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LEARNS Act

Bill: 115-hr-2933
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2017-06-16 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Labor
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Performance measurement
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: 

Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act or the LEARNS Act

 
This bill establishes, in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship to:
 
 
determine whether an apprenticeship program meets requirements for registration and maintains the standards necessary to remain registered,
 
manage the national apprenticeship system (the collective group of registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs in the nation), and
 
make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out projects that support development of pre-apprenticeship programs.
 
 
The bill also establishes in Labor a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships.
 
Labor and the Department of Education shall establish a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Collaborative consisting of the sponsors carrying out registered apprenticeship programs, two- or four-year postsecondary educational institutions, and organizations that represent such programs or institutions, that agree to meet certain criteria in order to promote stronger connections between the registered apprenticeship programs involved and participating two- and four-year postsecondary educational institutions.
 
Labor shall make assistance payments to eligible sponsors of new registered apprenticeship programs or of existing programs that add employers as new partners, that may include joint labor-management registered apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Deny Russian Access to Diplomatic Compounds Act

Bill: 115-hr-2934
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2017-06-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Maryland
New York State
Russia
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: 

Deny Russian Access to Diplomatic Compounds Act

 
This bill prohibits the President from permitting access to or use of any Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties in Upper Brookville, New York, or at Pioneer Point in Centreville, Maryland, by the government of the Russian Federation.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Freezing Russian Sanctions Act

Bill: 115-hr-2935
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2017-06-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Europe
Foreign property
Licensing and registrations
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
Ukraine
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: 

Freezing Russian Sanctions Act

 
This bill provides that the following executive orders, as in effect on January 1, 2017, and any sanctions imposed pursuant to such orders, shall remain in effect: 
 
 
Executive Order 13694 as it relates to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities; 
 
Executive Orders 13660, 13661, and 13662 as they relate to blocking property of certain persons contributing to the Russian invasion in Ukraine; and 
 
Executive Order 13685 as it relates to blocking property of certain persons ad prohibiting certain transactions with respect to the Crimea region of Ukraine.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-16
text: Introduced in House
Road to Recovery Act

Bill: 115-hr-2938
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Road to Recovery Act

 
This bill provides for coverage, under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program, of inpatient services in a residential substance use disorder treatment facility with respect to an individual under 65 years of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Self-Defense Act

Bill: 115-hr-2940
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Members of Congress
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 
Congressional Self-Defense Act
 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a Member of Congress who is carrying a valid Member identification document and who is not otherwise prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm to carry a concealed firearm for any lawful purpose: (1) in the U.S. Capitol only as authorized by regulations issued by the Capitol Police Board; and (2) anywhere else in the United States, except where the U.S. Secret Service is protecting the President or Vice President and prohibiting the possession of a firearm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act

Bill: 115-hr-2943
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Energy revenues and royalties
Gulf of Mexico
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program under which Interior may award grants to eligible entities (the states, their political subdivisions, special purpose districts, and Indian Tribes) for projects to: (1) acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes, and (2) develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities. 
 
As a condition for receiving a grant, an eligible entity shall provide matching funds in cash or in kind equal to 100% of the amounts available under the grant. 
 
A grant recipient may use the grant to acquire land or water providing outdoor recreation opportunities to the public. 
 
A grant may also be used to develop or renovate outdoor recreational facilities, with priority given to projects that: 
 
 
create or significantly enhance access to park and recreational opportunities in an urban neighborhood or community;
 
engage and empower underserved communities and youth;
 
provide opportunities for youth employment or job training;
 
establish or expand public-private partnerships;
 
take advantage of coordination among various levels of government. 
 
 
Grant funds may not be used for specified costs, facilities, and activities, including the acquisition of lands or interests that restrict access to particular persons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

Bill: 115-hr-2944
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Higher education
Immigrant health and welfare
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

To Offer Refugees College Help (TORCH) Act

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require states to charge in-state tuition rates to refugees, asylees, and special immigrant visa holders if they are lawfully in the United States. This requirement only applies to the first state where the individual lives after being admitted into the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Personal Safety Act

Bill: 115-hr-2945
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Members of Congress
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Congressional Personal Safety Act

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a Member of Congress who is carrying a valid Member identification document and who is not otherwise prohibited from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm to carry a firearm for any lawful purpose: (1) in any state; and (2) in the Capitol Buildings, other than the U.S. Capitol, and on the Capitol Grounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Heavy Truck, Tractor, and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2946
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Heavy Truck, Tractor, and Trailer Retail Federal Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2017 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 12% excise tax on the retail sale of heavy trucks and trailers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2947
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2017

 
This bill modifies certain boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Units located in Bay County, Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-06-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide a temporary license for loan originators transitioning between employers, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-2948
Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Government liability
Housing finance and home ownership
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 
This bill amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to temporarily allow loan originators that meet specified requirements to continue to originate loans after moving: (1) from one state to another, or (2) from a depository institution to a non-depository institution.

action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to temporarily allow loan originators that meet specified requirements to continue to originate loans after moving: (1) from one state to another, or (2) from a depository institution to a non-depository institution.
 
(Sec. 2) The bill revises the Act's civil liability immunity provisions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-552.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-552.
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 60 - 0.
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-12-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act

Bill: 115-hr-2949
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer credit
Domestic violence and child abuse
Higher education
Marriage and family status
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act

 
 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow two borrowers, who had previously received a joint consolidation loan for their student debt under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, to submit a joint application to sever their consolidated loan. One borrower may submit a separate application in the event that the individual is experiencing domestic or economic abuse from the other individual borrower, or is unable to reasonably reach or access the loan information of the other borrower.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Making Public Lands Public Act

Bill: 115-hr-2950
Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Hunting and fishing
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Making Public Lands Public Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that a specified portion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund is made available each fiscal year for projects to: (1) maintain or increase public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting through the acquisition of rights-of-way or the acquisition of land through equal value land exchanges from willing owners; or (2) enhance, maintain, or restore access on existing roads, trails, or rights-of-way. 
 
Interior and USDA must develop a priority list of such projects each year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the United States, with exceptions.

Bill: 115-hr-2951
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 
This bill allows a Member of Congress to carry a concealed handgun for any lawful purpose anywhere in the United States, except on the grounds of the White House, wherever the U.S. Secret Service is prohibiting the possession of a firearm, or on an air carrier (unless the Member has successfully completed the federal flight deck officer training program), provided that such Member:
 
 
is carrying the photographic identification issued by a chamber of Congress that identifies him or her as a Member;
 
has been issued a license or permit to carry a concealed handgun by a state or the United States Capitol Police; and 
 
is not otherwise prohibited under federal law from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm.
 
 
The Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is authorized to issue such a license or permit.
 
The Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account and the House of Representatives' Members' Representational Allowance may be used to pay for a a Member's participation in the federal flight deck officer training program, which the Department of Homeland Security must make available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2952
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Education programs funding
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 

Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2017

 
This bill amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to nonprofit organizations, state child welfare agencies, local educational agencies, Indian tribes or organizations, or faith-based organizations to support the establishment or expansion and operation of programs using networks of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.

Bill: 115-hr-2953
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2017-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: 
This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office, upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health and preventive health services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-06-20
text: Introduced in House