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To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.

Bill: 115-hr-6762
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 
This bill makes technical and conforming changes to the U.S. Code that are related to the enactment of title 41 (Public Contracts) into positive law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6763
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alabama
Aquatic ecology
Energy revenues and royalties
Floods and storm protection
Government trust funds
Gulf of Mexico
Land use and conservation
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mississippi
Natural disasters
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 

Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase the revenue Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) receive for energy projects and eliminate the revenue sharing cap.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Humane Correctional Health Care Act

Bill: 115-hr-6764
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 

Humane Correctional Health Care Act

 
This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act

Bill: 115-hr-6765
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
School administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 

Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies to provide training to staff of elementary and secondary schools on implicit bias for purposes of ending discrimination based on such bias, improving the school climate and student-staff relationships, and improving student academic achievement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1228)
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Resource Center Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6766
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 

Veterans Resource Center Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants to public institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining Veterans Resource Centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified education loan repayments from section 529 plans.

Bill: 115-hr-6767
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used to repay qualified education loans. The bill allows up to $10,000 in distributions from a 529 plan to be used to pay the principal or interest on a qualified education loan of the designated beneficiary or a sibling of the beneficiary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act

Bill: 115-hr-6768
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Oil and gas
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 

Fracking Disclosure and Safety Act

 
This bill establishes requirements governing oil or gas operations, including by (1) reestablishing requirements governing the use of hydraulic fracturing under oil and gas leases for federal lands; and (2) eliminating certain exemptions for oil and gas operations from environmental requirements, such as requirements concerning stormwater runoff, hazardous air pollutants, solid waste disposal, and drinking water sources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
GI Bill Transfer Extension Act

Bill: 115-hr-6769
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: 

GI Bill Transfer Extension Act

 
This bill provides that a veteran who meets the length of U.S. Armed Forces service necessary to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits to a dependent spouse, child, or both may transfer unused benefits to such persons for up to 15 years after discharge or release from the Armed Forces. (Currently, a qualified individual may only transfer such benefits during military service.)
 
The bill makes these provisions retroactive to January 1, 2009.
 
The Department of Defense may not limit eligibility for such benefits based on a maximum number of active service years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-10
text: Introduced in House
IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

Bill: 115-hr-6770
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: American Samoa
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Preschool education
Special education
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

 
This bill modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8110)
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6771
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alabama
Aquatic ecology
Energy revenues and royalties
Floods and storm protection
Government trust funds
Gulf of Mexico
Land use and conservation
Louisiana
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mississippi
Natural disasters
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

Domestic Offshore Energy Reinvestment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase the revenue Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) receive for energy projects and eliminate the revenue sharing cap.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 842.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1083.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1083.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act

Bill: 115-hr-6772
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Small business
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to issue a strategy to enhance partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
School Bus Safety Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6773
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Department of Transportation
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Pedestrians and bicycling
Roads and highways
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

School Bus Safety Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue rules prescribing or amending motor vehicle safety standards to require school buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 10,000 pounds to be equipped with a three-point safety belt at each designated seating position. DOT shall also issue rules to require (1) school buses to be equipped with an automatic emergency braking system, an event data recorder, and an electronic stability control system; and (2) at least 30 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction for school bus operators.
 
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration shall publish a final rule entitled &quot;Evaluation of Safety Sensitive Personnel for Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.&quot;
 
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shall complete a study of the benefits of requiring school buses to be equipped with a motion-activated detection system that can detect pedestrians located near the exterior of the school bus and alert the bus operator of the pedestrians. The NHTSA must also study the benefits of requiring school buses to have a system that alerts the operator if a passenger is not wearing a three-point safety belt. 
 
The bill requires DOT to e stablish a grant program to assist local educational agencies to purchase school buses equipped with three-point safety belts at each designated seating position and assist them in modifying existing school buses to be equipped with such belts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-09-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1236)
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Iran Payments Accountability Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6774
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government liability
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
Iran
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons
Sanctions
Syria
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

Iran Payments Accountability Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to determine if the Government of Iran uses certain funds to: (1) sponsor any foreign terrorist organization or Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, (2) engage in violence or hostilities against U.S. civilians or service members, (3) conduct military operations in Syria, or (4) facilitate illicit narcotics activities. The applicable funds are those received by Iran as sanction relief or as a cash payment from the United States in 2016.
 
The Department of State must demand repayment of funds from the Government of Iran if the ODNI determines funds were used for such actions.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Bill: 115-hr-6775
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to support school-based, mental-health-services providers at public elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6777
Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2019

 
This bill requires executive agencies to submit information regarding settlement agreements to a public database. Specifically, an agency must submit information regarding any settlement agreement (including a consent decree) entered into by the agency related to an alleged violation of federal law. If an agency determines that information regarding an agreement must remain confidential to protect the public interest, the agency must publish an explanation of why the information is confidential.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9722-9723)
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9722-9723)
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6777.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9722-9723)
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 813.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-1046.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-1046.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act

Bill: 115-hr-6778
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2018-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Medicaid
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: 

Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop guidance for states on how to obtain federal reimbursement under Medicaid for substance use disorder telehealth services, including services provided in school-based health centers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-12
text: Introduced in House