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Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5456
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to award grants to federally qualified health centers, substance abuse treatment centers, rehabilitation treatment centers, and residential treatment centers to expand access to evidence-based and cost-effective substance abuse treatment services.
Priority for grants must be given to centers and programs: (1) serving communities with a greater incidence of substance abuse; or (2) providing, or proposing to incorporate, medication-assisted treatment. Services must be delivered in a manner reflecting person-centered care.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Bill: 115-hr-5457
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Women's 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. 

 
Under current law, the CMS must contract with a consensus-based entity to carry out specified duties regarding performance measurement. The bill requires such an entity to facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2018-04-10
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: 2018-04-10
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: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Member Financial Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-5458
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Member Financial Transparency Act

 
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to file reports on transactions in securities within 7 days after such transaction and the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to make such reports public within 10 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Ending the Fentanyl Crisis Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5459
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
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: 2018-04-10
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: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Never Again Education Act

Bill: 115-hr-5460
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Germany
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Teaching, teachers, curricula
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Never Again Education Act

 
This bill authorizes the Holocaust Education Assistance Program Fund for the Department of Education (ED) to: (1) award grants to eligible entities to carry out Holocaust education programs, and (2) conduct periodic regional workshops to provide teachers with technical assistance on how to incorporate Holocaust education within state and local education standards. The fund may accept donations and in-kind contributions.
 
ED shall: (1) create and maintain a Holocaust education program website containing resources for middle grades and high schools; and (2) establish the Holocaust Education Advisory Board to advise on developing application criteria for the fund's grants, advise on content for the Holocaust education program website, and lead efforts to solicit donations for the fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
NICS Review Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5461
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

NICS Review Act of 2018

 
This bill revises the amount of time that the national instant criminal background check system retains certain information about an approved firearm transaction.
 
Currently, identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser must be destroyed within 24 hours. This bill requires identifying information about an approved firearm purchaser to be retained for at least 90 days before it can be destroyed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Dairy Risk Management Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5462
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Commodities markets
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices
Insurance industry and regulation
Licensing and registrations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Livestock
Research administration and funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Dairy Risk Management Act of 2018 

 
This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Margin Protection Program for dairy producers, which is a voluntary program that pays participating dairy operations when a formula-based national margin (the difference between milk prices and feed costs) falls below a producer-selected insured margin. 
 
The bill changes the name of the program to the Dairy Risk Management Program and modifies coverage levels and premiums. 
 
With respect to other USDA dairy programs, the bill: 
 
 
 reauthorizes the Dairy Forward Pricing Program, 
 
 reauthorizes the Dairy Indemnity Program, 
 
 reauthorizes the Dairy Promotion and Research Program, and 
 
 repeals the Dairy Product Donation Program. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Creating Tech Startup Jobs Act

Bill: 115-hr-5463
Sponsor: Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Business records
Capital gains tax
Corporate finance and management
Employment taxes
Family relationships
Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Research and development
Self-employed
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Creating Tech Startup Jobs Act 

 
This bill allows several tax credits for a qualified research intensive small business concern, which is a small business that is not over 10 years old, has fewer than 100 employees, and spends at least 30% of its gross expenditures on research or experimental expenditures.
 
For a qualified research intensive small business concern, the bill allows
 
 
a research intensive investment credit for taxpayers who acquire an equity investment in the business,
 
a research employment credit for a portion of the first-year research wages that the business pays to full-time research employees, and 
 
a research expenditure credit for a portion of the research or experimental expenditures of the business.
 
 
The bill also (1) sets forth a special rule for the inclusion in gross income of partnership interests transferred in connection with the performance of services, and (2) modifies the tax treatment of partners who provide investment management services to partnerships. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
Pink Tax Repeal Act

Bill: 115-hr-5464
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Federal preemption
Inflation and prices
Marketing and advertising
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

Pink Tax Repeal Act 

 
This bill prohibits product manufacturers or service providers from selling substantially similar products at different prices based on the gender of the intended purchaser. If, for example, the only difference between two products is the color, they are substantially similar.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
No Budget, No Pay Act

Bill: 115-hr-5465
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: 

No Budget, No Pay Act 

 
This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2019 by April 15, 2018, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
 
Salaries are withheld from April 16, 2018, until the house of Congress agrees to a budget resolution or the last day of the 115th Congress, whichever is earlier. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Introduced in House
To exempt Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid from any Federal balanced budget requirement, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5466
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 
This bill exempts Social Security benefits, payments under Medicare, and payments to states under Medicaid from any federal balanced budget requirement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5467
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Retail and wholesale trades
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 

Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018

 
This bill extends access to Department of Defense commissaries and morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR) facilities to Purple Heart recipients, veterans with a service-connected disability, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war, and veteran caregivers. (Commissaries are grocery/department stores on military installations that sell food and some household items. MWR facilities offer a range of services on bases including libraries, outdoor recreation, dining, golf courses, and sports and fitness centers.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5468
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 

Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018

 
This bill modifies conditions and requirements for judicial review of a federal agency's decision with respect to permits for certain construction projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-12
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5469
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 
This bill expands financial disclosure reporting provisions to require Members of Congress to include in their report any business ties the Member or his or her immediate family has with a foreign entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the Office of Financial Research, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5470
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 
This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to eliminate the Office of Financial Research. The bill also provides for funding for the Financial Stability Oversight Council. (Under current law, the council is funded by the Office of Financial Research.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
American Gateway Communities Economic Development and Conservation Act

Bill: 115-hr-5471
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Housing and community development funding
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 

American Gateway Communities Economic Development and Conservation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish an American Gateway Communities Economic Development and Conservation Program. Interior may provide grants under the program to assist local government entities in improving gateways to National Park System units.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5472
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2018-04-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Medical ethics
Prescription drugs
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: 

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2018 

 
This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to require a prescriber of a household-animal medication to provide a free copy of the prescription to the pet owner without the pet owner having to request a copy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Introduced in House