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Empowering Citizens Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3955
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Inflation and prices
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Judicial review and appeals
Members of Congress
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Empowering Citizens Act of 2017 
 
This bill modifies the system for the public financing of presidential and congressional elections, including by (1) providing for 600% matching funds for campaign contributions that are smaller contributions; and (2) requiring a candidate, as a condition of eligibility for public financing, to agree not to accept certain bundled contributions or contributions of more than $1,000 from any person. 
 
The bill also modifies other election-related provisions, such as by (1) expanding disclosure requirements related to certain bundled contributions made to presidential campaigns, and (2) establishing the Empowering Citizens Payment Account within the Presidential Election Campaign Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
STARS Act

Bill: 115-hr-3956
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2017 or the STARS Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. The bill defines a "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
To repeal title VIII of the Higher Education Opportunity Act and title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Bill: 115-hr-3957
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Minority education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal programs authorized under title VIII, including programs concerning:
 
 
education services for low-income students (e.g., Project GRAD);
 
education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;
 
job skill training, such as training for nontraditional students and training for writers who provide closed-captioned programming;
 
registered nursing programs and schools of veterinary medicine;
 
support and training for teachers (e.g., Teach for America Inc.);
 
support for women and minorities (e.g., the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program, funding for master's degree programs at historically black colleges and universities and predominantly black institutions, and funding for postbaccalaureate programs at Hispanic-serving institutions);
 
student safety and campus emergency management;
 
student work experiences; 
 
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success; and 
 
education and services for young adults who have been released from juvenile detention centers or secure juvenile justice residential facilities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Securing Energy Infrastructure Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3958
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Industrial facilities
Research administration and funding
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
 
of 2017

 
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program within the Department of Energy's (DOE) national laboratories to (1) identify thesecurity vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector; and (2) research, develop, test, and implement technology that can be used to isolate the most critical systems of such entities from cyberattacks.
 
The bill also directs the Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of DOE to establish a working group to evaluate the technology solutions proposed by the national laboratories and to develop a national strategy to isolate the energy grid from attacks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Crowd Sourcing of Environmental Data Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3959
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Crowd Sourcing of Environmental Data Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Clean Air Act to give states the option of monitoring criteria air pollutants (e.g., lead, ozone, particulate matter, or sulfur dioxide) by greatly increasing the number of air quality sensors under their state implementation plans.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency: (1) may not enforce a requirement concerning the method of monitoring if the derived data meets quality standards, and (2) must allow states to consider data derived from such methods when determining whether national ambient air quality standards for criteria air pollutants were exceeded.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-3960
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
Lawyers and legal services
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Sanctions
Smithsonian Institution
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Preserving Liu Xiaobo Legacy of Freedom & Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Liu Xiaobo and collectively to all those who have peacefully advocated for democracy and human rights in China in recognition of their achievements and contributions to freedom, human rights, and peace in China and globally. 
 
 The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display, particularly at locations: (1) associated with the research of the Tiananmen Protests of 1989 and their violent suppression, and (2) dedicated to preserving the history of the Chinese pro-democracy movement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2017-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, 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: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-3961
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Government studies and investigations
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Kissimmee River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the segment of the Kissimmee River in Florida from the southern shore of Lake Kissimmee to its confluence with Lake Okeechobee for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
 
The Department of the Interior shall complete a study of such river segment. The study shall not interfere with the Kissimmee River Restoration Project authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 1992. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-04-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-04-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3322-3323)
action_date: 2018-04-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3322-3323)
action_date: 2018-04-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3961.
action_date: 2018-04-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3322-3323)
action_date: 2018-04-16
text: Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-04-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 485.
action_date: 2018-04-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-634.
action_date: 2018-04-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-634.
action_date: 2018-01-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-01-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-01-17
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2017-12-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3962
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2017-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: 

Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, purchase, shipment, and transport of ammunition. 
 
Among other things, the bill does the following: 
 
 
requires an ammunition dealer to be licensed, 
 
requires ammunition sales to be conducted in person, and
 
requires a licensed ammunition importer, manufacturer, or dealer to report on bulk sales of ammunition.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act

Bill: 115-hr-3963
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2017-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 

Manufacturing Jobs for Veterans Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of Labor, as part of the Veteran's Workforce Investment Program, to carry out a five-year Veterans Manufacturing Employment Program to award competitive grants to three states for the establishment and administration of a State Manufacturing Employment Program to make grants to manufacturing employers and labor-management organizations that provide training, on-job training, apprenticeships, and certification classes to eligible veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3964
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2017-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 

Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration from registering, or renewing the registration of, a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe opioids in schedule II, III, or IV unless the practitioner agrees to comply with certain requirements when prescribing opioids for the initial treatment of acute pain, such as a limit on the initial supply.
 
An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-10-05
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: 2017-10-05
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: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Armed for Success Act

Bill: 115-hr-3965
Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 

Veterans Armed for Success Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide transition assistance to recently retired, separated, or discharged members of the Armed Forces and their spouses. 
 
Such funds shall be used for resume assistance, interview training, job recruitment training, and related career services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-10-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act

Bill: 115-hr-3966
Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2017-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Public utilities and utility rates
Puerto Rico
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 

Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act

 
This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels.The Jones Act requires vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.
 
The bill exempts for five years vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from Jones Act requirements. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report the economic impact of this bill on Puerto Rico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
TRASH Act

Bill: 115-hr-3967
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Intergovernmental relations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 

Trash Reduction and Sensible Handling Act of 2017 or the TRASH Act

 
This bill amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize state solid waste management plans to restrict the importation of out-of-state waste at the state and local level by requiring out-of-state waste to be from states with waste handling and reduction standards that are equivalent to or more stringent than the standards of the state receiving the waste.
 
Those plans may impose a community benefit fee on out-of-state waste, which may be higher than, or in addition to, the fees for in-state waste. States may provide those fees to affected communities and may differentiate community benefit fees based on whether the imported waste was disposed of at a landfill, an incinerator, a resource recovery facility, a waste-to-energy facility, or other waste handling facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-hr-3968
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2017-10-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Government lending and loan guarantees
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 

Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration to guarantee up to 90% of the amount of a loan made to a small business that has 100 or fewer employees, has been in business for at least one year, and has obtained training from a small business development center. The loan guarantee must be used for the acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services and the cost of the installation or use of such technology and services.
 
For purposes of this bill &quot;cybersecurity technology and services&quot; excludes information technology whose sole use is financial management, maintenance of inventory of basic supplies, or appointment scheduling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in House