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Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act

Bill: 115-hr-7377
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax rates
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT), to specify that any annuity paid under the Department of Defense (DOD) Survivor Benefit Plan is considered earned income of a child. This prevents the benefits paid to children from being subject to the AMT. (The DOD program provides a lifetime annuity to survivors of military service members and retirees.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Guidance Clarity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7378
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Guidance Clarity Act of 2018

 
This bill requires certain agency documents that are not issued in accordance with the rulemaking process to include a statement that the document is not legally binding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
American Agriculture First Act

Bill: 115-hr-7379
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Congressional oversight
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

American Agriculture First Act 

 
This bill requires the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to purchase at least 75% of the agricultural commodities of the Food Purchase and Distribution Program from domestically owned enterprises if it is necessary to respond to trade damage from retaliation by foreign nations with respect to agricultural commodities.
 
The requirement does not apply if the Department of Agriculture reports to Congress that meeting the requirement 
 
 
 is not possible because the agricultural commodities available from domestically owned enterprises cannot meet the supply needs of the AMS; or 
 
would result in a greater than 150% increase between (1) the amount necessary to purchase the agricultural commodities, and (2) the average cost of the agricultural commodities purchased by the AMS in the prior 3 years. 
 
 
The authority provided by this bill expires on September 30, 2023. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-7380
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government information and archives
Natural disasters
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to establish a subpage within the website established under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to publish information regarding federal disaster assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, 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: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, 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: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small Business, and Financial Services, 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: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Protect our Girls Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7381
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child health
Crimes against women
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Protect our Girls Act of 2018

 
This bill criminalizes additional conduct with respect to female genital mutilation. Specifically, it prohibits interstate travel to commit or facilitate female genital mutilation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7382
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018 

 
This bill prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from engaging in lobbying activities while under conservatorship or receivership. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act

Bill: 115-hr-7383
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
Economic performance and conditions
Federal Reserve System
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act

 
This bill provides for the restructuring of financial institutions with specified exposure and financial-risk characteristics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
UIGHUR Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7384
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Africa
Asia
Assault and harassment offenses
China
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International exchange and broadcasting
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
News media and reporting
Public contracts and procurement
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Right of privacy
Sanctions
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018 or the UIGHUR Act of 2018

 
This bill restricts executive agencies from procuring goods and services from foreign persons involved in China's mass detention of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group in Xinjiang province. It also places export controls on various technologies used to facilitate the mass detentions.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Housing Assistance Program Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-7385
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Disaster Housing Assistance Program Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish at least three pilot programs to provide long-term rental-housing assistance and case-management services to families affected by a major disaster in either a U.S. territory in 2017 or a state in 2018.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7386
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Faster Access to Federal Student Aid Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to disclose certain tax return information to the Department of Education (ED) for the purpose of administering financial aid and loan programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965. (Under current law, students must obtain their own tax return information from the IRS and submit it to ED.) 
 
Upon receiving a request from ED, the IRS must disclose specified tax return information to ED for the purposes of 
 
 
 establishing, renewing, administering, and conducting analyses and forecasts for estimating costs related to income-contingent or income-based repayment programs; 
 
 the discharge of loans based on a total and permanent disability; 
 
 determining the eligibility for, and the amount of, federal student financial aid; and 
 
 conducting analyses and forecasts for estimating costs related to federal student financial aid programs. 
 
 
ED may only use the disclosed information for the purposes above and for mitigating risks related to the programs. Mitigating risks includes activities related to analyzing or estimating costs, conducting oversight, developing statistics, and reducing improper payments. It does not include conducting criminal investigations or prosecutions. 
 
With the consent of the taxpayer, ED may disclose the return information to certain institutions of higher education, state higher education agencies, and scholarship organizations solely for the use in financial aid programs. 
 
The bill also specifies notification and reporting requirements related to the disclosures and the implementation of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-7387
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2018-12-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Emergency Management
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Oregon
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: 

Crooked River Ranch Fire Protection Act

 
This bill: (1) modifies the boundary of the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area in Oregon to exclude approximately 688 acres of public land; and (2) directs the Department of the Interior to manage such land to improve fire resiliency and forest health, including the conduct of wildfire prevention and response activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-20
text: Introduced in House
National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7388
Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2019. The bill shall take effect as if it had been enacted on December 21, 2018.
 
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must allow a Write Your Own company to sell private flood insurance. (A Write Your Own company writes and services federal standard flood insurance policies in its own name.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 148 - 226 (Roll no. 497). (text: CR H10560-10566)
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 148 - 226 (Roll no. 497).(text: CR H10560-10566)
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10580)
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7388.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10567-10569)
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Mr. Hensarling moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act

Bill: 115-hr-7389
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act

 
This bill revises and makes permanent Title XLI of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (commonly known as FAST-41) which addresses federal coordination and review of major infrastructure permits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7390
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Violent crime
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2018

 
This bill extends the authority for various programs under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 until February 8, 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, and 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: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Rural Hospital Freedom and Flexibility Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7391
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Licensing and registrations
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Rural Hospital Freedom and Flexibility Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes several requirements under Medicare regarding certified rural emergency access centers, including payment, certification, and participation requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
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: 2018-12-21
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: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House