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To amend section 805 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime pass for access to Federal recreational lands and waters, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7175
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2018-11-27 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish and charge a fee for a nontransferable Recreational Access for Life Pass, which shall be used to cover the entrance fee and standard amenity recreation fee for all federal recreation lands and waters for which a fee is charged. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-11-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Economic Opportunities for Small Family C-Corporations

Bill: 115-hr-7176
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2018-11-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: 

Restoring Economic Opportunities for Small Family C-Corporations 

 
This bill reinstates (1) the 15% corporate tax bracket for up to $50,000 in taxable income, and (2) the additional tax on corporations with taxable income that exceeds $100,000. The bill limits the additional tax to the lesser of 5% of the excess or $3,000. (Under current law, corporations are taxed at a flat 21% rate.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
Shared Accountability for Improved Patient Outcomes Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7177
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2018-11-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: 

Shared Accountability for Improved Patient Outcomes Act of 2018

 
This bill makes a series of changes relating to value-based arrangements for health care, including exempting certain such arrangements from prohibitions against illegal remunerations and physician self-referrals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-11-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
Defense of Property Rights Act

Bill: 115-hr-7178
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2018-11-27 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Federal district courts
Government liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Legal fees and court costs
Property rights
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: 

Defense of Property Rights Act 

 
This bill prohibits federal or state agencies from taking private property in whole or in part (including by physical invasion, regulation, exaction, or condition) except for public purpose and with just compensation to the property owner. 
 
A property owner shall receive just compensation if the property has been physically invaded or taken without the owner's consent in an action that: 
 
 
does not substantially advance the stated governmental interest; 
 
exacts the owner's lawful right to use the property, or a portion of the property, as a condition for an agency's action (including the granting of a permit, license, or variance) without a rough proportionality between the stated need for the property and the impact of the proposed use; 
 
deprives the owner, either temporarily or permanently, of substantially all economically beneficial or productive use of the property; 
 
diminishes the property's fair market value by at least 20% or $20,000; or 
 
constitutes any other taking within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. 

 
The bill allows the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to: (1) render judgment upon a claim against an agency for monetary relief, (2) invalidate federal laws or regulations that violate Fifth Amendment property rights, (3) grant injunctive and declaratory relief, and (4) have concurrent jurisdiction with other courts. 
 
The bill also establishes a six-year statute of limitations for actions to be brought after a taking and allows takings disputes to be resolved through settlement or arbitration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-27
text: Introduced in House
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7179
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Cancer
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to amend its regulations to revise the standards for the emission of ethylene oxide. Specifically, regulations must be revised based on results from the National Center for Environmental Assessment report titled &ldquo;Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide.&rdquo;
 
The bill also requires revisions to apply maximum achievable control technology requirements to chamber exhaust vents. Maximum achievable control technology standards are established for sources of hazardous air pollutants to limit or control emissions.
 
The EPA must notify the public of violations under the revised standards, and failure to do so will result in an investigation to assess the health risks and prevent a future failure of notification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Russian Nuclear Aggression Act

Bill: 115-hr-7180
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
International law and treaties
Nuclear weapons
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 

Stopping Russian Nuclear Aggression Act

 
This bill specifies that no funds shall be made available to extend the implementation of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START Treaty) beyond its current 2021 expiration date unless various conditions are met, including an agreement by Russia that several of its new weapons systems are covered by the treaty.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
400 Act

Bill: 115-hr-7181
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional districts and representation
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 

400 Act

 
This bill reduces the number of Members of the House of Representatives from 435 to 400. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act

Bill: 115-hr-7182
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic performance and conditions
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign loans and debt
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Iran
Middle East
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 

Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to report Congress on Iranian individuals and parastatal groups that have close relationships with the Iranian government, including information regarding (1) their known sources of income, (2) their indices of corruption, (3) their involvement in key U.S. economic sectors, and (4) the potential effects of imposing sanctions on them.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

Bill: 115-hr-7183
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to convene a working group on a regular basis with the Department of Labor, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Health and Human Service, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, and other appropriate agencies to:
 
 
 develop a report that identifies and describes the potential areas of duplication or fragmentation in post-disaster declarations in federal assessments of data collection methods and data collected and program delivery after post-disaster declarations;
 
 determine the applicability of having one federal agency make the assessments for all agencies;
 
 identify potential emerging technologies, such as Unmanned Aircraft Systems, to expedite the administration of disaster assistance assessments; and 
 
 develop and submit to Congress a report on the working group's findings that may include recommendations.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
No Retroactive Online Taxation Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7184
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 

No Retroactive Online Taxation Act of 2018 

 
This bill bans states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller for any sale that occurred before June 21, 2018. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale into the state. The ban does not apply to any sales tax collected or paid by a remote seller before June 21, 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
Weekends Without Hunger Act

Bill: 115-hr-7185
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 

Weekends Without Hunger Act 

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to provide commodities, on a competitive basis, to public or private nonprofit institutions to provide nutritious food to at-risk children on weekends and during extended school holidays throughout the year 
 
(At-risk children are children who are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act

Bill: 115-hr-7186
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2018-11-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Small business
User charges and fees
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: 

Diverse Small Business Empowerment Act

 
This bill reduces or waives the guarantee fee required for certain Small Business Administration loans to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-28
text: Introduced in House
National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7187
Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2018-11-29 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: 

National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through December 7, 2018. 

action_date: 2018-12-01
text: 

National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through December 7, 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-01
text: Became Public Law No: 115-281.
action_date: 2018-12-01
text: Became Public Law No: 115-281.
action_date: 2018-12-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7246)
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7246)
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H9710)
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 350 - 46 (Roll no. 424).
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 350 - 46 (Roll no. 424).
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9703-9730)
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7187.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9710-9714)
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Mr. Hensarling moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 115-281
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act

Bill: 115-hr-7188
Sponsor: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2018-11-29 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Homeland security
Industrial facilities
Performance measurement
Personnel records
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act

 
This bill amends the Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 to extend by two years the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House
ETO is Toxic Act

Bill: 115-hr-7189
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2018-11-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Air quality
Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: 

Expanding Transparency of Information and Safeguarding Toxics Act of 2018 or the ETO is Toxic Act

 
This bill updates requirements for chemicals that pose an adverse public health risk. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish an updated National Air Toxics Assessment once every two years. The assessment uses emissions data to estimate health risks from toxic air pollutants. 
 
The bill also requires the EPA to use data from its Integrated Risk Information System when conducting rulemaking with respect to chemicals that have been assessed in the system. For chemicals that are found to pose an adverse health risk, the EPA shall identify and do additional review on facilities that are significant sources of the chemical to determine whether the facility poses an adverse public health risk.
 
Under the bill, chemicals identified as carcinogenic in the system must have a toxic chemical release form completed by the owner or operator of a facility.
 
The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consult with appropriate EPA offices regarding the future schedule of assessments of chemicals to be conducted under the system, the results or existing assessments, and concerns that may merit additional review. HHS must also administer personal exposure tests for chemicals that pose a new adverse public health risk to vulnerable populations, such as children. HHS must establish a Community Outreach Division to communicate risk assessments to affected communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Reorganization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7190
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2018-11-29 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Commerce
Corporate finance and management
Jurisdiction and venue
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: 

Small Business Reorganization Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes new, streamlined bankruptcy procedures for small businesses under chapter 11 (reorganization). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Introduced in House