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South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3592
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Asia
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Research administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make grants to states for the purpose of promoting awareness of the increasing prevalence of heart disease, including its relationship to type 2 diabetes, in South Asian communities in the United States. 
 
For the purpose of conducting research and related activities with respect to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and other health-related ailments among South Asian communities in the United States, the National Institutes of Health, in coordination with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: (1) may conduct or support, through funding opportunity announcements, grants, or cooperative agreements, basic, clinical, and translational research; and (2) may award grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit private entities.
 
The bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award research and extension grants for developing and disseminating science-based tools and strategies to promote heart healthy nutrition among South Asian communities in the United States.
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that medical schools in the United States that are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education should include as part of their nutrition curriculum a focus on South Asian diet and ways to achieve optimal nutrition in South Asian communities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2017-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6561)
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act

Bill: 115-hr-3593
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Securing Our Borders and Wilderness Act

 
This bill amends the Wilderness Act to allow the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct the following activities within a wilderness area for the purpose of securing the international land borders of the United States: 
 
 
 access structures, installations, and roads;
 
use motor vehicles and aircraft;
 
deploy temporary infrastructure in response to emergencies; or
 
construct and maintain roads and fences, subject to the approval of the Department of the Interior. 
 
 
Any such activity shall be carried out in a manner that protects the wilderness character of the area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 831.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1070, Part I.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1070, Part I.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2017-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Debt Recovery Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3594
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Debt collection
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Social Security Debt Recovery Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to specify that the amount of any overpayment of OASDI benefits to an individual, and any obligation of the individual to repay such overpayment, shall be determined solely under the OASDI program. Therefore, such overpayment shall not otherwise be subject to garnishment or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Strong Families Act

Bill: 115-hr-3595
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Strong Families Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain employers a business-related tax credit for a specified percentage (not to exceed 25%) of the amount of wages paid to their employees during any period (not exceeding 12 weeks) in which such employees are on family and medical leave, (2) limit the allowable amount of such credit with respect to any employee to the product of the normal hourly wage rate of such employee for each hour (or fraction thereof) of actual services performed for the employer and the number of hours (or fraction thereof) for which family and medical leave is taken, and (3) terminate such credit five years after the enactment of this bill. 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall complete a study on the effectiveness of the tax credit for paid family and medical leave. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3596
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Budget process
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Legislative rules and procedure
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) modify the formula that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) uses to calculate the funded percentage of single-employer pension plans, and (2) reduce single-employer PBGC premiums for pension plans that are sponsored by certain small employers or have specified PBGC funded percentages.
 
The bill also prohibits the budget effects of provisions that change PBGC premiums from being counted for the purposes of determining budget points of order for legislation in the House or the Senate. 
 
(The PBGC is a federal agency that insures the benefits of private sector, defined benefit pension plans. The PBGC is financed by insurance premiums paid by sponsors of the plans, investment income, assets from pension plans taken over by the PBGC, and recoveries from the companies formerly responsible for the plans.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

Bill: 115-hr-3597
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Ecology
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act

 
This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Department of Commerce to award grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of any of the following tribal coastal zone objectives: 
 
 
protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes, or traditional, historic, and esthetic values essential to the tribes;
 
preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas; and
 
implementing any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation. 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2017-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act

Bill: 115-hr-3598
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Birds
Government trust funds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act

 
This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY2023.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Protect Interstate Commerce Act

Bill: 115-hr-3599
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Protect Interstate Commerce Act 

 
This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing a standard or condition on the production or manufacture of agricultural products sold or offered for sale in interstate commerce if: (1) the production or manufacture occurs in another state, and (2) the standard or condition adds to standards or conditions applicable under federal law and the laws of the state or locality in which the production or manufacture occurs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Census Accuracy Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3600
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Census Accuracy Act of 2017

 
This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to determine the total population by states to include: (1) a checkbox or other similar option for a respondent to indicate whether he or she is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national, is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, is an alien who otherwise has lawful status under the immigration laws, or is none of these; and (2) a question regarding which federal program or legal provision accorded the respondent such status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Consumers from Frivolous Claims Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3601
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Protecting Consumers from Frivolous Claims Act of 2017

 
This bill prohibits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from sharing with the public certain data regarding consumer complaints about financial products and services.
 
The bill also eliminates requirements for the CFPB to establish (1) a community-affairs unit; and (2) a unit to research and report on topics including consumer awareness of the costs, risks, and benefits of consumer financial products and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3603
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Stop Corporate Earnings Stripping Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the tax deduction available to certain foreign-controlled U.S. multinational corporations for excess interest on debt incurred by such corporations (i.e., earnings stripping) by: (1) repealing the debt-to-equity ratio threshold required for such deduction, (2) reducing the permitted net interest expense threshold from 50% to 25% of the corporation's adjusted taxable income, (3) repealing the excess limitation carryforward, and (4) limiting to five years the carryforward of disallowed interest expenses with respect to amounts paid or incurred before, on, or after the date of enactment of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3605
Sponsor: Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
South Korea
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017

 
This bill provides a presumption of herbicide exposure as the service-connected cause of certain diseases notwithstanding that there is no evidentiary record of any such disease during a veteran's service period. 
 
The bill defines a &quot;veteran&quot; for purposes of this bill as an individual who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971.
 
The bill specifies such a disease as: (1) a listed disease that becomes manifest, or (2) any additional disease that the Department of Veterans Affairs determines warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of a positive association with herbicide exposure and that manifests itself within a prescribed period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
Overdraft Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3606
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Government studies and investigations
Marketing and advertising
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: 

Overdraft Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a depository institution from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts in connection with overdraft coverage.
 
Each depository institution that offers overdraft coverage for accounts must disclose overdraft coverage fees. It must also disclose that:
 
 
the consumer's transaction may be declined if there are insufficient funds in the related transaction account, and 
 
the consumer will not be charged a fee if such transaction is declined. 

 
A depository institution must provide certain other disclosures regarding its overdraft protection program, including prompt notification of the account's overdraft status.
 
The bill limits the number of overdraft fees a consumer may be charged each month and year, and provides that such fees must be reasonable.
 
The bill prohibits an overdraft coverage fee if the overdraft results solely from a debit hold amount that exceeds the actual dollar amount of the transaction. 
 
The bill also prohibits a depository institution from:
 
 
charging a non-sufficient fund fee for any debit card transaction, or 
 
reporting negative information regarding consumer use of overdraft coverage to any consumer reporting agency when the overdraft amounts and coverage fees are paid under the terms of an overdraft coverage program. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Introduced in House