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Federal Travel Transparency Act

Bill: 115-s-2630
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: 

Federal Travel Transparency Act

 
This bill requires a federal executive agency to report additional information to the General Services Administration (GSA) regarding travel by the agency head or certain high-level officials compensated on the Executive Schedule. The GSA must make the information publicly available on a travel information website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2631
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 

Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the President's annual budget to include the total amount proposed for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of each element of the government engaged in these activities in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. The budget must also include the estimated appropriation required for these activities for each of the next four fiscal years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Family Support Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2632
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Crime victims
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Florida
Income tax deductions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Family Support Act of 2018 

 
This bill accelerates the benefits of tax deductions for charitable cash contributions made for the relief of the spouses, dependents, or guardians of the slain or injured victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting that occurred on February 14, 2018. 
 
A taxpayer who makes such a contribution may claim a deduction in 2017 for contributions made on or after February 13, 2018, and before April 18, 2018. Recordkeeping requirements for the deduction may be satisfied using a telephone bill showing the name of the organization to which a contribution was made with the date and amount of such contribution. 
 
A contribution that is made on or after February 14, 2018, may qualify as a charitable contribution even if it is for the exclusive benefit of the specified individuals. 
 
Payments made on or after February 14, 2018, and on or before October 15, 2018, to the individuals by a tax-exempt organization: (1) shall be treated as related to the purpose or function constituting the basis for such organization's tax exemption; and (2) may not be treated as inuring to the benefit of any private individual, if the payments are made in good faith using a reasonable and objective formula which is consistently applied.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2633
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Gambling
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 

Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2018 or the HEART Act of 2018

 
 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the notice period in civil forfeiture proceedings that involve the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting.
 
It requires the government to send notice of the seizure to interested parties within 30 days (currently, 60 days). The notice period may be extended only if a delay is warranted after considering certain factors, including the cost to the government of providing shelter for the animal, the health of the animal and the effect of a delay on its rehabilitation, and any increased risk that a delay could necessitate euthanizing the animal. 
 
The bill amends the federal judicial code to authorize the Department of Justice to use amounts from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to pay for costs associated with a seized animal, including transportation, shelter, care, veterinary services, and humane euthanasia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
State Transportation Flexibility Act

Bill: 115-s-2634
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Government trust funds
Intergovernmental relations
Public transit
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 

State Transportation Flexibility Act 

 
This bill allows a state to elect not to participate in the federal-aid highway program, including any federal highway program under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.
 
The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall carry out a direct federal-aid highway program to permit a state legislature, at least 90 days before the beginning of a fiscal year, to elect to: 
 
 
waive the state's right to receive apportioned or allocated funds under the federal-aid highway program, and 
 
receive a prorated amount of taxes appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for the Mass Transit Account) which are attributable to highway users in the state. 
 
 
The state making an election shall: 
 
 
agree to maintain the Interstate System in accordance with the current Interstate System program; 
 
submit a plan describing the purposes, projects, and uses to which such amounts will be put and the federal-aid highway programmatic requirements the state elects to continue; 
 
agree to obligate or expend program amounts exclusively for projects that would be eligible for surface transportation program funding; and.
 
agree to report annually to DOT on the use of amounts received under the program and to make the report publicly available.
 
 
 DOT shall carry out a similar alternative funding program for public transportation programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2635
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-04-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Postal service
Trade restrictions
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: 

Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018

 
 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, imports, exports, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl. 
 
Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.
 
Additionally, the bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to increase the availability of chemical screening devices and dedicate the appropriate number of personnel to interdict fentanyl and other substances that are unlawfully imported into the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2636
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Community Action Opioid Response Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Office of Community Services within the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program that helps low-income individuals, families, and communities affected by the national opioid epidemic. Grants must be awarded to Community Action Agencies (local organizations that work to reduce poverty in low-income communities) for specified activities relating to opioid misuse and abuse, including education, outreach, prevention, and treatment services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Bill: 115-s-2637
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

 
This bill directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to:
 
 
identify and publish a recommended core set of maternal and infant quality measures for women and children, as specified by the bill; 
 
publish an initial core set of any such measures applicable to mothers and infants eligible under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); 
 
establish a Maternal and Infant Quality Measurement Program; and 
 
establish an online clearinghouse of resources for entities working to improve maternity and infant care quality.

