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HOT CARS Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2801
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Department of Transportation
Government information and archives
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act or the HOT CARS Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule to require that all new passenger motor vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds be equipped with a system for rear seating positions to alert (by an auditory and visual alert that may be combined with a haptic alert) the motor vehicle operator to check rear designated seating positions after the vehicle motor is deactivated.
 
A state shall use a portion of its highway safety program funds to educate the public on the risks of leaving a child or unattended passenger in a vehicle after the vehicle motor is deactivated. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2802
Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for tax-preferred savings accounts for first-time homebuyers. An individual may make up to $14,000 per year in after-tax contributions to the account, subject to a $50,000 lifetime contribution limit, a $150,000 limit on the fair market value of the account, and adjustments for inflation after 2018. 
 
Distributions from the account that are used to pay the qualified principal residence purchase expenditures of the designated beneficiary are excluded from gross income. A &quot;qualified principal residence purchase expenditure&quot; is, with respect to a designated beneficiary who is a first-time homebuyer, any amount: (1) paid toward the purchase price of a principal residence of the beneficiary, (2) required to be paid to settle the purchase of such residence, or (3) required to be paid by the beneficiary to obtain acquisition indebtedness with respect to the residence. 
 
Excess contributions to the account, distributions that exceed the qualified principal residence purchase expenditures of the beneficiary, and distributions that are not used for first-time homebuyer purposes are subject to specified taxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2804
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Government studies and investigations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a final rule to require an air carrier to:

 
 seek, for a delay exceeding three hours, a cancellation, or a misconnection as a result of circumstances within the air carrier's control, alternative transportation for a displaced passenger; and
 
accept, for a reasonable fee, a displaced passenger from another air carrier or a passenger involuntarily denied boarding due to a lack of available seats.
 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall submit a report that reviews airline computer network functions.
 
 
Any air carrier schedule change resulting from a computer network disruption, security breach, or other inoperability may be considered an event within a carrier's control.
 
DOT shall:
 
 
 publish a final rule to require an air carrier to submit to the Federal Aviation Administration a plan for restoring full functionality of its computer network systems in the event of a service disruption;
 
 establish an airline industry computer network resiliency working group;
 
 modify federal regulations to require each air carrier to adopt a contingency plan for any delay, cancellation, or misconnection affecting a passenger; and
 
issue regulations to ensure that a ticketed passenger shall not pay a fee to select an alternative flight if the aircraft's lavatory is not functioning.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2805
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Immigration status and procedures
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

 
This bill amends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 to permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business travel card program. (The program, which provides persons who are engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business with expedited airport processing, is scheduled to end on September 30, 2018.) 

action_date: 2017-08-08
text: 

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card (ABT Card) to an individual who: (1) is a U.S. citizen who has been approved and is in good standing in an existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) international trusted traveler program, and (2) is engaged in business in the Asia-Pacific region or is a U.S. government official engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business.
 
The bill: (1) transfers card program authority from the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 (APECBTC Act) to the Homeland Security Act of 2002; and (2) makes the program, which is scheduled to end on September 30, 2018, permanent. 
 
The CBP shall: (1) integrate application procedures for, and issuance, renewal, and revocation of, ABT cards with existing DHS international trusted traveler programs; (2) prescribe and collect a fee for card issuance and renewal, and (3) notify Congress if card program expenditures exceed collected amounts. 
 
The bill establishes in the Treasury an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Account (Account).
 
(Sec. 3) Amounts in the travel card account under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 are transferred to the Account and shall be available for expenses incurred with any card.
 
(Sec. 4) The APECBTC Act is repealed. A card issued pursuant to such Act before the date of enactment of this bill shall remain valid until it expires. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 194.
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-274.
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-274.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Soo Locks Modernization Act

Bill: 115-hr-2806
Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Great Lakes
Michigan
Navigation, waterways, harbors

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Soo Locks Modernization Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 for the construction of a second lock adjacent to the existing lock at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at a total project cost that is equal to the 2017 certified cost estimate, plus or minus such amounts as may be required by ordinary fluctuations in construction costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-2807
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
Military operations and strategy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 
This bill instructs the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify the congressional defense committees within 48 hours after any sensitive military cyber operation has been conducted. 
 
