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America Can Code Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2303
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2017 or the America Can Code Act of 2017
 
 
This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act.
 
The bill also amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans to include coding and computer programming instruction within the career and technical programs of study for which states receive assistance under that Act, and (2) the inclusion of coding and computer programming instruction within the federally assisted tech-prep programs that prepare participants in a career field by providing them with at least two years of secondary education followed by at least two years of postsecondary education or participation in an apprenticeship program.
 
The Department of Education shall convene a task force to explore: (1) mechanisms for the development of draft curricula for elementary and secondary computer programming and coding education; (2) a mechanism to collect and share best elementary and secondary school computer programming and coding practices among educators; and (3) a national strategy to ensure competitiveness in emerging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, such as computer programming and coding. The task force must establish an information portal that directs users to coordinated and systematic information on promoting coding and computer programming in elementary and secondary schools.
 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Computer Science Career Education Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2304
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Minority education
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Computer Science Career Education Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award competitive grants to consortia composed of at least one local educational agency, at least one institution of higher education (IHE), and community representatives for the development and operation of four- or six-year computer science career education programs.
 
Each such career education program must include the development of a computer science program for both secondary and postsecondary education that:
 
 
is aligned with rigorous computer science standards for kindergarten through grade 12 computer science education;
 
links secondary schools and IHEs through non-duplicative sequences of courses in computer science career fields;
 
uses, if appropriate and available, experiential or work-based learning in collaboration with local or regional employers;
 
uses educational technology and distance learning to involve all members of the consortium more fully in the development and operation of the programs;
 
aligns with industry needs in the state or region; and
 
creates innovative opportunities for students that lead to attainment of industry-recognized credentials.
 
 
A program must also provide: (1) professional development for teachers, (2) career and academic counseling for students, and (3) equal access to the full range of career education programs to members of underrepresented groups and special populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act

Bill: 115-hr-2306
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Commodities markets
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Putting Main Street FIRST Act or the Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a .03% excise tax on the purchase of a security if: (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person.
 
A &quot;security&quot; includes: (1) any share of stock in a corporation, (2) any partnership or beneficial ownership interest in a partnership or trust; (3) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness; and (4) derivatives that meet specified criteria. 
 
The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if: (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person.
 
The bill exempts from such tax: (1) initial issues of securities; and (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days. 
 
The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders. 
 
The bill allows an offset against such tax for contributions to certain tax-favored savings accounts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
SHOP CLASS Act

Bill: 115-hr-2308
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Manufacturing
Product development and innovation
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

21st Century Strengthening Hands On Programs that Cultivate Learning Approaches for Successful Students Act or the SHOP CLASS Act

 
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities funded under such Act to include: (1) professional development programs to ensure that public school teachers of career and technical education develop a higher level of academic and industry knowledge and skills in maker education (a hands-on learning approach that encourages students to imagine, create, innovate, tinker, and collaborate through the process of manufacturing, testing, and demonstrating their ideas); and (2) support for maker education and makerspaces (a community space that provides access to tools, technology, and knowledge for learners and entrepreneurs, that results in the prototyping or creation of physical goods, and that supports the development of educational opportunities for personal growth, workforce training, and early stage business ventures).
 
The bill requires local educational agencies' use of funds under such Act to include support for career and technical education programs designed to train teachers in the effective use and application of maker education and makerspaces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2309
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017

 
This bill repeals: (1) provisions authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a human resources management system for some or all of its organizational units, and (2) the authority granted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish or modify a personnel management system for TSA employees engaged in airport security screening. 
 
Within 60 days after the enactment date of this bill: (1) any such human resources management system and all TSA personnel management policies, letters, guidelines, and directives shall cease to be effective, and (2) all TSA positions and DHS positions that provide transportation security in furtherance of the purposes of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act shall become subject to general civil service provisions. 
 
This bill sets forth transition rules that protect the pay rates and other rights of such employees. 
 
Any collective bargaining agreement on the effective date of this legislation shall remain in effect. DHS shall consult with the labor organization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to carry out the conversion of such positions.
 
