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Community Safety and Security Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6691
Sponsor: Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2018-08-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Chemical and biological weapons
Crimes against children
Crimes against property
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Firearms and explosives
Fires
Human trafficking
Nuclear weapons
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: 

Community Safety and Security Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise the definition of &quot;crime of violence.&quot;
 
Specifically, it lists particular offenses that qualify as crimes of violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-07
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-07
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 152, 2 Present (Roll no. 393). (text: CR H7925-7926)
action_date: 2018-09-07
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 247 - 152, 2 Present (Roll no. 393).(text: CR H7925-7926)
action_date: 2018-09-07
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2018-09-07
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6691.
action_date: 2018-09-07
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6691 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Section 2 provides that at any time on the legislative day of September 13, 2018, it shall be in order for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV.
action_date: 2018-09-07
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1051. (consideration: CR H7925-7937)
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Rule H. Res. 1051 passed House.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1051 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6691 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. Section 2 provides that at any time on the legislative day of September 13, 2018, it shall be in order for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6692
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-08-31 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Public-private cooperation
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: 

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs for providing alternatives to detaining individuals under the immigration laws, including community-based supervision and community support programs. DHS may not detain and must place in an alternative detention program individuals deemed members of a vulnerable population (e.g., asylum seekers, pregnant or nursing women, or crime victims), a parent of a child under age 18, or a caregiver. 
 
DHS must establish the position of Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention and Family Reunification to coordinate the use of alternative detention programs and to reunify parents with children separated from them. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
HARD HAT Act

Bill: 115-hr-6693
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-08-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
Employment and training programs
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Railroads
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: 

Helping America Re-Develop High-Quality Accessible Training Act or the HARD HAT Act

 
This bill prohibits an executive agency from awarding certain contracts unless the contractor requires at least 20% of its non-management employees to participate in a registered apprenticeship program. 
 
Specifically, this applies to any contract exceeding $1.5 million for the construction or resurfacing of roads, bridges, or railways; or the construction of subsurface structures, sewage and waste facilities, or public buildings. 
 
The agency shall take into consideration the percentage of its non-management employees that complete the program before awarding any subsequent contract.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6694
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-08-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: 

Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2018 

 
This bill allows a business-related tax credit for employers who increase spending on worker training programs compared to their average training expenses for the three previous years. 
 
The tax credit is equal to the sum of (1) 40% of the increase for high-demand occupation training expenses, and (2) 20% of the increase for low-demand occupation training expenses. The expenses must be for full-time employees whose compensation does not exceed $82,000 for the year. 
 
A &quot;high-demand occupation training expense&quot; is designed to lead to employment in an occupation that is expected to experience not fewer than 20% occupational openings over a specified 10-year period. A &quot;low-demand occupation training expense&quot; is designed to lead to employment in any other occupation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6695
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2018-08-31 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business ethics
Intellectual property
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: 

Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2018

 
This bill states that licensing a trademark to a related company does not create an employment relationship between the trademark owner and the company taking the license.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-08-31
text: Introduced in House
TPS Extension Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6696
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: 

TPS Extension Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend temporary protected status (TPS) through September 15, 2021, for eligible nationals of countries currently designated for TPS.
 
TPS designation permits eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act

Bill: 115-hr-6697
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2018-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: 

Restoring the Armed Career Criminal Act

 
This bill modifies the prior convictions that trigger a 15-year enhanced mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who commits a firearms offense after three or more such prior convictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
Maternal CARE Act

Bill: 115-hr-6698
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2018-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment and training programs
Family planning and birth control
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: 

Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. 
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration must award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical home programs that reduce adverse maternal health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of Medicaid enrollees.
 
The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical skills tests at medical schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Export Promotion Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6699
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2018-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: 

Agricultural Export Promotion Act of 2018 

 
This bill establishes the United States Agricultural Export Promotion Fund and requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer to the fund an amount equivalent to certain duties imposed on imported goods under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 or the Trade Act of 1974.
 
