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American Oil for American Families Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3011
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Forests, forestry, trees
General public lands matters
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

American Oil for American Families Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits the exportation of petroleum or certain products produced from petroleum if the petroleum was extracted from federal land. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Water Technology Acceleration Act

Bill: 115-s-3012
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Government lending and loan guarantees
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Technology assessment
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

Water Technology Acceleration Act

 
This bill provides support for developing and deploying innovative water technology, including by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out a grant program for accelerating the development of innovative water technologies that address pressing water challenges.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security.

Bill: 115-s-3013
Sponsor: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 
This bill amends the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require congressional approval for a presidential adjustment of an import due to a national security threat. Specifically, the bill requires the President to submit a proposal to Congress, which Congress may approve by a joint resolution. Under current law, the President determines whether any adjustment of an import is necessary, and must submit to Congress the reasons for any action taken or not taken. 
 
The bill retroactively applies to any proposed action made two years before enactment of this bill. In general, any rate of duty modification occurring in the time period two years before enactment of this bill and the date before enactment of this bill must revert to the previous rate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3014
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2018

 
This bill allows hospitals and critical access hospitals to receive payment under Medicare for each resident that receives training in a rural training location, in accordance with specified criteria and limitations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Water Affordability Act

Bill: 115-s-3015
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Poverty and welfare assistance
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

Water Affordability Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that awards grants to at least 10 eligible entities to improve the access of low-income and environmentally at-risk households to sanitation and drinking water services. In order to be eligible for grants, entities must be municipalities, or public entities that own or operate public water systems, that are affected by consent decrees related to compliance with standards under that Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Action for Dental Health Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3016
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

Action for Dental Health Act of 
 
2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2022. 
 
The Department of Health and Human Services may award grants or enter into contracts to collaborate with public officials and other stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve oral health education and dental disease prevention, (2) reduce barriers to the provision of dental services, (3) establish dental homes for children and adults, (4) reduce the use of emergency departments by individuals who seek dental services more appropriately delivered in a dental primary care setting, or (5) facilitate the provision of dental care to nursing home residents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Alexander with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-07-25
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act

Bill: 115-s-3017
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Infrastructure development
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act

 
This bill revises and makes permanent Title XLI of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (commonly known as FAST-41) which addresses federal coordination and review of major infrastructure permits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-334.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Degrees Not Debt Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3018
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Performance measurement
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

Degrees Not Debt Act of 2018

 
This bill repeals the alternative minimum tax exemption and the increased estate and gift tax exemption provided in 2017, uses the tax revenue to increase need-based federal student aid provided to students of institutions of higher education (IHEs), eliminates Pell Grant funding for institutions of higher education in states that do not maintain their funding levels for IHEs, and requires IHEs to disclose performance indicators (e.g., graduation rates and employments outcomes).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
Accurate Labels Act

Bill: 115-s-3019
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2018-06-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Cancer
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Federal preemption
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality
Radiation
State and local government operations
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: 

Accurate Labels Act

 
This bill restricts the authority of state and federal agencies to establish or enforce labeling requirements with respect to the chemical composition of, or radiation emitted by, consumer products. Specifically, such requirements (1) must exempt nonfunctional or naturally occurring substances; (2) must exempt the inclusion of trade secrets; (3) may not preclude the delivery of certain supplemental or clarifying information; (4) shall not apply to a substance if the concentration of the substance in the product is below a specified level; (5) shall not apply, with respect to the emission of radiation, if the level of emission is below a specified level; (6) must allow for certain information to be communicated to consumers electronically or digitally; and (7) must be risk-based and meet other specified standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Introduced in Senate
International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3020
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime prevention
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Hate crimes
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement officers
Military education and training
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes in the Department of State a permanent Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex) Peoples who shall serve as the principal State Department advisor regarding human rights for LGBTI people and represent the United States in diplomatic matters relevant to the human rights of LGBTI people.
 
The special envoy shall periodically provide Congress with a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to criminalization, discrimination, and violence against LGBTI people. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development may provide assistance to prevent and respond to such activities against LGBTI people. 
 
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to require that annual country reports on human rights practices include information on criminalization, discrimination, and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting American Solar Jobs Act

Bill: 115-s-3022
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Protecting American Solar Jobs Act 

 
This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to eliminate tariffs placed on specified imported solar power technology (i.e., crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells). The bill applies retroactively to February 7, 2018. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Fraud Reduction Through Photographic Identification Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3025
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Photography and imaging
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Fraud Reduction Through Photographic Identification Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) beneficiaries to show photographic identification when making purchases using SNAP benefits. 
 
State agencies must require the electronic benefits transfer card used for SNAP benefits to list the names of: 
 
 
 the head of the household, 
 
 each adult member of the household, and 
 
 each adult that is not a member of the household that is authorized to use that card. 
 
 
Each individual listed on the card must show photographic identification at the point of sale when using the card. A head of a household is not required to show photographic identification if the card includes a photograph of that individual. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3026
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to require an air carrier providing scheduled passenger air transportation to: (1) disclose to the public the date and location of the most recent heavy maintenance for specific flights, and (2) provide a similar disclosure for its entire fleet.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Modernizing Congressional Reporting Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3027
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Freedom of information
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Modernizing Congressional Reporting Act of 2018

 
This bill requires federal agencies to submit reports, written communications, and other information to Congress in an electronic format, unless Congress requests a physical document. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-333.
action_date: 2018-09-04
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-333.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3028
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Allied health services
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare.
 
 The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 65 and require assistance with activities of daily living.
 
Eldercare expense include amounts paid for: 
 
 
 medical care, 
 
 lodging away from home, 
 
 adult day care, 
 
 custodial care, 
 
 respite care, 
 
 assistive technologies and devices (including remote health monitoring), 
 
 environmental modifications (including home modifications), and 
 
 counseling or training for a caregiver. 
 
 
The amount of eldercare expenses incurred during any year that may be taken into account for the credit may not exceed $6,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

Bill: 115-s-3030
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Indian social and development programs
Life, casualty, property insurance
Minority education
Minority health
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act

 
This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow tribes or tribal organizations that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
STATES Act

Bill: 115-s-3032
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act or the STATES Act

 
This bill eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law, subject to specified exceptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
COUNT Victims Act

Bill: 115-s-3033
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Counting Our Unexpected Natural Tragedies' Victims Act of 2018 or the COUNT Victims Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to contract with the National Academy of Medicine to conduct a study of matters concerning best practices in mortality counts as a result of a major disaster. A report on the study must be completed and transmitted to FEMA within two years after the contract date of September 30, 2018. 
 
The study shall address approaches to quantifying mortality and significant morbidity among populations affected by major disasters and shall include best practices and policy recommendations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3034
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Building construction
Business investment and capital
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant program for establishing jobs accelerators that are located in or serve low-income rural communities. The jobs accelerators are centers or programs that may provide co-working space, in-demand skills training, entrepreneurship support, and other specified services.
 
USDA must establish an interagency federal task force to support the network of jobs accelerators by providing certain information, technical assistance, support services, and opportunities for collaboration. 
 
The bill also reauthorizes and modifies the USDA Rural Business Investment Program. The modifications address the limitation on rural business and investment companies controlled by Farm Credit System institutions and coordination with the Small Business Administration Small Business Investment Company program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate
B-47 Ridge Designation Act

Bill: 115-s-3035
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2018-06-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accidents
Aviation and airports
Military personnel and dependents
Montana
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: 

B-47 Ridge Designation Act

 
This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the &quot;B-47 Ridge.&quot;
 
The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-07
text: Introduced in Senate