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Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-2319
Sponsor: Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Consumer affairs
Financial crises and stabilization
Financial services and investments
Government lending and loan guarantees
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. A money market fund that elects to do so shall not be subject to specified requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees.
 
Certain federal assistance may not be provided directly to any money market fund. This limitation on federal assistance must be disclosed in a money market's advertising and sales literature.

action_date: 2018-08-24
text: 

Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 201

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This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. 
 
Under specified conditions, a money market fund shall not be subject to certain requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees.
 
Certain federal assistance may not be provided directly to any money market fund. This limitation on federal assistance must be disclosed in a money market fund's advertising and sales literature. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 699.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-903.
action_date: 2018-08-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-903.
action_date: 2018-01-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 21.
action_date: 2018-01-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-01-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-03
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2320
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017

 
 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the Samish Indian Nation specified land owned by the tribe in Skagit County and San Juan County, Washington. Gaming is prohibited on this land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act

Bill: 115-hr-2321
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural trade
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act or the CREAATE Act 

 
This bill amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend through FY2023 the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Program, which are programs administered by the Department of Agriculture to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E599)
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights

Bill: 115-hr-2322
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights

 
 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signage in accessible formats and displayed prominently and conspicuously in each VA prosthetics and orthotics clinic. VA employees who work at such clinics, as well as patient advocates of veterans who receive care there, must receive training on such Bill of Rights. The VA shall conduct outreach to inform veterans of such Bill of Rights.
 
Such Bill of Rights shall include the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; (3) receive timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care; and (4) transition and readjust to civilian life in an honorable manner, including by having ample access to vocational rehabilitation, employment programs, and housing assistance.
 
The bill directs: (1) the VA to collect information relating to the alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans, (2) the veteran liaison at each VA medical center to submit quarterly to the VA's Chief Consultant of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids a report on such information, and (3) the Chief Consultant to investigate and address such information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-2323
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
California
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Military facilities and property
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

 
This bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System, consisting of approximately 51,107 acres of identified federal lands and interests.
 
The Department of the Interior must cooperate with the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop opportunities for the management of the federal lands under DOD jurisdiction that are included within the recreation area. 
 
The bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council and the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership. 
Interior and the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council shall create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area. 
Interior shall develop an integrated visitor services plan for the recreation area and is authorized to construct visitor use facilities. 
The Department of Agriculture must modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in California to include approximately 109,143 acres of additional, identified National Forest System lands and administer them as part of the monument.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that post offices shall comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-2324
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 
This bill requires post offices, within two years after enactment of this bill, to comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2325
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Community life and organization
Environmental health
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Labor-management relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 

2017

 
This bill requires a state with a state-appointed emergency financial manager to certify that the appointment: (1) does not have the purpose or effect of limiting the right to vote on account of race or color, and (2) followed a notice and comment period.
 
If a state with a state-appointed emergency financial manager fails to submit such certification, then the Department of Justice may reduce by 5% that state's allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E594)
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
PAWS Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2327
Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Mammals
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Service animals
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the PAWS Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program under which it provides grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after completing other evidence-based treatment.
 
An organization that receives a grant shall provide for each participating service dog and veteran:
 
 
coverage by a commercially available veterinary health insurance policy,
 
hardware clinically determined to be required by the dog to perform the tasks necessary to assist the veteran,
 
payments for travel expenses to obtain the dog, and 
 
travel expenses required to obtain a replacement service dog.
 
 
To be eligible for a grant, an organization must: (1) agree to cover all costs in excess of the grant amount to guarantee such benefits, (2) be certified by Assistance Dogs International, (3) provide one-on-one training for each service dog and recipient for 30 hours or more over 90 days or more, and (4) provide an in-house residential facility or other accommodations nearby in which service dog recipients stay for a minimum of 10 days while receiving at least 30 hours of training. 
 
The VA shall develop metrics to measure the improvement in psychosocial function and therapeutic compliance and changes independence on prescription narcotics and psychotropic medication of veterans participating in the program.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the methodology used for the pilot program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stivers asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be the first sponsor of H.R. 2327, a bill originally introduced by Representative DeSantis, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-09-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Low-Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2328
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Poverty and welfare assistance
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Low Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that awards grants to at least 10 eligible entities for assisting low-income households maintain access to sanitation (water and sewer) services. In order to be eligible for grants, entities must be municipalities, or public entities that own or operate public water systems, that are affected by consent decrees related to compliance with standards under that Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2329
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Buy American requirements
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Railroads
Roads and highways
Securities
Small business
Transportation programs funding
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Nation Building Here at Home Act of 2017

 
 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program to award grants to state and local governments, transit agencies, and port authorities for certain public transportation projects (including water infrastructure projects) that will significantly impact a metropolitan area, a region, or all of the United States.
 
The federal share of project costs is 100%.
 
The iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in projects funded under this bill must have been produced in the United States, except in specified circumstances.
 
DOT shall coordinate with relevant federal departments and agencies to ensure that environmental reviews are made in a manner that accelerates delivery of such projects.
 
The Department of the Treasury shall establish a Nation Building Here at Home Financing Initiative.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2330
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
California
Department of Commerce
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Indian lands and resources rights
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017

 
This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for assisting the Yurok Tribe of California with the economic and social effects of the 2016 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook salmon fishery disaster and efforts to mitigate the economic losses to the tribe, businesses, individuals, or other entities caused by fishing closures or other restrictions on the harvesting of Chinook salmon. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
AFFIRM Act

Bill: 115-hr-2332
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures Act or the AFFIRM Act 

 
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce federal crop insurance payments and disclose details regarding subsidies. 
 
The bill prohibits premium subsidies: (1) for additional coverage for any person or legal entity that has an average adjusted gross income that is greater than $250,000, (2) that exceed $40,000 per year for any person or legal entity, or (3) for policies that are based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest.
 
The bill establishes an annual cap on total reimbursements for administrative and operating costs of crop insurance providers that begins at $900 million for 2018 and is adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year. The average rate of return for insurance providers is limited to 8.9% of retained premiums. 
 
The bill eliminates a requirement that any renegotiated Standard Insurance Agreement (SRA) be budget-neutral. (The SRA is an agreement between USDA and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program that specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing. Eliminating the budget neutrality requirement permits USDA to use the renegotiation of the SRA to achieve savings.) 
 
USDA must annually disclose to the public specified details regarding the recipients and amounts of federal crop insurance subsidies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2334
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 201

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This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt certain Food and Drug Administration user fees from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2335
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Congressional agencies
Congressional operations and organization
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Library of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish, maintain, and ensure the automatic updating of a public website containing Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, and an index, that are searchable, sortable, and downloadable (including in bulk), for which no fee may be charged.
 
The CRS Reports on the website shall include CRS Authorization of Appropriations Products, Appropriations Products, and any other written CRS product containing CRS research or analysis that is available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet.
 
The website shall exclude:
 
 
 any custom product or service that is prepared in direct response to a request for custom analysis or research and that is not available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet;
 
any CRS Report, Authorization of Appropriations Product, or Appropriations Product that is not available for general congressional access on the CRS Congressional Intranet; or
 
any written CRS product that CRS has made available on a public website (other than the website established pursuant to this bill) maintained by the GPO or the Library of Congress.
 
 
Before transmitting a CRS Report to the GPO for publication on the website, CRS may remove the name of, and any contact information for, any CRS employee.
 
The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 is amended to require CRS to comply with this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House