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What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act

Bill: 115-hr-2126
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Marriage and family status
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding
State and local government operations
Teenage pregnancy

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

What Works to Move Welfare Recipients into Jobs Act

 
This bill modifies requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services to research practices and projects that have moved recipients under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program into jobs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
National Paycheck Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-2127
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

National Paycheck Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to require the written consent of an employee, after a notice period of at least 35 days, before such employee's labor organization dues may be used for any purpose not directly related to the labor organization's collective bargaining or contract administration functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2907)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Due Process Restoration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2128
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Due Process Restoration Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify that a person against whom the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brings an administrative proceeding may compel the SEC to terminate the proceeding and to instead bring a civil action.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 885.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1118.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1118.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 20.
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-hr-2130
Sponsor: Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Mississippi
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Civil Rights Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Myrlie Evers-Williams in recognition of the contributions and sacrifice that she and her husband, assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers, made in the fight for racial equality in the United States. Following its award, the medal shall be given to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, where it is to be available for display or for temporary loan to be displayed elsewhere.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
CLEARR Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2133
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Department of the Treasury
Evidence and witnesses
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
Foreign and international banking
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Iran
Judicial procedure and administration
Middle East
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
National Credit Union Administration
North Korea
Small business
Syria
Terrorism
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2017 or the CLEARR Act of 2017

 
This bill
 
 
exempts small banks from certain mortgage escrow requirements and from mandatory disclosures of loan servicing transfers;
 
exempts small mortgage loans from specified property appraisal requirements;
 
requires federal banking agencies to revise regulations regarding capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets;
 
modifies the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts;
 
limits the institutions over which the CFPB has a supervisory role;
 
limits prohibitions on discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act to intentional acts;
 
modifies certain mortgage loan recordkeeping and disclosure requirements;
 
limits the authority of a federal banking agency to request or order a deposit institution to terminate a customer account;
 
limits the liability of creditors and mortgage originators for violating certain ability-to-pay requirements; and
 
otherwise modifies provisions related to financial institutions.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-12
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act

Bill: 115-hr-2134
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Electric power generation and transmission
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Legal fees and court costs
Legislative rules and procedure
Property rights
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act

 
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain the consent of each state for adding species to the list of threatened or endangered plants and animals when the species is present in the state.
 
Interior must submit to Congress a list of all endangered or threatened species. Congress must give its approval by a joint resolution before the list may take effect.
 
 Species are automatically taken off the list after five years, but Interior may petition for the species to be relisted. Interested persons may no longer petition for the addition or removal of a species from the list. 
 
A state may regulate intrastate endangered or threatened species that are present within its boundaries. If a state elects to regulate those species, it is given exclusive authority to manage species and their habitats. State action with respect to intrastate species is not subject to judicial review.
 
The Bonneville, Southeastern, Southwestern, and Western Area Power Administrations must include in customer monthly billing statements information on the share of costs to the customer incurred as a result of compliance with the ESA, unless the costs are for intrastate species regulated by states.
 
Owners or lessees of property may apply to Interior for a determination of whether a proposed property use will violate the ESA. The use is deemed compliant if Interior fails to respond within 90 days. The owners and lessees may seek monetary compensation for unfavorable determinations.
 
The bill eliminates awards of attorney fees in citizen suits under the ESA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-2135
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Federal-Indian relations
Fishes
Forests, forestry, trees
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Idaho
Indian lands and resources rights
Montana
Oregon
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Washington State
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

 
This bill designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
 
The bill also designates specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas. 
 
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 
 
The bill designates specified areas as wildland recovery areas. The Department of Agriculture shall develop a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area. 
 
 A specified panel of independent scientists shall study roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Any new road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest is prohibited in those lands after the evaluation without an Act of Congress. Oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land is also prohibited.
 
 The Department of the Interior may apply the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in carrying out this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception from certain reporting requirements with respect to the foreign accounts of individuals who live abroad.

