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To provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain property located in Cheatham County, Tennessee.

Bill: 115-hr-5703
Sponsor: Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals
Land transfers
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make specified conveyances of the Cheatham Lock and Dam project to Cheatham County, Tennessee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Know Your Home Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5704
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Digital media
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

Know Your Home Act of 2018

 
This bill expands eligible activities under the Community Development Block Grant program to include payment of costs incurred by a local government in digitizing, and publishing online, information regarding violations of laws and regulations related to housing construction and safety. The bill also requires a local government, as a condition of grant eligibility in FY2024 or later, to collect and make publicly available such information upon request.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Postal Operations To be Unbiased and Sensible (POTUS) Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5705
Sponsor: Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Postal service
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

Postal Operations To be Unbiased and Sensible (POTUS) Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to require post offices to display the official portraits of the President and Vice President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act

Bill: 115-hr-5706
Sponsor: Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Detention of persons
Hawaii
Historic sites and heritage areas
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act

 
This bill establishes in Hawaii (1) the Pearl Harbor National Memorial as a unit of the National Park System (NPS) to preserve, interpret, and commemorate the history of World War II in the Pacific; and (2) the Honouliuli National Historic Site as a unit of the NPS to preserve and interpret the history associated with the internment and detention of civilians of Japanese and other ancestries during World War II in Hawaii, the impact of war and martial law on society in the Hawaiian Islands, and the co-location and diverse experiences of Prisoners of War at the Honouliuli Internment Camp Site.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9485-9486)
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9485-9486)
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5706.
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9485-9487)
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-10-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 773.
action_date: 2018-10-23
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-991.
action_date: 2018-10-23
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-991.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
START Act

Bill: 115-hr-5707
Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Performance measurement
Sex offenses
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

 Sexual Trauma Response and Treatment Act or the START Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using intensive outpatient programs to treat members of the Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from military sexual trauma, including treatment for substance abuse, depression, and other issues related to such conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
American Legion Post #37 Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5708
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Illinois
Land transfers
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

American Legion Post #37 Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the General Services Administration to convey without consideration, and on an as-is basis, a specified five-acre parcel of land in Quincy, Illinois, to the American Legion Post #37.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5710
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Child safety and welfare
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

The Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes the National Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Commission: (1) to study the impact of solitary confinement in correctional facilities on governments, communities, and social institutions; (2) to report findings; and (3) to recommend national standards to reduce the use of solitary confinement.
 
The bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish national standards to reduce solitary confinement in correctional facilities. 
 
The Bureau of Prisons must comply with the national standards immediately.
 
A state or local government must certify compliance with the national standards to be eligible for DOJ-administered grant program funding to construct, maintain, or operate correctional facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act

Bill: 115-hr-5711
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Mental health
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

Improving Access to Mental Health Services Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to allow National Health Service Corps (NHSC) personnel who are assigned to provide health services in a health professional shortage area to provide services as behavioral and mental health professionals at schools or other community-based settings and at the homes of patients. Services provided pursuant to this bill may count toward completion of obligated service requirements under the NHSC scholarship or loan repayment programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Drug Rebate Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-5712
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Manufacturing
Medicaid
Medical ethics
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

Medicaid Drug Rebate Accountability Act

 
This bill requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to correct any misclassifications of such drugs within a specified time period, and establishes civil penalties for failures to do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
National Guard Promotion Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-5713
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: 

National Guard Promotion Accountability Act

 
This bill permits the date of promotion of a commmissioned officer of the National Guard to be backdated, after federal recognition is granted, to the date such officer's promotion was published by the state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Introduced in House
EDU Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5714
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 
 
Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act of 2018 or the EDU Act of 2018

 
 This bill requires Medicare medication therapy management programs and Medicare Advantage in-home health risk assessments to include information about the safe disposal of prescription drugs. 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-09
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: 2018-05-09
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: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act

Bill: 115-hr-5715
Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 

Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a secure online portal to allow: (1) data sharing among the CMS, Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans; and (2) referrals by such plans of substantiated fraud, waste, or abuse in order to initiate or assist investigations by contracted entities under the Medicare Integrity Program. The CMS must disseminate and report certain collected information to such plans, including information regarding providers that were referred through the portal and trends in identifying suspicious activity.
 
Additionally, for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, MA organizations must submit information to the CMS regarding investigations or other actions taken by MA plans against providers that prescribe high volumes of opioids (as determined by the CMS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-737, Part I.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-737, Part I.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Jake Laird Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5717
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 

Jake Laird Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states to implement laws that authorize a law enforcement officer to seize firearms from a person if there is probable cause to believe the person is dangerous.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
PRO Act

Bill: 115-hr-5718
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Solid waste and recycling
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 

Perioperative Reduction of Opioids Act or the PRO Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene a technical expert panel to recommend ways to reduce opioid use in surgical settings and best practices for pain management, specifically during the perioperative (pre-operative through post-operative) period. 
 
HHS must also report on diagnosis-related group codes that have the highest volume of surgeries and the availability of associated data regarding post-operative opioid use, including prescription patterns and rates of consumption. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-09
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: 2018-05-09
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: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
ROOT Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5719
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Consumer affairs
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 

Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act of 2018 or the ROOT Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits inclusion of pain management questions in a specified health care system survey used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, unless the questions address the risks of opioid use and the availability of non-opioid alternatives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
To deauthorize a portion of a project in California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5720
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Floods and storm protection
Lakes and rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 
This bill deauthorizes a portion of the channel improvement project, Lytle and Cajon Creeks, that was authorized as part of the Santa Ana River, California, project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Village of Santa Clara Conveyance Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5721
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 

Village of Santa Clara Conveyance Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Forest Service, upon request by the Village of Santa Clara, New Mexico, to convey to the village approximately 1,520 acres of National Forest System land at market value.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5722
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: 

Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish a report on whether Medicare payments, coverage, and coding policies for non-opioid pain management treatments should be revised. The report must include an analysis of pain management and prescribing guidelines, access to non-opioid treatments, and the effect of any recommended changes on Medicare and enrollee opioid addiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-05-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Introduced in House