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Solitary Confinement Reform Act

Bill: 115-s-2724
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-04-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Disability and paralysis
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
HIV/AIDS
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-19
text: 

Solitary Confinement Reform Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish standards for the use of solitary confinement at federal prisons. 
 
It limits the use of solitary confinement to situations that meet certain criteria, including that the confinement is limited to the briefest term and the least restrictive conditions practicable. It also prohibits, with limited exceptions, solitary confinement of inmates who are younger than 18 years of age, disabled, pregnant, or recently pregnant.
 
The bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to establish a transitional process for inmates in solitary confinement, requires inmates in solitary confinement to receive comprehensive mental health evaluations, and requires BOP employees to complete training on mental illness and the psychological effects of solitary confinement. 
 
 It establishes, within the BOP, an Office of the Civil Rights Ombudsman. The office must be headed by a Civil Rights Ombudsman appointed by the Attorney General.
 
The BOP must annually assess and report on the use of solitary confinement.
 
 The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance must establish and administer a solitary confinement resource center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2324-2329)
action_date: 2018-04-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, as the "Wayne K. Curry Post Office Building".

Bill: 115-s-2725
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2018-04-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Maryland
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-19
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, as the "Wayne K. Curry Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2726
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-04-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Nutrition and diet
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: 

Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children under six years old in early care and education settings. 
 
 HHS must track the obesity prevention policies and practices of early care and education programs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Introduced in Senate
PIPE Act

Bill: 115-s-2727
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-04-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: 

Protecting Infrastructure and Promoting the Economy Act or the PIPE Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for drinking water or wastewater infrastructure projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2728
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-04-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: 

Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018

 
This bill requires online platform operators to inform a user, prior to a user creating an account or otherwise using the platform, that the user's personal data produced during online behavior will be collected and used by the operator and third parties. The operator must provide a user the option to specify privacy preferences, and an operator may deny certain services or complete access to a user if the user's privacy elections create inoperability in the platform.
 
The operator must: (1) offer a user a copy of the personal data of the user that the operator has processed, free of charge, and in an electronic format; and (2) notify a user within 72 hours of becoming aware that the user's data has been transmitted in violation of the security platform.
 
A violation of the bill's privacy requirements shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may enforce this bill against common carriers regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 and nonprofit organizations. (Currently, common carriers regulated under that Act are exempt from the FTC's enforcement authority, and nonprofit organizations are subject to FTC enforcement only if they provide substantial economic benefit to their for-profit members.)
 
A state may bring a civil action in federal court regarding such violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

Bill: 115-s-2729
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-04-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Business ethics
Business records
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Sales and excise taxes
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: 

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

 
This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to opioid regulation, prescribing, and monitoring, including licensure requirements for pharmaceutical representatives, a national opioid drug mapping tool to monitor prescribing practices of Medicaid providers, and an excise tax on opioid manufacturers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2343-2346)
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Introduced in Senate
CAREER Act

Bill: 115-s-2730
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2018-04-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Census and government statistics
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Public-private cooperation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: 

Comprehensive Addiction Recovery through Effective Employment and Reentry Act or the CAREER Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a pilot program to award grants to states in order to assist individuals with the transition from substance use disorder treatment programs to independent living and the workforce. Eligible grant activities include outpatient treatment programs, care coordination services, and vocational training. HHS may award five-year grants to up to five states (based in part on specified unemployment and overdose data) and one-year grants to states and Indian tribes (based on criteria determined by HHS).
 
Additionally, the bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include temporary housing services for individuals transitioning from substance use disorder treatment programs as qualifying activities for which states may use federal funds. The bill also amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to allow states to use federal funds for career and training services for such individuals, including career counseling, employee assistance programs, and educational resources for employers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2346-2348)
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Made in America Shipbuilding Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2731
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2018-04-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Marine and inland water transportation
Materials
Metals
Public contracts and procurement
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: 

Made in America Shipbuilding Act of 2018

 
This bill: (1) prohibits an executive agency from entering into a contract for the acquisition, construction, or conversion of a vessel unless the vessel is to be constructed or converted in the United States, and (2) lists components that may be procured for vessels only if manufactured in the United States.
 
An agency may waive such limitation upon determining that: (1) application of the limitation would increase the cost of the overall acquisition by more than 25% or cause unreasonable delays to be incurred, would result in the existence of only one domestic source for the item, or is not in U.S. national security interests; or (2) satisfactory quality items manufactured by a domestic entity are not available or domestic production of such items cannot be initiated without significantly delaying the project.
 
