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Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-hr-3696
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Allied health services
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Higher education
Medical education
Medical research
Military medicine
Research administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants to eligible institutions to: (1) establish a master's degree program in orthotics and prosthetics, or (2) expand upon an existing master's degree program in such area. The VA shall give grant priority to institutions that have entered into a partnership with a medical center administered by the VA or a facility administered by the Department of Defense. An &quot;eligible institution&quot; is an educational institution that is either accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education or that demonstrates an ability to meet such accreditation requirements if it receives a grant.
 
The bill requires the VA to award a grant to an institution with orthotic and prosthetic research and education experience to: (1) establish the Center of Excellence in Orthotic and Prosthetic Education; and (2) improve orthotic and prosthetic outcomes for veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and civilians by conducting orthotic and prosthetic research.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement.

Bill: 115-hr-3698
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the requirements for the federal crop insurance program. The bill: (1) limits the average rate of return for reinsured companies for the 2018 reinsurance year and each subsequent reinsurance year to 9.6% of retained premiums, and (2) eliminates the requirement that any renegotiated Standard Insurance Agreement (SRA) be budget-neutral. 
 
(The SRA is an agreement between the Department of Agriculture [USDA] and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program that specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing. Eliminating the budget neutrality requirement permits USDA to use the renegotiation of the SRA to achieve savings.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3699
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Land use and conservation
Materials
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Pest management
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
Technology assessment
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Veterans' medical care
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Urban Agriculture Production Act of 201

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This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an urban agriculture outreach program to award grants for: (1) infrastructure; (2) land acquisition, land conversion, and soil and growing mechanism assistance; (3) education and training; (4) technical and financial assistance to farmers, producers, or ranchers in urban areas; and (5) other activities that support urban agriculture. USDA must give preference to grants for activities in historically underserved communities. 
 
USDA must establish the position of Urban Agricultural Liaison.
 
USDA must award grants for scientific and community-based participatory research related to urban agriculture. The bill provides specified funds for the grants and requires USDA to give priority to outreach activities to be carried out in historically underserved communities. 
 
The bill amends the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 to: (1) establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees for projects or activities to establish, expand, and promote direct producer-to-consumer marketing and assist in the development of local food business enterprises; and (2) extend and provide additional funding for the Farmers' Market Promotion Program. 
 
The bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and provide additional funding. 
 
The bill amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to require additional USDA reporting on farmers' markets and agricultural production in urban areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181-1182)
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Investing in 21st Century Schools Act

Bill: 115-hr-3700
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Investing in 21st Century Schools Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified zone academy bonds, to: (1) extend through 2020 the national limitation amount for such bonds, and (2) reduce from 10% to 5% of bond proceeds the required contribution amount for private businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Confederate Monument Removal Act

Bill: 115-hr-3701
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Confederate Monument Removal Act

 
This bill amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to prohibit statues of certain persons who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America from being displayed in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.
 
The Architect of the Capitol shall identify all such statues and, subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, arrange for their removal from the Capitol within 120 days.
 
States may substitute statues in accordance with the requirements and procedures of the Revised Statutes and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001.
 
The bill makes appropriations for the activities in the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3702
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Manufacturing Economic Recovery Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a manufacturing recovery tax credit for investment in manufacturing real and tangible personal property used in the United States, including an increased credit for manufacturing property located in an economically disadvantaged area or an extremely economically disadvantaged area; (2) an additional investment tax credit for manufacturing property; and (3) a permanent work opportunity tax credit for hiring a full-time employee in a manufacturing facility located in the United States (manufacturing recovery employee), including an increased credit for hiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act

Bill: 115-hr-3703
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act

 
The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit any state, state educational agency, or local educational agency receiving ESEA funds from employing an individual as a school bus driver who has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a driving violation that is a felony under state law.
 
Nothing in the bill shall be construed to prevent those entities from adopting a law, regulation, or policy that provides greater or additional protections prohibiting the employment of a school employee, contractor, or agent.
 
