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Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1833
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alaska
Arizona
California
Civil actions and liability
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental health
Federal preemption
Forests, forestry, trees
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Idaho
Judicial review and appeals
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Nuclear power
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington State
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2017

 
This bill modifies requirements related to the mining of hardrock minerals on federal land, including to (1) prohibit the United States from issuing a patent for any mining claim, millsite, or tunnel site unless a patent application was filed with the Department of the Interior by September 30, 1994; (2)subject production of all locatable minerals from any mining claim to a reasonable royalty established by Interior; (3)require an exploration permit and mining operations permit for non-casual mining operations;(4)establish the Hardrock Minerals Reclamation Fund for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources adversely affected by past hardrock minerals and mining activities; and (5)establish civil penalties for violation of surface management or operation requirements and related regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Seniors During Disasters Act

Bill: 115-s-1834
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Protecting Seniors During Disasters Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters.
 
The duties of the committee are to:
 
 
provide advice and consultation related to activities to assist at-risk individuals (people with access and functional needs that may interfere with their ability to access or receive medical care before, during, or after a disaster or emergency); 
 
evaluate and provide input to the medical and public health needs of seniors related to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all-hazards emergencies; and 
 
provide advice and consultation related to seniors and state emergency preparedness and response activities. 

 
The committee shall terminate on September 30, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-20
text: Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-379.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1835
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow a state to apply for funding for a reinsurance program or high-risk pool program. 
 
Programs must meet specified criteria to receive funding. The bill provides funding for FY2018 and FY2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5862-5864)
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act

Bill: 115-s-1836
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Inflation and prices
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act

 
This bill provides that whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1837
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Inflation and prices
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on tobacco products, to tax pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco products, and large cigars at the same level as cigarettes. 
 
 The bill revises the definition of "tobacco products," for purposes of such tax, to include any other product determined to be a tobacco product by the Food and Drug Administration. The bill also specifies that such products must be taxed at a level equivalent to the rate for cigarettes on an estimated per use basis. 
 
The bill also makes smokeless tobacco products sold in discrete single-use units subject to an excise tax of $50.33 per thousand.
 
The tax rates for tobacco products must be adjusted for inflation after 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5864)
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act

Bill: 115-s-1838
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Federal preemption
Labor-management relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Protecting Workers and Improving Labor Standards Act

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor agreements to require membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment regardless of state law (thus preempting state laws that prohibit such agreements).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
CREAATE Act

Bill: 115-s-1839
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural trade
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act or the CREAATE Act 

 
This bill amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend through FY2023 the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program, which are programs administered by the Department of Agriculture to promote exports of U.S. agricultural products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Middle Class Tax Break Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1840
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Middle Class Tax Break Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a working America tax credit equal to the lesser of: (1) 6.2% of the earned income of the taxpayer, or (2) $500 ($1,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of a household). 
 
Individuals whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed $100,000 ($200,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of a household) are eligible for the credit. 
 
The following individuals or entities are ineligible for the credit: (1) estates or trusts, (2) nonresident aliens, (3) individuals who do not include a Social Security number on their tax return, and (4) individuals for whom another taxpayer is allowed a deduction for a personal exemption. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Apprenticeship Enhancement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1841
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Labor
Employment and training programs
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Apprenticeship Enhancement Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct Department of Labor State Apprenticeship agencies to act on an apprenticeship application within 90 days after an application is submitted. If the apprenticeship agency cannot make a decision on an application with that time period, the application must be forwarded to Labor. The bill would then grant Labor 30 days to make a final determination or the application would be automatically approved.. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Wildfire Disaster Funding Act

Bill: 115-s-1842
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 

 
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require specified adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2026 to accommodate appropriations for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior.
 
If USDA or Interior determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for wildfire suppression operations, the bill requires the relevant department to submit to Congress a request for the funding and a plan for obligating the funds. 
 
The bill also requires the President's budget to include the average costs for wildfire suppression over the previous 10 years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act

Bill: 115-s-1843
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deductions
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Stop CEO Excessive Pay Act 

 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for trade or business expenses, to prohibit a deduction for excessive compensation for any employee of the taxpayer. 
 