Bill: 115-hr-2136
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign and international banking
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to reporting requirements that apply to foreign financial institutions and individuals with foreign financial assets, to create exceptions for the foreign accounts of certain U.S. residents or citizens living abroad. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2137
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Disaster relief and insurance
Government liability
Lakes and rivers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Water quality
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the President to: (1) treat the impacts to state waterways and coastal estuaries of a harmful algal bloom conveyed downstream as a result of a water transfer carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers within such state as an emergency for purposes of federal emergency assistance programs under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and (2) exercise such authority to provide federal emergency assistance under such Act as necessary to address such an emergency, including exercising debris-removal authority to remove toxic algal biomass and muck.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Sinai Service Recognition Act

Bill: 115-hr-2138
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Egypt
Employment taxes
Income tax exclusion
Marriage and family status
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telephone and wireless communication
Transfer and inheritance taxes
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Sinai Service Recognition Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a qualified hazardous duty area to be treated in the same manner as a combat zone for certain tax provisions. 
 
A &quot;qualified hazardous duty area&quot; is the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt if a member of the Armed Forces performs services in such location that qualify for special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger. 
 
The requirement applies to specified tax provisions relating to: 
 
 
 the special rule where a deceased spouse was in missing status;
 
 the exclusion from gross income of certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces; 
 
 income taxes of members of the Armed Forces on death; 
 
 combat zone-related deaths of members of the Armed Forces;
 
 the definition of wages relating to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces; 
 
 the taxation of phone service originating from a combat zone from members of the Armed Forces;
 
 joint tax returns where an individual is in missing status; and 
 
 additional time for individuals serving in combat zones to file returns, pay taxes, and perform other specified acts. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and title 49, United States Code, with respect to disadvantaged business enterprises, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-2139
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 
This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to extend through FY2017 and periodically thereafter the requirement that the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation report annually to Congress on the number of new small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including those owned by veterans, that participated in the programs and activities of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 
 
The list of the top 25 and bottom 25 large and medium hub airports giving disadvantaged small business concerns opportunities to participate in FAA programs and activities, which each such report must contain, shall be drawn only from large and medium hub airports participating in the airport disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program.
 
The Department of Transportation shall develop a training program for FAA employees providing guidance and training to entities that certify a small business as a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
 
Applications for authority to impose a passenger facility charge at a covered airport shall include a detailed description of the airport's good faith efforts to contract with DBEs and small businesses (including those owned by veterans).
 
Beginning in FY2017, the FAA shall require a covered airport to report annually on the number of new DBEs that were awarded a contract or concession during the previous fiscal year. 
 
The FAA shall update annually DBE-Connect (or any successor online reporting system) to include information on the number of new DBEs awarded a contract or concession at a covered airport during the previous fiscal year.
 
The FAA shall:
 
 
ensure that each covered airport tracks the number of complaints alleging failure of payment to DBE firms performing contract work at that airport, 
 
take actions to assess and improve airport compliance with prompt payment regulations, and
 
make such assessment available on an appropriate FAA website.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2140
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rates and maximum allowable amount of the tax credit for employer-provided child care facilities; (2) increase the eligibility threshold amount and rate of the household and dependent care tax credit and make such credit refundable; (3) allow a new $2,000 tax credit for child care providers who hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child care, or a related degree and who provide at least 1,200 hours of child care services in a taxable year; and (4) increase the tax exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act

Bill: 115-hr-2141
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2017-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Immigration status and procedures
Medical education
Rural conditions and development
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: 

Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 to extend the J-1 visa waiver program (Conrad state 30/medical services in underserved areas) through September 30, 2021. 
 
 The bill sets forth specified employment protections and contract requirements for alien physicians working in underserved areas, including: (1) a six-month status extension for a physician whose application his been denied by an oversubscribed state and who then agrees to work in an undersubscribed state, and (2) an allowable adjustment from a J-1 to an H-1B visa (specialty workers with a permitted U.S. stay of up to six years) for a physician fulfilling waiver requirements.
 
 The bill permits a state, under specified circumstances, to recapture a waiver slot lost to another state if a physician working in a health facility accepts employment with such a facility in another state.
 
 The number of alien physicians that a state may be allocated is increased from 30 to 35 per fiscal year under specified circumstances. 
 
 The bill provides for: (1) additional increases or decreases based upon demand, and (2) up to three visa waivers per fiscal year per state for physicians in academic medical centers. 
 
 Dual intent is permitted for an alien coming to the United States to receive graduate medical education or training or to take examinations required for graduate medical education or training. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2858)
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Introduced in House