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Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-3034
Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Agricultural education
Congressional tributes
Higher education
Members of Congress
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Justin Smith Morrill Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Justin Smith Morrill, a United States Senator from Vermont, for his lasting contributions to higher education opportunity for all Americans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
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: 2017-06-23
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: 2017-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E893-894)
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3035
Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the holdings of a private foundation in any business enterprise that meets specified requirements relating to exclusive ownership, minimum distribution of net operating income for the charitable purpose (all profits to charity distribution requirement), and independent operation (not controlled by a substantial contributor or family members) from the excise taxes on excess business holdings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
DD-214 Modernization Act

Bill: 115-hr-3036
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

DD-214 Modernization Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide an email address by which the member may be contacted after discharge or release from active duty. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act

Bill: 115-hr-3037
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limit on the amount of employer-provided group term life insurance that an employee may exclude from his or her gross income for income tax purposes. Currently, an employee may exclude from gross income up to $50,000 of the cost of such insurance plus any amount paid by the employee for the purchase of such insurance. The bill increases the $50,000 limit to $375,000, and adjusts such increased limit for inflation in taxable years beginning after 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Time Off to Vote Act

Bill: 115-hr-3038
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Time Off to Vote Act 

 
This bill entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of a federal election in order to vote.
 
The employer may determine the two-hour period, excluding any lunch break or other break. 
 
Taking such leave shall not result in the employee losing accrued employment benefits.
 
The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with the right to take such leave or for an employer to discriminate against an employee for taking such leave.
 
The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to retaliate against an employee for: (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this bill; (2) filing a charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this bill; or (3) testifying or preparing to testify in an inquiry or proceeding relating to such leave.
 
The bill specifies penalties for employers who violate these provisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
San Gabriel Mountains Forever Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3039
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Forests, forestry, trees
Lakes and rivers
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

San Gabriel Mountains Forever Act of 2017

 
This bill designates specified federal lands in Angeles National Forest in California as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the East Fork San Gabriel River, the North Fork San Gabriel River, the West Fork San Gabriel River, and Little Rock Creek in California as wild, recreational, or scenic rivers and as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3040
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Animal and plant health
Birds
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Grain
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides that are registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use in seed treatment, soil application, or foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals until the EPA determines that the insecticides will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. The determination must be based on: 
 
 
an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence on whether the use or uses of those neonicotinoids cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators, including native bees, honeybees, birds, bats, and other species of beneficial insects; and
 
 a completed field study that meets the criteria required by the EPA and evaluates residues, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures.
 
 
The EPA may not issue new registrations of the neonicotinoid pesticides for any seed treatment, soil application, and foliar treatment on bee-attractive plants, trees, and cereals under FIFRA until it has made the determination with respect to the insecticide.
 
For purposes of protecting and ensuring the long-term viability of native bees and other pollinators, the Department of the Interior must: (1) regularly monitor the health and population status of native bees, (2) identify the scope and likely causes of unusual native bee mortality, and (3) submit to Congress and make public an annual report on the health and population status of native bees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act

Bill: 115-hr-3041
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aquaculture
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act

 
This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to revise prohibitions on the trade of protected, invasive, or nonnative fish or wildlife across state lines. Specifically, the bill allows a de minimis amount of such fish or wildlife to be included in interstate commercial shipments from aquaculture operations, unless the inclusion was knowing or intentional.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3044
Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 
This bill allows a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan to provide certain supplemental benefits to chronically ill enrollees beginning in plan year 2020.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress on the provision of such supplemental benefits to MA enrollees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Eastern Legacy Extension Act

Bill: 115-hr-3045
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Indiana
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Eastern Legacy Extension Act

 
This bill amends the National Trails System Act to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to 4,900 miles, from the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6624)
action_date: 2018-07-23
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 H6624)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3045.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6624-6625)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 649.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-840.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-840.
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Help All Americans Save for College Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3046
Sponsor: Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment taxes
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Income tax rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Help All Americans Save for College Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the tax treatment of qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) and ABLE accounts. (Tax-favored ABLE [Achieving a Better Life Experience] accounts are designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses.) 
 
The bill excludes employer contributions to an employee's 529 plan or ABLE account from the gross income of an individual, certain employment taxes, and taxes on self-employment earnings. 
 
The exclusions are limited to the lesser of: (1) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year, or (2) $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return) for each dependent of the taxpayer who is the designated beneficiary of a 529 plan. 
 
The bill also allows an individual to deduct up to $5,000 of the aggregate contributions of the individual to a 529 plan and an ABLE account. 
 
The bill revises the 10% additional tax for distributions from a 529 plan or an ABLE account that are not used for qualified purposes to change the rate to the greater of: (1) 10%, or (2) the highest rate of income tax applicable to the taxpayer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
To correct the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units P21, P21P, P22 in Florida.

Bill: 115-hr-3047
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 
This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Charlotte, and Sarasota Counties, Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3048
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Student Loan Interest Deduction Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum tax deduction for interest paid on any qualified education loan to $5,000 ($10,000 for married couples filing a joint tax return), and (2) repeal the limitation on such deduction based upon modified adjusted gross income. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Evan's Law

Bill: 115-hr-3049
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Building construction
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Evan's Law

 
This bill requires the military department concerned to ensure that any window of a military family housing unit the bottom sill of which is within 36 inches of the floor is equipped with fall prevention devices that protect against unintentional falls by young children and that comply with applicable International Building Code (IBC) standards. 
 
Each department must brief the House Committee on Armed Services on the implementation of such requirement and include in the briefing: (1) a plan to retrofit existing military family housing units to meet such requirement; (2) the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of expanding such requirement to apply to windows with higher sills, modifying such requirement to require windows to be equipped with additional fall prevention devices that meet specified criteria, or extending such requirement to private housing leased or otherwise used by military families; and (3) the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of other potential methods to protect against unintentional window falls by young children in military family housing units. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5114)
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Educating Student Loan Borrowers Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3051
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Public contracts and procurement
Student aid and college costs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Educating Student Loan Borrowers Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand disclosure requirements related to student loan repayment options applicable to an institution of higher education that participates in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act

Bill: 115-hr-3052
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-06-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Legislative rules and procedure
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: 

Flexibility to Innovate for College Affordability Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force to review, report on, and make recommendations to reduce, federal regulatory requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs). 
 
ED must publish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Report; the President must submit a legislative proposal to implement its recommendations; and Congress must consider legislation to enact such recommendations under expedited procedures. 
 
Additionally, this bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand ED's waiver authority under the Experimental Sites Initiative.
 
Specifically, it authorizes ED to waive title IV statutory and regulatory requirements to allow participating IHEs to award federal student aid: (1) above the annual maximum amount to students whose academic workload exceeds a full-time academic workload; and (2) to students enrolled in remedial or competency-based programs, students or potential students who incur costs (e.g., test fees) for prior learning assessments, and high school students enrolled in a postsecondary education program. A participating IHE must demonstrate that a waiver reduces the total cost of attendance for such students.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Introduced in House