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Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-28
Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to:
 
 
 increase the maximum contribution amounts, 
 
 permit the use of HSAs to pay health insurance premiums and direct primary care expenses, 
 
 repeal the restriction on using HSAs for over-the-counter medications, 
 
 eliminate the requirement that a participant in an HSA be enrolled in a high deductible health care plan, and 
 
 decrease the additional tax for HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S60-61)
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair RETIRE Act

Bill: 115-s-29
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Congressional officers and employees
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Law enforcement officers
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act of 2017 or the Fair RETIRE Act 

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress with respect to the retention and reappointment of law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol and Supreme Court police, Central Intelligence Agency employees or diplomatic security agents of the Department of State (covered positions) who suffer an injury or illness while serving. In developing regulations to carry out this bill, the Office of Personnel Management and the Department of Labor should ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that the reappointment of an individual to a position in the civil service that is not a covered position is with the same federal agency, in the same geographic location, and at a level of pay commensurate to the position which the individual held immediately prior to such injury or illness. 
 
Currently, an employee in a covered position may retire after 20 years of service at age 50, or after 25 years of service at any age, and must retire at age 57. If such an employee is unable to complete the service requirement for retirement due to an illness or injury, such employee must then elect to take a disability retirement or return to work in a non-covered position that provides only for standard civil service retirement benefits. This bill allows such employees with not less than three years of creditable service in a covered position to retain their retirement benefits as if they had never been ill or injured. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in Senate
Extending Justice for Sex Crime Victims Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-30
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Human trafficking
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

Extending Justice for Sex Crime Victims Act of 

2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise the statute of limitations for a victim of a human trafficking offense or federal sexual offense to file a civil action to recover damages. 
 
Under current law, the statute of limitations is 10 years from the date the cause of action arose. This bill sets a 10-year statute of limitations from the date the victim discovers the offense or injury.
 
Additionally, it extends the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a federal sex offense to file a civil action to 10 years (currently 3 years) from the date such individual reaches age 18.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S61)
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in Senate
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-31
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-01-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: 

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S61-62)
action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Introduced in Senate
California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-32
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Animal and plant health
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Reptiles
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2017

This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things:

 establish or designate wilderness areas, a special management area, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area;

 release specified wilderness study areas;

 adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and

 specify land withdrawals and conveyances.

Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.

 Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center.

The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands.

The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 725.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-421.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-421.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S114-115)
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Improved National Monument Designation Process Act

Bill: 115-s-33
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historical and cultural resources
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Improved National Monument Designation Process Act
 
 
Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. 
 
 The President may not declare any area of the exclusive economic zone to be a marine national monument unless: 
 
 
it is specifically authorized by Congress,
 
the President has certified compliance with NEPA, and
 
each state legislature within 100 nautical miles of the proposed monument has approved it. 
 
 
Neither the Department of the Interior nor the Department of Commerce may implement a restriction on the public use of a marine national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing for public input and congressional approval. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-34
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidential administrations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. Congress may disapprove a group of such regulations together (i.e., "en bloc") instead of the current procedure of considering only one regulation at a time.

action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to nullify multiple regulations that federal agencies issued and submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. Congress may nullify a group of such regulations together (i.e., "en bloc") instead of the current procedure of considering only one regulation at a time.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 233.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-164. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-164. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Sarah's Law

Bill: 115-s-37
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Sarah's Law

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the detention of an alien: (1) who was not inspected and admitted into the United States, who held a revoked nonimmigrant visa (or other nonimmigrant admission document), or who is deportable for failing to maintain nonimmigrant status; and (2) who has been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.
 
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall make reasonable efforts to: 
 
 
obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which such alien was charged or convicted; and 
 
 provide the victim, or a parent, guardian, spouse, or closest living relative of a deceased victim, with information about such alien, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
EMPLEO Act

Bill: 115-s-38
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Caribbean area
Employment taxes
Labor standards
Puerto Rico
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2017 or the EMPLEO Act

 
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require every employer to pay to each of his or her eligible Puerto Rican employees who in any workweek are engaged in commerce and who receive qualified wage subsidy payments minimum wages of $5.00 an hour, determined without regard to those wage subsidy payments. 
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat certain employers who make qualified wage subsidy payments to eligible Puerto Rico employees as having paid payroll taxes in an amount equal to the wage subsidy payment.
 
 An &ldquo;eligible Puerto Rico employee&rdquo; is any individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen, (2) has a Social Security number, and (3) certifies to the employer that he or she is a resident of Puerto Rico and intends to remain a resident for at least the next six months. 
 
 A &ldquo;qualified wage subsidy payment&rdquo; is a payment equal to 50% of the excess (if any) of: (1) the median hourly wage for Puerto Rico ($10 for 2018 and 2019), over (2) the hourly wage paid to the eligible Puerto Rico employee.
 
 The bill sets forth reporting requirements for participating employers and requirements for determining the median hourly wage for Puerto Rico after 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-39
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Montana

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2017

 
 This bill extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. The tribe and its members become eligible for services and benefits provided by the United States to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. 
 
The service area of the tribe is considered to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties, Montana.
 
 The tribe, as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits, must submit to the Department of the Interior, and maintain, a membership roll. 
 
Interior must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe 200 acres of land within the tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base. 

action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2017

 
 (Sec. 4) This bill extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.
 
(Sec. 5) The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties, Montana.
 
 (Sec. 7) The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.
 
(Sec. 8) Interior must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe 200 acres of land within the tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 94.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-75.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-75.
action_date: 2017-02-08
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported favorably.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-40
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-41
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies regarding prices for drugs covered under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law prohibits CMS from doing so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act

Bill: 115-s-42
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Science and engineering education
Space flight and exploration
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act

 
This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to encourage women and girls to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), pursue careers in aerospace, and further advance the nation's space science and exploration efforts through support of the following initiatives: 
 
 
NASA GIRLS and NASA BOYS;
 
Aspire to Inspire; and 
 
Summer Institute in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Research. 
 
 
NASA shall submit to Congress a specified plan on how NASA can best facilitate and support both current and retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, including early career female astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators, to engage with K-12 female STEM students and inspire the next generation of women to consider participating in STEM fields and to pursue careers in aerospace. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Health Savings Improvement Act

Bill: 115-s-43
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Income tax deductions
Indian social and development programs
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

Native American Health Savings Improvement Act

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that receiving hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization does not disqualify an individual from being eligible for a health savings account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate
End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act

Bill: 115-s-44
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-01-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor standards
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: 

End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act

 
 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee who inquires about, discusses, or discloses the wages of the employee or another employee. This protection does not apply to an employee who has access to wage information as part of the employee's essential job functions, unless the disclosure is in response to a sex discrimination complaint or charge, or in furtherance of a sex discrimination investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Introduced in Senate