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AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3461
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency communications systems
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Missing persons
Right of privacy
Transportation safety and security
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018

 
This bill makes several modifications to the AMBER Alert grant program, including to make all U.S. territories eligible for grants.
 
Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 AMBER Alert grants for notification and communication systems along highways.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-12-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7624-7625)
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7624-7625)
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7624-7625)
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-13
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Coverage for Substance Use Disorder Recovery Expansion Act

Bill: 115-s-3462
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Improving Coverage for Substance Use Disorder Recovery Expansion Act

 
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover certain inpatient substance-use disorder treatment services for individuals who are 21 to 64 years of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act

Bill: 115-s-3463
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Foreign aid and international relief
Licensing and registrations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act

 
This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand the support for drug eradication programs for countries that are a significant source of illicit fentanyl, require the President to report on the production of illicit fentanyl in foreign countries, and withhold assistance to countries who are a significant source of fentanyl export or diversion. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act

Bill: 115-s-3464
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) deploy, operate, and maintain a continuous diagnostics and mitigation program to collect, analyze, and visualize security data and cybersecurity risk; (2) regularly deploy new technologies and modify existing technologies to improve such program; and (3) develop a comprehensive strategy to carry out the program.
 
 In carrying out the program, DHS must ensure that cybersecurity risk information, assessments, and analyses are provided in real time and program information is available to the DHS national cybersecurity and communications integration center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3465
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act of 2018 

 
This bill alters Medicare requirements in order to: (1) provide Medicare coverage for screening computed tomography colonography (CTC) as a colorectal cancer screening test, and (2) exclude screening CTC from a special Medicare payment rule applicable to certain imaging services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the "Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building".

Bill: 115-s-3466
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the "Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3467
Sponsor: Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Education programs funding
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Medical education
Minority education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Strengthening Minority-Serving Institutions Act of 2018

 
This bill permanently extends mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions and increases the authorized funding levels for such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6226-6227)
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3468
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Dams and canals
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Act of 2018

 
This bill designates specified segments of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit rivers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill excludes from such designation certain areas near to the Ice House and Pepperell hydroelectric projects and the Hollingsworth and Vose dam. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of the names for the crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.

Bill: 115-s-3469
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to include on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, the names of the 74 crew members of the USS 
Frank E. Evans
 killed on June 3, 1969.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act

Bill: 115-s-3470
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Mongolia
Tariffs
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act

 
This bill allows the President to provide duty-free treatment for certain articles imported from Mongolia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Building Blocks of STEM Act

Bill: 115-s-3471
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Building Blocks of STEM Act

 
This bill instructs the National Science Foundation (NSF), when awarding grants under the Discovery Research PreK-12 program, to consider age distribution in order to more equitably allocate funding for research studies with a focus on early childhood. 
 
The bill directs the NSF to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations to accelerate research efforts to increase understanding of the factors that contribute to the willingness or unwillingness of girls under the age of 11 to participate in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities. 
 
The NSF shall also award competitive grants for such institutions and organizations to enter into partnerships with local educational agencies or states to develop and evaluate interventions in pre-K and elementary school classrooms that seek to increase participation by such girls in computer science activities. 
 
The bill amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to authorize the NSF to award grants under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for the recruitment and training of informatics and computer science teachers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Big Sand Wash Project Title Transfer Act

Bill: 115-s-3472
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Land transfers
Utah
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Big Sand Wash Project Title Transfer Act
 
 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to the Central Utah Water Conservancy District in Utah certain acquired lands, certain federal lands, and certain existing Big Sand Wash facilities. 
 
The bill requires that specified actions must be taken by the District, the Moon Lake Water Users Association, Duchesne County, Utah, and the federal government before such conveyance is completed. 
 
The bill grants the District the authority to prepay, at net present value, all irrigation block notices associated with the Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project. 
 
