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Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5076
Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2018-02-20 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: 

Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase the asset limit below which certain depository institutions are eligible for an 18-month, instead of a 12-month, examination cycle. 

action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase the asset limit below which certain depository institutions are eligible for an 18-month, instead of a 12-month, examination cycle. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the effect of this change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-657.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-657.
action_date: 2018-03-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 60 - 0.
action_date: 2018-03-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Introduced in House
Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5077
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2018-02-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 

2018

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is: (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. 
 
Additionally, the bill does not prohibit, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: 
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and 
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer. 
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties. 
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. 
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
 The bill also amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Introduced in House
COMBAT Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5080
Sponsor: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2018-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: 

Comprehensive Opioid Management and Bundled Addiction Treatment Act of 2018 or the COMBAT Act of 2018

 
This bill provides for coverage and payment of specified opioid-treatment program services under the Medicare program. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5082
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2018-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Judicial procedure and administration
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: 
 
Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of &quot;debt collector&quot; any law firm or licensed attorney engaged in litigation to collect a debt on behalf of a client, if such legal action complies with applicable rules of civil procedure. 
 

 
 
 

action_date: 2018-08-07
text: 

Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude from the definition of &quot;debt collector&quot; any law firm or licensed attorney engaged in litigation to collect a debt on behalf of a client, if such legal action complies with applicable rules of civil procedure. 
 

 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 690.
action_date: 2018-08-07
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-892.
action_date: 2018-08-07
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-892.
action_date: 2018-03-21
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 25.
action_date: 2018-03-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Opioid Treatment for Seniors Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5083
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government studies and investigations
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: 

Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Opioid Treatment for Seniors Act of 2018

 
This bill extends Medicare coverage to opioid-use disorder treatment services and programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
PILT and SRS Certainty Act

Bill: 115-hr-5084
Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2018-02-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Property tax
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: 

PILT and SRS Certainty Act 

 
This bill appropriates funds to carry out the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program for the first full fiscal year after the enactment of this bill and for each of the following four fiscal years. This program compensates local governments for tax revenue lost due to tax-exempt federal lands within their boundaries. 
 
The bill amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to extend payment and project authorities for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program for five years. This program provides payments to states to compensate for the cost of providing services in tax-exempt federal lands within their jurisdiction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-02-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-23
text: Introduced in House
Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5085
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Don't Break Up the T-Band Act of 2018

 
This bill repeals the provision of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 that directs the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and auction the 470-512 MHz band (referred to as the "T-Band spectrum").


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5087
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is: (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.
 
Additionally, the bill does not prohibit, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD:
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments;
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer.
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties.
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
The legislation amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to require law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW.
 
It also amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
No MAGA Act

Bill: 115-hr-5088
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

No More Atrocities with Guns Act or the No MAGA Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit, with respect to a semiautomatic assault weapon, the following:
 
 
sale or delivery by a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21; 
 
 transfer by a private party to an individual under age 21; and 
 
possession or ownership by an individual under age 21. 
 
 
The prohibitions do not apply if the individual under age 21 is a law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E287-288)
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E252-253, E256-257)
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Raise the Age Act

Bill: 115-hr-5090
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Raise the Age Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it unlawful for a licensed gun dealer, importer, manufacturer, or collector to sell or deliver a semiautomatic center-fire rifle that has the capacity to accept more than five rounds to an individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is under age 21.
 
The prohibition does not apply if the individual under age 21 is a full-time law enforcement officer or active-duty member of the Armed Forces.
 
Additionally, the Federal Bureau of Investigation must report to Congress on the operation of its public access line, including the protocols and procedures with respect to information sharing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Essential Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5091
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Essential Act of 2018 

 
This bill requires federal agencies to report to the Office of Management and Budget regarding nonessential employees within 120 days of the end of a lapse in appropriations. The report must include the name, job description, and rate of basic pay of each employee who was furloughed as a result of the lapse in appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Flu Vaccine Act

Bill: 115-hr-5092
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Flu Vaccine Act

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to conduct or support research for a universal influenza vaccine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5093
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the Department of Commerce to assess, and submit a report regarding, the effects on the U.S. economy of the deployment and adoption of broadband Internet Protocol-based transmission services that enable users to send and receive voice, video, data, or graphics. In conducting the assessment, the BEA must: (1) consider employment, job creation, business headcount, online commerce, income, education and distance learning, telehealth, telework, agriculture, population growth and density, broadband speed, and geography; and (2) consult with other government agencies, businesses, rural and urban Internet service and telecommunications infrastructure providers, and consumer and community organizations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Cancer Treatment Flexibility Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5095
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Veterans Cancer Treatment Flexibility Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to permit a veteran who has been diagnosed with cancer and lives more than 40 miles from the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility that offers cancer treatment to receive treatment at a non-VA medical facility. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5096
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes through FY2024 a competitive grant program for states to establish or expand full-day prekindergarten programs that: (1) permit each three- or four-year old child in the state to be voluntarily enrolled by the child's parent, regardless of income, in the program at the public school in which the child would be enrolled for kindergarten; (2) run the length of the regular school year; and (3) are taught by teachers who possess equivalent or similar qualifications to those of teachers of other grades in the school.
 
The federal share of such a grant shall not exceed 80% of the costs of carrying out these activities. Grant funds received under the program shall be used to supplement and not supplant other federal early childhood education funds in the state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E219)
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
PAVE Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5097
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2018-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: 

Providing Accountability for Veterans Affairs Executives Act of 2018 or the PAVE Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and other specified officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), as a condition of office and employment and for the duration of their terms, to receive hospital care and nonemergency medical services solely from the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Introduced in House