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Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2510
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water quality
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017
 
 
The bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reauthorize through FY2022:
 
 
programs for preventing and reducing pollution through research, investigations, and training; 
state and interstate water pollution control programs; 
 
wet weather watershed pilot projects; 
a grant program for implementing state management programs for controlling pollution added from nonpoint sources (e.g., pollution on the ground picked up by rain) to navigable waters; 
a grant program for protecting groundwater quality; 
clean water state revolving funds; 
a pilot program for alternative water source projects; and 
sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants (formally known as sewer overflow control grants). 
 
 
The bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to rural, small, and tribal municipalities for addressing pollution.
 
The bill revises requirements governing capitalization grant agreements, clean water state revolving funds, and sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Foster Youth and Driving Act

Bill: 115-hr-2512
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Foster Youth and Driving Act

 
This bill expands driving and transportation assistance to support foster youth in becoming licensed drivers.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Police Officers Protecting Children Act

Bill: 115-hr-2513
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Police Officers Protecting Children Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that certain retired and off-duty law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibitions on possessing or discharging a firearm in a school zone. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act

Bill: 115-hr-2514
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Travel Agent Retail Fairness Act

Bill: 115-hr-2515
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Labor
Labor standards
Retail and wholesale trades
Travel and tourism
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Travel Agent Retail Fairness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to revise regulations to remove travel agencies from the partial list of establishments having no retail concept. An establishment having no retail concept may not claim the exemption from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 
 
Until Labor completes such a revision, a travel agency shall be considered an establishment having a retail concept.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act

Bill: 115-hr-2516
Sponsor: Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage (commonly referred to as the individual mandate) individuals who reside in a rating area in which the Department of Health and Human Services certifies that no qualified health plans are offered through an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees.

Bill: 115-hr-2517
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 
This bill prohibits an individual employed in a senior executive position at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from being reassigned to another such position unless such reassignment is approved in writing and signed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
 
The VA shall report to Congress on such reassignments biannually.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
BROWSER Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2520
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2017 or the BROWSER Act of 2017

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to enforce information privacy protections that require broadband Internet access services and certain websites or mobile applications providing subscription, account, purchase, or search engine services to allow users to opt-in or opt-out of the use, disclosure, or access to their user information depending on the sensitivity of the information. 
 
Opt-in approval through the user's express consent must be obtained for the use of sensitive information that is:
 
 
 financial information,
 
health information,
 
about children under 13,
 
Social Security numbers,
 
precise geo-location information,
 
content of communications,
 
web browsing history, or 
 
history of usage of a software program or mobile application.
 
 
Opt-out approval must be provided for the use of non-sensitive user information under a method in which users are deemed to have consented if they fail to object after being provided notice of privacy policies.
 
The bill allows a service provider to use information without approval for specified purposes, including for services necessary for provision of the service and to initiate, render, bill, and collect for the service.
 
Service providers must allow users to grant, deny, or withdraw approval at any time. 
 
The bill prohibits providers from conditioning service on a user's agreement to waive privacy rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
PROSPERS Act

Bill: 115-hr-2523
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Preserve Rights Of States and Political subdivisions to Encourage Retirement Savings Act or the PROSPERS Act 

 
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to specify that states and certain political subdivisions may establish and administer voluntary payroll deduction retirement savings programs for private sector employees that are not considered employee pension benefit plans or pension plans covered by ERISA if the plans meet certain requirements. 
 
The bill requires the plans to be established, implemented, and administered by states or political subdivisions. The plans must also be voluntary for employees and meet other specified requirements, including restrictions on the involvement of employers and obligations to enforce the rights of employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
To provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County, California.

Bill: 115-hr-2524
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: California
Department of Homeland Security
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to convey all U.S. interest in real property consisting of a former immigration and customs facility in Ventura County, California, to such county to use for public purposes. The county shall agree to use any revenue generated from such use only for such public purposes. 
 
DHS shall require the county to cover or reimburse costs incurred by DHS to carry out the conveyance.
 
If the property conveyed or revenues generated are not being used in accordance with this bill, such property shall, at the option of DHS, revert to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Financial Literacy for Students Act

Bill: 115-hr-2525
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Economic theory
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Financial literacy
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Financial Literacy for Students Act

 
 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize the Department of Education to award matching grants to states to: (1) integrate financial literacy education into public elementary and secondary schools that are eligible for school improvement funds under title I of the ESEA, and (2) train states' secondary school financial literacy or entrepreneurship teachers to teach financial literacy in core academic subjects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
POST GRAD Act

Bill: 115-hr-2526
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or the POST GRAD Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program beginning on July 1, 2017. (Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2527
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E661-662)
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2528
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal preemption
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 

2017

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to declare that no provision of the CSA, including criminal penalties, is intended to supersede or preempt a state law that pertains to marijuana.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-18
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: 2017-05-18
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: 2017-05-18
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: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
National Intersection and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2529
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

National Intersection and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction grant program.
 
DOT may make competitive grants to a state or local government, U.S. territory, tribal government, or metropolitan planning organization for projects that:
 
 
are eligible for federal-aid highway funding, and
 
will improve the safety of intersections or interchanges on the National Highway System that are used by an average of 50,000 vehicles a day and that are in immediate need of safety improvement. 
 
 
The aggregate grant amount provided to an entity in a fiscal year shall not exceed 5% of the amount available for all grants under the program in that fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2530
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area
Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Earned Income Tax Credit Equity for Puerto Rico Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make citizens of Puerto Rico eligible for the federal earned income tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2531
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caribbean area
Medicare
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to automatically enroll eligible residents of Puerto Rico in Medicare's medical insurance program. Under current law, automatic enrollment applies to eligible residents of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-18
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: 2017-05-18
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: 2017-05-18
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: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2532
Sponsor: Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
Introduced: 2017-05-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Domestic violence and child abuse
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Family services
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International law and treaties
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: 

Vulnerable Children and Families Act of 2017

 
 This bill redesignates the Office of Children's Issues of the Department of State as the Office of Vulnerable Children and Family Security (VCFS).
 
The President shall appoint an Ambassador-at-Large to promote: (1) oversight of the VCFS; (2) the implementation in foreign countries of child welfare laws and policies in keeping with the goals of the United States Government Action Plan on Children in Adversity; and (3) addressing the gap in U.S. diplomacy, policy, and operations regarding permanent family care for children living without families. 
 
The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) advise the State Department and the President about vulnerable children and family security in foreign countries; (2) represent the United States regarding international child welfare, family preservation and reunification, and provision of permanent, safe parental care; (3) develop related policies and programs; and (4) submit an annual report on implementation of such action plan.
 
 The bill provides the VCFS with lead responsibility for: (1) representing the U.S. government regarding intercountry adoptions, and (2) determining whether a country has met its obligations under the Hague Convention of Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Inter-Country Adoption and is eligible to participate in intercountry adoptions in accordance with U.S. law.
 
 The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to: (1) include in the annual country reports on human rights practices information on the conditions of children living in orphanages and group homes, and (2) repeal certain provisions providing assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children.
 
 The Special Advisor for Assistance to Orphans and Vulnerable Children shall work with the Ambassador-at-Large to ensure that U.S. assistance and development programs are focused on: 
 
 
child development through the integration of health, nutrition, and family support; 
 
facilitating government efforts to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect; 
 
building integrated child welfare and protection systems; and 
 
integrating such objectives with U.S. government agencies. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Introduced in House