The bill shields the United States, after conveyance, from liability for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the facilities, the acquired lands, and the federal lands, except for damages caused by acts of negligence committed by any U.S. employee or agent before the conveyance, consistent with the Federal Tort Claims Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Qualified Health Savings Account Distribution Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3473
Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Qualified Health Savings Account Distribution Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-preferred health accounts, to modify the rules for using a conversion or termination of a flexible spending account or a health reimbursement arrangement to establish a health savings account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act

Bill: 115-s-3474
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Health and Human Services
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Judges

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act

 
This bill amends provisions relating to responsibilities of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the care of unaccompanied alien children.
 
 The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to authorize the Office of Refugee Resettlement of HHS to: (1) care for an unaccompanied alien child until the earlier of the conclusion of the child's immigration proceedings or until the child reaches 18 years of age, and (2) evaluate a child's need for follow-up services prior to placement with a sponsor. 
 
 The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 is amended to require a sponsor of an unaccompanied alien child to execute a sponsor care agreement with HHS. An agreement must provide for the child's physical and mental well-being, ensure the child's presence at immigration hearings, and ensure compliance with federal court or agency orders. HHS shall (1) reassume physical custody of a child if a non-parent or legal guardian sponsor fails to comply with a sponsorship agreement, and (2) notify state welfare agencies before releasing children to sponsors within a state.
 
HHS shall perform background checks on potential sponsors and other adult household members before releasing a child to a sponsor. 
 
The Department of Justice shall increase the number of immigration judge teams.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require a report on multiagency use of airspace and environmental review.

Bill: 115-s-3475
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to submit to Congress a report documenting efforts toward improving processes to resolve challenges for special use airspace requests in support of, or associated with, short notice testing requirements at Major Range and Test Facility Bases. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3476
Sponsor: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Appropriations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Drug therapy
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
HIV/AIDS
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to extend certain provisions related to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a U.S. governmental initiative addressing the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Specifically, the bill extends through FY2023 provisions that: 
 
 
require the Inspectors General of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for Global Media, jointly with the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Agency for International Development, to coordinate and conduct oversight of PEPFAR programs; 
 
limit U.S. contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to 33% of funds contributed from all sources; 
 
require that certain fund contributions be withheld under specified circumstances; 
 
require that at least half of the PEPFAR budget be allocated for specified HIV/AIDS treatment and care; and 
 
require that at least 10% of such budget be expended for assistance to orphans and other children. 

 
The bill also extends through FY2024 annual reporting requirements relating to HIV/AIDS treatment providers and costs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-03
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.
action_date: 2018-10-03
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-10-03
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
No Early Release for Fentanyl Traffickers Act

Bill: 115-s-3477
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

No Early Release for Fentanyl Traffickers Act

 
The bill prohibits good time credit for a federal prisoner who is serving a prison term for manufacturing, distributing, or possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
FAMILIES Act

Bill: 115-s-3478
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2018-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: 

Fixing America's Marred Immigration Laws to Improve and Ensure Security or the FAMILIES Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to inspect the conditions of family detention centers. It also requires reporting to the congressional homeland security committees on family separation, care of unaccompanied alien children, and alternatives to detention. 
 
DHS must (1) submit to Congress a maritime border threat analysis describing current and potential terrorism threats and improvements needed at U.S. sea ports, (2) develop a plan for managing its border security technology program, (3) provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative to have the U.S. Postal Service use the hold for pickup service or the signature confirmation service in delivering a document, (4) revise standards the hiring and retention of border patrol agents, and (5) provide for the care of alien children under the age of 18 who are in detention. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications Act

Bill: 115-s-3480
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2018-09-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Idaho
Land use and conservation
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-24
text: 

Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundaries of the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness, the Owyhee River Wilderness, and the Pole Creek Wilderness in Idaho to exclude certain land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-09-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3481
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-09-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Business records
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Economic performance and conditions
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Land use and conservation
Oil and gas
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-24
text: 

Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to require an issuer of securities to annually disclose information regarding climate change-related risks, including information regarding an issuer's (1) direct and indirect greenhouse-gas emissions, (2) fossil fuel-related assets, and (3) strategies to address risks related to climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-24
text: Introduced in Senate