A sensitive military cyber operation is an offensive cyber operation or a defensive cyber operation outside DOD's information networks to defeat an ongoing or imminent threat that: (1) is carried out by the U.S. Armed Forces or by a foreign partner in coordination with them, and (2) is intended to cause effects outside of a geographic location where the Armed Forces are involved in hostilities. 
 
DOD must also notify such committees within 48 hours after: (1) the completion of any review of the legality under international law of a cyber capability that is intended for use as a weapon; and (2) the use as a weapon of any cyber capability that has been approved under international law. 
 
Such notification requirements shall not apply to: (1) a training exercise conducted with the consent of all of the nations where its intended effects will occur, or (2) a covert action. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
First Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act

Bill: 115-hr-2808
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

First Time Homeowner Savings Plan Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $10,000 to $25,000 the maximum amount that may be withdrawn, without penalty, from a qualified retirement plan for purposes of assisting a first-time homebuyer in purchasing a principal residence. This increased distribution amount shall be adjusted annually for inflation for taxable years beginning after 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act

Bill: 115-hr-2811
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
News media and reporting
Public participation and lobbying
Television and film
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Foreign Agents Registration Modernization and Enforcement Act

 
This bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) to provide that whenever the Department of Justice (DOJ) has reason to believe that a person or enterprise may be in possession or control of documentary material relevant to an investigation under FARA, the DOJ, before initiating a civil or criminal proceeding with respect to the production of such material, may serve a written demand upon the entity to produce the material for examination.
 
The bill includes social media communications under information that foreign agents must file with DOJ. Under certain circumstances, social media communications are exempted from the requirement for foreign agents to include a disclosure statement in informational materials. Informational materials disseminated by a foreign agent as part of an activity that would not require registration, need not be filed.
 
The FARA Registration Unit shall submit a semiannual report to Congress regarding the administration of FARA, including the number of investigations initiated based upon a perceived violation and the number of such investigations that were referred to DOJ for prosecution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Enhance Partner Cyber Capabilities Act

Bill: 115-hr-2812
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alliances
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Enhance Partner Cyber Capabilities Act

 
This bill directs the President to develop a strategy for the offensive use of cyber capabilities by federal agencies. The strategy shall include: (1) a description of enhancements needed to improve such capabilities of the United States and partner nations, including North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members; and (2) a statement of principles for deployment of such capabilities.
 
The bill authorizes the Department of Defense to furnish technical assistance to NATO members in developing and enhancing their capabilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2017-06-07
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: 2017-06-07
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: 2017-06-07
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: 2017-06-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E783)
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
SADD Act

Bill: 115-hr-2813
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Government lending and loan guarantees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Standing Against Dirty Diplomacy Act or the SADD Act

 
This bill amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to prohibit the Export-Import Bank from guaranteeing, insuring, extending credit, or participating in the extension of credit in connection with the purchase or sale of any good or service for a high carbon intensity project that: (1) is designed to generate electricity, and (2) if completed would produce at least 500 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated by the project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2814
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Low- and moderate-income housing
Medicaid
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on large employers whose employees receive certain federal benefits during the year. A &quot;large employer&quot; is an employer who employed an average of at least 500 full-time employees on business days during the preceding year.
 
The tax is equal to the benefits that the employees receive under: (1) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program), (2) the school lunch and school breakfast programs administered under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, (3) section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and (4) Medicaid. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2816
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
North Carolina
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Agreement Act of 2017

 
 This bill directs the National Park Service to transfer a specified amount to counties within Great Smoky Mountains National Park in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Department of the Interior, dated February 2010, that supersedes the agreement of July 30, 1943.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act

Bill: 115-hr-2817
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Social security and elderly assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the identification requirements for the child tax credit to require taxpayers to provide a valid identification number on their tax returns in addition to the name and identification number of each qualifying child. 
 
A &quot;valid identification number&quot; includes: (1) in the case of the taxpayer or a spouse, a Social Security number issued by the Social Security Administration; and (2) in the case of the qualifying child, a taxpayer identification number. It does not include the Social Security number of an individual who is prohibited from engaging in employment in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2818
Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2017-06-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: 

Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 201

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 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt disaster savings accounts to pay the expenses of homeowners for disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, (2) allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) of up to $5,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) in a taxable year for cash contributions to such accounts, (3) exclude from gross income distributions from such accounts to pay disaster mitigation and recovery expenses, and (4) set forth tax rules and penalties for excess contributions to disaster savings accounts and for failure to file required reports on such accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-07
text: Introduced in House