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Pre-K Teacher Parity Act

Bill: 115-hr-1013
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Income tax deductions
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Pre-K Teacher Parity Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, to allow the deduction to be used by individuals who, for at least 900 hours during a school year, provide instruction, child care, or administrative support in an early childhood education program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1014
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Caribbean area
Haiti
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017

 
 This bill extends 18-month temporary protected status to a national of Haiti who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since November 4, 2016, (2) is admissible as an immigrant and not ineligible for temporary protected status, and (3) registers for temporary protected status in a manner that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish. 
 
 Such an alien may travel abroad if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of DHS that emergency and extenuating circumstances beyond the alien's control require his or her departure for a brief, temporary trip abroad. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Complete America's Great Trails Act

Bill: 115-hr-1015
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Complete America's Great Trails Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for the fair market value of any National Scenic Trail conservation contribution. The Department of the Interior must study and report on the efficacy of such tax credit in completing, extending, and increasing the number of National Scenic Trails and the feasibility and cost of making such credit refundable and transferable. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1016
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Federal Executive Accountability Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the President to appoint an Inspector General of the Executive Office of the President. Such Inspector General shall be under the authority, direction, and control of the President with respect to audits, investigations, or the issuance of subpoenas that require access to information concerning the identity of a confidential source, an intelligence or counterintelligence matter, and an undercover operation. The President may prohibit such Inspector General from carrying out any audit or investigation or issuing any subpoena upon determining that such prohibition is necessary to prevent the disclosure of any such information.
 
The bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to require the Inspector General established by this bill to include the following additional information in its required semiannual report to the head of its establishment:
 
 
a description of corrective action completed on each significant recommendation;
 
a certification of whether such Inspector General has had full and direct access to all information relevant to the performance of its functions;
 
a description of any audit, inspection, or evaluation occurring during the reporting period in which such Inspector General could not obtain relevant information due to an exercise of presidential power; and
 
any recommendations regarding efficiency in the administration of programs and operations undertaken by the President and the detection and elimination of fraud, waste, and abuse.
 
 
Such Inspector General shall carry out two evaluations of the Executive Office of the President to: (1) assess whether applicable classification procedures have been followed within such office; and (2) identify policies and procedures that may be contributing to persistent misclassification of material within such office. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1017
Sponsor: Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

 
This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-15
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lance asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1017, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent of Pennsylvania, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1018
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to revise the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Specifically, the bill replaces the CFPB's director and deputy director with a five-person commission. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 255 West Main Street Charlottesville, Virginia, as the "Justice Antonin G. Scalia Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Bill: 115-hr-1019
Sponsor: Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges
Supreme Court
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 
This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 255 West Main Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the &quot;Justice Antonin G. Scalia Federal Building and United States Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1020
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health technology, devices, supplies
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that nothing in that Act or in the Public Health Service Act prevents or restricts, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may not prevent or restrict, the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of drugs or medical devices that are intended for terminally ill patients, have been the subject of a clinical trial, and have not been approved by the FDA.
 
The FDA may not require the disclosure, collection, or reporting of certain information concerning such drugs or devices. The sponsor of a clinical trial may voluntarily disclose, collect, or report such information to the FDA.
 
Except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a person who manufactures, imports, distributes, prescribes, or administers such a drug or device is not liable under state or federal law for loss, damage, or injury from the development, testing, production, acquisition, use, safety, or effectiveness of the drug or device.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Expatriate Terrorist Act

Bill: 115-hr-1021
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Citizenship and naturalization
Due process and equal protection
Terrorism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 
 
Expatriate Terrorist Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among the grounds for loss of U.S. nationality by a native-born or naturalized citizen: 
 
 
taking an oath or making a declaration of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization after attaining the age of 18; 
 
entering, or serving in, a foreign terrorist organization; 
 
becoming a member of or providing training or material assistance to a foreign terrorist organization; and 
 
 accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state, a political subdivision, or a foreign terrorist organization if the person knowingly has or acquires the nationality of that foreign state, or an oath, affirmation, or declaration of allegiance to the foreign state, political subdivision, or designated foreign terrorist organization is required for the office, post, or employment. 
 
 
 The Passport Act of 1926 is amended to: 
 
 
prohibit the Department of State from issuing a passport or passport card to an individual who is a member, or attempting to become a member, of a foreign terrorist organization; and 
 
direct the State Department to revoke a passport or passport card previously issued to any such individual. 
 
 
 A person who is denied issuance of a passport or passport card or whose passport or passport card is revoked or otherwise restricted may request a due process hearing not later than 60 days after receiving notice of the nonissuance, revocation, or restriction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1022
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Library of Congress
National Guard and reserves
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017

 
This bill allows federal employees to substitute any available paid leave for any leave without pay for either the birth of a child or the placement of a child for adoption or foster care. It makes available for any of the 12 weeks of leave an employee is entitled to for such purposes: (1) six administrative weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth or placement involved, and (2) any accumulated annual or sick leave. 
 
The Office of Personnel Management may promulgate regulations to increase the amount of paid parental leave available to such an employee to a total of 12 administrative workweeks. Such regulations must consider certain factors, including benefit and cost to the federal government.
 
The bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow the same substitution for covered congressional employees, Government Accountability Office (GAO) employees, and Library of Congress employees. Service in the National Guard or the Reserves by employees of the executive branch, Congress, the GAO, or the Library of Congress shall count as service for purposes of determining eligibility to take or substitute leave as allowed under this bill.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2017-02-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E180)
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Duty to Report Sexual Assault Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1023
Sponsor: Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Duty to Report Sexual Assault Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to six months, or both&#8212;on an owner or employee of a massage establishment who fails to report known or suspected sexual assault by an employee to an appropriate law enforcement agency. 
 
Additionally, the bill imposes a fine on an owner of a massage establishment who fails to publicly display policies and procedures to prevent and respond to sexual assault. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt.

Bill: 115-hr-1024
Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 
This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to Congress to include estimates of the pro rata cost to individuals who file an income tax return of: (1) the public debt, and (2) any projected budget deficit for the fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Eyes on the Courts Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1025
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2017-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Judicial procedure and administration
News media and reporting
Photography and imaging
Supreme Court
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: 

Eyes on the Courts Act of
 
2017

 
This bill requires the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court, including the Supreme Court, to permit the photographing, electronic recording, audio-visual coverage, broadcasting, televising, or streaming on the Internet of appellate court proceedings to or for the public, unless the judge determines, upon a motion of a party or the judge, that it would constitute a violation of the due process rights of a party or is not in the interests of justice.
 
The Judicial Conference of the United States may promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of such photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, or streaming.
 
The presiding judge of each appellate court may promulgate rules and disciplinary measures for the courtroom use of any form of media or media equipment and the acquisition or distribution of any of the images or sounds obtained in the courtroom.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Introduced in House