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Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2578
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2017-05-19 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employee benefits and pensions
Evidence and witnesses
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Judicial procedure and administration
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: 

Employee Benefits Protection Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the mandatory summary description of a group health plan to specify: (1) whether the plan permits either the plan sponsor or any participating employer to unilaterally modify or terminate plan benefits affecting employees, retirees, and beneficiaries; and (2) when and to what extent plan benefits are fully vested with respect to these individuals.
 
In law suits involving group health plan benefits, a presumption is established that as of the date an employee retires or completes 20 years of service with the employer, retiree health benefits are fully vested and cannot be modified or terminated. This presumption may be overcome only upon a showing that the employee, before becoming a plan participant, was made aware that the plan allowed for a modification or termination of benefits.
 
The bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to make it an unfair labor practice for a labor organization and any employer to enter into an agreement to modify a previous agreement in a manner that results in a reduction or termination of retiree health insurance benefits, if the modification occurs after the retiree's retirement date. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-19
text: Introduced in House
BUILD Resilience Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2583
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Infrastructure development
Land transfers
Natural disasters
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Building Up Infrastructure and Limiting Disasters through Resilience Act of 2017 or the BUILD Resilience Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a Community Resilience Grant Program to provide assistance to communities for increasing resilience to chronic stresses and acute shocks, including by improving long-term resilience of infrastructure and housing. A state, local government, or regional entity is eligible for such a grant if it is located in an area that has been declared a major disaster area within the previous five years.
 
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research must select and award annual grants to a single nonprofit organization having a national reputation for expertise in resilience research and capacity building to develop, establish, and operate a National Research Center for Resilience. The center shall provide grants to institutions of higher education or other nonprofit organizations to establish a Regional Center for Resilience in each of HUD's 10 regions to serve as regional research partners with recipients of resilience grants. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2585
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Bankruptcy
Congressional oversight
Contracts and agency
Financial services and investments
Insurance industry and regulation
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the Home Owner's Loan Act, the International Banking Act of 1978, the federal bankruptcy code, and other laws to:
 
 
limit affiliations between an insured depository institution and any insurance company, securities entity, or swaps entity ; 
 
restrict the authority of a national banking association to purchase or sell investment securities or stock, invest in certain structured or synthetic products, control or hold an interest in financial subsidiaries, or otherwise engage in nonbanking activities; 
 
restrict the authority of a federal savings association to invest in, redeem, or hold shares or certificates issued by an open-end management investment company; 
 
limit the authority of a financial holding company to engage in nonfinancial activities; 
 
disallow certain foreign banks from engaging in nonbanking activities in the United States; 
 
repeal bankruptcy code provisions related to the contractual right to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate certain types of financial instruments; and 
 
establish various enforcement and penalty provisions.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
RISK Act

Bill: 115-hr-2586
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
News media and reporting
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Protest and dissent
Public participation and lobbying
Racial and ethnic relations
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Subversive activities
U.S. and foreign investments
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act or the RISK Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to submit to Congress an assessment of subversive activities by the Russian Federation. The assessment shall be conducted by a federally funded research and development center or another appropriate independent entity with expertise in diplomatic and military developments in Europe and the Russian Federation. 
 
Such entity may use and incorporate information from previous studies and shall include assessments of:
 
 
disinformation and propaganda activities of the Russian Federation;
 
support by the Russian Federation for separatist activities and other aggressive actions aimed at undermining the sovereignty of foreign countries, particularly in Ukraine and the Baltic countries;
 
 cyber intrusions by the Russian Federation to influence the infrastructure and democratic processes in the United States and other countries;
 
 the use of energy exports by the Russian Federation for purposes of political or economic coercion and significant investment in energy infrastructure by the Russian government or Russian-controlled entities; and
 
 the deterioration of democratic conditions in the Russian Federation.
 
