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Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1331
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational guidance
Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning, and (2) select locations where the maximum number of veterans would have access to such services. 
 
Such counseling shall be provided by VA employees who provide educational and vocational counseling services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-1332
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adult day care
Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Child health
Department of Agriculture
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to revise several provisions related to the child and adult care food program.
 
Under current law: (1) an institution that provides child or day care under the program may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one supplement per day per child; and (2) a family or group day care home sponsoring organization may receive the same maximum reimbursement, but only with respect to a child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day. The bill eliminates this distinction between institutions and sponsoring organizations, and increases maximum reimbursement for both to: (1) two meals and one supplement or one meal and two supplements per day per child; or (2) three meals and one supplement or two meals and two supplements per day per child, for each child maintained in a child care setting for at least eight hours per day.
 
Reimbursements to family or group day care home sponsoring organizations must be adjusted annually to reflect the Consumer Price Index for food away from home, rather than the Consumer Price Index for food at home used under current law. 
 
A determination of a for-profit day care center's eligibility to participate in the program shall be in effect for six months.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must issue guidance and, as appropriate, regulations to assist in ensuring a fair and effective process for the identification, review, and correction of serious program deficiencies. 
 
USDA shall establish an advisory committee to examine the feasibility of reducing unnecessary or duplicative paperwork for those participating or seeking to participate in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act

Bill: 115-hr-1333
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Freedom to Use Contracted Entities Act

 
This bill allows a state Medicaid program to use a contractor to make eligibility determinations on its behalf, so long as the contract does not provide incentives for the contractor to delay eligibility determinations or to deny eligibility for individuals otherwise eligible for medical assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
ALERTED Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1334
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Assuring Law Enforcement Requests Are Timely Evaluated by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2017 or the ALERTED Act of 2017

 
 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, upon request by a federal, state, or local law enforcement official, to determine whether to issue a detainer to detain an alien arrested by such official for a violation of any law, not just one relating to controlled substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1335
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Computer security and identity theft
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue cybersecurity rules for communications networks (wireline or mobile telephone service, Internet access service, radio or television broadcasting, cable service, direct broadcast satellite service, or other communications service) to: (1) secure networks through managing, assessing, and prioritizing cyber risks and actions to reduce such risks; and (2) address the treatment of critical infrastructure information relating to such networks that is submitted to the FCC.
 
The bill requires communications networks to be treated as critical infrastructure and protected systems under the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The FCC is subject to the same requirements as the Department of Homeland Security concerning the protection of critical infrastructure information relating to communications networks that is voluntarily submitted to the FCC. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with flexibility in providing choice of coverage through managed care under Medicaid.

Bill: 115-hr-1336
Sponsor: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 
This bill eliminates the requirement for a state Medicaid program to allow an individual to select a managed-care entity from among two or more qualified entities. Instead, a state Medicaid program may, but is not required to, do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Legacy IRA Act

Bill: 115-hr-1337
Sponsor: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Legacy IRA Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for distributions from individual retirement accounts (IRAs) for charitable purposes. 
 
The bill increases from $100,000 to $400,000 the annual limit on the aggregate amount of distributions for charitable purposes that may be excluded from the gross income of a taxpayer. 
 
The bill permits tax-free distributions from IRAs to a split-interest entity until December 31, 2021. A split-interest entity is exclusively funded by charitable distributions and includes: a charitable remainder annuity trust, a charitable remainder unitrust, or a charitable gift annuity. A charitable gift annuity must commence fixed payments of at least 5% no later than one year from the date of funding. 
 
A distribution to a split-interest entity may only be treated as a qualified charitable distribution if: (1) no person holds an income interest in the entity other than the individual for whose benefit the account is maintained, the spouse of such individual, or both; and (2) the income interest in the entity is nonassignable. 
 
The bill limits the exclusion annually to: $100,000 for distributions to charitable organizations, and $400,000 for distributions to split-interest entities. 
 
Tax-free distributions to a split-interest entity may be made when the account beneficiary attains age 65. (Under current law, the beneficiary must attain the age of 70-1/2 for IRA distributions to a charitable organization.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Horse Protection Amendments Act

Bill: 115-hr-1338
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Agriculture
Mammals
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Public-private cooperation
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Horse Protection Amendments Act
 
 
This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to replace the Designated Qualified Persons program responsible for inspecting horses for soring with a new inspection system. (The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness.)
 