The Department of Education shall not have the authority to mandate, direct, or control the specific measures adopted by such entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Native Health Access Improvement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3704
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Comprehensive health care
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Mental health
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Native Health Access Improvement Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants to Indian health facilities for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. The IHS must establish a technical assistance center for grantees. 
In addition, this bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to define &ldquo;Indian&rdquo; for purposes of health insurance reform, exchanges, and subsidies. The definition includes individuals of Indian descent who are members of an Indian community served by the IHS and individuals considered by the Department of Health and Human Services to be Indian for purposes of eligibility for Indian health care services. Individuals included in the definition are eligible for special monthly enrollment periods on health insurance exchanges and elimination of cost sharing under individual health coverage for those whose income is not more than 300% of the poverty line. Under current law, only members of Indian tribes are eligible for these benefits. 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt Indians, as defined by this bill, from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2017-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3706
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Education programs funding
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Minority health
Science and engineering education

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations for promoting health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, grants may be used to: 
 
 
establish or support preventive health service programs that facilitate the achievement of health-status goals; 
 
establish or support public health services that reduce the prevalence of chronic disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives, or 
 
 strengthen public health infrastructure to facilitate the surveillance and response to infectious disease and foodborne illness outbreaks.
 
 
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for recruiting and mentoring American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults in health professions. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3707
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Military education and training
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Apprenticeship and Jobs Training Act of 2017

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a business-related tax credit for up to $5,000 for the training of a qualified individual in a qualified apprenticeship program or multi-employer apprenticeship program. 
 
 A "qualified individual" is an individual who: (1) is an apprentice participating in a qualified apprenticeship program or multi-employer apprenticeship program, (2) has been employed in either program for a period of at least seven months that ends within the taxable year, and (3) is not a highly compensated employee or a seasonal worker.
 
 A "qualified apprenticeship program" is a program that: (1) provides qualified individuals with on-the-job training and instruction for a qualified occupation (i.e., a skilled trade occupation in a high-demand mechanical, technical, health care, or technology field); (2) is registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the Department of Labor or a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the office; and (3) maintains records relating to the qualified individual. 
 
A "qualified multi-employer apprenticeship program" is a program in which multiple employers are required to contribute and that is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements.
 
The bill also allows certain distributions, without penalty, from retirement and pension plans to an employee who is serving as a mentor. A "mentor" is a working individual who: (1) has attained age 55; (2) works reduced hours and engages in mentoring activities for at least 20% of such hours; and (3) is responsible for the training and education of employees or students in an area of expertise for which such individual has a professional credential, certificate, or degree. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income de minimis gains from certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-3708
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Currency
Digital media
Income tax exclusion
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exclude from gross income up to $600 (adjusted for inflation after 2018) in gain from the sale or exchange of virtual currency for other than cash or cash equivalents. &quot;Virtual currency&quot; is a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange and is not otherwise currency under provisions of the IRC related to foreign currency transactions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
America's College Promise Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3709
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Minority education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

America's College Promise Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and Indian tribes to waive tuition and fees at community colleges. To receive a grant, states and Indian tribes must agree to waive tuition and fees at all their community colleges and for all eligible students. 
 
An eligible student is a student who: (1) qualifies for resident tuition, (2) enrolls in the college and attends at least half-time, (3) maintains satisfactory academic progress, and (4) enrolls in an academic program with credits that are fully transferable to any public institution of higher education in the state or enrolls in a training program that leads to credentials in an in-demand industry. 
 
The bill appropriates $1.5 billion in FY2018, an increasing annual amount through FY2026, and $15.7 billion for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this community college program. 
 
This bill also requires ED to award grants to four-year historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to waive or reduce tuition and fees for up to 60 credits for low-income students. 
 
HBCUs and MSIs that participate must: (1) enroll a student body that contains at least 35% low-income students; (2) maintain or adopt reforms and practices to improve completion rates and student outcomes; (3) set performance goals; and (4) execute an articulation agreement with community colleges, if accepting transfer students. 
 
It appropriates $61 million for FY2018, an increasing annual amount through FY2026, and $1.6 billion for FY2027 and each succeeding fiscal year for grants under this HBCU/MSI program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
Javits Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3710
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2017-09-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Higher education
Music
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: 

Javits Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize through FY2018 the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, which provides competitive fellowships to graduate students for study in the fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. 
 
The Department of Education must ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-09-07
text: Introduced in House