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Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act

Bill: 115-s-2094
Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Defense
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Military law
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Domestic Violence Loophole Closure Act

 
This bill requires military departments to submit to the Department of Justice for inclusion in the national instant criminal background check system identifying information on each member of the Armed Forces who: (1) has been convicted of domestic violence offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), or (2) has entered into a plea agreement accepting liability for such an offense.
 
The bill amends the federal criminal code to extend the prohibition on possession and transportation of firearms and ammunition by individuals convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence to individuals convicted of similar offenses under the UCMJ.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Assault Weapons Ban of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2095
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is: (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model. 
 
Additionally, the bill does not prohibit, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD: 
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments; 
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and 
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer. 
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties. 
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD. 
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
 The bill also amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-14
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7118-7119)
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act

Bill: 115-s-2096
Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act 

 
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation from paying a premium subsidy for a crop insurance policy that is based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity on the date of harvest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
State Veterans Home Program Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2097
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

State Veterans Home Program Improvement Act of 2017

 
This bill sets forth provisions regarding how states can use funds paid by the Veterans Administration for the treatment of veterans at a state home. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Tobacco to 21 Act

Bill: 115-s-2100
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Tobacco to 21 Act

 
This bill prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21.
 The Department of Health and Human Services must enforce this prohibition by taking necessary actions including, as appropriate, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections, initiating enforcement actions for noncompliance, and establishing requirements that retailers check identification.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2103
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare
Minority health
Neurological disorders
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2017

 
This bill specifies that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to the shingles vaccine. 
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide to Medicare beneficiaries specified information regarding: (1) coverage of vaccines for seniors, and (2) access to the shingles vaccine without cost-sharing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2104
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Income tax exclusion
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any earthquake loss mitigation received by a residential property owner or occupant under a state-based earthquake loss mitigation program. 
 
&quot;Earthquake loss mitigation&quot; is any property or service that reduces seismic risks to a residential structure or its contents. The term includes any payment, reimbursement, loan, loan forgiveness, grant, credit, rebate, voucher, or other financial incentive for the property or service.
 
The bill applies to earthquake loss mitigation programs established by a state (including an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state) or by a state with a tax-exempt organization or public instrumentality of the state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-2105
Sponsor: Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Birth defects
Child health
Conflicts and wars
Disability and paralysis
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Neurological disorders
Thailand
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Vietnam
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that if it creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption shall also apply to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.
 
The VA may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Register America to Vote Act

Bill: 115-s-2106
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Register America to Vote Act

 
This bill directs each state that has a voter registration requirement for federal elections to automatically register eligible individuals when they turn 18 years old. Such states that do not implement automatic registration must permit eligible individuals to register to vote and vote on the day of a federal election.
 
The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to states to implement automatic voter registration and improve election security systems related to voter registration.
 
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to revise the procedure for voting following a registered voter's failure to return a change of address card.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act

Bill: 115-s-2107
Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Medical ethics
Personnel records
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Provider Accountability Act

 
This bill provides that when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) brings a major adverse action against certain Veterans Health Administration medical employees the VA shall transmit to the National Practitioner Data Bank and the applicable state licensing board the employee's name and the reason for such action.
 
The VA may not enter into a settlement agreement regarding a claim by a VA employee under which it would be required to conceal a serious medical error or purge a negative record from an employee's personnel file. Such provision shall not apply to a negative record if the VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection and the Office of Special Counsel jointly certify that the negative record is not legitimate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2108
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Customs enforcement
Tariffs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) to: (1) repeal expired reductions in rates of duty for specified chemicals and other items; and (2) provide for duty suspensions and reductions through December 31, 2020, for specified chemicals and other items.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Military and Veterans Education Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-2109
Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
Medical education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Military and Veterans Education Protection Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise a requirement, commonly known as the 90/10 rule, which directs proprietary (for profit) institutions of higher education to derive at least 10% of their revenue from nonfederal financial aid sources, or risk becoming ineligible for title IV funding. Currently the rule allows federal educational assistance for military personnel and veterans to count toward the 10%. This bill defines federal educational assistance to include federal educational assistance for military personnel and veterans. Thus, the bill prohibits proprietary institutions from counting federal educational assistance for military personnel and veterans as nonfederal funding sources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Veterans Affairs Fairness in Hiring Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2110
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Fairness in Hiring Act of 2017

 
This bill provides that a covenant not to compete entered into by an individual with a non-Department of Veterans Affairs facility or employer shall have no force or effect with respect to the appointment of such individual to certain health care positions in the Veterans Health Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Veteran State Home Grant Backlog Reduction Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2111
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Veteran State Home Grant Backlog Reduction Act of 2017

 
This bill revises project priority criteria for states seeking Department of Veterans Affairs funds to construct new state veterans homes that provide nursing home, domiciliary, or adult day care. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Military SAVE Act

Bill: 115-s-2112
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act or the Military SAVE Act

 
This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make eligible for treatment in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs entity any veteran who was the victim of a sexual trauma which occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2113
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of
 
2017

 
This bill modifies the procedures that federal agencies use to award contracts for design and construction services. The bill also prohibits federal agencies from using reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedures for awarding contracts for design and construction services. (In a reverse auction, a buyer accepts bids from multiple potential sellers.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 382.
action_date: 2018-04-18
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.
action_date: 2018-04-18
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 115-s-2114
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Merrill's Marauders 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 award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), commonly known as Merrill's Marauders, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in the jungles of Burma (now Myanmar) during World War II. 
 
Following its award, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it will be displayed and made available for research. It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations and events associated with Merrill's Marauders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow any deduction for punitive damages, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-2115
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action between private parties; and (2) include any amount paid as punitive damages in gross income for income tax purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7158)
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Community Lender Exam Act

Bill: 115-s-2116
Sponsor: Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Community Lender Exam Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to increase the asset limit below which certain depository institutions are eligible for an 18-month, instead of a 12-month, examination cycle. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-2117
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2017-11-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: 

Fair Access to Insurance for Retired (FAIR) Heroes Act of 2017

 
This bill permits a veteran who is disability-retired for a condition or injury incurred during service in the U.S. Armed Forces to choose health care coverage through Medicare or TRICARE. (TRICARE is a Department of Defense managed health care program for uniformed service members, military retirees, and their dependents.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill for the relief of Melecio Andazola-Morales.

Bill: 115-s-2118
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the Senate
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Provides for the relief of Melecio Andazola-Morales.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-2119
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-11-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: 
This bill phases in smoking prohibitions at Veterans Health Administration facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7178)
action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Introduced in Senate