The Department of Agriculture must establish a single Horse Industry Organization (HIO) in order to establish a formal affiliation with the management of each horse sale, horse exhibition, and horse sale or auction, appoint inspectors to conduct inspections, and otherwise ensure compliance with the Horse Protection Act.
 
The Commissioners of Agriculture for Tennessee and Kentucky must appoint individuals to the HIO. Those individuals must appoint individuals representing the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1339
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017

 
 This bill requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the agency determines and certifies that federal production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for the national defense or homeland security, that a good or service is so critical to the agency's mission or so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by government employees, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service.
 
This bill requires such private sector provision of goods and services to be performed through: (1) the divestiture of federal involvement, (2) the award of a contract using competitive procedures, or (3) conducting a public-private competitive sourcing analysis in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures and determining that using the private sector is in the best interest of the United States and provides the best value to the taxpayer.
 
The bill authorizes an agency to utilize federal employees to provide goods or services previously provided by a private sector entity upon completion of a public-private competitive sourcing analysis and after determining that provision by federal employees provides the best value.
 
The OMB must carry out a study to evaluate the activities carried out in each agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

Bill: 115-hr-1341
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Consumer credit
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit political committees from accepting any Internet credit card contribution unless:
 
 
the individual or entity making the contribution is required, at the time of the contribution, to disclose the credit card's verification value; and 
the billing address associated with the card is located in the United States or, if the contribution comes from an individual U.S. citizen living outside of the United States, the individual gives the committee the U.S. mailing address he or she uses for voter registration.
 
 
The person receiving an Internet credit card contribution shall forward it to the treasurer of the political committee within 10 days, together with the name and address of the contributor and the date of receipt. The treasurer shall keep an account of the contributor's name and address, together with the date and amount of the contribution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
FILCCA of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1342
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Education programs funding
Government liability
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Research administration and funding
Research and development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Federal Immigration Law Campus Compliance Act of 2017 or the FILCCA of 2017

 
 This bill withholds reimbursement for indirect costs associated with federal research and development grants from an institution of higher learning that does not comply with a lawful request for information about, or a detainer pertaining to, an alien made by a federal immigration officer or employee. 
 
A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has authority available to DHS to take actions to comply with the detainer, and shall not be liable for such actions. 
 
DHS may issue a detainer for an alien who is in federal, state, or local custody requesting: (1) all relevant information collected pertaining to such alien and notification of his or her future release, or (2) continued detention until DHS assumes custody. 
 
DHS may request from any entity that receives federal funds other immigration-related information pertaining to an alien that is not otherwise precluded from disclosure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
Protect Children from Theft Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1345
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Crime victims
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Protect Children from Theft Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require a consumer reporting agency, upon request by the legal guardian or custodian of a minor consumer, to either create a blocked credit report for the minor or convert the minor's existing report to blocked status. With respect to a minor's blocked report, a consumer reporting agency: (1) must block the input of any information, except with permission from the minor's legal guardian or custodian; and (2) may not provide any person with a consumer report of the minor.
 
A consumer reporting agency shall: (1) upon request by a minor's legal guardian or custodian, or on the minor's 18th birthday, unblock the minor's blocked report; and (2) if a minor consumer was a victim of fraud or identity theft before the minor's 18th birthday, include an alert statement in the minor's unblocked report. With respect to a minor consumer who was a victim of fraud or identity theft prior to the minor's 18th birthday, a consumer reporting agency may not charge a fee to create, convert, or unblock the minor's report. 
 
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must establish specified procedures related to the bill's implementation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled "Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform".

Bill: 115-hr-1346
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 
This bill nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule published on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations with regard to the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation of metropolitan planning organizations.

action_date: 2017-04-06
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill nullifies the Federal Highway Administration's and the Federal Transit Administration's rule published on December 20, 2016, that revises transportation planning regulations with regard to the alignment of planning regulations with statutory provisions relating to the establishment of metropolitan planning area boundaries and the designation of metropolitan planning organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held and Ordered to be Reported Prior to Referral See P.L. 115-33 (S. 496) for further action.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-85.
action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-85.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Discharged.
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House