An agency may not (with exceptions) enter into a contract: (1) for the procurement of end items or components for ships that contain a specialty metal not melted or produced in the United States; and (2) for the construction of a vessel unless the steel, iron, aluminum, and manufactured products to be used in the construction are produced in the United States.
 
If a court or federal agency determines that a person intentionally affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription to specified products sold in or shipped to the United States that were not made domestically, that person shall be debarred from contracting with the government for at least five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Defending Access to Mental Health Care Act

Bill: 115-s-2732
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Defending Access to Mental Health Care Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the National Health Service Corps Program to include service in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities (such facilities may qualify as health professional shortage areas under the program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2733
Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to rename: (1) the Department of Agriculture as the &quot;Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,&quot; and (2) the position of Secretary of Agriculture as the &quot;Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development.&quot; 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2735
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Department of Commerce
Government information and archives
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration in coordination with the Department of Commerce to create a central small business cybersecurity assistance unit and small business cybersecurity assistance units in each small business development center.
 
The units shall serve as the primary interface for small business concerns to receive and share cyber threat indicators and defensive measures with the federal government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-300.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Creating Quality Technical Educators Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2737
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 
 
Creating Quality Technical Educators Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants under the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program to be used for secondary school career and technical education teacher preparation programs. The grant program provides funds to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies, high-need schools or early education programs, and institutions of higher education to train current and prospective teachers and school leaders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2392)
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training.

Bill: 115-s-2738
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aviation and airports
Disability and paralysis
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a standard of service animal behavior training that an individual with a disability shall adhere to in seeking accommodation involving a service animal from an air carrier, including any foreign air carrier, providing air transportation. Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes a false statement to obtain an accommodation involving a service animal from an air carrier is subject to specified criminal penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Restricting Entrance and Strengthening the Requirements on Import Controls for Trafficking of Illicit Drugs Act

Bill: 115-s-2739
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Restricting Entrance and Strengthening the Requirements on Import Controls for Trafficking of Illicit Drugs Act or the
 
RESTRICT Illicit Drugs Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)to transfer any packages of illegally imported drugs it receives to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
 
The FDA may (1)debar a person from importing drugs into the United States if they have been convicted of a drug import related felony, and (2)refuse admission of an article imported by someone who is debarred, except that a counterfeit drug must be refused.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Climate Change Education Act

Bill: 115-s-2740
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Higher education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Climate Change Education Act 

 
 This bill declares that the evidence for human-induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable.
 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must establish a Climate Change Education Program to:
 
 
 increase the climate literacy of the United States by broadening the understanding of human-induced climate change, including possible consequences and potential solutions;
 
 apply the latest scientific and technological discoveries to provide learning opportunities to people of all ages; and
 
help people understand and promote implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, and climate resilience.
 
 
NOAA must also establish a grant program for climate change education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
SNIFF Act

Bill: 115-s-2741
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Postal service
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Search Now, Inspect for Fentanyl Act of 2018 or the SNIFF Act

 
This bill requires a U.S. Postal Service employee at an international service center who has been properly trained to inspect the contents of a package that originated outside the United States and is addressed to a U.S. location to inspect the contents of such package, without obtaining a search warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that such package contains illicit materials, including matter that is nonmailable. Such requirement shall not apply if the employee believes that inspecting the contents of such a package would pose a risk of personal injury to the employee or other individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
SARMs Control Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2742
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators Control Act of 2018 or the SARMs Control Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to add SARMs (selective androgen receptor modulators) to schedule III. A SARM is a synthetic drug or substance that has effects similar to testosterone. A schedule III controlled substance (e.g., an anabolic steroid) has less potential for abuse than a schedule I or II substance, has a currently accepted medical use, and has low or moderate risk of dependence if abused.
 
The bill also: 
 
 
authorizes, and establishes procedures for, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to temporarily and permanently add a drug or substance to the definition of a SARM; 
 
specifies that a felony drug offense includes an offense related to SARMs; and 
 
makes it unlawful to import, export, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a SARM that is not clearly labeled. 
 
 
The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration to notify the DEA when it determines that a new dietary ingredient in a dietary supplement may contain a SARM or SARM analogue.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Network Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-2743
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Federal Network Protection Act

 
This bill specifies that the Department of Homeland Security is not required to provide notice to private entities before issuing binding operational directives on agency information security policies and practices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in Senate