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GEDI Act

Bill: 115-hr-5423
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2018-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: 

Gestational Diabetes Act of 2018 or the GEDI Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a multisite gestational diabetes research project to expand and enhance surveillance data and public health research on gestational diabetes. 
 
The CDC must expand and intensify public health research on gestational diabetes. 
 
The CDC must: (1) award grants for demonstration projects to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes, the recurrence of such disease in subsequent pregnancies, and the development of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes; and (2) work with state and Indian tribal-based diabetes prevention and control programs assisted by the CDC to encourage postpartum follow-up after gestational diabetes to reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and its recurrence, the development of type 2 diabetes in at-risk women, and related complications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Introduced in House
First Division Monument Modification Act

Bill: 115-hr-5424
Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Afghanistan
Armed Forces and National Security
Asia
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Iraq
Kuwait
Middle East
Military history
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: 

First Division Monument Modification Act

 
This bill authorizes the Society of the First Infantry Division to modify the First Division Monument located on federal land in Presidential Park, District of Columbia, to honor members of the First Infantry Division of the U.S. Army who died during U.S. operations, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom.
 
The First Infantry Division must provide the society with a list of names to be added to the monument.
 
The Commemorative Works Act, which prohibits monuments to military units, shall not apply to this authorization.
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay for the activities authorized by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Introduced in House
Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5425
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2018-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Allergies
Civil actions and liability
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Grain
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: 

Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the front of food packages to bear a nutrition label that complies with Food and Drug Administration regulations. The bill specifies principles for such regulations, including that there should be a standard, easily understood symbol system for calorie and nutrient information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-02
text: Introduced in House
WATER Act

Bill: 115-hr-5426
Sponsor: Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

Water and Targeted Environmental Research Act of 2018 or the WATER Act 

 
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Innovation Grants program. 
 
The bill modifies the program to: 
 
 
specify that matching funds for grants may include in-kind contributions provided by a cooperative extension service or a state agricultural experiment station, and
 
extend through FY2023 the requirement for USDA to use specified funds for payments to producers to implement practices to address air quality concerns from agricultural operations and meet regulatory requirements. 
 
 
The bill also requires USDA to establish and maintain a publicly available database that provides: (1) a compilation and analysis of effective conservation practices for soil health, nutrient management, and source water protection in varying soil compositions, cropping systems, slopes, and landscapes; and (2) a list of recommended new and effective conservation practices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
School and Student Safety Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5427
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

School and Student Safety Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to permanently reauthorize the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program and modify it: 
 
 
 to allow the Department of Justice to give preference to a COPS program grant applicant that prioritizes hiring veterans or retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers, and 
 
to allocate 25% of COPS program funds for grants to establish school-based partnerships between local law enforcement agencies and school systems. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Stand with UK against Russia Violations Act

Bill: 115-hr-5428
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign and international banking
Foreign loans and debt
Foreign property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Licensing and registrations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protest and dissent
Russia
Sanctions
Securities
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Kingdom
Violent crime
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

Stand with UK against Russia Violations Act

 
This bill directs the President to impose property-blocking or U.S. exclusion sanctions on any person who (1) knowingly assisted in the attack against Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal in England on March 4, 2018; or (2) is an officer, employee, or agent of the government of Russia and knowingly assisted in the murder, attempted murder, or assault committed outside of Russia against any expatriate, dissident, or foreign national.
 
After the imposition of any such sanction, the President shall (1) issue regulations prohibiting U.S. persons and entities from dealing in certain Russian sovereign debt (bonds, foreign exchange swap agreements, and other financial instruments); and (2) block and prohibit all transactions in U.S.-sited or- controlled property and property interests of specified Russian financial institutions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial 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: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial 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: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial 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: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
SIREN Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5429
Sponsor: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Rural conditions and development
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs Act of 2018 or the SIREN Act of 2018

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and revises the Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Real Estate Exchange Fairness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5430
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Puerto Rico
Real estate business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

Puerto Rico Real Estate Exchange Fairness Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require Puerto Rico to be treated as part of the United States for the purpose of determining if an exchange of real property qualifies as a like-kind exchange. (Under current law, real property located in the United States and real property located outside of the United States are not property of a like kind.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5431
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 

2018

 

 
This bill (1) revises requirements regarding the content and submission of the annual budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA), and (2) restricts the SSA from closing or consolidating a field or hearing office without providing specified notice and justification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
To deauthorize a water resources project at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut.

Bill: 115-hr-5432
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Connecticut
Hydrology and hydrography
Navigation, waterways, harbors

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 
This bill deauthorizes the portion of a dredging project for navigation at Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, that is upstream of the Congress Street Bridge on the Pequonnock River, thereby allowing the bridge to be replaced with a fixed (not movable) bridge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5434
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Military operations and strategy
North Korea
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

Preventing Preemptive War in North Korea Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits funds from being used without express congressional authorization for kinetic military operations in North Korea absent an imminent threat to the United States.
 
The prohibition shall not apply to the introduction of the Armed Forces to: (1) repel an attack on the United States, its territories or possessions, the Armed Forces, or U.S. allies; or (2) rescue or remove U.S. personnel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign 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: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
Funding Americans First Act

Bill: 115-hr-5435
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

Funding Americans First Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget to direct each federal agency to use the number of citizens and legal permanent residents residing in a state, as determined under the decennial census (beginning with the 2020 decennial census), when determining funding for grants and other funding measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

Bill: 115-hr-5436
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-05 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District of Columbia
Judicial procedure and administration
Legal fees and court costs
State and local courts
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: 

District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

 
This bill provides that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia must receive fees and expenses equivalent to those provided to jurors serving in the U.S. district courts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E400)
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for the issuance of identity protection personal identification numbers.

Bill: 115-hr-5437
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a number that may be used in connection with a Social Security number (or other identifying information) to assist in verifying the individual's identity. The program must be established within five years of the enactment of this bill. 

action_date: 2018-04-17
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a number that may be used in connection with a Social Security number (or other identifying information) to assist in verifying the individual's identity. The program must be established within five years of the enactment of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-18
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5437 is laid on the table.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3369)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3369)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5437.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3369-3370)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Mr. Paulsen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics.

Bill: 115-hr-5438
Sponsor: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to: (1) advise taxpayers of the availability of, and eligibility requirements for receiving, advice and assistance from low-income taxpayer clinics that receive grants from Treasury; and (2) provide the location and contact information for the clinics. 

action_date: 2018-04-17
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to: (1) advise taxpayers of the availability of, and eligibility requirements for receiving, advice and assistance from low-income taxpayer clinics that receive grants from Treasury; and (2) provide the location and contact information for the clinics. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-18
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5438 is laid on the table.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3367)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3367)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5438.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3367)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Mr. Holding moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in House
To provide for a single point of contact at the Internal Revenue Service for the taxpayers who are victims of tax-related identity theft.

Bill: 115-hr-5439
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to provide a single point of contact for any taxpayer whose tax return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected due to tax-related identity theft. The single point of contact must track the taxpayer's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve case issues as quickly as possible. 

action_date: 2018-04-17
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide a single point of contact for any taxpayer whose tax return has been delayed or otherwise adversely affected due to tax-related identity theft. The single point of contact must track the taxpayer's case to completion and coordinate with other IRS employees to resolve case issues as quickly as possible. 
 
The single point of contact must consist of a team or subset of specially trained employees who: (1) have the ability to work across functions to resolve the issues involved in the taxpayer's case, and (2) are accountable for handling the case until its resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-18
text: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 831, H.R. 5439 is laid on the table.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3370)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3370)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5439.
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3370-3371)
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Mr. Renacci moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in House