 
 The President is authorized to establish in the Department of the Treasury the Countering Russian Influence Fund to be used by the State Department for bilateral assistance to counter activities carried out in countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia by the Russian Federation to support disinformation and propaganda, interfere in foreign elections, and undermine financial transparency and governance. Amounts in the fund may be made available to carry out its purposes through civil society and other organizations that seek to mitigate the expansion of Russian influence and aggression, including through public awareness campaigns and exchange activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2587
Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allergies
Child health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hereditary and development disorders
Immunology and vaccination
Medicaid
Medicare
Nutrition and diet
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017

 
This bill provides for coverage, under Medicare, Medicaid, other specified federal health-care programs, and private health insurance, of foods and vitamins that are medically necessary for the management of certain digestive and metabolic disorders and conditions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and 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: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and 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: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and 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: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and 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: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and 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: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Unconstitutional Collection Act

Bill: 115-hr-2588
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Preventing Unconstitutional Collection Act

 
This bill amends the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to require the Department of Justice's and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's procedures for targeting communications of non-U.S. persons located outside the United States to ensure that: (1) only communications sent or received by a targeted person are acquired, and (2) any selection terms used to conduct such acquisition apply to information concerning the sender or recipient and not to the contents of such communications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2589
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability assistance
Hereditary and development disorders
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to waive, for individuals diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage. Current law generally applies this waiting period to individuals deemed eligible for OASDI benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Computer Science for All Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2590
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Indian social and development programs
Minority education
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Computer Science for All Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award grants to states, local educational agencies, and eligible tribal schools to serve as models for national replication of computer education expansion efforts. A grant application shall include specified plans that demonstrate the applicant's ability to carry out an ambitious expansion effort for all students, including traditionally underrepresented students.
 
A grant recipient shall use the grant funds to:
 
 
train teachers to teach computer science; 
 
expand access to high-quality learning materials and online learning options; 
 
create plans for expanding overall access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) classes; 
 
utilize computer science as a catalyst for increased interest in STEAM more broadly; 
 
reduce course equity gaps for all students; and 
 
ensure additional support and resources.

 
A grantee may also use grant funds to:
 
 
build effective regional collaborations, 
 
recruit and hire instructional personnel, 
 
prepare for effectively sustaining project activities after the grant period ends, and 
 
disseminate information about effective practices.

 
At least semi-annually, a grantee must report to ED on specified data related to the number of students served through program activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Expanding the Impact of the HUBZone Program Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2592
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2017-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Military facilities and property
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: 

Expanding the Impact of the HUBZone Program Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to redefine terms relating to the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program as follows:
 
 
&quot;HUBZone&quot; as any area designated on a map by the Small Business Administration (SBA) within one or more specified locations,
 
&quot;base closure area&quot; and &quot;qualified disaster area&quot; to repeal the eight-year limitation on HUBZone eligibility, and
 
&quot;qualified HUBZone small business concern&quot; to require SBA certification for up to 10 years.
 
 
The SBA must determine whether or not to designate a qualified census tract or qualified nonmetropolitan county as a HUBZone immediately after the Census Bureau publicly releases the first results from the decennial census that occurs after enactment of this bill.
 
The bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 to repeal the five-year limitation on HUBZone status of base closure areas.
 
The SBA must publish performance metrics to measure the success of the HUBZone program in promoting economic development in economically distressed areas.
 
A small business concern that was qualified as a HUBZone small business concern on or before the enactment of this bill shall be deemed a &quot;qualified HUBZone small business concern&quot; for up to 10 years beginning on its first qualification and may reapply for SBA certification at the end of such period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2593
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2017-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Maritime Commission
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Marketing and advertising
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Research administration and funding
Small business
Transportation costs
Transportation employees
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: 

Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017

 
This bill reauthorizes appropriations through FY2019 for the Federal Maritime Commission. It also prohibits a group of two or more common carriers from negotiating with a provider of port services for rates or services unless advance notice is provided to the commission.
 
The bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to designate college maritime training programs as centers of excellence and enter into cooperative agreements to help them admit additional students, recruit additional faculty, expand facilities, create new career pathways, and award students credit for previous experience. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 796.
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1017.
action_date: 2018-11-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-1017.
action_date: 2017-05-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-05-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2017-05-24
text: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.
action_date: 2017-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2594
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2017-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Building construction
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: 

Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to allow a small business performing a construction contract awarded by a federal agency to submit a request for an equitable adjustment to the agency's contracting officer if such officer directs a change in the terms of the contract performance without the agreement of the small business.
 
The agency must provide to the small business an interim partial payment of at least 50% of the estimated amount required to cover additional costs resulting from such change. Such small business shall pay to a first tier subcontractor or supplier the portion of such payment that is attributable to the increased costs of performance incurred by such subcontractor or supplier due to such change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
action_date: 2017-06-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Introduced in House