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Education and Energy Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5859
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Department of the Treasury
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Energy revenues and royalties
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Mining
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Education and Energy Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require excess revenue from new mineral and geothermal leases to be provided to the states in which the revenue is generated to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement public support of institutions of higher education. The bill applies to revenue from new leases that are in excess of the Congressional Budget Office's estimated revenue for the leases in the prior fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 871.
action_date: 2018-12-28
text: Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-28
text: Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1067, Part I.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1067, Part I.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Putting Our First-Responders First Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5860
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Putting Our First-Responders First Act 

of 2018

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow first responders to exclude from gross income certain service-connected disability payments received as part of a pension or annuity after reaching the age of retirement. The bill applies to law enforcement officers, employees in fire protection activities, and individuals who provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Inventor Diversity and Equality Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5862
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Inventor Diversity and Equality Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect and publish demographic information (including gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, and income level) that is voluntarily submitted by inventors who apply for patents.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To limit the transfer of F-35 aircraft to Turkey.

Bill: 115-hr-5863
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Intellectual property
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Sanctions
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to transfer an F-35 aircraft or related intellectual property or technical data to Turkey unless the President certifies to Congress that Turkey is not: (1) degrading North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) interoperability or member country security, or exposing NATO assets to hostile actors; (2) seeking to import or purchase defense articles from a U.S.-sanctioned foreign country; (3) wrongfully or unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens; or (4) engaging in military action without following international legal norms to prevent civilian casualties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
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: 2018-05-17
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: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

Bill: 115-hr-5865
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Business ethics
Business records
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Medical education
Medical ethics
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
Prescription drugs
Sales and excise taxes
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Addiction Prevention and Responsible Opioid Practices Act

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5866
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Temporary and part-time employment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 
 This bill includes within authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) work-study activities in connection with VA rehabilitation, education, or training programs the following activities carried out at offices of Members of Congress: (1) the distribution of information to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their dependents concerning benefits and services; and (2) the preparation of documents used to file veterans benefits claims. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5867
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Reducing Drug Waste Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to develop a joint action plan to reduce drug waste and better manage costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the "Bill Harris Post Office".

Bill: 115-hr-5868
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Ohio
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the "Bill Harris Post Office."
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the "Bill Harris Post Office."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Became Public Law No: 115-295.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Became Public Law No: 115-295.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2018-11-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-11-26
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2018-11-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7064)
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7064)
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 605.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2018-09-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8247)
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8247)
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8247)
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Mr. Russell asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 115-295
OSHA Employer Notification Act

Bill: 115-hr-5870
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Government information and archives
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

OSHA Employer Notification Act

 
This bill amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to: (1) notify employers of the issuance of citations or proposed penalties at least one full business before publicly announcing the citations or penalties; and (2) update its website posts if citations or penalties are subsequently settled, vacated, or modified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act

Bill: 115-hr-5871
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-18]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Chemistry
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employment and training programs
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Providing Officers With Electronic Resources Act or the POWER Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to make grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase a chemical screening device and to train personnel to use, and intercept data collected by, such device.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the deduction for State and local taxes.

Bill: 115-hr-5872
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limitation on individual deductions for certain state and local taxes to $20,000 (currently $10,000) per year for individuals or $10,000 (currently $5,000) for married individuals filing a separate return.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act

Bill: 115-hr-5873
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2018-05-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: 

Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act

 
This bill requires each executive agency to submit a quarterly report to the Office of Government Ethics listing each instance that the agency obligated or expended federal funds with any privately held company that is owned by the President. With respect to each such instance, the report shall include the amount of the obligation or expenditure and the name of the company. Not later than 10 days after receiving a report, the office shall publish the report on its public website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5875
Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: American Samoa
District of Columbia
Firearms and explosives
Fishes
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: 
This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to apportion certain wildlife-restoration funds to the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia in the same manner as such funds are apportioned under current law to the states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6625-6626)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6625-6626)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5875.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6625-6627)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 621.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-802.
action_date: 2018-07-03
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-802.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Border Wall Trust Fund Act

Bill: 115-hr-5876
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: 

Border Wall Trust Fund Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept donations to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the U.S.-Mexico international border.
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for a commemorative display as an integrated part of the barrier recognizing individuals who contributed to the Border Wall Trust Fund established by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-05-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-18
text: Introduced in House