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Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act

Bill: 115-hr-6482
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 
 
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Trade Assistance for Farmers Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6483
Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Tariffs
Trade adjustment assistance
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Trade Assistance for Farmers Act of 2018

 
This bill extends eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to farmers affected by a reduction in exports resulting from retaliation to tariffs imposed by the United States. Such farmers may apply to the Department of Agriculture for trade adjustment assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6484
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Mining
Oregon
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2018

 
This bill designates the approximately 30,520 acres of specified Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land in Oregon as the "Devil's Staircase Wilderness." Such wilderness area shall be included in the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
Any land that is within the boundaries of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness which is acquired by the United States shall become part of the wilderness area. 
 
The bill designates specified segments of Franklin and Wasson Creeks in Oregon as wild rivers and components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Job Opportunities for All Act

Bill: 115-hr-6485
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Aging
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Appropriations
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority employment
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Job Opportunities for All Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to carry out a subsidized employment pilot program and award grants to not more than five entities to carry out a jobs guarantee program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6486
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Economic development
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude post-graduation scholarship grants from gross income in the same manner as scholarships are currently excluded. 
 
A &quot;post-graduation scholarship grant&quot; is a grant provided by a program that: (1) is established by certain tax-exempt organizations; (2) is designed to encourage individuals to serve in occupations of unmet needs or in areas of unmet needs; and (3) under which, in accordance with the conditions of a grant, the organization repays any portion of an education loan incurred by an individual to pay higher education expenses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act

Bill: 115-hr-6487
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Archaeology and anthropology
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Evidence and witnesses
Federal district courts
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Horticulture and plants
Hunting and fishing
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New Mexico
Public-private cooperation
Religion
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Land Grant and Acequia Traditional Use Recognition and Consultation Act 

 
This bill requires coordination between the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Department of the Interior, and the governing bodies of certain community land grants made by Spain or Mexico to individuals, groups, and communities to promote the settlement of the southwestern United States (land grant-merceds). 
 
Specifically, the bill directs USDA and Interior, before adopting, amending, or revising a management plan for, or before conducting an action for which an environmental impact statement is required on, federal land that contains a portion of a qualified land grant-merced, or federal land adjacent to or nearby such a land grant-merced, to: 
 
 
provide for notice and an opportunity for comment for the governing body of the land grant-merced and the relevant state agency that serves as a liaison between the land grant-merced and the federal government,
 
hold at least two meetings with the governing body, and 
 
notify it before each public meeting. 

 
The bill establishes a process for determining and recognizing historical-traditional use boundaries of qualified land grant-merceds. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
SAVE Act

Bill: 115-hr-6488
Sponsor: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Seniors Accessing Vouchers Equally Act or the SAVE Act

 
This bill exempts the use of certain cost-sharing coupons by pharmacies or drug manufacturers under the Medicare prescription drug benefit from specified criminal penalties relating to illegal remunerations, so long as there is no generic version of the drug to which the coupon applies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Safe LPG Storage Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6489
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Oil and gas
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Safe LPG Storage Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a program under which it may award grants to covered entities (i.e., state, local, or tribal governments, a special purpose district or public authority, including a port authority, or an owner or operator of a liquified petroleum gas [LPG] storage facility that is located within five miles of a populated area, home, or school) for the relocation of such LPG facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2018-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Retirement Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-hr-6490
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Law Enforcement Retirement Enhancement Act

 
This bill broadens the definition of &quot;law enforcement officer&quot; for purposes of enhanced retirement benefits under the Federal Employees' Retirement System. 
 
Specifically, it includes, as a law enforcement officer, a member of the Capitol Police who transfers to a supervisory or administrative position with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6491
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Using Data to Prevent Opioid Diversion Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes a new requirement intended to help drug manufacturers and distributors identify and prevent suspicious orders of opioids and reduce rates of diversion.
 
Specifically, the Drug Enforcement Administration must to use its automated data system&#8212;the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System&#8212;to inform drug manufacturers and distributors about the quantity and type of opioids that are distributed to pharmacies and practitioners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-07-24
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: 2018-07-24
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: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Colorado Wilderness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6492
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Land transfers
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Colorado Wilderness Act of 2018

 
The bill designates specified lands in Colorado managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
The bill designates specified lands in Colorado administered by the BLM, Forest Service, and Bureau of Reclamation as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and incorporates such lands into the West Elk Wilderness. 
 
The Colorado Army National Guard, through the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial navigation training maneuver exercises over the wilderness areas designated by this bill. 
 
The bill designates specified lands managed by the BLM as potential wilderness areas, to be known as the Deep Creek Wilderness and the Pisgah Mountain Wilderness. 
 
The bill provides for the securing, adjudication, and use of U.S. water rights for certain of the wilderness areas designated by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
The Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-hr-6493
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Performance measurement
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

The Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires that transportation projects included in an adopted metropolitan area transportation plan be selected through a publicly available transparent process using criteria that directly support specified factors, national transportation goals, and applicable state transportation goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
SECURE Our Democracy Act

Bill: 115-hr-6494
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Subversive activities
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Safeguard our Elections and Combat Unlawful Interference in Our Democracy Act or the SECURE Our Democracy Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to maintain and provide to Congress an updated list of each foreign person who has, since January 1, 2015, been involved in actions to unlawfully access information or information systems related to federal elections, candidates for federal office, or U.S. political parties. Foreign persons on the list shall (1) be barred from entering the United States, (2) have current visas revoked, and (3) be subject to property-blocking sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Rules, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Rules, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Rules, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Rules, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Marijuana Data Collection Act

Bill: 115-hr-6495
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Marijuana Data Collection Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and relevant state agencies, to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences in order to study the effects of marijuana legalization in states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal or non-medicinal use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6496
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2018-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018

 
This bill specifies that if provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) are found to be illegal or are incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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