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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs, to establish a pilot program for veterans to pursue certification programs in computer numerically controlled machining, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3492
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Metals
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill provides educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs registered with the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor.
 
It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are not sponsored by program participants' employers should provide the participants with professional development resources and interview training. 
 
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall carry out a pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in certification programs in computer numerically controlled machining.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress regarding the career technical training track of the VA's Transition Assistance Program, including its effectiveness in educating participants about apprenticeship opportunities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3493
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Higher education
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Care Corps Demonstration Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to implement a local care corps program through which eligible volunteers perform care services for individuals with a disability or individuals who have difficulty with self-care or living independently.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
National Care Corps Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3494
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Higher education
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

National Care Corps Act of 2017 

 
 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Care Corps through which Corps volunteers provide certain home-based or community-based services to individuals in need via participation in local care corps programs. 
 
The National Care Corps may award grants to eligible entities to establish and implement a local care corps program through which Corps volunteers perform approved services for individuals in need.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6202)
Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3495
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2017

 This bill amends the 21st Century Cures Act to make appropriations for FY2019-FY2023 for state grants to address the opioid abuse crisis. States receiving a grant must report on substance abuse services provided to underserved populations, including Native Americans.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Public Library Innovation Space Act

Bill: 115-hr-3496
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Business education
Economic development
Elementary and secondary education
Humanities programs funding
Libraries and archives
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Product development and innovation
Public-private cooperation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Public Library Innovation Space Act

 
This bill requires the National Museum and Library Services Board to carry out a program for making competitive grants to eligible partnerships (composed of a public library and an economic development corporation, a local government, a state government, an elementary or secondary school, a museum, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, a corporation, and/or other entities identified by the Board) to establish makerspaces at public libraries. 
 
A makerspace is a facility (which may be at a fixed location or a mobile unit) that is open to the public and provides individuals with access to: (1) tools, technology, and educational resources designed to enable such individuals to create physical goods, including prototypes; and (2) educational opportunities, including vocational training and assistance with early-stage business ventures. 
 
A partnership must contribute, for the activities for which the grant was awarded, nonfederal matching funds equal to the grant amount. 
 
Each eligible partnership that receives a grant may not use its grant funds, or the matching funds contributed by it, for construction activities at a public library that would provide extra square footage to house a makerspace. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3497
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Modernization of Medical Records Access for Veterans Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out in at least one Veterans Integrated Services Network a pilot program for at least a 12-month period during which veterans enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system will use a portable medical records storage system to store and share with VA health care providers and community health care providers records of their individual medical histories. 
 
The VA shall seek to enter into a contract, using competitive procedures, with an appropriate entity to furnish such storage system. 
 
The bill specifies system requirements, including: (1) the capability to store at least four gigabytes of electronic health records on a physical device no larger than a credit card, and (2) the capability to be used by substantially all electronic health records systems certified by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT on or before January 1, 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-3498
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Securities
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress regarding extraordinary measures used to avoid exceeding the statutory debt limit. 
 
Extraordinary measures include suspensions and delays of debt sales and auctions, suspending or redeeming investments in certain government funds, and issuing debt to enter into an exchange transaction for debt that is subject to the limit. 
 
If Treasury determines that the public debt will reach the limit in 30 days, Treasury must submit a report to Congress that includes: 
 
 
 a description of the extraordinary measures that Treasury intends to use if the debt limit is not raised, 
 
 an estimate of the cost of the measures, 
 
 a projection of how long the measures will fund the federal government, and 
 
 a projection of the administrative cost of taking the measures. 
 
 
Treasury must also submit specified daily reports to Congress when the measures are being used. After using the measures, Treasury must report to Congress regarding the measures that were used and the administrative cost of the measures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Automatic IRA Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3499
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Federal preemption
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Securities
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Automatic IRA Act of 201

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 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) require certain employers who do not maintain qualifying retirement plans or arrangements to make available to their eligible employees a payroll deposit individual retirement account (IRA) arrangement (automatic IRA arrangement) which grants such employees the right to opt-out of participation; (2) require the Department of the Treasury to provide employers with a model notice for notifying employees of their opportunity to participate in an automatic IRA arrangement and for providing details regarding the election period; (3) impose a penalty on employers who fail to provide eligible employees access to an automatic IRA arrangement; (4) allow employers who do not have more than 100 employees a tax credit for costs associated with establishing an automatic IRA arrangement; and (5) increase the dollar limitation on the tax credit for small employer pension plan startup costs. 
 
The bill establishes an Automatic IRA Advisory Group to make recommendations regarding automatic IRA investment options.
 
Treasury and the Department of Labor must jointly conduct feasibility studies on: (1) extending spousal consent requirements to automatic IRA arrangements; (2) automatically transferring amounts saved by employees in retirement bonds into alternative, private sector, diversified investments when employees' automatic IRA balances reach a certain dollar level; (3) using investment data to notify individuals with multiple small balance retirement accounts of consolidation options; and (4) using investment arrangements associated with automatic IRAs to assist in addressing the problem of abandoned accounts.
 
Treasury and Labor must also prescribe administrative guidance for the use of multiple employer plans by December 31, 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-3500
Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 
 
201

7

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose employment was terminated for cause. 
 
 No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill. 

action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 
 
201

8

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose employment was terminated for cause. 
 
 No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill. 

action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 
 
201

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 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring any individual who was previously employed by the IRS but was removed for misconduct or whose employment was terminated for cause. 
 
 (Sec. 3) No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7112)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7112)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3500.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7112-7113)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Ms. Jenkins (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 616.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-796.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-796.
action_date: 2018-06-22
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Family-Owned Business Multiemployer Pension Correction Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3501
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Labor-management relations
Retail and wholesale trades
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Family-Owned Business Multiemployer Pension Correction Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to limit the liability of retail employers who do not employ more than 100 employees who are multiemployer pension plan participants (covered small employer) for withdrawing from a multiemployer pension plan to begin making contributions to a collectively bargained plan. A covered small employer is not eligible for such benefit unless Treasury determines that the affected multiemployer plan liabilities do not exceed 1% of total plan liabilities during a specified 3-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
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: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw guidance regarding disclosure related to climate change.

Bill: 115-hr-3502
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw its guidance titled "Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change" published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the payment of death gratuities to the surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress.

Bill: 115-hr-3503
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay death gratuities to surviving heirs of deceased Members of Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Integrity Act

Bill: 115-hr-3504
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2017-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: 

Public Service Integrity Act

 
This bill increases to five years the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of the Senate (currently, two years) or a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, one year).
 
Additionally, the bill increases from one year to two years the post-employment lobbying restrictions on officers and employees of the legislative branch. It also lowers the income threshold at which the restrictions become applicable for such officers and employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Introduced in House