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To make continuing appropriations for pay for certain training for members of the National Guard and of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in the event of a shutdown of the Federal Government, to prohibit the furlough of such members during such a shutdown, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-4966
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 
This bill makes continuing appropriations for FY2018 for any period during which a government shutdown is in effect for certain training for the National Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense (DOD) (and the Department of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard). 
 
Military and DOD civilian personnel are exempt from any furlough order for any period during which a government shutdown is in effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4967
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Elementary and secondary education
Federal-Indian relations
Food assistance and relief
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Nutrition and diet
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 201

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This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Act to allow an Indian tribe to assume, from a nearby local educational agency (LEA) and in lieu of a state, responsibility for administration of the school breakfast program, the school lunch program, the child and adult care food program, or the summer food service program for children. 
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must identify, for optional use in LEAs on or near Indian reservations, alternatives to current program requirements related to the daily counting of meals by category, the use of annual applications to determine program eligibility, and the use of universal meal service. USDA may implement such alternatives, as limited by the bill, as well as further test them in demonstration projects.
 
The bill also amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require USDA to increase the amount of administrative funds paid to an Indian tribe that agrees to assume responsibility for the administration of one of the aforementioned food programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4968
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Land use and conservation
New Mexico
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to permanently reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Embassy Security Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2019

Bill: 115-hr-4969
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Performance measurement
Protection of officials
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Improving Embassy Design and Security Act of 2018

 
This bill sets forth diplomatic post design and construction requirements.
 
The Department of State shall: 
 
 
use the design-build project delivery system in which one entity works under a single contract to provide design and construction services at diplomatic posts that have not yet received design or construction contracts, 
 
develop a vertical standard design for diplomatic posts that are to be situated on smaller plots of land, 
 
 adapt the design that utilizes a standardized design template with design-build project delivery at diplomatic posts that require a more customized design, and 
 
consult with Congress regarding any diplomatic post project that utilizes a non-standard design.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8039-8041)
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7840-7841)
action_date: 2018-09-05
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 H7840-7841)
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4969.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7840-7843)
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
MadeInAmerica.gov Act

Bill: 115-hr-4970
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Consumer affairs
Digital media

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

MadeInAmerica.gov Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a website where consumers can find information about U.S.-made products.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
IPO Pipeline Act

Bill: 115-hr-4971
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Financial services and investments
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

IPO Pipeline Act 

 
This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt from Securities and Exchange Commission registration requirements certain secondary-market transactions that meet specified requirements, including that all parties involved in the transaction be accredited investors, affiliates of the issuer, or employees of the issuer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4972
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Age discrimination
Contracts and agency
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Genetics
Labor standards
Self-employed

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Protecting Independent Contractors from Discrimination Act of 2018

 
This bill requires that independent contractors be treated as employees under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E153)
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act

Bill: 115-hr-4973
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits through the TRICARE program to uniformed service members who are not on active duty, uniformed service retirees, and their dependents. (Active duty members of the uniformed services are currently eligible for chiropractic services and benefits through the Chiropractic Health Care Program.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to render overstaying a visa a criminal offense, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-4974
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to subject any alien who remains in the United States after any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired to: (1) a fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both, for a first offense; and (2) a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, or both, for any subsequent offense.
 
 Such penalties shall be waived if the overstay was due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security.
 
An alien convicted of a first offense may not be admitted to the United States for 5 years or granted a visa for 10 years.
 
 An alien convicted of a subsequent offense may not be admitted to the United States at all or granted a visa.
 
 The bill expands the scope of an individual's right to counsel in immigration proceedings and appeals. The government, however, shall not bear the cost of counsel in such proceedings or appeals.
 
 The Department of State may share visa records and related information with a foreign government if in the national interests of the United States.
 
 The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall provide the State Department with access to National Crime Information Center files for visa adjudications involving a diplomat or government official.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4975
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear power
Public participation and lobbying
Radioactive wastes and releases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: 

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensee to submit to the NRC a post-shutdown decommissioning activities report (PSDAR) regarding the shutdown of a nuclear facility. Prior to submitting a PSDAR, a licensee must consult with affected states and localities.
 
In the state where the nuclear facility is located, the NRC is required to: (1) solicit public comments on a proposed PSDAR; (2) conduct at least two public hearings; and (3) invite the state to file a statement of support, nonsupport, or conditional support for the proposed PSDAR with specific recommendations that could lead to support.
 
The NRC must determine the adequacy or inadequacy of a proposed PSDAR and issue a decision document accordingly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Coal Refuse Reclamation Act

Bill: 115-hr-4977
Sponsor: Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2018-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: 

Coal Refuse Reclamation Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for facilities that use coal refuse to produce electricity. The credit is equal to $12 per ton of coal refuse used at a coal refuse facility to produce electricity at the facility during the 10-year period beginning on January 1, 2018. 
 
To qualify for the credit, the facility must have been originally placed in service prior to January 1, 2018, and combust coal refuse or fuel composed of at least 75% coal refuse by BTU energy value. The facility must also use: (1) at a minimum, a circulating fluidized bed combustion unit or a pressurized fluidized bed combustion unit equipped with a limestone injection system, for control of acid gases; and (2) a fabric filter particulate emission control system. 
 
The bill defines &quot;coal refuse&quot; as any waste coal, rock, shale, slurry, culm, gob, boney, slate, clay and related materials associated with or near a coal seam that are either brought aboveground or otherwise removed from a coal mine in the process of mining coal or that are separated from coal during the cleaning or preparation operations. The term includes underground development wastes, coal processing wastes and excess spoil, but does not include overburden from surface mining activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-4978
Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2018-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: 

Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to allow the high deductible health plans required for an HSA to provide care for chronic conditions with no deductible. The bill covers care and prescription medicines related to the treatment of medically complex chronic conditions which: (1) are substantially disabling or life threatening, (2) have a high risk of hospitalization or other significant adverse health outcomes, and (3) require specialized delivery systems across domains of care. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
PARADE Act

Bill: 115-hr-4980
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2018-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional oversight
Defense spending

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: 

Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act or the PARADE Act.

 
This bill prohibits the use of funds for a parade that is sponsored by the Department of Defense or the White House or the Executive Office of the President and is not a parade that has been held to commemorate a holiday or special event during the ten-year period preceding the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
SCRAP Act

Bill: 115-hr-4981
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: 

Stop Congressional Retirees Accessing Perks Act or the SCRAP Act

 
This bill terminates certain benefits for former Members of Congress, including payments of death gratuities to survivors of Members of Congress, coverage under the Federal Employees' Retirement System and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and certain benefits and services provided to former Members of the House of Representatives (e.g., access to the House chamber, parking spaces, or the Members' Dining Room) unless the benefits or services are made available to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
Preparedness Before Parades Act

Bill: 115-hr-4982
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2018-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Commemorative events and holidays
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Intergovernmental relations
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: 

Preparedness Before Parades Act

 
 This bill prohibits the President from directing the Department of Defense (DOD) from carrying out a large-scale military parade unless: (1) DOD certifies to Congress that the parade will have no effect on the military readiness or budgetary needs of the Armed Forces, (2) the government of any municipality where the parade will be conducted approves the parade not later than 90 days before the date of the parade, and (3 ) not less than 50% of the costs of the parade are paid for by funds appropriated to the Executive Office of the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-08
text: Introduced in House