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Explore America Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5608
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-24 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Housing and community development funding
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: 

Explore America Act of 2018

 
This bill modifies and sets forth new provisions regarding the Preserve America Program and authorizes partnerships with gateway communities adjacent to units of the National Park System.
 
Interior shall offer to enter into partnerships with gateway communities, including Native American communities and such areas, to leverage heritage tourism assets in order to strengthen the local economies and create jobs in those communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Introduced in House
BEST Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5610
Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Public utilities and utility rates
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Better Energy Storage Technology Act of 2018 or the
 
BEST Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish new goals for its energy storage program and enter into agreements to carry out at least three grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (The energy storage program supports the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the importation into the United States of paper products that are not manufactured in accordance with requirements that are at least as stringent as the requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

Bill: 115-hr-5611
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Environmental regulatory procedures
Manufacturing
Trade restrictions
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 
This bill requires imported paper products to be manufactured in accordance with requirements that meet or exceed requirements under the Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Iranian Military and Terror Financing Reporting Act

Bill: 115-hr-5612
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Iran
Iraq
Middle East
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons
Sanctions
Syria
Terrorism
Yemen

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Iranian Military and Terror Financing Reporting Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress annually on Iranian expenditures supporting foreign military and terrorist activities outside Iran.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act

Bill: 115-hr-5613
Sponsor: Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Kansas
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark Act

 
This bill designates the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, which is associated with the the Bleeding Kansas conflict of 1854-1861 and the Underground Railroad, as the Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6630)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6630)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5613.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6630-6631)
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 663.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-856.
action_date: 2018-07-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-856.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
PCAOB Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-5614
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

PCAOB Transparency Act 

 
This bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require congressional access upon request to specified information possessed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The bill eliminates the PCAOB Investor Advisory Group. 
 
The bill also provides that fines collected for violations of the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board shall generally be credited to the Treasury. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5615
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government studies and investigations
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the national academies must study and evaluate net metering. Net metering allows consumers who generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5616
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Medical research
Medicare
Minority health
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act of 2018 

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to report annually on the impact of the opioid epidemic on racial and ethnic minority groups, including the scope of the epidemic, whether expansion of coverage for medication-assisted treatment under the Medicare and Medicaid programs could decrease opioid use and overdose deaths, and the extent of participation by such groups in pain management clinical trials. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-04-25
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: 2018-04-25
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: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5617
Sponsor: Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

No Enforcement, No Grant for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving federal funds under the state criminal alien assistance program for the fiscal year in which it was determined to be a sanctuary jurisdiction by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
 
&quot;Sanctuary jurisdiction&quot; means a state or political subdivision that has a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts a government entity or official from: 
 
 
sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with a federal, state, or local government entity information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status; or 
 
cooperating with a lawful DHS request to comply with a detainer for or notification about an individual's release. 
 
 
A state or political subdivision shall not be deemed a sanctuary jurisdiction based solely on having a policy whereby its officials will not share information or cooperate with a DHS request to comply with a detainer for an individual who is a crime victim or witness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Flooded Homeowner Financial Relief Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5618
Sponsor: Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Flooded Homeowner Financial Relief Act of 2018 

 
This bill exempts certain property from the National Flood Insurance Program's mandatory purchase requirement. Specifically, a flood-hazard-area property that is part of a binding agreement for open-space conversion under an approved buy-out program shall be exempt from the requirement to purchase flood insurance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5620
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Armed Prohibited Persons Act of 2018

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states to develop and operate systems to retrieve firearms from armed prohibited persons. An armed prohibited person is a person who lawfully purchases a firearm and later becomes prohibited from possessing the firearm due to an act or omission committed by such person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Vietnam Human Rights Act

Bill: 115-hr-5621
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Broadcasting Board of Governors
China
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Economic development
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Human trafficking
International exchange and broadcasting
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Multilateral development programs
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Right of privacy
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Tariffs
Telephone and wireless communication
Trade agreements and negotiations
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Vietnam Human Rights Act

 
This bill urges the Department of State to prompt Vietnam to: (1) repeal laws and administrative decrees restricting freedom of expression (including the Internet), association, and peaceful assembly; and (2) release political and religious prisoners.
 
The bill states that: (1) it is U.S. policy to prioritize religious freedom in bilateral relations with Vietnam, (2) Vietnam should be designated as a country of particular concern for religious freedom, and (3) Vietnamese officials guilty of gross violations of human rights should be investigated by the United States and sanctioned if warranted.
 
The State Department may establish programs to: (1) monitor and halt bride and sex trafficking of girls and women in Vietnam and other Asian countries, including China; and (2) address Vietnam's growing sex-ratio disparity.
 
The President may provide assistance to ethnic minority groups in Vietnam affected by severe human rights violations.
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) military assistance to Vietnam should be conditioned upon human rights progress, and (2) trade and foreign assistance benefits will be contingent upon whether Vietnam has illegally expropriated properties of U.S. citizens. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
PERSIST Against MST Act

Bill: 115-hr-5622
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Military command and structure
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: 

Purposefully Expanding and Reinforcing the Statutes we Insist Support our Troops Against Military Sexual Trauma Act or the PERSIST Against MST Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) designate a single official or entity within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for oversight of the registered sex offender management program of DOD, and (2) issue guidance relating to expedited transfers for members of the Armed Forces who are victims of a sexual assault or related offense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, and Fidel Artillero Apolonio.

Bill: 115-hr-5623
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-25 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Provides for the relief of Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, and Fidel Artillero Apolonio.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Introduced in House
Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5624
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for the purpose of promoting health insurance enrollment, such as through auto-enrollment programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-04-26
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: 2018-04-26
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: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Easy Enrollment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5625
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Easy Enrollment Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to shift the annual open enrollment period for health care exchanges. Beginning with calendar 2020, the annual open enrollment period must begin on a date set by the Department of Health and Human Services and must end on April 15 of that calendar year. Under current law, for benefit years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, the annual open enrollment period begins on November 1 and ends on December 15 of the calendar year preceding the benefit year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House