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Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6080
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Age discrimination
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Contracts and agency
Department of Defense
Department of Labor
Disability and paralysis
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
General Services Administration
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Sex offenses
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NRLA) and related labor laws to extend protections to union workers. Specifically, it: 
 
 
revises the definition of &quot;employee&quot; and &quot;supervisor&quot; to prevent employers from removing employees from the protections of the labor laws, 
 
prohibits employers from interfering with certain rights granted to employees under the NLRA, 
 
expands unfair labor practices to include prohibitions against replacement of worker who strike or discrimination against them, 
 
imposes new penalties against employers who violate labor law requirements, 
 
allows workers to bring civil actions against employers for labor law violations and unfair labor practices, 
 
requires certain disclosures with respect to worker wages, and 
 
requires contractors seeking federal contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations when applying for such contracts.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6081
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Architecture
Building construction
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement for a taxpayer to reduce the basis of a building by the amount of the tax credit determined for the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify the terms of the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in Colorado, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6083
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado
Dams and canals
Public-private cooperation
Water resources funding
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 
This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions regarding the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project, Colorado, to require the Bureau of Reclamation to cap the payment of the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project at 65% of the total cost.
 
The Mancos Water Conservancy District shall be liable for the lesser of 35% of the project's cost or $2.9 million, subject to a specified credit. Reclamation shall: (1) review and approve all final costs associated with the project's completion, and (2) credit the district for all amounts paid by the district for engineering work and improvements directly associated with the project.
 
The district shall pay the project costs for which it is liable over a period of not more than 40 years.
 
There are authorized to be appropriated to Reclamation to pay the federal share of the total cost of carrying out the project the lesser of not more than 65% of the total cost of carrying out the project and $5.35 million.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6085
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Intergovernmental relations
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act of 2018 or the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act. Among other changes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must publish its research report on its website.
 
Additionally, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize certain educational programs about preterm birth to also include information relating to substance-use disorders, depression, and immunization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

Bill: 115-hr-6086
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Hate crimes
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 
This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a hate crime act. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term, a fine, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act

Bill: 115-hr-6087
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of the Interior
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to assess an administrative fee to recover the cost of processing protests filed on oil and gas lease sales, application for permits to drill, and right-of-way applications for oil and gas operations on federal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 786.
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1005.
action_date: 2018-11-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1005.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
SPEED Act

Bill: 115-hr-6088
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Archaeology and anthropology
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Streamlining Permitting Efficiencies in Energy Development Act or the
 
SPEED Act

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish procedures by which an oil and gas operator may submit a notification of permit to drill instead of obtaining an application to drill if the proposed drilling activities meet certain criteria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 714.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-921.
action_date: 2018-09-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-921.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6089
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign labor
Government trust funds
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Temporary and part-time employment
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

E-bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018

 
This bill requires an alien who is in one of the following nonimmigrant categories to post a bond prior to being issued a U.S. entry visa: (1) an alien who is from a country with a visa overstay rate greater than 1.5%; or (2) a B-visa tourist or business entrant, an F-visa foreign student, an H-1B visa specialty occupation worker, an H-2B visa temporary nonagricultural worker, or a K-visa fiance/fiancee. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a $2,500-$10,000 bond amount, which shall be reviewed annually, for each visa category based upon overstay risk; and (2) identify nonimmigrant visa category overstay rates, including categories with overstay rates greater than 1.5%.
 
The bill establishes the E-bond Enforcement Fund which shall be funded by forfeited bonds and used to ensure compliance with this bill and to administer enforcement programs.
 
DHS shall report to Congress annually regarding: (1) visa overstay rates by nonimmigrant category, (2) categories with overstay rates greater than 1.5%, (3) bond amounts, and (4) fund information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
AIR Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6090
Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Artificial Intelligence Reporting Act of 2018 or the AIR Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the subgroup on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence of the Committee on Technology of the National Science and Technology Council to submit annual reports to Congress which contain:
 
 
a strategic plan for unclassified machine learning and artificial intelligence research and development, 
 
the use and status of unclassified machine learning and artificial intelligence applications across the federal government, and 
 
efforts that have been taken to enhance the government's research and development enterprise by the inclusion of a diverse workforce. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
REAL Opportunity Act

Bill: 115-hr-6091
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural education
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Disaster relief and insurance
Education programs funding
International organizations and cooperation
Nutrition and diet
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Recognizing and Encouraging Agricultural Leadership Opportunity Act or the REAL Opportunity Act 

 
This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to require the Department of Agriculture to establish up to six Centers of Excellence and Leadership led by 1890 Institutions (historically black land-grant colleges and universities that were established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890) to award grants, conduct activities, and develop public-private partnerships related to specified research and outreach goals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Sober Home Fraud Detection Act

Bill: 115-hr-6092
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical ethics
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Sober Home Fraud Detection Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to publish common indicators of potentially fraudulent or disreputable recovery housing (alcohol- and drug-free shared living environments that promote recovery from substance use disorders), such as with respect to unusual billing practices, longer than average occupancies, and excessive levels of drug testing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6093
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems for federal elections to use durable, paper ballots. Systems must make ballots available for verification by the voter before the vote is cast.
 
Each ballot shall be suitable for a manual audit and shall be counted by hand in any recount or audit.
 
The bill sets forth a rule for the treatment of disputes when paper ballots have been compromised.
 
The bill revises requirements for accessible voting for individuals with disabilities to require paper ballots and accessibility for individuals who are mobility and dexterity impaired.
 
The National Science Foundation shall make grants to study, test, and develop accessible paper voting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance the accessibility of voting and verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulty in literacy.
 
Each state and jurisdiction shall audit the results of all federal elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea.

Bill: 115-hr-6094
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 
This bill prohibits the President from waiving, reducing, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions on North Korea until the President certifies to Congress that North Korea has: 
 
 
ceased engaging in gross human rights abuses, including operation of slave-labor and political prisoner camps; 
 
established a disclosure and transparency process to identify crimes committed by the North Korean regime against its people; and 
 
issued a formal apology to the family of Otto Warmbier for his unlawful detention, torture, and murder. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Export Administration Anti-Discrimination Act

Bill: 115-hr-6095
Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Education programs funding
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Federal preemption
Higher education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Export Administration Anti-Discrimination Act

 
This bill prohibits boycotts of countries that are friendly to the United States and of U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and domestic corporations and their foreign subsidiaries). It imposes a penalty for an intentional or knowing violation of such prohibition. The bill also prohibits federal funding for institutions of higher education that engage in such boycotts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
Reward Work Act

Bill: 115-hr-6096
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2018-06-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Labor-management relations
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: 

Reward Work Act 

 
This bill prohibits issuers from purchasing their own securities on a national exchange. The bill also requires one-third of an issuer's board of directors to be elected by employees in order for the issuer to be allowed to register securities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Introduced in House