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Prohibit Chlorpyrifos Poisoning Students Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3764
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Business records
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Prohibit Chlorpyrifos Poisoning Students Act of 2018

 
This bill regulates restricted use pesticides. Specifically, the bill requires certified applicators of restricted use pesticides to submit a quarterly report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documenting all use of those pesticides. The EPA shall make publicly available a summary of those reports.
 
The bill also requires certified applicators of restricted use pesticides to post signage in the area in which an application is to occur not later than seven days before the application.
 
The bill prohibits: (1) any pesticide containing chlorpyrifos (unless a temporary permit is granted to a certified applicator), and (2) application of a pesticide classified for restricted use, or an organophosphate pesticide, on or within a buffer zone of a school property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-3765
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Materials
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to (1) implement the recommendations in a specified report to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure, and (2) conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of adopting such technology in sustainable infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
American Opportunity Accounts Act

Bill: 115-s-3766
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Capital gains tax
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial literacy
Financial services and investments
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
Transfer and inheritance taxes
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

American Opportunity Accounts Act 

 
 This bill requires federally funded and managed savings accounts (American Opportunity Accounts) to be established for American children who are under the age of 18. The bill also increases and modifies (1) estate and gift taxes, and (2) capital gains taxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Transparency in Federal Spending Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3767
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Transparency in Federal Spending Act of 2018 

 
This bill requires an executive agency to post a notification on its website if the agency: (1) requests a reprograming of funds, or (2) uses authority to reprogram or transfer funds. If the amount of the request, reprogramming, or transfer is at least $5 million, the agency must also notify each member of the congressional appropriations committees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3768
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 

2018

 
This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical access hospital. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Early Pell Promise Act

Bill: 115-s-3769
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Early Pell Promise Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to carry out an Early Federal Pell Grant Commitment Program under which low-income students in the eighth grade may be provided early commitments to receive grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicaid Drug Decisions Transparency Act

Bill: 115-s-3770
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Business records
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicaid
Medical ethics
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Medicaid Drug Decisions Transparency Act

 
This bill expands Medicaid and Medicare reporting requirements related to the transparency of physician ownership or investment interests to include pharmacists and individuals with authority over Medicaid formularies, and also increases civil penalties for violations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act

Bill: 115-s-3771
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act 

 
This bill allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for an employee's student loan payments as if the loan payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7791)
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Retirement Fairness Act

Bill: 115-s-3772
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Retirement Fairness Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit contributions and require increased minimum distributions for individuals with certain retirement plans with balances that exceed $4 million (adjusted for inflation after 2019). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Primate Protection and Research Modernization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3773
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Mammals
Medical ethics
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Product development and innovation
Research administration and funding
Research ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Primate Protection and Research Modernization Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes limitations regarding research on nonhuman primates. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-3774
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Spacecraft and satellites

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 
This bill establishes the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3775
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes an Office of Drug Manufacturing within the Department of Health and Human Services for the purposes of lowering prices, increasing access, and addressing shortages of prescription drugs, including insulin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
MOMMA's Act

Bill: 115-s-3776
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-12-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Dental care
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sales and excise taxes
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: 

Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act

 
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements to address maternal mortality in the United States, including expanded coverage under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for pregnant and postpartum women. The bill also increases excise taxes on certain tobacco products, including cigarettes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7791-7795)
action_date: 2018-12-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3778
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish a pilot grant program to help eligible manufacturers retain retiring employees for up to 90 days for the purpose of transferring job-specific skills to other employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
WHERA Act

Bill: 115-s-3779
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Congressional oversight
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Indian social and development programs
Lighting, heating, cooling
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Wood Heaters Emissions Reduction Act of 2018 or the WHERA Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to provide funding for programs designed to incentivize homeowners to replace old wood heaters with more efficient, cleaner-burning heaters.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7927-7928)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
KITTEN Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3780
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Research ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3781
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2018 

 
This bill modifies various tax policies, credits, and requirements that apply to employer-provided retirement plans and Individual Retirement Accounts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3782
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Dental care
Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 

2018

 
This bill amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to declare that nothing in that Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance, including the business of dental insurance. This declaration does not apply to a contract, combination, or conspiracy to: (1) collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data; (2) determine a loss development factor for historical loss data; (3) perform actuarial services if the collaboration does not involve a restraint of trade; or (4) develop or disseminate a standard insurance policy form if adherence to the form is not required.
 
Prohibitions against unfair methods of competition apply to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Community College Student Success Act

Bill: 115-s-3783
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Performance measurement
School administration
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Community College Student Success Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to carry out a community college student success grant program that awards grants to public, two-year institutions of higher educations (IHEs) for planning and implementing programs designed to increase the rate at which their students graduate or transfer to a four-year IHE. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3784
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2018

 
This bill (1) directs the Government Accountability Office to study the barriers to providing, and opportunities for improving, training for workers in industries that have, or are likely to have, high rates of job loss due to automation; (2) directs the Department of Labor to award grants to eligible partnerships to support demonstration and pilot projects relating to the training needs of workers who are, or are likely to become, dislocated workers as a result of automation; and (3) expands training programs for such workers and funding for national dislocated worker grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7928-7930)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3785
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Detention of persons
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Middle East
News media and reporting
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Saudi Arabia
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2018

 
This bill requires a joint resolution from Congress before the United States may enter into any civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. Before such an agreement, the President shall report on various topics including Saudi Arabia's investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the extent to which the country has renounced uranium enrichment and reprocessing, and the country's progress in improving human rights protections.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-3786
Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Military personnel and dependents
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to complete a study on the malicious, unauthorized digital access of the personal information and accounts of members of the Armed Forces and their families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
DISARM Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3787
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 

Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms Act of 2018 or the DISARM Act of 2018

 
This bill requires additional payment under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system for services that involve certain antimicrobial drugs, in accordance with specified limitations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require studies on cyberexploitation of employees of certain Federal departments and their families, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-3788
Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2018-12-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Family relationships
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: 
This bill directs certain federal departments and agencies to study the malicious, unauthorized digital access of the personal information and accounts of employees and their families. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Introduced in Senate