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Freedom from Union Identity Theft Act

Bill: 115-hr-3055
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Federal preemption
Labor-management relations
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Freedom from Union Identity Theft Act

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to preempt a law of any state, territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for identity theft or the release of an individual's personally identifiable information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Freedom from Union Stalking Act

Bill: 115-hr-3056
Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Federal preemption
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Freedom from Union Stalking Act

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to declare that nothing in such Act shall be construed to preempt a law of any state, territory, or the District of Columbia that prohibits, criminalizes, or creates a civil cause of action for stalking, cyberstalking, or harassment.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Fair Representation Act

Bill: 115-hr-3057
Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional districts and representation
Congressional elections
District of Columbia
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
House of Representatives
Judicial review and appeals
Northern Mariana Islands
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
State and local finance
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Fair Representation Act

 
This bill requires (1) that ranked choice voting (a system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference) be used for all elections for Members of the House of Representatives, (2) that states entitled to six or more Representatives establish districts such that three to five Representatives are elected from each district, and (3) that states entitled to fewer than six Representatives elect all Representatives on an at-large basis. 
 
The bill also requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission is not enacted, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act

Bill: 115-hr-3058
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Missouri
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act

 
This bill designates the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in Missouri as the &quot;Gateway Arch National Park.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-534.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-534.
action_date: 2018-01-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-01-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-01-17
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2017-07-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3059
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely: (1) enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and (2) grants for federally qualified health centers and nurse-managed health centers to train family nurse practitioners to become primary care providers. The bill makes appropriations for capital projects under the community health centers program.
 The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to make appropriations for and extend indefinitely a program that pays teaching health centers to establish or expand graduate medical residency training programs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3060
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2017

 
This bill requires a state or local government that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program to train law enforcement officers on de-escalation techniques. The Department of Justice (DOJ) may reduce by up to 20% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to comply.
 
DOJ must collect data on the efforts of state and local governments to enhance de-escalation training for law enforcement officers.
 
Additionally, a state or local government that receives JAG program funding must enact a law, policy, or procedure that establishes an affirmative duty on a law enforcement officer to use de-escalation techniques. DOJ must reduce by 15% the JAG allocation of a state or local government that fails to enact such law, policy, or procedure.
 
 DOJ must issue guidance on compliance with these requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5302)
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
LEAP Act

Bill: 115-hr-3061
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs Act or the LEAP Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit of $1,500 for hiring an apprentice who has not attained age 25 at the close of the taxable year or $1,000 for an apprentice who has attained age 25. The bill allows such credit for no more than two taxable years with respect to any apprentice. An "apprentice" is an employee who is employed in an officially-recognized apprenticeable occupation pursuant to an apprentice agreement registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor or a recognized state apprenticeship agency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to consider the aircraft registry office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as excepted during a Government shutdown or emergency (as it provides excepted services) to ensure that it remains open during any Government shutdown or emergency.

Bill: 115-hr-3062
Sponsor: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Licensing and registrations
Oklahoma

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider the FAA Aircraft Registry Office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as excepted during a government shutdown or emergency to ensure that it remains open during such an event.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3063
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2017-06-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Chesapeake Bay
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: 

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act 

of 2017

 
This bill amends the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to reauthorize for FY2017-FY2023 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Introduced in House
Contingency Operation Waste and Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-3064
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Military operations and strategy
Multilateral development programs
Performance measurement
Reconstruction and stabilization
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: 

Contingency Operation Waste and Fraud Prevention Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit to Congress a strategy to prevent corruption in any reconstruction efforts associated with a military operation. It also establishes the position of Senior Anticorruption Officer in DOD, the Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, and a Working Group for Anticorruption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
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: 2017-06-27
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: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the national security implications of the outsourcing of industrial and manufacturing capacities to locations outside the United States.

Bill: 115-hr-3065
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report to the House Committee on Armed Services on the national security implications of private companies that outsource their industrial and manufacturing capacities to locations outside the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to protect United States students against foreign agents.

Bill: 115-hr-3066
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Higher education
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to develop and implement a program to prepare U.S. students studying abroad to recognize and protect themselves against recruitment efforts by foreign intelligence agents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Online Safety Modernization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3067
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2017-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Pornography
Postal service
Right of privacy
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: 

Online Safety Modernization Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish new crimes for using the mail or another facility of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly engage in the following conduct:
 
 
coercion of sexual acts, of sexual contact, or of the production of sexually explicit visual depictions; 
 
coercion or extortion involving threats to publish sexually explicit visual depictions; 
 
reporting of false or misleading information to cause an emergency law enforcement response; or 
 
publication of personally identifiable information of another person to threaten, intimidate, harass, or cause other harm. 
 
 
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to:
 
 
develop a national strategy to reduce, investigate, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals; 
 
publish statistics on cybercrimes against individuals; 
 
add operational agents, designate federal prosecutors, and implement training to improve the investigation and prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals; 
 
make state and local grants to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals; and 
 
make a grant to establish and maintain the National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals. 
 
 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) must create a category, in the Uniform Crime Reports, for an offense that constitutes a cybercrime against individuals.
 
Finally, the bill authorizes additional funding for the FBI and DOJ to hire and train law enforcement officers to investigate and assist in the prosecution of cybercrimes against individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Invent and Manufacture in America Act

Bill: 115-hr-3068
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2017-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: 

Invent and Manufacture in America Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the research tax credit, to allow an increased credit for qualified domestic manufacturers. A &quot;qualified domestic manufacturer&quot; is a taxpayer who has domestic production gross receipts that are more than 50% of total gross receipts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3069
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2017-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: 

Army Arsenal Revitalization Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of the Army to maintain its military arsenals with sufficient workloads to ensure affordability and technical competence in all critical capability areas by establishing clear, step-by-step, prescriptive guidance on the process for conducting make-or-buy analyses (i.e., whether to manufacture a product in-house or purchase it from a third party), including the use of the organic industrial base. The bill defines &quot;organic industrial base&quot; as U.S. military facilities that advance a vital national security interest by producing necessary materials, munitions, and hardware, including arsenals, depots, and ammunition plants. The bill also requires the Department of Defense to establish a three-year pilot program to permit arsenals to adjust their labor rates charged to customers based upon changes in workload and other factors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the definition of a deposit broker, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3070
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2017-06-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Consumer credit
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: 
This bill excludes certain affiliated broker-dealers that service retirement accounts and other similar plans from requirements applicable to brokered deposits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Introduced in House