The provisions of this bill do not affect the prohibitions against disloyalty and asserting the right to strike against the federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2310
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat membership in a tax-exempt health care sharing ministry as coverage under a high deductible health plan for purposes of the tax deduction for contributions to a health savings account.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Express Appeals Act

Bill: 115-hr-2311
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability assistance
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Health information and medical records
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Express Appeals Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) carry out a five-year pilot program to provide the option of an alternative appeals process to determine appeals of claims for disability compensation more quickly, and (2) inform claimants about such program.
 
The bill describes appeals filed under the pilot program as &quot;fully developed appeals.&quot;
 
A claimant may elect to file a fully developed appeal by filing with the VA: (1) a notice of disagreement along with the claimant's written election to have the appeal determined under the pilot program, (2) all evidence that the claimant believes is needed for the appeal, and (3) a statement of the argument in support of the claim. The VA must transfer jurisdiction over a fully developed appeal directly to the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
 
A claimant must make such election: (1) at any time during the traditional appeal process if the claimant has filed a traditional appeal before the pilot program commences, or (2) when the claimant files the notice of disagreement if the claimant has not filed a traditional appeal.
 
The VA shall inform a claimant who seeks to change a traditional appeal to a fully developed appeal as to whether any time will be saved. A claimant who elects to file a fully developed appeal may elect to revert to a traditional appeal at any time. 
 
The Board of Veterans' Appeals shall: (1) maintain fully developed appeals on a separate docket; (2) hear fully developed appeals in the order received; (3) decide not more than one fully developed appeal for each four traditional appeals decided, though this ratio may be adjusted for fairness purposes beginning one year after the pilot program begins; and (4) decide each fully developed appeal within one year of a claimant's filing the notice of disagreement.
 
The bill sets forth provisions regarding: (1) the effects of new evidence submitted or additional information needed after a fully developed appeal is filed, and (2) a prohibition against the Board providing hearings for fully developed appeals.
 
The Board shall establish an office to develop federal records, independent medical opinions, and new medical exams that are necessary to decide a fully developed appeal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2312
Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care quality
Hospital care
Medical education
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into covered agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of covered VA health-care resources with eligible academic affiliates in order to improve access to, and quality of, VA hospital care and medical services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Relief and Job Creation Act

Bill: 115-hr-2313
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Small business
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Small Business Relief and Job Creation Act
 
 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million or who did not employ more than 100 full-time employees during the preceding taxable year a work opportunity tax credit for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees (at least 30 hours per week for 35 or more calendar weeks in the taxable year) during 2018 or 2019. The bill doubles the rate of such credit for employers located in counties with unemployment rates that exceed the national rate of unemployment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4114)
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Security Clearance Family Review Act

Bill: 115-hr-2314
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive Office of the President
Family relationships
Foreign and international banking
Foreign and international corporations
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Security Clearance Family Review Act

 
This bill prohibits specified federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, from granting access to classified information to a relative of the President for purposes of federal employment unless the Office of Government Ethics makes a favorable determination during a review process regarding the relative's suitability for such access. In conducting a review, the Office of Government Ethics must determine whether the relative of the President has any ongoing and substantial commercial relationships with state-owned or privately owned foreign enterprises or financial institutions, and, if so, whether the relative is ineligible for access to classified information because of such relationships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Bill: 115-hr-2315
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Law enforcement officers
Libya
Middle East
Terrorism
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 
 This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith in recognition of their contributions to the nation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10155)
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10155)
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10155-10156)
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Financial Services discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Financial Services discharged.
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Mr. Barr asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2317
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Coast guard
Currency
Department of Homeland Security
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act
 
of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue in commemoration of the U.S. Coast Guard: (1) $5 gold coins, (2) $1 silver coins, and (3) half-dollar clad coins. 
 
The design of such coins shall be emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the Coast Guard and its role in securing the United States since 1790. 
 
The bill prescribes certain design requirements.
 
The issuance of such coins is restricted to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2020.
 
The bill prescribes the sale price of the coins and coin surcharges. Surcharges shall be paid by Treasury to the National Coast Guard Museum Association to help finance the design, construction, operations, and maintenance of this museum.
 
Treasury shall ensure that minting and issuing coins under this bill will not result in any net cost to the federal government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Military Spouse Hiring Act

Bill: 115-hr-2318
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Military personnel and dependents
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: 

Military Spouse Hiring Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) 
 
A &quot;qualified military spouse&quot; is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-03
text: Introduced in House