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Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-3332
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Kansas
Members of Congress
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
 This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole in recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
HEARD Act

Bill: 115-hr-3333
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural research
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Hunting and fishing
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this bill. 
 
The bill prescribes requirements for disposition of the gross proceeds of the sales of lands under this bill, including that: 
 
 
 15% be paid to the state where the sale takes place to be used to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12, to supplement public support of institutions of public higher education, and to supplement state agricultural and natural resource agencies; and 
 
10% of such proceeds be deposited in a special account to be created in the Treasury which may be used for the acquisition of recreational beneficial lands and interests (providing an opportunity for hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, recreational off-highway vehicles, or other recreational purposes, or to achieve better management of public lands through consolidation of federal ownership). 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-08-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-3334
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Literature
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Maya Angelou in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
 
The bill requires the medal to be given to the Smithsonian Institution. 
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution make it available for display, particularly at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, or for loan as appropriate, particularly to locations associated with Angelou's life.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Pups for Patriots Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3335
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Mammals
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Service animals
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Pups for Patriots Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program under which it shall enter into contracts with qualified nonprofit organizations to provide service dogs to eligible veterans who: 
 
 
served on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001,
 
have been diagnosed with severe or extreme post-traumatic stress or with a severe traumatic brain injury by a VA doctor or clinical social worker,
 
have received evidence-based treatment and remains symptomatic of severe or extreme post-traumatic stress or severe traumatic brain injury, and 
 
commit to an evaluation by a VA doctor or social worker at least twice a year. 
 
 
A qualified nonprofit organization is a nonprofit organization that adheres to prescribed national standards for the selection, training, and assessment of service dogs for veterans.
 
Such program must also furnish veterinary insurance for each such service dog. 
 
The VA shall issue to a veteran to whom a service dog is provided a national service dog credential if the veteran furnishes certain documents to the VA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Employ Young Americans Now Act

Bill: 115-hr-3336
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Government trust funds
Unemployment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Employ Young Americans Now Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish programs to provide summer and year-round employment opportunities to low-income youth and skills training for low-income youth and young adults.
 
The bill establishes the Employ Young Americans Fund, with an appropriation of $5.5 billion for FY2018, to finance such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-12
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Velazquez asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3336, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act

Bill: 115-hr-3337
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adult day care
Agricultural trade
Asia
Child care and development
Child health
China
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Meat
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Safe Chicken and Meat for Children Act 

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit poultry or meat that is processed or produced in China from being used in the Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3338
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Breast Cancer Patient Protect Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group or individual health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Such a plan may not: (1) restrict benefits for any medically necessary hospital stay to less than 48 hours for a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or less than 24 hours for a lymph node dissection, or (2) require that a provider obtain authorization from the plan for prescribing any such hospital stay.
 
Such a plan must: (1) provide notice to each participant and beneficiary regarding the coverage required under this bill, and (2) ensure that coverage is provided for secondary consultations.
 
Health plans are prohibited from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this bill. 
 
Health insurers that provide individual health insurance coverage may discontinue an individual's coverage based on the intentional concealment of material facts regarding a health condition related to a condition for which coverage is being claimed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Transparency in Trade Act

Bill: 115-hr-3339
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Free trade and trade barriers
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Promoting Transparency in Trade Act

 
This bill amends the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to require the President to publish on a publicly available website the proposed U.S. text for a trade agreement regarding trade barriers before the start of a negotiating round and the considered text for such an agreement at the conclusion of each negotiating round.
 
Congress may disapprove of trade authorities procedures (fast track) if the President has not published required negotiation texts for a proposed trade agreement.
 
The bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to direct the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to ensure that the Chief Transparency Officer of the Office of the USTR does not have, or appear to have, any conflict of interest in ensuring the transparency of the activities of the Office, including trade negotiations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Taxpayer Rights Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3340
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Judicial review and appeals
Specialized courts
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Strengthening Taxpayer Rights Act of 2017 

 
This bill modifies requirements for the preparation of tax returns and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) procedures for the collection of taxes. 
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: 
 
 
apply tax preparer penalties for the understatement of a taxpayer's liability and other violations to other submissions to the IRS, in addition to tax returns or refund claims;
 
 increase tax preparer penalties for gross misconduct and other violations;
 
require identifying numbers to be included for all submissions to the IRS by tax return preparers (limited to tax returns or refund claims under current law); 
 
 limit the disclosure of taxpayer information to the express purpose for which the taxpayer granted consent; 
 
provide for de novo review by the Tax Court of IRS innocent spouse relief determinations; 
 
 specify that the determination of whether or not a debt has been discharged may not be based solely on a nonpayment period; and
 
restrict the authority of the IRS to use a levy after the collection period has expired. 
 
 
The bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to reduce from seven years to two years the period that a tax lien may appear on a taxpayer's credit report. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3341
Sponsor: Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017
 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly use a cell-site simulator. A violator is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both. 
The bill creates exceptions to allow a governmental entity to use a cell-site simulator in certain circumstances&#8212;pursuant to a warrant, to conduct electronic surveillance under the Foreign Intelligence Service Act of 1978, or in an emergency situation. 
It prohibits the use of information unlawfully acquired from a cell-site simulator as evidence in a legal or official proceeding.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-08-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Servicemember Voting Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-3343
Sponsor: Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Military personnel and dependents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Servicemember Voting Protection Act

 
This bill requires a state, upon request by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter who simultaneously applies for voter registration and an absentee ballot, to provide absentee ballots for subsequent elections through the next general election for federal office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
STEM to STEAM Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3344
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Education programs funding
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

STEM to STEAM Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the STEM Education Act of 2015 to include: (1) among the purposes for which the National Science Foundation shall award competitive, merit-reviewed grants the support of the integration of art and design in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educational programs; and (2) among activities supported by such grants the design and testing of programming that integrates art and design in STEM education in order to promote creativity and innovation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act

Bill: 115-hr-3345
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a new business-related tax credit for the start-up expenses of a veteran-owned small business in an underserved community. 
 
The allowable amount of such credit is 15% of start-up expenditures that do not exceed $80,000. To be eligible for the credit, the small business must (1) be owned and controlled by one or more veterans or spouses of veterans, and (2) have a principal place of business in an underserved community.
 
An &quot;underserved community&quot; is any area located within: (1) a HUBZone (as defined by the Small Business Act), (2) an empowerment zone or an enterprise community, (3) an area of low income or moderate income (as recognized by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council), or (4) a county with persistent poverty (as classified by the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Student Opportunity Act

Bill: 115-hr-3346
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Student Opportunity Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to establish a program to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and late charges on Federal Direct Loans (DLs) and Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) in order to give a borrower a fixed interest rate equal to the 10-year Treasury note rate plus .5 percentage point.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
Viewer Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3347
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2017-07-20 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Consumer affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government trust funds
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: 

Viewer Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill addresses issues related to the reorganization of the broadcast television spectrum. The bill establishes the Viewer Protection Fund through FY2022 to prevent a substantial number of consumers from losing access to signals of broadcast television and FM radio stations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Introduced in House