated at a subminimum wage if such an individual has received and produces documentation that indicates completion of certain transition services before beginning work. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6472
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Australia
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Economic development
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Europe
Farmland
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
International monetary system and foreign exchange
International organizations and cooperation
Land transfers
Monetary policy
Multilateral development programs
News media and reporting
Oceania
Property rights
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
U.S. and foreign investments
Unemployment
United Kingdom
Zimbabwe

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 to establish additional pre- and post- election conditions that Zimbabwe must satisfy in order to remove Department of the Treasury opposition to: (1) international financial institution loan, credit, or guarantee extensions to Zimbabwe; or (2) cancellation or reduction of debt owed by Zimbabwe to the United States or any international financial institution.
 
The bill includes Australia, the United Kingdom, the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community in consultations regarding Zimbabwe's political violence and any future removal of related sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Student Loan Consultation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6473
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business ethics
Debt collection
Educational facilities and institutions
Financial literacy
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Transparency in Student Loan Consultation Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to provide accurate and complete information about student loan payments to certain borrowers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
AG RESEARCH Act

Bill: 115-hr-6474
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and machinery
Agricultural research
Educational facilities and institutions
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-Edge and Helpful Act or the AG RESEARCH Act 

 
This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities.
 
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to: (1) establish a grant program within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide agricultural research facilities with a federal share of the cost for the alteration, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the research facilities or the equipment necessary for agricultural research; and (2) use specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds to provide direct payments to research facilities of the Agricultural Research Service for addressing deferred maintenance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
To require a determination on designation of the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Bill: 115-hr-6475
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Russia
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 
This bill directs the Department of State to submit to Congress a determination whether the Russian Federation meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Parity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6476
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor fuels
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Light-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Parity Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to provide compliance and incentive values to natural gas vehicles that are at least equal to those for electric vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
SNAP-Ed Fights Lead Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6477
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

SNAP-Ed Fights Lead Act of 2018 

 
This bill modifies the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program carried out under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (known as SNAP-Ed) to require the Department of Agriculture to ensure that program includes messaging and educational activities related to lead poisoning prevention and mitigation. The bill also modifies the requirements for state nutrition education plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6478
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2018-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Department of Justice
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: 

Biosimilars Competition Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require a biologic manufacturer and a biosimilar drug manufacturer to provide notification to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission regarding certain pharmaceutical agreements. The agreements requiring notice are those related to the manufacturer, marketing or sale of the biosimilar product or the reference product. 
 
Biosimilars are biological products approved by the Food and Drug Administration based on their similarity to an already-approved biological product.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6479
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018

 
This bill includes short-term, limited-duration insurance in the definition of individual health insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, thereby subjecting such insurance to the same requirements (e.g., coverage of preexisting conditions).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Guam Temporary Workforce Act

Bill: 115-hr-6480
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Guam
Immigration status and procedures
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 
 
Guam Temporary Workforce Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to approve a completed employer petition for a nonimmigrant H-2B visa alien (temporary nonagricultural services) on Guam as long as the petition includes an approved temporary labor certification issued by the Governor of Guam within the last 365 days. 
 
Such certification may only be invalidated if a court of law determines that the certification request involved fraud, willful misrepresentation, or gross misconduct.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7090)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
National Public Health Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6481
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

National Public Health Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) contract with the National Academy of Medicine, or a similar entity, to develop a list of public health crises; (2) develop a list of products that have a specified fiscal impact on the national public health system; and (3) require manufacturers of such products to develop and implement a plan to mitigate the effects of the products on public health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House