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Family Medical Leave Modernization Act

Bill: 115-hr-6098
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Aging
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Family Medical Leave Modernization Act

 
This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the number of individuals who are permitted to take leave pursuant to that Act. 
 
The bill lowers the eligibility theshhold under the Act to any employee who is employed at a worksite at which there are fewer than 15 employees if the total number of employees within 75 miles of such site is fewer than 15. 
 
The bill allows an employee to leave under the Act to care for a domestic partner and any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship if: 
 
 
such an individual has a serious health condition, or 
 
because of any qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that such an individual is on covered active duty (or has been notified of an impending call or order to such duty) in the Armed Forces.
 
 
The bill entitles an employee who is a domestic partner, next of kin of a covered service member, or any individual related by blood or affinity to a covered service member whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship to leave to care for the service member. 
 
The bill entitles employees to specified additional leave to participate in or attend their childrens' and grandchildrens' school or community organization activities, meet routine family medical care needs, or care for their elderly relatives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6099
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Minority employment
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Apprenticeship Hubs Across America Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish and carry out a program to award grants to workforce intermediaries (certain entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs) to enable them to engage a variety of stakeholders, such as local boards, secondary schools, institutions of higher education, and employers, to support, develop, and implement registered apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Eliminate the Commission to Nowhere Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6100
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alaska
Department of Commerce
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Infrastructure development
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Eliminate the Commission to Nowhere Act of 2018

 
This bill terminates the Denali Commission. The commission is an independent federal agency designed to provide critical utilities, infrastructure, and economic support throughout Alaska. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
VA Personnel Equity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6101
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee performance
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

VA Personnel Equity Act of 2018

 
This bill repeals certain provisions with respect to procedures for the removal, demotion, or suspension of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) based on performance or misconduct. The Government Accountability Office shall report on the proposed and final disciplines and removals of certain VA employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Homeowner Mortgage Servicing Fairness Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6102
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Financial services and investments
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing industry and standards
Real estate business
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Homeowner Mortgage Servicing Fairness Act of 2018 

 
This bill provides for the establishment of mortgage-servicer oversight standards by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6103
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Floods and storm protection
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
Telephone and wireless communication
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes a National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico.
 
The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Generating American Income and Infrastructure Now Act

Bill: 115-hr-6104
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Generating American Income and Infrastructure Now Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell certain distressed notes and other obligations held by USDA. The sale must be conducted under terms and procedures established by the Department of the Treasury and specified in the bill. Of the proceeds from the sale: (1) 50% must be deposited into an account for carrying out infrastructure projects in low-income communities, and (2) 50% must be retained in the Treasury for deficit reduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
LEOSA Reform Act

Bill: 115-hr-6105
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

LEOSA Reform Act

 
This bill allows certain authorized retired and off-duty law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in a school zone, on public property, or in a national park.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Common Sense Permitting Act

Bill: 115-hr-6106
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Common Sense Permitting Act

 
This bill revises the approval process for certain oil and gas activities by requiring additional categorical exclusions from National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)requirements. (A categorical exclusion under NEPA is a category of actions that do not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 743.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-955.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-955.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Ending Duplicative Permitting Act

Bill: 115-hr-6107
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Ending Duplicative Permitting Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from requiring an operator to obtain a federal drilling permit for oil and gas activities on non-federal surface estate if: (1) less than 50% of the subsurface mineral estate to be accessed by the proposed action is federally owned, and (2) the operator submits a state permit for such activities on the non-federal surface estate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 785.
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1004.
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1004.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Preserving America's Battlefields Act

Bill: 115-hr-6108
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military history
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

 
This bill reauthorizes though FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002. Specifically, the Act's purposes shall include: 
 
 
the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of not only the Civil War but also the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and 
 
the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9775)
action_date: 2018-12-10
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 H9775)
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6108.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9775-9776)
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-11-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 809.
action_date: 2018-11-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1040.
action_date: 2018-11-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1040.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
SAFETY Act

Bill: 115-hr-6109
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Firearms and explosives
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Licensing and registrations
Research and development
Sales and excise taxes
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Start Advancing Firearms Enhancements and Technology Act of 2018 or the SAFETY Act 

 
This bill increases the rate of the research tax credit from 20% to 30% for research expenses to develop smart gun technologies. The bill also modifies the excise tax on the sale of firearms to exempt the portion of the sale price that is attributable to smart gun technology. 
 
&quot;Smart gun technology&quot; is technology (other than a simple mechanical lock) that is designed to (1) prevent a firearm from being fired by any individual other than an authorized user; and (2) convert the firearm from the inoperable condition to the operable condition in less than two seconds after the authorized user makes contact with the firearm, the firearm's arming device, or an external safe or locking device. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
I-14 Expansion and Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6111
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Infrastructure development
Louisiana
Mississippi
Roads and highways
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 
 
I-14 Expansion and Improvement Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to include additional routes within The Central Texas Corridor, a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, and to include The Central Louisiana Corridor and The Central Mississippi Corridor as high priority corridors on such system.
 
The bill extends the Central Texas Corridor eastward following highways LA 8, LA 28, and US 84 in Louisiana through Leesville, Fort Polk, Alexandria, Pineville and Vidalia, where it would cross the Mississippi River.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Campus Hunger Reduction Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6112
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Higher education
Housing and community development funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Campus Hunger Reduction Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make institutions of higher education eligible for assistance under the Community Food Projects grant program that addresses the food needs of low-income individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
To establish new ZIP codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6113
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Florida
Nevada
New York State
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service, by September 30, 2019, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of:
 
 
Miami Lakes, Florida;
 
 Storey County, Nevada;
 
 Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York;
 
 Ocoee, Florida;
 
 Oakland, Florida;
 
 Glendale, New York; and
 
 Estero, Florida. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Bill: 115-hr-6114
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Cancer
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Health
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medicare
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

 
This bill specifies that individuals with metastatic breast cancer are not subject to certain waiting periods for disability insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and related Medicare coverage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
Safe Home Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6115
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Marriage and family status

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Safe Home Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make unregulated custody transfers of children to strangers a form of child abuse and neglect, therefore allowing child-welfare agencies to investigate such transfers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in House