The amounts in the fund must be available to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), without further appropriation, for carrying out activities of the Foreign Market Development Program, the Market Access Program, and the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program to promote exports of U.S. agricultural commodities and products. 
 
In carrying out this bill, USDA must, to the maximum extent practicable, give priority to promoting exports of agricultural commodities and products of U.S. businesses that are adversely affected by increased duties imposed on U.S. exports by foreign countries in response to increased duties imposed by the United States on imports from the countries.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
Stop Harmful Discharges Act

Bill: 115-hr-6700
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2018-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Army Corps of Engineers
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Floods and storm protection
Florida
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hydrology and hydrography
Lakes and rivers
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: 

Stop Harmful Discharges Act

 
This bill makes public health and safety (e.g., preventing discharges with cyanobacteria or related toxins) the primary consideration of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when the Corps manages the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas in central and southern Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
HEALS Act

Bill: 115-hr-6701
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-04 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government studies and investigations
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: 

Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take specified measures to improve services provided to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including by promoting the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes for such survivors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Introduced in House
DEA Enforcement and Authority Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6702
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2018-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: 

DEA Enforcement and Authority Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to modify enforcement authorities of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
 
The bill modifies the required elements of an order to show cause issued by the DEA before it denies, revokes, or suspends a registration for a CSA violation. Specifically, it eliminates the requirement for an order to show cause to notify the registrant of the opportunity to submit a corrective action plan.
 
Additionally, the bill modifies the standard of review for an immediate suspension order. Currently, the DEA may immediately suspend the registration of a controlled substances manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser to prevent imminent danger to the public health and safety. This bill lowers the standard for determining imminent danger to the public health and safety&#8212;from substantial likelihood of an immediate threat that harm will occur to probable cause to believe an imminent threat that harm or diversion will occur.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-09-05
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: 2018-09-05
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: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Freedom Act

Bill: 115-hr-6703
Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: 

Retirement Freedom Act

 
This bill allows an individual to opt out of Medicare hospital services benefits without also having to opt out of Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits and without having to repay Medicare hospital services benefits already received. The bill also allows an individual to opt back in with no penalty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
To permanently rescind unobligated amounts in the United States Enrichment Corporation Fund.

Bill: 115-hr-6704
Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Appropriations
Nuclear power

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: 
This bill permanently rescinds all unobligated amounts in the U.S. Enrichment Corporation Fund. The U.S. Enrichment Corporation Fund was established under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to assist the U.S. Enrichment Corporation with providing uranium enrichment services for the federal government and utilities that operate nuclear power plants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6705
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2018-09-05 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: 
This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perchlorate, which is a naturally occurring and manufactured chemical. According to the EPA, perchlorate can disrupt the normal function of the thyroid gland.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Global Small Business Network Act

Bill: 115-hr-6706
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2018-09-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Brunei
Burma
Business education
Cambodia
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Indonesia
International organizations and cooperation
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Small business
Thailand
Vietnam
Western Hemisphere

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: 

Global Small Business Network Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Small Business Network program to make grants to qualified entities to assist national and local governments of foreign countries to develop small business development centers and to promote commerce between small businesses in the United States and the foreign economies participating in such program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6707
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2018-09-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of State
Evidence and witnesses
Health information and medical records
Racial and ethnic relations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: 

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Improvement Act of 2018

 
 This bill establishes certain standards for U.S. passport applications.
 
 The Department of State shall adjudicate U.S. passport applications in an individualized, evidence-based manner based on an assessment of individual circumstances and evidence. An applicant's race, ethnicity, or ancestry may not be considered in such adjudicatory process.
 
The bill requires that: 
 
 
an applicant establish U.S. citizenship or nationality by a preponderance of the evidence, and 
 
a determination that an applicant has not met such evidentiary burden state in writing the reasons for the determination and be provided to the applicant in a timely manner.
 
 
 A birth certificate signed by a person authorized under state law to sign such a document, or a previously-issued U.S. passport, shall constitute prima facie evidence of U.S. citizenship or nationality and, absent individualized evidence that a birth did not take place in the United States, shall satisfy the preponderance of the evidence standard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Introduced in House