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Kelsey Smith Act

Bill: 115-hr-5983
Sponsor: Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency communications systems
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-25
text: 

Kelsey Smith Act

 
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a mobile or Internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer (or public safety employee or agent on behalf of such officer), the location information of a device if the officer asserts: (1) that the device was used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation.
 
The bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a telecommunications carrier who discloses call location information in good faith in accordance with this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-25
text: Introduced in House
SECURES Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5984
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2018-05-29 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Department of Transportation
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: 

Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2018 or the SECURES Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5985
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Judicial review and appeals
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: 
This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act

Bill: 115-hr-5986
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: 

Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine: (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. 
 
Veterans who are at risk of suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment are eligible for such program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
Liberty City Rising Act

Bill: 115-hr-5987
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2018-05-29 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime prevention
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: 

Liberty City Rising Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish standards to ensure the safety and security of federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Public housing agencies serving high-crime areas must establish anonymous hotlines for tenants to report suspicious activity and crimes in the community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-29
text: Introduced in House
Common Sense Certification Reform Act

Bill: 115-hr-5988
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 

Common Sense Certification Reform Act

 
This bill prohibits the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from requiring the certification of employees for operating power-operated equipment (e.g., cranes) used in construction activities to deliver or retrieve propane containers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act

Bill: 115-hr-5989
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 

Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act

 
This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to change the timing for regularly scheduled elections for the House of Representatives, Senate, and electors of the President and Vice President to the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November.
 
Each state shall by law establish the hours of operation for polling places.
 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend should be carried out in a manner which does not interfere with religious practices and should result in cost savings to the taxpayer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Our Kids Act

Bill: 115-hr-5990
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Crime prevention
Educational facilities and institutions
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 

Protecting Our Kids Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to coordinate with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue guidance on security for schools based on the security standards that DHS issues for federal buildings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
DATA Act

Bill: 115-hr-5991
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 

Department of Homeland Security Accountability and Transparency Act or the DATA Act

 
This bill requires law enforcement officials (i.e., officers or agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or certain state or local officials carrying out the functions of an immigration officer) who initiate a patrol stop or who detain any individual beyond a brief and limited inquiry, such as a primary inspection at a checkpoint, to record certain data, including (1) the date, time, location, and duration of the contact; (2) the basis for the contact and if it was race-related; (3) a description of any items seized during any search; (4) whether a body-worn camera recorded the stop or detention; and (5) whether force was used by the law enforcement official.
 
The bill also requires the CBP to collect data on the number of permanent and temporary checkpoints used by its officers, the location and a description of each checkpoint, and the dates on which a temporary checkpoint was used. The Department of Homeland Security must compile the data collected by ICE and the CBP and consider it in making policy and program decisions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-5992
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes
Child health
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Prescription drugs
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 

Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act

 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support programs for schools, athletic programs, or communities to prevent prescription drug misuse and addiction related to opioids and other medications for pain or injury recovery. SAMHSA must report annually on federal programs to prevent pain medication misuse and addiction.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Fixing Housing Access Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5993
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 

Fixing Housing Access Act of 2018 

 
This bill modifies provisions concerning civil actions under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 related to certain housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
ESCAPE Act

Bill: 115-hr-5994
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Floods and storm protection
Infrastructure development
Natural disasters
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Public transit
Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 

Enhancing the Strength and Capacity of America's Primary Evacuation Routes Act or the ESCAPE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to provide grants for resilience projects that strengthen and protect evacuation routes that are essential for providing and supporting mass evacuations caused by emergency events. The bill defines &quot;resilience project&quot; to mean a project: (1) with the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions; and (2) designed and built to address current and future vulnerabilities to an evacuation route.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk.

Bill: 115-hr-5995
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-06-01 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Air quality
Art, artists, authorship
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Humanities programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: 
This bill prohibits any funding made available to the National Endowment for the Arts from being used to make grants to demonstrate how artists are working to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco Bay area of California and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk of such an impact. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-01
text: Introduced in House
Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5996
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
American Samoa
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Biological and life sciences
Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Florida
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hawaii
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Northern Mariana Islands
Public-private cooperation
Puerto Rico
Research administration and funding
Research and development
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: 

Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018

 
This bill addresses the conservation and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems, including by
 
 
reauthorizing and expanding the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000;
 
authorizing the Department of the Interior to conduct activities to conserve coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems within national parks, national wildlife refuges, national monuments, and other federal land under its jurisdiction;
 
authorizing Interior to offer financial assistance grants for coral reef conservation projects; 
 
establishing the Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies Program; 
 
directing the Department of Commerce to develop national guidelines for man-made structures that are suitable as artificial reef habitat for coral and other associated marine species; and
 
ensuring that Commerce places an emphasis on stock assessments for fisheries associated with coral reefs.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2018-06-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4741-4742)
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5997
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2018-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: 

Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2018

 
This bill (1) allows designated medical breakthrough devices to be temporarily covered under Medicare during a specified transitional period, (2) establishes a process to allow for continued coverage after the transitional period has expired, and (3) modifies other Medicare payment systems relating to new medical technology. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
SECURE Act

Bill: 115-hr-5998
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2018-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: 

Securing Experts to Control, Understand, and Respond to Emergencies Act or the SECURE Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the loan repayment program for health professionals under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
Streamlining Communications for Investors Act

Bill: 115-hr-5999
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Licensing and registrations
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: 

Streamlining Communications for Investors Act 

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to expand the exemption for well-known seasoned issuers from limitations on communicating with investors about unregistered securities. Specifically, the SEC must expand the exemption to include communications (including offers) made by an underwriter or dealer on behalf of a well-known seasoned issuer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
FriendSHIP Act

Bill: 115-hr-6000
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2018-06-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Foreign aid and international relief
Japan
Military assistance, sales, and agreements

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: 

FriendSHIP Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to transfer the TARAWA-class amphibious ship USS 
NASSAU
 (LHA-4) to Japan on a sale or grant basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Introduced in House