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Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2242
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Gulf of Mexico
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Pacific Ocean

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Keep It in the Ground Act of 

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This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing, renewing, reinstating, or extending any nonproducing lease, or issuing any authorization for the exploration or production of oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuel in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or any other area of the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM shall also cancel within 60 days any lease issued in the Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet, or Chukchi Sea (three of the five bodies of water that encompass the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf). 
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must not issue, renew, reinstate, or extend any nonproducing lease for the exploration or production of any onshore fossil fuels, including coal, oil, tar sands, oil shale, and gas, on land subject to the Mineral Leasing Act.
 
The bill provides for exceptions if there is an imminent national security threat that would be significantly reduced by granting an exception. 
 
In addition, BOEM and the BLM may allow a nonproducing lease to be renewed or extended if the lease contract was signed before this bill, and giving effect to any provision of this bill is likely to lead to a material breach of contract.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
HEARTS Act

Bill: 115-hr-2243
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Military medicine
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act or the HEARTS Act

 
This bill extends TRICARE eligibility to certain former members of the Armed Forces regardless of whether they enroll (as required under current law) in Medicare's supplementary medical insurance program. Specifically, the bill applies to former members who are: (1) younger than 65 years of age, (2) medically retired from the Armed Forces, and (3) entitled to Medicare hospital insurance benefits on the basis of their former entitlement to disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act.
 
Furthermore, these former members shall not be subject to late-enrollment penalties under Medicare's supplemental medical insurance program.
 
The Department of Defense must coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services to: (1) identify former members to which the bill applies, (2) counsel those former members on the effects of declining to enroll in Medicare's supplemental medical insurance program, and (3) report to Congress on specified issues related to the bill's implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2244
Sponsor: Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Medical research
Mental health
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017

 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to carry out a pilot project under which sponsors of new drugs or biological products agree to evaluate: (1) the distress experienced by patients in clinical trials for medications intended to treat a serious condition, and (2) the effects of providing support to distressed patients on the outcome of a clinical trial. The user fee is waived for new drug applications that include data from such an evaluation.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
ZZZ's to A's Act

Bill: 115-hr-2245
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

ZZZ's to A's Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to conduct a study that:
 
 
examines the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance;
 
comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that relationship; 
 
compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and 
 
evaluates factors that contribute to, or affect, school start times. 

 
ED shall report its findings and recommendations to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2246
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Geography and mapping
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to limit the required purchase of flood insurance in certain circumstances to only residential properties (currently, the requirement applies to all types of property). It also requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to annually transfer a portion of the risk from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to private reinsurance or capital markets. The amount of transferred risk must be based on a probable maximum loss target for NFIP established by FEMA each fiscal year.
 
The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 is amended to require the Technical Mapping Advisory Council to develop: (1) standards for local and state governments to use for mapping flood risks and developing alternative flood insurance rate maps, and (2) certification procedures to use such alternative maps under the NFIP to replace FEMA maps that have not been updated or reissued in 36 months. 

action_date: 2017-07-25
text: 

Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to limit the required purchase of flood insurance in certain circumstances to only residential properties (currently, the requirement applies to all types of property). It also requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to annually transfer a portion of the risk from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to private reinsurance or capital markets. The amount of transferred risk must be based on a probable maximum loss target for NFIP established by FEMA each fiscal year.
 
The bill amends the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to require FEMA to establish standards for the development of alternative flood insurance rate maps by local and state governments. FEMA must consider recommendations made by the Technical Mapping Advisory Council when establishing these standards. FEMA must approve the use of these alternative maps under NFIP.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 185.
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-255.
action_date: 2017-07-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-255.
action_date: 2017-06-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 24.
action_date: 2017-06-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act

Bill: 115-hr-2247
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Anthony Gonzales Equality for Survivors (AGES) Act
 
 
This bill establishes an alternative method for meeting the nine-month marriage requirement for certain survivors to receive benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program. Specifically, the bill applies with respect to a marriage that would not have been recognized by federal law before June 26, 2013 (the date upon which the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.

Bill: 115-hr-2248
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alaska
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from revising the approved Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022. (Interior approved the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022 on January 17, 2017.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Standard DATA Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2250
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Standard Data and Technology Advancement Act of 2017 or the Standard DATA Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to direct human services programs operating under the SSAct to designate nonproprietary, interoperable data-exchange standards for information exchanged electronically between state agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2017-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

Bill: 115-hr-2251
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

 
This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2014, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2018.
 
Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Coastal Economies Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-2252
Sponsor: Rep. Sanford, Mark [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Coastal Economies Protection Act

 
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing until June 30, 2027, in the following areas:
 
 
the North Atlantic planning area,
 
the Mid-Atlantic planning area,
 
the South Atlantic planning area,
 
the Straits of Florida planning area, or
 
the Eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2253
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Motor fuels
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow certain businesses a general business tax credit for the cost of certain clean-fuel vehicle property and the use of clean-burning fuel if the businesses are located in areas designated as nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act or have qualified clean-fuel vehicle property that is used substantially within a nonattainment area.
 
The bill also allows a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle tax credit for hybrid vehicles placed in service after December 31, 2016, by an eligible business if substantially all of the use of the vehicle is in a nonattainment area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2256
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Education programs funding
Science and engineering education
Space flight and exploration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.
 
The design of the coins shall bear an image and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of McAuliffe as a teacher.
 
Treasury may issue the coins from January 1-December 31, 2020.
 
All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be paid to the FIRST robotics program for the purpose of engaging and inspiring young people, through mentor-based programs, to become leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-2257
Sponsor: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2017-04-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: 

Guard and Reservists Education Improvement Act

 
This bill revises eligibility for, and the amounts of, Department of Veterans Affairs post-9/11 educational assistance based on a service member's active duty service, excluding training. Full benefits are available for service members who serve 36 months on active duty, and tiered lesser amounts are available for service members who serve for shorter periods.
 
The bill consolidates certain of these tiers and increases the amount of assistance for individuals who serve on active duty for: (1) at least 6 months but less than 18 months, and (2) at least 90 days but less than 6 months.
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-04-28
text: Introduced in House
Middle Class CHANCE Act

Bill: 115-hr-2260
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2017-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: 

Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically Act or the Middle Class CHANCE Act
 
 
 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify provisions related to the Federal Pell Grant program. 
 
Specifically, it increases the maximum Federal Pell Grant award for academic year 2018-2019 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index. 
 
The bill also increases from one to two the number of Pell Grants an eligible student may receive in a single award year (i.e., it restores year-round Pell Grants). A student's total amount of Pell Grants must not exceed 150% of the maximum Pell Grant for that award year. Also, any period during which a student receives an additional Pell Grant counts toward that student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period.
 
Finally, the bill increases from 12 to 15 semesters a student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Free Credit Score Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2262
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: 

Free Credit Score Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies to include the consumer's credit score when furnishing a consumer with a free annual report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act

Bill: 115-hr-2263
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2017-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: 

Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish on its website, and periodically update, specified information related to federal expenditures under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in each of the U.S. territories. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-01
text: Introduced in House