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Grid Cybersecurity Research and Development Act

Bill: 115-hr-4120
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial facilities
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Grid Cybersecurity Research and Development Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE)to develop an initiative to mitigate the consequences on the electric grid from the results of cyberattacks by increasing cybersecurity capabilities of the electricity sector.
 
Additionally, DOE must collaborate with other federal agencies, state agencies, and the private sector to develop guidance for research and demonstration activities to improve cybersecurity capabilities of the electricity sector.
 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology must develop voluntary cybersecurity training standards that minimize duplication and maintain a public database of cybersecurity training programs.
 
The Energy Sector Government Coordinating Council must develop a coordinated interagency strategic plan to advance cybersecurity capabilities in the electricity sector.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Global Development Lab Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4121
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Research administration and funding
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Global Development Lab Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab, the duties of which shall include: 
 
 
 increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop new solutions to end extreme poverty; 
 
 discovering and testing development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals; 
 
leveraging the expertise, resources, and investment of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact and sustainability; 
 
utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand the number and diversity of solutions to development challenges; and 
 
supporting USAID missions and bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design.
 
 
The lab is authorized to provide innovation incentive awards on a competitive basis that: (1) encourages and rewards the development of solutions for a particular, well-defined problem relating to the alleviation of poverty; or (2) helps identify and promote a broad range of ideas and practices, facilitating further development of an idea or practice by third parties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4122
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health information and medical records
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require mammography facilities to include up-to-date information about breast density in both the written report of the results of a mammography examination provided to a patient's physician and the summary of that written report given to the patient. The summary must convey: (1) the effect of breast density in masking the presence of breast cancer on a mammogram, and (2) that individuals with dense breasts should talk with their health care providers about any questions or concerns regarding the summary and whether they would benefit from additional tests.
 
The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify research on breast density, the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of supplemental imaging relating to breast density, and best practices concerning mammograms and supplemental screening for those with dense breasts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
North Korea Ballistic Missile Investigations Act

Bill: 115-hr-4123
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Europe
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military procurement, research, weapons development
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Russia
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

North Korea Ballistic Missile Investigations Act

 
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to conduct an investigation and report to Congress regarding North Korea's alleged procurement of engines and related technology from foreign sources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4125
Sponsor: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify consumer information disclosure requirements related to completion or graduation rates. 
 
Currently, an institution that participates in federal student aid programs must disclose the completion or graduation rate of first-time, full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. This bill expands disclosure requirements to also include the completion or graduation rates of non-first time and half-time certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. The bill also sets forth new time periods for calculating the completion or graduation rates for programs of study that are less than four years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4126
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Government information and archives
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Transparency in Energy Production Act of 201

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This bill requires the Department of the Interior to publicly disclose the amounts of fossil fuel production, including amounts of gas released (as by flaring), and renewable energy production on public lands.
 
The data shall present amounts of greenhouse gas emissions using the 20- and 100-year Global Warming Potential-weighted emission values and, for renewable energy production, compare fossil fuel-generated emissions resulting from the same amount of energy.
 
As determined necessary to implement this bill, Interior shall promulgate regulations regarding accurate measurement and reporting of methane emissions.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4127
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cancer
Health facilities and institutions
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Sales and excise taxes
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the motor fuel excise tax fuel used in any highway vehicle designed exclusively to provide mobile mammography services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Choice and Affordability Act

Bill: 115-hr-4128
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Health Care Choice and Affordability Act

 
This bill allows a state to offer a Medicaid buy-in option for qualifying individuals on health insurance exchanges, if the state has at least one political subdivision in which fewer than two health insurers participate in such exchanges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-10-25
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: 2017-10-25
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: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
State Public Option Act

Bill: 115-hr-4129
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Child health
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Income tax credits
Medicaid
Medicare
Performance measurement
State and local finance
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

State Public Option Act

 
This bill allows residents not already eligible for Medicaid who are not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2018.
 
The bill makes such buy-in coverage eligible for premium subsidies and reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
 
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shall develop standardized, state-level metrics of access to, and satisfaction with, providers for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans.
 
Primary care services furnished under Medicaid by certain providers must be paid at a rate that is not less than the rate under Medicare part B.
 
Beginning in FY2019, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to states for the purpose of improving access to services for individuals enrolled in state Medicaid plans.
 
The bill provides the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-10-25
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: 2017-10-25
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: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4130
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Mandatory Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017

 
This bill prohibits predispute arbitration agreements from containing a confidentiality clause regarding an employment, consumer, or civil rights dispute that could be interpreted to prohibit a party from: (1) making a communication in a manner such that the prohibition would violate a whistle-blower statute; or (2) reporting or making a communication about tortious conduct, unlawful conduct, or issues of public policy or public concern. But the prohibition shall not apply if a party can demonstrate a confidentiality interest that significantly outweighs the private and public interest in disclosure.
 
The validity or enforceability of such an agreement to arbitrate shall be determined by a court, under federal law, rather than by an arbitrator, irrespective of whether the party resisting arbitration challenges the arbitration agreement specifically or in conjunction with other terms of the contract containing such agreement.
 
The bill does not apply to contracts between an employer and a labor organization or between labor organizations, except that no such arbitration provision shall waive the right of an employee to seek judicial enforcement of a right arising under the U.S. Constitution, a state constitution, a federal or state statute, or related public policy.
 
The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce against violations by persons offering such agreements, which shall be treated as unfair or deceptive acts or practices under Federal Trade Commission Act. The bill also allows private rights of action by any persons aggrieved by a violation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
No Abortion Bonds Act

Bill: 115-hr-4131
Sponsor: Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Abortion
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Income tax credits
Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

No Abortion Bonds Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose taxes on state, local, and tax credit bonds that are used to provide a facility owned or used (for any purpose) by an abortion provider for more than 30 days during a year in which interest is paid on the bond. 
 
An entity is not considered an abortion provider solely as a result of performing abortions if: (1) the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. 
 
The Department of the Treasury may exempt certain hospitals from being considered an abortion provider by making the name of the hospital available on Treasury's public website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8154)
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4132
Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Medical education
Ohio
South Carolina
Student aid and college costs
Tennessee
Texas
Veterans' medical care
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Veterans Affairs Physician Recruitment Act of 2017

 
This bill enhances the Department of Veterans Affairs' ability to recruit and retain medical personnel through scholarships and student loan repayment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4133
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2017-10-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Federal preemption
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicare
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: 

Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2017

 
This bill allows any Medicare beneficiary to enter into a contract with an eligible professional, regardless of whether the professional is a participating or non-participating physician or practitioner, for any item or service covered by Medicare. Such beneficiaries may submit a claim for Medicare payment in the amount that would otherwise apply, except that, where the professional is considered to be non-participating, payment shall be paid as if the professional were participating. An eligible professional is a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse-midwife, clinical social worker, clinical psychologist, physical or occupational therapist, qualified speech-language pathologist, or qualified audiologist.
 
A Medicare beneficiary must agree in writing in such a contract to: (1) pay the eligible professional for a Medicare-covered item or service; and (2) submit, in lieu of the eligible professional, a claim for Medicare payment. However, a beneficiary may negotiate, as a term of the contract, for the eligible professional to file such claims on the beneficiary's behalf.
 
The bill preempts state laws from limiting the amount of charges for physician and practitioner services for which Medicare payment is made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-10-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-10-25
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: 2017-10-25
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: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Introduced in House