&quot;Excessive compensation&quot; is the amount by which the compensation for services performed by an employee during the year exceeds the lesser of: (1) the median of the compensation paid for services performed by all employees of the taxpayer during the taxable year, multiplied by 25; or (2) $1 million. 
 
The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to: (1) prohibit an issuer from paying excessive compensation to an employee unless the compensation is approved by at least 50% of the shareholders, and (2) impose monetary penalties on issuers that violate the requirement. The bill also prohibits tax deductions for penalties paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1844
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure Act of 2017

 
This bill expands the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)to act as the lead agency for the purpose of coordinating all applicable federal authorizations and environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to authorizing a natural gas pipeline project under the Natural Gas Act.FERC must invite and designate other participating agencies involved in the authorization process.
 
The bill requires concurrent reviews when multiple agencies are involved in the authorization process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1845
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Environmental health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations that:
 
 
require owners of certain housing to initiate a lead-based paint hazard risk assessment before a family with a child under age six occupies such housing, unless lead-based paint has already been removed; 
 
 state that a visual assessment alone is not sufficient for these purposes; and
 
require owners to control lead-based paint hazards identified in the assessment within 30 days and provide certain notices to residents of the housing. 
 
 
These regulations shall apply to housing receiving federal assistance that was constructed before 1978, but exclude:
 
 
single-family housing covered by an application for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, or
 
multi-family housing that is covered by such an application but does not receive any other federal housing assistance.
 
 
HUD regulations shall also require emergency relocation of such families, without placement on a waitlist, penalty (including rent payments to be made for that dwelling unit), or lapse in assistance, to a unit that was constructed in 1978 or later or to another unit of covered housing that has no lead-based paint hazards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5864-5865)
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
End the Threat of Default Act

Bill: 115-s-1846
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

End the Threat of Default Act

 
This bill repeals the public debt limit, which applies to most debt held by the federal government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Homeland Security for Children Act

Bill: 115-s-1847
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Natural disasters
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Homeland Security for Children Act

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans to review and incorporate into DHS policy feedback from organizations representing the needs of children.
 
The bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify and integrate the needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including by appointing a technical expert to coordinate such integration.

action_date: 2018-01-30
text: 

Homeland Security for Children Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans to review and incorporate into DHS policy feedback from organizations representing the needs of children.
 
(Sec. 3) The bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to identify and integrate the needs of children into activities to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters, including by appointing a technical expert to coordinate such integration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
action_date: 2018-01-30
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. 115-202.
action_date: 2018-01-30
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. 115-202.
action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5865; text of measure as introduced: CR S5865-5866)
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1848
Sponsor: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Human rights
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Multilateral development programs
Organized crime
Public-private cooperation
Sex offenses
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify: (1) the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and (2) actions to be taken against countries that fail to meet such standards.
 
The U.S. Agency for International Development shall incorporate child protection and anti-trafficking strategies into the development strategy for each country on the special watch list. 
 
The bill sets forth child soldier protection provisions.
 
The U.S. Executive Director of each multilateral development bank shall initiate discussions to develop anti-human trafficking provisions in project development, procurement, and evaluation policies. 

action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to modify: (1) the criteria for determining whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, and (2) actions to be taken against countries that fail to meet such standards.
 
The U.S. Agency for International Development shall incorporate child protection and anti-trafficking strategies into the development strategy for each country on the special watch list. 
 
The bill sets forth child soldier protection provisions.
 
The U.S. Executive Director of each multilateral development bank shall initiate discussions to develop anti-human trafficking provisions in project development, procurement, and evaluation policies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Corker. Without written report.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Corker. Without written report.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Grow American Incomes Now Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1849
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2017-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: 

Grow American Incomes Now Act of 2017 or the GAIN Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit (EITC), to: (1) increase specified credit and phaseout percentages, (2) increase the earned income amounts and the phaseout amounts, (3) decrease from 25 to 21 the minimum eligibility age for individuals without qualifying children, and (4) allow employees to elect to receive advance payments of the EITC from employers when wages are paid. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate