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School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5242
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2018-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement officers
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: 

School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to conduct and submit to Congress a survey of the assignment of school resource officers at public elementary and secondary schools.

action_date: 2018-05-15
text: 

School Resource Officer Assessment Act of 2018

 
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Education to conduct and submit to Congress a survey of the assignment of school resource officers at public elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3948)
action_date: 2018-05-15
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 H3948)
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5242.
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3947-3949)
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: Mr. Rokita moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
School Watch and Training Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5243
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2018-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: 

School Watch and Training Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to develop, implement, and report on national standards and best practices for school resource officers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

Bill: 115-hr-5244
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2018-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Massachusetts

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: 

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

 
This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts.
 
In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To transfer Coast Guard property in the Town of Jupiter Island, Florida, for inclusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.

Bill: 115-hr-5245
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2018-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: 
This bill transfers specific real property currently administered by the U.S. Coast Guard in Jupiter Island, Florida to the Department of the Interior, for inclusion in the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.
 
The Coast Guard may be reimbursed funds to complete due diligence requirements prior to final disposition of the property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: For Further Action See H.R.5319.
action_date: 2018-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
VA Medical Center Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-5246
Sponsor: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2018-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: 

VA Medical Center Improvement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to require each director of a VA medical facility to submit a plan to improve such facility in such a fashion as would result in the facility obtaining a VA five-star rating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act

Bill: 115-hr-5248
Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural trade
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Fishes
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seafood
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 

Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act

 
This bill requires any country that seeks to import shark products into the United States to obtain a certification from the Department of Commerce that the country has a regulatory program in effect to provide for the conservation and management of sharks, including measures to prohibit the removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail).
 
Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program. (The Seafood Traceability Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements at the time of entry for imported fish or fish products entered into U.S. commerce.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-17
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5249
Sponsor: Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
International organizations and cooperation
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 

Olive Oil Consumer Standards Act of 2018 

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on whether an appropriate federal standard of identity for olive oil would be in the interest of consumers, the olive oil industry, and U.S. agriculture; and (2) take the necessary steps to apply for U.S. membership in the International Olive Council. 
 
In preparing the report for the FDA, USDA must consider the citizen petition titled &quot;Standard of Identity for Olive Oil and Olive-Pomace Oil&quot; and filed with the FDA on July 9, 2012. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To reauthorize the Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through fiscal year 2023.

Bill: 115-hr-5250
Sponsor: Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Economic development
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones Program through FY2023. (The program assists rural communities suffering from out-migration, lack of employment opportunities, and geographic isolation by providing technical assistance, financial assistance, and priority consideration for certain USDA loan and grant programs.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
NURSE Act

Bill: 115-hr-5251
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Nursing

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 

Nurses for Under-Resourced Schools Everywhere Act or the NURSE Act

 
This bill establishes a competitive demonstration grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award matching funds to increase the number of school nurses in public elementary and secondary schools served by an eligible entity. An eligible entity is a state educational agency or local educational agency (LEA) in which at least 20% of students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program. 
 
In awarding grant funds, ED shall give priority to high-need LEAs that demonstrate the greatest need for new or additional nursing services. A high-need LEA is one in which at least 40% and no fewer than 15,000 students are eligible to participate in the school lunch program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5252
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Mental health
Olympic games
Sex offenses
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 

Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award a grant to an eligible nonprofit nongovernmental entity to support oversight of the United States Olympic Committee, each national governing body, and each paralympic sports organization with regard to safeguarding amateur athletes against abuse.
 
An entity receiving a grant must demonstrate that it has: (1) nationally recognized expertise in preventing and investigating emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in the athletic programs of these sports organizations; and (2) the capacity to oversee regular and random audits to ensure that their policies and procedures to prevent the abuse of amateur athletes are followed correctly.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5253
Sponsor: Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
National Archives and Records Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 

Office of Government Information Services Empowerment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Freedom of Information Act to require agencies to make their records available to the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of Government Information Services if the records are requested by the office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-03-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under the Medicaid program or enrolled under a group health plan.

Bill: 115-hr-5254
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under a state Medicaid program or a group health plan. 

 
HHS must submit a report to Congress on the study and must include an analysis on whether the expansion would: (1) increase access to health care for those individuals, and (2) lead to lower health care costs for those individuals.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-03-13
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: 2018-03-13
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: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Department of Homeland Security Reserve Service Act

Bill: 115-hr-5255
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Homeland security
Law enforcement officers
Personnel records
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 

Department of Homeland Security Reserve Service Act

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Homeland Security Reserve Service in each covered component of DHS, which shall provide for the temporary employment of former employees or the reemployment of annuitants of such component to stand ready to mobilize during elevated demands for, or critical shortages of, personnel and in times of crisis. DHS shall develop and implement an expedited process for hiring such employees and shall not use a competitive process.
 
&quot;Covered component&quot; is defined as:
 
 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
 
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
 
the Transportation Security Administration,
 
the U.S. Secret Service, or
 
the Federal Protective Service of the National Protection and Programs Directorate.
 
 
 An individual who is employed or reemployed may be employed on a full-time or part-time basis, not to exceed one year for each assignment for which the individual is called into service.
 
Not more than 1,000 individuals may be employed in the reserve service at any given time, to be divided across the covered components. DHS may waive this limitation for up to 90 days.
 
DHS must implement the requirements of this bill within 180 days after its enactment and must certify to Congress that each covered component has a sufficient number of reserve personnel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E302-303)
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Attorney General to acquire data, for each calendar year, about sexual offenses, including rape, that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the Federal Government exercises jurisdiction.

Bill: 115-hr-5256
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Criminal justice information and records
Marine and inland water transportation
Roads and highways
Sex offenses
Space flight and exploration
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to acquire data about sexual offenses that occur aboard any mode of transportation over which the federal government exercises jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

Bill: 115-hr-5257
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2018-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Homeland security
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Terrorism
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: 

Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit the use of a grant awarded under the Urban Areas Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program to purchase firearms and firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications.
action_date: 2018-03-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1550)
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-03-13
text: Introduced in House