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Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6355
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting Act of 2018 or the PETITION Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, reviews petitions to list a species on the endangered or threatened species list. Specifically, the bill establishes a process for the appropriate department to declare a petition backlog and discharge the petitions when there is a backlog.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 855.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1105.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1105.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 14.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
LIST Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6356
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Less Imprecision in Species Treatment Act of 2018 or the LIST Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process for removing a species from the endangered or threatened species lists.
 
The Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, must remove a species from the endangered or threatened species lists if Interior produces or receives substantial scientific or commercial information demonstrating that the species is recovered or that recovery goals set for the species have been met.
 
The publication and notice of a proposed regulation to remove a species from the lists must consist solely of a notice of the removal.
 
The bill establishes a process for removing species from the lists if they were erroneously or wrongfully listed. The bill prohibits a person from submitting a petition to list a species as a threatened or endangered species for 10 years if the person knowingly submitted a petition with information that was inaccurate beyond scientifically reasonable margins of error, fraudulent, or misrepresentative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to assess and make recommendations related to disaster medical assistance teams, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6357
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to assess the readiness of disaster medical assistance teams to respond to current and emerging natural and manmade threats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6358
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018

 
This bill generally prohibits a federal criminal defendant from asserting, as a defense, that the nonviolent sexual advance of an individual or a perception or belief of the gender, gender identify or expression, or sexual orientation of an individual excuses or justifies conduct or mitigates the severity of an offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To direct the head of each department and agency of the United States to submit annual reports to Congress on the security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals' affiliation with hate groups, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6359
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Hate crimes
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 
This bill requires each federal agency and department to report annually to Congress on the following:
 
 
the number of individuals who were denied a security clearance due to an affiliation with a hate group, and 
 
the number of individuals who received a security clearance despite an affiliation with a hate group. 

 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation must establish and maintain a list of hate groups (i.e., organizations that have beliefs or practices that attack or malign a group of people based on immutable characteristics, including race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
PREDICTS Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6360
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Fires
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Natural disasters
Property rights
Public contracts and procurement
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species Act of 2018 or the PREDICTS Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide statutory authority for requirements regarding habitat conservation plans, candidate conservation agreements, and safe harbor agreements. Those plans and agreements give nonfederal property owners incentives, such as assurances regarding resource use restrictions, if the owner contributes towards the recovery or conservation of an endangered species, a threatened species, or a species that is a candidate for listing as an endangered or threatened species. 
 
Under current regulations, a habitat conservation plan is required for entities to hold an incidental take permit for a project that may result in the incidental taking of an endangered or threatened species. Under candidate conservation agreements and safe harbor agreements, property owners enter into agreements with the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to address the needs of endangered, threatened, or candidate species in exchange for assurances regarding resource use restrictions that might be imposed if circumstances change.
 
Each incidental take permit, candidate conservation agreement, and safe harbor agreement must contain certain assurances governing permit revocation, changed circumstances, and unforeseen circumstances as prescribed by the bill.
 
The departments may provide grants to individual private landowners to assist the landowners in carrying out candidate conservation agreements or safe harbor agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act

Bill: 115-hr-6361
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Due process and equal protection
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act

 
This bill abolishes the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) no later than one year after enactment.
 
Congress must establish and convene the Commission to Study and Establish a Fair and Human System of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The commission's duties shall include identifying all essential functions of ICE and ensuring that all immigration enforcement functions transferred to other agencies maintain strict compliance to the Constitution and applicable laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6362
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Animal and plant health
Aquatic ecology
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Licensing and registrations
Pest management
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill addresses injurious wildlife (i.e., nonnative and invasive species), including by: (1) expanding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's authority to regulate injurious wildlife, and (2) establishing the Injurious Wildlife Prevention Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-07-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6363
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Consumer affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for immigration consumer fraud information websites and hotlines. It also establishes a grant program to carry out an outreach campaign to provide: (1) access to legal resources, including free or low-cost legal resources for low-income individuals; (2) workshops educating the public on immigration consumer fraud; and (3) translation services. Grant recipients may not disclose or use personally identifiable information provided by individuals participating in outreach campaigns. 
 
The bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to impose and enforce requirements on immigration consultants relating to advertising of immigration services, contracts for such services, and the retention and disposal of client documents. Immigration consultants must disclose in advertising materials and contracts that they are not immigration attorneys and may not represent aliens before an immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
LAMP Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6364
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Property rights
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: 

Localizing Authority of Management Plans Act of 2018 or the LAMP Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to revise requirements governing cooperative management agreements to manage areas established for the conservation of endangered or threatened species. Under current law, the agreements are between states and the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate. This bill allows the appropriate department to enter into: (1) agreements with local governments, Indian tribes, or nonfederal persons; and (2) agreements to manage areas established for the conservation of species that are candidates for listing. 
 
The bill exempts the actions of preparing, approving, and entering into an agreement from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
 
The departments may: (1) delegate authority under the ESA to states that establish and maintain an adequate program for the conservation of endangered or threatened species that reside in the state, and (2) provide financial assistance to a state that has entered into an agreement with the department or to a state with delegated authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6365
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2018-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
International law and treaties
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Mining
New Mexico
Property rights
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: 

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Land Grant-Merced Claims Commission to conduct a hearing on each qualifying petition that shows the claimed boundaries of a land grant-merced. 
 
A &quot;land grant-merced&quot; is a specified community land grant, or a community, village, town, or settlement, the land of which was granted by Spain or Mexico between 1689 and 1854 within the Territory of New Mexico, which now includes New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona, to the community, village, town, or pueblo, or to a person to found or establish a community, village, town, or settlement. 
 
After a hearing, the Commission may recommend as restitution any one of the following possible restitutions:
 
 
convey federal land; 
 
grant stewardship rights to all or part of federal land;
 
grant priority access and use rights to such lands for the harvesting of natural resources, such as timber and minerals, grazing and watering of livestock, or hunting and fishing;
 
grant priority rights to leases, special use permits, and easements on federal land, to acquire federal lands that may become available for disposal, or to obtain new, unused, or unrenewed grazing allotments on federal lands. 
 
 
The bill prohibits the impairment of the rights of any acequia located on federal land as the result of enactment of this bill, including the right to the use of water by valid water right owners and access to the acequia for maintenance and improvements to its easement and infrastructure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 819.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1052.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1052.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Introduced in House