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Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7210
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Natural disasters
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: 

Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to
 
 
study the short-term and long-term mechanisms that cause sinkholes, including extreme storm events, prolonged droughts causing shifts in water management practices, aquifer depletion, and other major changes in water use; and 
 
develop maps depicting the zones that are at greater risk of forming sinkholes. 

 
The USGS must establish a public website that displays such maps and other relevant information that are critical for use by community planners and emergency managers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on Federal lands, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7211
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-11-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: 
This bill addresses requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing operations. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. 
 
Specifically, this bill subjects the underground injection of such fluids or propping agents to requirements governing drinking water.
 
 In addition, the bill: (1) requires the Bureau of Land Management to regulate hydraulic fracturing operations on federal land administered by the Department of the Interior, and (2) establishes permit requirements for such operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-11-30
text: Introduced in House
Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7212
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2018-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Child health
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: 

Violence Against Women Health Act of 2018

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Department of Health and Human Services program that awards grants to support the health care system's response to domestic violence. The bill also modifies the program, including by requiring that grant funds be used to support specified training and resources for behavioral-health professionals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Education Integration Act

Bill: 115-hr-7214
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2018-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: 

Cybersecurity Education Integration Act

 
This bills establishes a pilot program under which the Department of Education must award grants for cybersecurity education programs in order to prepare individuals to meet workforce needs in critical infrastructure sectors.
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9806-9807)
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-7215
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: 

Federal Government Advertising Equity Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the President to include information in each budget regarding executive agency expenditures for advertising services, including expenditures for the advertising services of socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses and of women and minority-owned businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1595)
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
To require the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia and the Director of the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency to reside in the District of Columbia.

Bill: 115-hr-7216
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-12-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
District of Columbia
Judicial procedure and administration
State and local courts
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: 
This bill prospectively requires the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia to reside in the District during their tenure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1596)
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-03
text: Introduced in House
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7218
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Emergency communications systems
Evidence and witnesses
Federal-Indian relations
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Missing persons
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018

 
This bill revises the authority for state grants to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons. 
 
Among other things, the bill does the following: 
 
 
authorizes grants to be used for additional activities (e.g., transportation of missing persons and unidentified remains), including with respect to migrants;
 
expands eligible entities; and
 
gives priority to eligible entities in states along the southern border.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7219
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

 

No Guns for Terrorists Act of 2018

This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly sell or transfer a firearm to a known or suspected terrorist, as determined by the Department of Justice. (The Federal Bureau of Investigation administers the Terrorist Screening Center, which maintains the Terrorist Screening Database&#8212;the U.S. government's consolidated database of individuals known or reasonably suspected to be involved in terrorist activities.)



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
PARIS Climate Act

Bill: 115-hr-7220
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Air quality
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

Produce All Relevant Information to Safeguard Climate Act or the PARIS Climate Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report quarterly to Congress on whether any parties to the Paris Agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions have indicated intention to withdraw from the agreement, and whether the United States has established specific terms for reengagement with the agreement. The report shall be publicly available on the State Department's website. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
SUBS Act

Bill: 115-hr-7221
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

Stop Unfair Bid Shopping Act of 2018 or the SUBS Act

 
This bill requires an executive agency awarding a construction contract using sealed bid procedures in an amount greater than $1.5 million to: (1) require an offeror for the contract to include a list in the offer of each subcontractor that the offeror intends to use, for any subcontract expected to be awarded in excess of $100,000; and (2) include a clause in the contract requiring that the prime contractor submit to the agency a written notification of any subcontractor substituted after the award of the contract for a subcontractor so listed, along with an updated estimate for the cost of performing the work associated with the substituted subcontractor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Megan Rondini Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7222
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

Megan Rondini Sexual Assault Victims Protection Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a series of activities relating to sexual assault evidence and treatment. Among other things, HHS must establish a task force that addresses barriers to improving access to sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual assault nurse examiners, and other forensic medical examiners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Right Rebate Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7223
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

Right Rebate Act of 2018

 
This bill requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-12-06
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: 2018-12-06
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: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7224
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Currency
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018 

 
This bill directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to report on virtual currency markets and price manipulation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7225
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Commodities markets
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Currency
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2018 

 
This bill directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to report on virtual currency markets and U.S. competitiveness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7226
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2018-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian lands and resources rights
Licensing and registrations
Metals
Mining
Pollution liability
Soil pollution
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

Good Samaritan Remediation of Orphan Hardrock Mines Act of 2018

 
This bill: (1) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pilot program under which the EPA grants permits for Good Samaritans to remediate historic mine residue at orphan hardrock mine sites, and (2) establishes a Good Samaritan Mine Remediation Fund for land management agencies that authorize Good Samaritans to conduct remediation projects on federal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-12-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Introduced in House
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7228
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2018-12-10 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Family planning and birth control
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Human rights
International law and treaties
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sexually transmitted diseases
Women's health
Women's rights
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: 

Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of State to include in its annual reports on human rights in countries receiving U.S. development and security assistance a discussion of the status of reproductive rights in each country, including whether a country has adopted policies to: (1) promote access to contraception, (2) provide services to ensure safe and healthy pregnancy and childbirth, (3) expand or restrict access to safe abortion services, (4) prevent maternal deaths, and (5) prevent and treat sexually transmitted diseases.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Introduced in House