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ERASE Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4280
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Ensuring Regulations are Successful or Ended Act of 2017 or the ERASE Act of 2017

 
This bill terminates a federal rule one year after it is finalized unless Congress enacts a joint resolution that provides for the continuance of the rule, or the rule is finalized before the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Bill: 115-hr-4281
Sponsor: Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Rural conditions and development
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

 
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.

action_date: 2018-01-29
text: 

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-531.
action_date: 2018-01-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-531.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 60 - 0.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4282
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Organized crime
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes additional sponsor vetting requirements for placement of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) who are in federal custody because of their immigration status. UACs are children under the age of 18 with no lawful immigration status who either have no parent or legal guardian in the United States, or have no parent or legal guardian in the United States available to provide care and physical custody.
 
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended to require the Department of Health and Human Service's Office of Refugee Resettlement, as part of its UAC placement determinations, to: 
 
 
notify the governor and the chief executive of the county in which a sponsor resides of a prospective placement; 
 
include the Federal Bureau of Investigation and state and local law enforcement officials in consultations regarding UAC adherence to hearing requirements and safety from criminal or exploitive elements, including protection from members of a transnational criminal organization.
 
 
Prior to making a placement determination the office shall: 
 
 
coordinate with the Department of Justice to use the Next Generation Identification System to check the criminal background of prospective sponsors; and 
 
consult with federal, state, and local law enforcement entities.
 
 
 The office shall also: 
 
 
notify state and local governments of a placement determination, including notifying the governor and mayor of the locality in which the sponsor resides; and 
 
provide the Terrorist Screening Center with any information uncovered during the placement process that establishes the child's or sponsor's membership or affiliation with a transnational criminal organization. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4283
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Air quality
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Congressional agencies
Educational facilities and institutions
Emergency communications systems
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Product safety and quality
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2017 

 
This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states for specified activities related to the prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning, including installation of alarms in certain dwellings and facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
INFO Act

Bill: 115-hr-4284
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2017 or the INFO Act

 
This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint a federal coordinator within the Department of Health and Human Services to:
 
 
coordinate programs related to opioid abuse reduction,
 
liaise with state and local entities carrying out activities relating to opioid abuse reduction, and 
 
establish and operate a publicly available electronic database to facilitate data collection related to opioid abuse .



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H5034-5035)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4284.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5034-5036)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
VET Act

Bill: 115-hr-4286
Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Veterans Employment Training Act or the VET Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to employers to enter into partnerships with community colleges to create programs for training veterans for new jobs with such employers.
 
A &quot;new job&quot; is defined as a job that:
 
 
 may include a new position within an existing job category that is not a job of a recalled worker, a replacement job, or any other job that existed in the employer's business within the one-year period preceding the date of hire; 
 
 is not a job that existed in a business operation or substantially similar business operation of the employer formerly located in another location that was closed or substantially reduced by the employer; and
 
 results in a net increase in employment for the employer.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4287
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Aging
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Libraries and archives
Performance measurement
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a broadband infrastructure finance and innovation program to make available secured loans, loan guarantees, and lines of credit for projects to construct and deploy broadband infrastructure to provide or improve access to Internet service for consumers in certain areas and to specified entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Taiwan Security Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4288
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alaska
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Foreign aid and international relief
Guam
Hawaii
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military civil functions
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
Nevada
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Pacific Ocean
Sanctions
Taiwan
Trade restrictions
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Taiwan Security Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan that are designed to improve military relations. 
 
Exchanges should focus on:
 
 
threat analysis;
 
military doctrine;
 
force planning;
 
logistical support;
 
intelligence collection and analysis;
 
operational tactics, techniques, and procedures; 
 
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and 
 
civil-military relations. 
 
 
Such exchanges should be conducted in the United States and Taiwan. 
 
The United States shall: (1) conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan to support its efforts to develop and integrate asymmetric capabilities into its military forces, and (2) host senior officials of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense for an annual strategic dialogue on arms sales to ensure the regular transfer of such articles. 
 
DOD shall invite Taiwan's military forces to participate in: (1) the 2018 Rim of the Pacific Exercise; and (2) one of the Red Flag military exercises at either Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, or Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. 
 
DOD shall: (1) reestablish regular ports of call by the U.S. Navy in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, or in other suitable ports on Taiwan; and (2) permit the United States Pacific Command to receive ports of call by Taiwan's navy in Hawaii, Guam, or other appropriate locations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety.

Bill: 115-hr-4289
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business records
Coal
Government information and archives
Mining
Securities
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 
This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal coal and other mine safety reporting requirements for issuers of securities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-571.
action_date: 2018-02-20
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-571.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 25.
action_date: 2017-11-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

Bill: 115-hr-4290
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to study and report to Congress on whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of that individual committing a mass shooting. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
Precision Farming Act

Bill: 115-hr-4291
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2017-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Government lending and loan guarantees
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: 

Precision Farming Act 

 
This bill amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to require the Department of Agriculture to give priority to loan applicants that offer to provide broadband service, at better than the minimum acceptable level of broadband service, to agricultural producers in the proposed service territory to improve their ability to conduct precision farming or ranching. (Precision farming is a strategy that uses various technologies to manage production through data analysis and automation.) 
 
The bill also amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support for the installation of broadband services to improve the ability of an agricultural producer to conduct precision farming or ranching. The bill requires broadband providers to install the services at a discount and makes the providers eligible for a reimbursement of the discount. Agricultural producers are limited to one discount that is the lesser of: (1) the amount that the provider would charge other parties for a similar installation, or (2) $15,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2017-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-07
text: Introduced in House
CLEAR Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4295
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2017-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Government liability
Immigrant health and welfare
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military facilities and property
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: 

Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2017 or the CLEAR Act of 2017

 
This bill reaffirms the existing inherent authority of states and localities to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws by detaining or transferring aliens to federal custody. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice with information about aliens in violation of immigration laws. States and localities must provide DHS with specified information about such aliens. 
 
DHS shall: (1) provide grants to states and localities to assist them in enforcing immigration laws, (2) construct or acquire increased space for detention facilities, (3) take illegal aliens into custody within 48 hours after receiving a request from a state or locality, (4) establish a training manual for state and local law enforcement on the enforcement of immigration laws, and (5) continue and expand the Institutional Removal Program for identifying removable criminal aliens in federal and state correctional facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-08
text: Introduced in House