 
The CMS may make grants to eligible entities for:
 
 
the development of new state and regional maternity and infant care quality collaboratives; 
 
expanded activities of existing collaboratives; and 
 
maternity and infant care initiatives within established state and regional quality collaboratives that are not focused exclusively on maternity care. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending Needless Delivery Subsidies Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2638
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Postal service
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Ending Needless Delivery Subsidies Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of State to seek to negotiate before the Universal Postal Union the elimination of all foreign subsidies for international postal shipments to the United States.
 
The State Department may not conclude any international postal shipment agreement unless the postal rates granted to U.S. exporters under the agreement are similar to those granted to exporters in other countries that are parties to the agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
CONSENT Act

Bill: 115-s-2639
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions or the CONSENT Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish certain privacy protections for customers of online edge providers (e.g., search engines, streaming services, and social-media platforms), including by requiring such providers to
 
 
notify customers about the collection, use, and sharing of personal information;
 
obtain opt-in consent to use, share, or sell customers' personal information;
 
develop certain data-security practices; and
 
notify customers in the event of a security breach.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE KIDS Act

Bill: 115-s-2640
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Preschool education
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure Act or the SAFE KIDS Act

 
 This bill prohibits an operator of a school's website from using personally identifiable information or material it acquired because of use of the site in order to target advertising to students from early childhood education through secondary school, or their parents, based on information obtained or inferred from students' online behavior, use of online applications, or such personally identifiable information. The bill exempts online advertisements that are based on a current visit or are in response to a student's request for more information or feedback, provided that information about students' online behavior is not collected or retained over time for the purpose of targeting subsequent advertisements. 
 
 The bill prohibits operators from: (1) selling students' personal information to third parties; or (2) collecting student information to create a personal profile or for purposes unrelated to educational instruction, school collaboration, or administrative activities.
 
 The bill requires operators to implement information security procedures. It directs operators to delete certain student information that is not included in a student's education records: (1) within a reasonable time after a request through an educational agency, institution, or program, or from the student's parent; or (2) once the data has outlived the legitimate purpose for which it was collected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2042)
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
American Food for American Schools Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2641
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Buy American requirements
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food industry and services
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

American Food for American Schools Act of 201

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This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require school food authorities (SFAs) to request a waiver from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase foreign commodities or products for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). SFAs may purchase foreign commodities or products without a waiver if the commodities or products are not produced or available domestically. 
 
(Under current law, Buy American provisions require SFAs to purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodities or products for the NSLP. There are limited exceptions which permit the purchase of foreign products in circumstances when using domestic products is truly not practicable. If an SFA uses an exception, there is no requirement to request a waiver to purchase a foreign product or commodity, but the SFA must keep documentation justifying the exception.) 
 
USDA may not grant a waiver for an SFA to purchase foreign commodities or products unless: (1) the commodities or products are not produced domestically in sufficient amounts or of satisfactory quality, (2) the domestic commodities or products would be significantly higher in price than foreign commodities or products, and (3) the SFA agrees to make the waiver publicly available on its website and email a notification of the waiver to parents or guardians of students who will be served the foreign commodity or product purchased pursuant to the waiver.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2642
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Jobs Plus Recovery Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to award grants to local boards to carry out Jobs Plus Recovery programs (including screening services, an individual treatment and employment plan, outpatient treatment and recovery care, supportive services, and career job training services) through partnerships with specified entities, such as treatment providers and community-based organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2042)
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
GAS MONEY Saved Act

Bill: 115-s-2643
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Transportation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Greener Air Standards Mean Our National security, Environment, and Youth Saved Act or the GAS MONEY Saved Act

 
This bill prevents the Environmental Protection Agency from reducing the stringency of greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles issued under the rules titled:
 
 
&quot;2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards,&quot; and 
 
&quot;Final Determination on the Appropriateness of the Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards under the Midterm Evaluation.&quot;
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Access to Increased Drug Disposal Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2645
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 

Access to Increased Drug Disposal Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Justice to award grants to states to increase the number of pharmacies and other eligible entities (e.g., narcotic treatment programs) that collect unused controlled substances for disposal. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-05-24
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
CARE Act

Bill: 115-s-2646
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment and training programs
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 

Collectively Achieving Recovery and Employment Act of 2018 or the CARE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services, to establish a pilot program to award grants during FY2019-FY2024 to counties (or other equivalent entities) and tribal entities to administer combined workforce training and drug addiction treatment and recovery programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate