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Protecting Taxpayers Act

Bill: 115-s-3278
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Protecting Taxpayers Act

 
 This bill modifies the organizational structure, management practices, and enforcement procedures of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). 
 
The bill modifies policies regarding:
 
 
the IRS Oversight Board,
 
employee training procedures, 
 
tax enforcement procedures, 
 
various tax requirements that affect small businesses,
 
the correction of errors by retirement plan administrators, 
 
 programs that assist low-income taxpayers,
 
the IRS appeals process for taxpayers, and
 
information technology.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-03
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3279
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Political advertising
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Revised Statutes to prohibit any person, within 60 days before an election, from communicating, causing to be communicated, or producing for communication certain information on voting, if the person: (1) knows such information to be materially false, and (2) has the intent to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right to vote in an election.

The bill also prohibits false statements regarding public endorsements and hindering, interfering with, or preventing voting or registering to vote.
 
A private right of action for preventive relief is established for persons aggrieved by violations of these prohibitions.
 
Criminal penalties are also established for violations.
 
If the Department of Justice (DOJ) receives a credible report that materially false information has been or is being communicated in violation of these prohibitions, DOJ must communicate to the public accurate information designed to correct the materially false information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
End Trafficking of Native Americans Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3280
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Missing persons
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

End Trafficking of Native Americans Act of 2018

 
This bill increases the coordination of efforts to prevent human trafficking of Native Americans and Alaska Natives, including by establishing an advisory committee on human trafficking within Indian lands and of Indians.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
STEER Act

Bill: 115-s-3281
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act or the STEER Act

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish registration requirements for tableting machines and encapsulating machines. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires a person who possesses a tableting machine or encapsulating machine to obtain a registration from the Drug Enforcement Administration, subject to specified exceptions.
 
Additionally, it prohibits and penalizes&#8212;with civil fines, criminal penalties, or both&#8212;the possession of an unregistered tableting machine or encapsulating machine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
DEA Order Clearinghouse Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3282
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

DEA Order Clearinghouse Act of 2018

 
 This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to establish a national clearinghouse to collect and analyze controlled substance orders in order to identify potentially suspicious orders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Options Markets Stability Act

Bill: 115-s-3283
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Options Markets Stability Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to revise the method of calculating the risk, for purposes of satisfying capital rules applicable to depository institutions and depository institution holding companies, of certain options cleared through a central counterparty. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Spotlight Act

Bill: 115-s-3284
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Treasury
Government information and archives
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Labor-management relations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Spotlight Act 

 
This bill repeals an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revenue procedure (Rev. Proc. 2018-38) that exempts certain tax-exempt organizations that are not 501(c)(3) organizations from the requirement to report the names and addresses of substantial contributors (persons who contribute more than $5,000 per year) on information returns that are filed with the IRS.
 
The bill requires tax-exempt organizations that fall under sections 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), and 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code (e.g., social welfare organizations, labor organizations, business leagues) to disclose the names and addresses of all substantial contributors on their returns. The information must also be made available to the public. 
 
The bill also eliminates the authority of the IRS to provide exceptions to the disclosure requirements for tax-exempt organizations. This provision does not apply to determinations made by the IRS before July 16, 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Rural Access to Power Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3285
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Credit and credit markets
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Infrastructure development
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Improving Rural Access to Power Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize Federal Home Loan Banks to purchase certain securities from cooperatives that: (1) have certain investment experience involving the Rural Utilities Service, and (2) have received financing from the Federal Financing Bank. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
CAMRA Act

Bill: 115-s-3286
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to fund research regarding the effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents. Such research must examine the impact of media (e.g., social media, television, video games) on cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act

Bill: 115-s-3287
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Historic sites and heritage areas
Kentucky
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act

 
This bill establishes, as a unit of the National Park System, the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument in Nicholasville, Kentucky, in order to preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant historic resources of Camp Nelson and its role in the Civil War, Reconstruction, and African-American history and civil rights. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5426)
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
International Cybercrime Prevention Act

Bill: 115-s-3288
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Crimes against property
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

International Cybercrime Prevention Act

 
This bill establishes new criminal offenses related to computer crimes and authorizes the Department of Justice to pursue additional remedies with respect to such offenses. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act

Bill: 115-s-3289
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Tariffs
Trade adjustment assistance
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
Unemployment
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Assistance for Workers Harmed by Tariffs on Exports Act

 
This bill provides financial assistance to workers harmed by retaliatory foreign tariffs by expanding the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers program. The program currently provides assistance to workers adversely affected by competing imported goods and services. 
 
Under the bill, workers at firms that have seen a significant decrease in sales, production, or exports of goods or services, in whole or in part as a result of tariffs imposed by foreign countries in response to U.S. tariff increases, may petition the Department of Labor for trade adjustment assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 115-s-3290
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Currency
Military history
Missouri
Monuments and memorials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
U.S. history
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 100,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
 
All sales of such coins shall include a surcharge of $10 for each coin. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the National World War I Museum and Memorial to assist in the commemoration of the centennial. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to reauthorize the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-3291
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
New Jersey
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 
This bill reauthorizes the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route through FY2025. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to modify a provision relating to certain consultation requirements.

Bill: 115-s-3292
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 
This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to exempt the Department of Agriculture from the Act's consultation requirement with respect to new information relating to actions that may affect listed species or critical habitat.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5426)
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the use of unleaded aviation gasoline.

Bill: 115-s-3293
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 
 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to allow the use of an unleaded aviation gasoline in an aircraft as a replacement for a leaded gasoline if it: (1) determines that the unleaded aviation gasoline qualifies as a replacement for an approved leaded gasoline, (2) identifies the aircraft and engines that are eligible to use the qualified replacement unleaded gasoline, and (3) adopts a process (other than the traditional means of certification) to allow eligible aircraft and engines to operate using qualified replacement unleaded gasoline in a manner that ensures safety.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
FINISH Act

Bill: 115-s-3294
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act or the FINISH Act

 
This bill provides support for increasing access to higher education for high-need students, increasing their graduation rates, improving the efficiency of postsecondary education, and evaluating higher education programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3295
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2018-07-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
Coal
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: 

All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2018

 
This bill revises energy performance requirements for federal buildings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3296
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2018-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Chemistry
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Manufacturing
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Product development and innovation
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Science and engineering education
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: 

Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to convene an interagency entity under the National Science and Technology Council with the responsibility of coordinating federal programs and activities in support of sustainable chemistry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Washington County, Utah, Public Land Act

Bill: 115-s-3297
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2018-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: 

Washington County, Utah, Public Land Act

 
This bill expands the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan to include additional habitat for the desert tortoise in Utah and recognizes a transportation and utility corridor in the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act

Bill: 115-s-3298
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2018-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Extension Act

 
This bill extends the authority for the construction of a visitor center at or near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5457; text of measure as introduced: CR S5457)
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate
IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act

Bill: 115-s-3299
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2018-07-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Digital media
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Military command and structure
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: 

Improving Preparation and Resources for Occupational, Vocational, and Educational Transition for Servicemembers Act or IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act

 
This bill revises provisions that require the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to operate a program providing individual pre-separation counseling and services to assist members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are transitioning to civilian life. The bill's changes include (1) revising various deadlines in the transition program, (2) requiring the use of surveys and electronic systems to track the progress of participating individuals, and (3) establishing a program to provide Armed Forces members with information about the transition program and about career and educational opportunities available during military service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Introduced in Senate