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No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

Bill: 115-hr-3660
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2017-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alabama
Conflicts and wars
Georgia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Louisiana
Military facilities and property
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
North Carolina
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public transit
Racial and ethnic relations
Roads and highways
Texas
U.S. history
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: 

No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used for the creation, maintenance, or display of any Confederate symbol on federal public land, including any highway, park, subway, federal building, military installation, street, or other federal property.
 
An exception to such prohibition is provided: (1) if the use of such funds is necessary to allow for the removal of the Confederate symbol to address public safety; or (2) in the case of a Confederate symbol created, maintained, or displayed in a museum or educational exhibit.
 
The Department of Defense shall redesignate the following military installations with such designation as it determines appropriate:
 
 
Fort Rucker, Alabama,
 
Fort Benning, Georgia,
 
Fort Gordon, Georgia,
 
Camp Beauregard, Louisiana,
 
Fort Polk, Louisiana,
 
Fort Bragg, North Carolina,
 
Fort Hood, Texas,
 
Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia,
 
Fort Lee, Virginia, and
 
Fort Pickett, Virginia.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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: 2017-08-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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: 2017-08-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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: 2017-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Introduced in House
HABS Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3661
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2017-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Aquatic ecology
Department of Commerce
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: 

Harmful Algal Blooms Solutions Act of 2017 or the HABS Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish an award program to give prizes for achievement in developing innovative, environmentally safe technologies and practices for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms in the following categories: (1) large-scale physical removal of algal biomass; (2) removal of, or rendering harmless, harmful algal bloom toxins; (3) reduction of available nutrients that fuel harmful algal blooms; or (4) real-time monitoring of harmful algal blooms and early-warning systems.
 
The bill establishes within Commerce the HABS Fund for carrying out the competitions.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-08-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Introduced in House
Maritime Industries Relief Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3662
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2017-08-18 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Marine and inland water transportation
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: 

Maritime Industries Relief Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to exempt from duty certain pre-owned vessels offered for sale or sold in the United States. It repeals the deferral until sale of the duty on large yachts imported for sale at U.S. boat shows.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may only be removed for certain causes, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3664
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2017-08-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: 
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the President to remove the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in certain circumstances. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-22
text: Introduced in House
South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3665
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2017-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Everglades
Florida
Lakes and rivers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: 

South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2017

 
This bill addresses harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the Greater Everglades region of Florida. An algal bloom is a rapid growth of algae that may create toxic or hypoxic (severely low-oxygen) conditions that are harmful to humans, animals, aquatic ecosystems, and the economy.
 
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia must assess potential approaches to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the region. The task force must also submit a plan, based on the assessment, for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in the region.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-08-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Fort McClellan Health Registry Act

Bill: 115-hr-3666
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2017-08-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alabama
Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military facilities and property
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: 

Fort McClellan Health Registry Act

 
 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Fort McClellan Health Registry containing the name of each individual who, while serving in the Armed Forces, was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, during the period beginning on January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, and who: (1) applies for care or services from the VA; (2) files a claim for compensation on the basis of any disability which may be associated with such service; (3) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation on the basis of such service; (4) requests a health examination from the VA; or (5) receives such health examination and requests inclusion in the registry. 
 
 The VA, upon request, shall provide such health examination, as well as consultation and counseling with respect to examination results. 
 
 The VA shall: (1) notify individuals in the registry of significant developments in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance or environmental hazard related to service at Fort McClellan; and (2) carry out appropriate outreach activities with respect to such health examinations, consultation, and counseling. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-25
text: Introduced in House
Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act

Bill: 115-hr-3667
Sponsor: Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2017-08-29 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Community life and organization
Rural conditions and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2017-08-29
text: 

Veteran and Beginning Farmers Assistance Act 

 
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to extend the Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program through FY2023. 
 
(The program provides technical information and educational resources about sustainable agriculture to farmers, information providers, agriculture-related businesses, and community food organizations across the United States. It is operated by a nonprofit organization and is primarily funded through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Agriculture.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2017-08-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-08-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-08-29
text: Introduced in House
Rent Relief Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3670
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2017-09-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: 

Rent Relief Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for individuals who pay rent for a principal residence that exceeds 30% of the individual's gross income for the taxable year. 
 
The amount of the credit ranges from 10% to 100% of the excess, depending on the gross income of the taxpayer. The credit is not available for taxpayers with gross income that exceeds $125,000. Rent that exceeds 150% of the fair market rent for the residence may not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the amount of the credit. 
 
For individuals who reside in government-subsidized housing, the bill allows a credit equal to 1/12 of the rent paid by the taxpayer (and not subsidized under the program) during the year with respect to the residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Introduced in House
Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.

Bill: 115-hr-3672
Sponsor: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2017-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Government lending and loan guarantees
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: 
This bill provides $7.85 billion in FY2017 supplemental appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) for disaster relief requirements, such as response and recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey. 
 
The bill provides $7.4 billion for FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund and $450 million for the SBA's Disaster Loans Program Account to remain available until expended. 
 
The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement and provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates the funds and transmits the designation to Congress. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Against Tyranny and Responsible Imports Act (PATRIA) of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3673
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2017-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Latin America
Oil and gas
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: 

Protecting Against Tyranny and Responsible Imports Act (PATRIA) of 2017

 
This bill prohibits the import of specified petroleum products from Venezuela until the President certifies to Congress that Venezuela has dissolved that country's Constituent Assembly and restored the National Assembly. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3674
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2017-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: 

Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2016

 
This bill assists victims of Superstorm Sandy and other disasters by allowing recipients of specified disaster-assistance loans from the Small Business Administration to repay the loans with disaster-recovery grant funds received under the Community Development Block Grant Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Stop Pay for Members Act

Bill: 115-hr-3675
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2017-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: 

Stop Pay for Members Act

 
This bill declares that the obligation to pay the basic pay of Members of Congress may not be satisfied if the U.S. public debt reaches the public debt limit until: (1) all other obligations of the U.S. government then due have been satisfied; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the Treasury to satisfy such obligations in a timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise.
 
Each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with this bill shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as a Member during the period covered by the payment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Sanctity of Life Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3676
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2017-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Abortion
Federal district courts
Jurisdiction and venue
State and local government operations
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: 

Sanctity of Life Act of 2017

 
This bill declares that: (1) human life is deemed to exist from fertilization, without regard to race, sex, age, health, defect, or condition of dependency; and (2) "person" includes all such human life.
 
The bill recognizes that each state has a compelling interest in protecting the lives of those within the state's jurisdiction whom the state rationally regards as human beings. 
 
The bill amends the federal judicial code to remove Supreme Court and district court jurisdiction to review cases arising out of any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or practice, or any act interpreting such a measure on the grounds that such measure: (1) protects the rights of human persons between conception and birth; or (2) prohibits, limits, or regulates the performance of abortions or the provision of public funds, facilities, personnel, or other assistance for abortions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act

Bill: 115-hr-3677
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2017-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Historic sites and heritage areas
Labor-management relations
Monuments and memorials
New Jersey

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: 

Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act

 
This bill designates the Peter J. McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire gravesite in Pennsauken, New Jersey, as the &quot;Peter J. McGuire Memorial National Historic Landmark.&quot;
 
The Department of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements to provide to the public educational and interpretive facilities and programs concerning the landmark. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate the District of Columbia as an empowerment zone.

Bill: 115-hr-3678
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
District of Columbia
Economic development
Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to designate an empowerment zone in the District of Columbia. (Empowerment zones are federally designated geographic areas where certain federal tax incentives and grants are allowed to increase investment and employment.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1158-1159)
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-05
text: Introduced in House