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Refund Equality Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3234
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: 

Refund Equality Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt certain same-sex couples who were legally married under state law from the three-year time limitation for filing: (1) a claim for a credit or refund of an overpayment of any tax, or (2) an election to file jointly after having filed separate returns. 
 
Certain legally married same-sex couples who were first treated as married for federal tax purposes by the application of the holdings of Revenue Ruling 2013-17 may file amended returns for previous years until the due date for the return for the year in which this bill is enacted. The bill applies only to amended returns and claims for a credit or refund that relate to a change in the marital status of the spouses.
 
(In Revenue Ruling 2013-17, the Internal Revenue Service adopted a general rule recognizing, for federal tax purposes, the validity of a same-sex marriage that was valid in the state where it was entered into, regardless of the married couple's place of domicile.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-3235
Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Department of Agriculture
Farmland
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: 

Wetland Determinations Efficiency and Transparency Act 

 
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to revise the process that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) uses to make a wetland determination, delineation, or certification. 
 
The NRCS must make a determination, delineation, or certification within 60 days. If the NRCS misses the deadline, it must provide a reasonable transition period for a person to come into compliance with the decision without losing eligibility for certain payments and loans. 
 
A decision is subject to judicial review, and a person is not required to exhaust all administrative remedies prior to bringing a suit in federal court. In the case of a dispute, the NRCS must bear the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence and provide a copy of the agency record upon request. 
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must permit a person to secure technical assistance from an approved source, other than the NRCS, for the preparation of: (1) a conservation plan or similar plan required as a condition for USDA assistance, and (2) a wetland delineation or determination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3236
Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2017-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Motor vehicles
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: 

Ambulance Medicare Budget and Operations Act of 2017

 
This bill modifies Medicare payment rules and reporting requirements with respect to ground-ambulance services.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of State to withhold certain assistance for Honduras until the President certifies to Congress that the Government of Honduras has settled all known commercial disputes with United States citizens.

Bill: 115-hr-3237
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2017-07-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Government liability
Honduras
Latin America

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of State from obligating or expending a specified amount of the funds made available for assistance for Honduras for FY2017 until the President certifies to Congress that the government of Honduras has settled all commercial disputes with U.S. citizens that were filed before enactment of this bill, including disputes related to the confiscation of real property. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3238
Sponsor: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Cooperative and condominium housing
Disaster relief and insurance
Housing and community development funding
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: 

Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to modify the definition of &quot;private nonprofit facility&quot; to include any facilities (including roads, bridges, sewer systems, and other critical community infrastructure) owned or operated by a common interest community that provide essential services of a governmental nature.
 
The bill also defines additional terms under such Act, including &quot;condominium&quot; and &quot;housing cooperative.&quot; &quot;Common interest community&quot; is defined as: (1) any nonprofit mandatory membership organization comprised of owners of real estate (other than a condominium or housing cooperative) described in a declaration or created pursuant to a covenant or other applicable law with respect to which a person, by virtue of the person's ownership of a unit, is obligated to pay for a share of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance or improvement of, or services or other expenses related to, common elements, other units, or any other real estate other than the unit described in the declaration; and (2) a condominium project that is comprised entirely of detached single family units or that is comprised of four or more multi-unit housing structures and that owns or operates facilities that provide essential services of a governmental nature. 
 
The bill amends such Act to provide that for purposes of the provision of federal disaster assistance with respect to residential elements that are the legal responsibility of an association for a condominium or housing cooperative, the terms &quot;individual&quot; or &quot;household&quot; include the association. 
 
The President must determine the maximum amount of assistance that any such association may receive under such Act for a single disaster.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3239
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2017-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal appellate courts
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Jurisdiction and venue
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: 

Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2017

 
This bill amends various provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including by: (1) expanding the types of actions that would justify a court retaining jurisdiction to prevent a state or political subdivision from using new devices to limit the right to vote; and (2) imposing notice requirements on a state or political subdivision that makes changes to voting procedures, polling-place resources, or district boundaries. The bill also changes the calculation for determining whether a state or political subdivision is subject to preclearance requirements (i.e., requirements for certain jurisdictions to receive preapproval from the Department of Justice or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before making legal changes that would affect voting rights).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act

Bill: 115-hr-3240
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computers and information technology
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government studies and investigations
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Manufacturing
Materials
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: 

Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology (certain advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking) development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector.
 
DOE must expand the scope of technologies covered by Industrial Assessment Centers to include smart manufacturing technologies and practices and to equip the centers' directors with the training and tools necessary to provide technical assistance in smart manufacturing technologies and practices.
 
 DOE must: (1) study how it can increase access to existing high-performance computing resources in the National Laboratories, and (2) facilitate access to the laboratories by small and medium manufacturers.
 
DOE may make grants to states for supporting the implementation of smart manufacturing technologies. States must use those grants to: (1) provide access to shared supercomputing facilities to small and medium manufacturers, (2) fund research and development of transformational manufacturing processes and materials technology that advance smart manufacturing, and (3) provide tools and training to aid the adoption of energy management systems and implement smart manufacturing technologies in the manufacturers' facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-13
text: Introduced in House
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider greenhouse gas emissions related to natural gas pipelines, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3241
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2017-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Oil and gas
Pipelines

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: 
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to consider greenhouse gas emissions associated with the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline when considering whether to issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the pipeline.
 
FERC shall also consider the greenhouse gas impacts of the production, transportation and combustion of the natural gas transported through the pipeline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
To expand access to the Rural Community Facilities Program of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3242
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health facilities and institutions
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: 
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify the requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Community Facilities Program, which provides funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. 
 
For the purposes of the program, a &quot;rural area&quot; may not have a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants. The bill increases the limit to 35,000 inhabitants for determinations made under the program on or after April 1 of any fiscal year. In making a grant or loan on or after April 1, USDA must give priority to applications with respect to community facilities at which public safety, health care, and job training are to be provided. 
 
In awarding grants for essential community facilities technical assistance and training, USDA must allow applications for grants from qualified organizations for the sole purpose of providing on-site training and technical assistance on a national or multi-state regional basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3244
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2017-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: 
This bill requires a federal agency to conduct an annual survey of its employees to assess leadership practices and employee satisfaction. Unless doing so would jeopardize national security, the results of the survey must be posted on the website of the agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 297.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-403.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-403.
action_date: 2017-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-07-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Update Act

Bill: 115-hr-3245
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: 

Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Update Act

 
This bill increases civil and criminal penalties relating to false claims and other abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs. 

action_date: 2017-12-06
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Update Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill increases civil and criminal penalties relating to false claims and other abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 330.
action_date: 2017-12-06
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2017-12-06
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2017-12-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-448, Part I.
action_date: 2017-12-06
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-448, Part I.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-09-13
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2017-09-13
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5925)
action_date: 2017-07-14
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: 2017-07-14
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: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

Bill: 115-hr-3246
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Advisory bodies
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: 

Teachers and Parents at the Table Act

 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish: (1) a Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA in classrooms, and (2) a Parents and Families Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA on children and families and to review and analyze the implementation of various family engagement activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Introduced in House