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Charity Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2058
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Foreign property
Government information and archives
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Charity Transparency Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require tax-exempt organizations to disclose details regarding employees and board members involved in terror finance activities. 
 
An organization applying for tax-exempt status must disclose in its application the names and addresses of any officer, director, trustee, or highly compensated employee who, at any time prior to the date of the application, was: 
 
 
a member or employee of an organization: (1) named on the Department of the Treasury's Designated Charities and Potential Fundraising Front Organizations for FTOs (Foreign Terrorist Organizations) list, or (2) with property that has been blocked pending investigation by Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control; 
 
an unindicted co-conspirator with respect to a terror finance scheme of an organization described above; or 
 
an employee of any charity found liable for civil damages due to an act of international terrorism. 

 
In lieu of the disclosure, the organization may include a statement indicating that no officer, director, trustee, or highly compensated employee of the organization (or individual with similar powers and responsibilities) meets the criteria described above. 
 
Tax-exempt organizations must also include either the required disclosure or the statement in annual tax returns filed after the enactment of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
BREATHE Act

Bill: 115-hr-2059
Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Oil and gas
Pipelines

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Bringing Reductions to Energy's Airborne Toxic Health Effects Act or the BREATHE Act

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise requirements for hazardous air pollutants. Specifically, the bill allows: (1) emissions from oil or gas exploration or production wells and emissions from pipeline compressors or pump stations to be aggregated with emissions from other similar sources and regulated as a major source of toxic air pollutants, (2) emissions from those wells to be aggregated for purposes of emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants, and (3) emissions from oil or gas production wells to be regulated as an area source of toxic air pollutants. 
 
The Environmental Protection Agency must: (1) issue a final rule adding hydrogen sulfide to the list of hazardous air pollutants; and (2) revise the list of air pollution sources within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of hydrogen sulfide, including oil and gas wells.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2060
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Wages and earnings
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Improved Employment Outcomes for Foster Youth Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of qualified foster care transition youth.
 
(The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group [e.g., qualified veterans, ex-felons, SSI recipients] to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) 
 
A &quot;qualified foster care transition youth&quot; is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as: (1) not having attained age 27 as of the hiring date, and (2) as having been in foster care after attaining the age specified in provisions of the Social Security Act related to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (currently 16 years of age). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Defend Israel Act

Bill: 115-hr-2062
Sponsor: Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Defend Israel Act

 
This bill authorizes the President, acting through the Department of Defense and the Department of State, to provide assistance, upon request of the Israeli government, for the development, maintenance, enhancement, sustainment, and procurement of anti-missile defense systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Opioid PACE Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2063
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Opioid Preventing Abuse through Continuing Education Act of 2017 or the Opioid PACE Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require a practitioner (other than a hospital, pharmacy, pharmacist, or veterinarian) to comply with a training requirement, as a condition of obtaining or renewing a registration to prescribe or dispense opioids for the treatment of pain or pain management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-06
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: 2017-04-06
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: 2017-04-06
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: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act

Bill: 115-hr-2064
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Consumer affairs
Farmland
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Livestock
Meat
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Sewage Sludge in Food Production Consumer Notification Act 

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require consumers to be notified regarding food produced from crops, poultry, or livestock on land in which sewage sludge was applied. Sewage sludge is solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Under the bill, if consumers are not notified regarding food produced on land on which sewage sludge was applied, the food is considered adulterated food subject to Food and Drug Administration or Department of Agriculture recalls. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Medicare You Can Opt Into Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2065
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Medicare You Can Opt Into Act of 2017

 
This bill allows an individual to buy into Medicare for hospital insurance if the individual is residing in the United States and is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident. The Department of Health and Human Services must establish enrollment periods and coverage for individuals who buy the insurance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
PIMA of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2066
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Allied health services
Civil actions and liability
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical ethics
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 201

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This bill expands Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services. Additionally, the bill establishes increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such referrals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-06
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: 2017-04-06
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: 2017-04-06
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: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Cents and Sensibility Act

Bill: 115-hr-2067
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Currency
Metals
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Cents and Sensibility Act

 
This bill requires that the one-cent, five-cent, ten-cent, and quarter-dollar coins be: (1) produced primarily of steel, and (2) treated to impart a color so that their appearance is similar to coins produced previously.
 
In minting these coins, Treasury shall use steel produced only in the United States unless: (1) doing so would be inconsistent with the public interest, or (2) an adequate supply of the appropriate grade of steel is not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities.
 
In setting specifications for these coins, Treasury may not: (1) require more than one change to coin-accepting and coin-handling equipment to accommodate new coins produced; (2) facilitate or allow the use of a coin with a lesser value produced by another country, or the use of any token or other easily or regularly produced metal device of minimal value, in the place of a circulating coin produced by Treasury; or (3) require non-trivial changes to coin-accepting or coin-handling equipment to easily accommodate continued co-circulation of both old and new coins. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2068
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017

 
This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of a a permanent school closure and did not receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance payments shall not, for a specified period of time, be: 
 
 
 charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or 
 
 counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may be provided.
 
 
The bill applies to courses and programs of education discontinued beginning with FY2015.
 
The VA may continue to pay educational assistance and subsistence allowances to eligible veterans and eligible persons enrolled in specified courses for up to 4 weeks in any 12-month period when schools are temporarily closed under an established policy based on an executive order of the President or due to an emergency situation.
 
The VA may also continue to pay a monthly housing stipend following a permanent school closure, but only until the earlier of: (1) the date of the end of the term, quarter, or semester during which the school closure occurred; and (2) the date that is four months after the school closure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-2069
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the definition of "families" a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within six months.
 
Preference is given, subject to certain terms and conditions, for public housing occupancy and section 8 housing assistance under such Act to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk for homelessness.
 
The bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to give preference for rural rental assistance to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk of homelessness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 800.
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1023.
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1023.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 23.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
FAFSA for All Act

Bill: 115-hr-2070
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government information and archives
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

FAFSA for All Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to include on the same website that is used to provide students with the electronic version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) questions to determine, for title IV eligibility purposes, whether:
 
 
 a dependent student is a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States or is here for other than a temporary purpose with the intention of becoming a citizen or permanent resident; and
 
the parents of a dependent student have a valid social security number.
 
 
The website must also include:
 
 
detailed guidance on how dependent students who satisfy those immigration requirements but whose parents do not have a valid social security number may obtain student assistance under title IV, and
 
an online tool that allows those students to upload the documents they need to receive such assistance.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
American Dream Promise Act

Bill: 115-hr-2071
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

American Dream Promise Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the eligibility requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs.
 
Specifically, an IHE that participates in title IV federal student aid programs must not deny admission to a student on the basis of that student's immigration or naturalization status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
FIFA Act

Bill: 115-hr-2072
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 

Fairness in Financial Aid Act or the FIFA Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Internal Revenue Code to revise the Free Application for Federal Student Aid application process. Specifically, it allows a taxpayer identification number to be used instead of a Social Security account number in the application.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police".

Bill: 115-hr-2073
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2017-04-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security, including officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, from wearing clothing, accessories, or other items bearing the word &quot;police&quot; while performing duties under the immigration laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Introduced in House